2014–2018 Most of the uniform is linked with former police uniforms. Peaked caps were replaced by blue field caps. All metal parts of previous uniform were replaced with textile parts as for example emblem on cap. The emblem was shown on the right arm for the first time and the officer's name badge was placed on the chest. Before 2018 ranks were conceived in 2004 and were the same in every police agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina; only high inspector was changed because of changes to the republic's coat of arms. Former ranks were: policajac (police officer), viši policajac (senior police officer), narednik (sergeant), viši narednik (senior sergeant), mlađi inspektor (junior inspector), inspektor (inspector), viši inspektor (senior inspector), samostalni inspektor (independent inspector), glavni inspektor (chief inspector), generalni inspektor policije (general inspector of police), glavni generalni inspektor policije (chief general inspector of police). 2004–2014 The names of ranks in this period are the same as 2014 to 2018. The symbols of Republika Srpska changed: the former coat of arms of Republika Srpska with the double-headed eagle replaced the Seal of Republika Srpska. The financial crisis of 2007–2008 prevented the Ministry of Interior from changing old uniforms of police officers. In that time, the police had 4.400 officers on street with old uniforms. Uniforms of that time became a symbol for the Police of Republika Srpska. The uniform's cap had a metal insignia, arm patch on only one arm, neckties, they did not have any kind of identification; at one time the police badge was on the left breast. 1998–2003 A decision to modernize the look of the army and police was made after the war. In 1998 the Ministry of Interior started with improving the Framework Agreement for Restructuring, Reform and Democratization of the Police of Republika Srpska (Serbian: Okvirni sporazum o restrukturisanju, reformi i demokratizaciji Policije Republike Srpske), and aside from changing laws, regulations, and organizations, the ministry also changed the look of uniforms and ranks of the police. Ranks were: učenik prve godine SŠUP (first-year student of the Secondary School of the Interior), učenik druge godine SŠUP (second-year student of the Secondary School of Interior), učenik treće godine SŠUP (third-year student of the Secondary School of the Interior), učenik četvrte godine SŠUP (fourth-year student of the Secondary School of the Interior); student prve godine VŠUP (first-year student of the Higher School of the Interior), student druge godine VŠUP (second-year