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Encyclopedia > CF ranks and insignia

This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Canadian Armed Forces. French language ranks are in italics.



Navy Army and air force Insignia
Flag officers General officers
Admiral (amiral) General (général) Crown, crossed sabre and baton, four maple leaves
Vice-Admiral (vice-amiral) Lieutenant-General (lieutenant-général) Crown, crossed sabre and baton, three maple leaves
Rear-Admiral (contre-amiral) Major-General (major-général) Crown, crossed sabre and baton, two maple leaves
Commodore (commodore) Brigadier-General (brigadier-général) Crown, crossed sabre and baton, maple leaf
Senior officers
Captain (N) (capitaine de vaisseau) Colonel (colonel) Four narrow bands
Commander (capitaine de frégate) Lieutenant-Colonel (lieutenant-colonel) Three narrow bands
Lieutenant-Commander (capitaine de corvette) Major (major) A thin band between two narrow bands
Junior officers
Lieutenant (N) (lieutenant de vaisseau) Captain (capitaine) Two narrow bands
Sub-Lieutenant (enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe) Lieutenant (lieutenant) One thin band above a narrow band
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe) Second Lieutenant (sous-lieutenant) One narrow band
Subordinate officer
Naval Cadet (aspirant de marine) Officer Cadet (élève-officier) One thin band
Non-commissioned members
Chief Petty Officer, 1st class (premier maître de 1re classe) Chief Warrant Officer (adjudant-chef) Royal arms
Chief Petty Officer, 2nd class (premier maître de 2e classe) Master Warrant Officer (adjudant-maître) Crown within laurel wreath
Petty Officer, 1st class (maître de 1re classe) Warrant Officer (adjudant) Crown
Petty officer, 2nd class (maître de 2e classe) Sergeant (sergent) Maple leaf above three chevrons, point down
Master seaman (matelot-chef) Master Corporal* (caporal-chef) Maple leaf above two chevrons, point down
Leading seaman (matelot de 1re classe) Corporal* (caporal) Two chevrons, point down
Able seaman (matelot de 2e classe) Private* (soldat) One chevron, point down
Ordinary seaman (matelot de 3e classe) Private recruit* (soldat recrue) None


*Some branches and regiments use distinctive rank names in place of corporal and private:

Branch Corporal Private
Armoured Branch Corporal (caporal) Trooper (cavalier)
Artillery Branch Bombardier (bombardier) Gunner (artilleur)
Military Engineering Branch Corporal (caporal) Sapper (sappeur)
Communications and Electronics Branch Corporal (caporal) Signalman (signaleur)
Infantry Branch members of guards regiments Corporal (caporal) Guardsman (garde)
Infantry Branch members of rifle regiments Corporal (caporal) Rifleman (carabinier)
Infantry Branch members of fusilier regiments Corporal (caporal) Fusilier (fusilier)


The officers of some army regiments wear pre-unification rank insignia on their ceremonial uniforms (full dress and patrol dress). These insignia are nearly identical with those of the British Army: see British Army officer rank insignia for details.


See also

External links

  • Canadian Forces ranks and appointment insignia (http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/Community/Insignia/index_e.htm) - official site with images of rank insignia for Navy, Army and Air Force.



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Former ranks of the Canadian Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (976 words)
The rank structure for these services were based on the services of the British military, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, and the British Army.
Almost all vestiges of naval tradition were lost when the Canadian Forces were unified, however, naval rank titles did remain for the personnel of the new Maritime Command, though they became associated with the new CF insignia which was largely drawn from Army and Air Force traditions.
The rank of Corporal in the Army was especially downgraded in terms of responsibility; before Unification a Canadian Corporal was the equivalent of a sergeant in most other armies due to his responsiblity as a section commander.
Canadian Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5083 words)
The CF reserve force comprises the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral).
The CF maintains a "total force" policy as outlined in the 1994 Defence White Paper, where reservists are (in theory) trained to the level of and interchangeable with their regular force counterparts.
Rank insignia is also worn on all slip-ons worn by Navy and Air Force personnel, but only by Army officers; Army NCMs wear miniature metal rank insignia on the shirt collar and plain epaulets.
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