Chief Petty Officer 1st Class or CPO1 is the most senior Naval non-commissioned member (NCM) rank of the Canadian Forces. It is immediately senior to the rank of Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class and its equivalents. Its Army and Air Force equivalent is Chief Warrant Officer (CWO); it is part of the cadre of Warrant Officers. Flag ship HMCS Algonquin, HMCS , and HMCS Protecteur. ... A non-commissioned member (NCM), in the Canadian Forces, is defined in the Queens Regulations and Orders as: … any person, other than an officer, who is enrolled in, or who pursuant to law is attached or seconded otherwise than as an officer to, the Canadian Forces… Thus, an NCM... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ... Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class or CPO2 is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... A warrant officer (WO) or a chief warrant officer (CWO) is a member of a military organization, with a rank subordinate to other commissioned officers and senior to noncommissioned officers. ... A Warrant Officer (WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. ...

The French language form of the rank is Premier maître de 1re classe. French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

Insignia

The rank insignia of the CPO1 is the Coat of Arms of Canada, worn on both forearms of the Service Dress tunic and on slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms. Unlike other CPO2s and Petty Officers, CPO1s wear the cap insignia of Naval officers, although the brim of the peak cap remains plain, the same as other Naval NCMs. Coat of Arms of Canada (from 1994) The Royal Coat of Arms of Canada (formally known as The Arms of Her Majesty in Right of Canada) was proclaimed by King George V on November 21, 1921, as the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the Dominion of Canada. ...

Forms of address

CPO1s are generally initially addressed as "Chief Petty Officer Bloggins" or "Chief Bloggins", and therafter as "Chief", although in correspondence the full rank or abbreviation is used before the member's name. The full appellation "Chief Petty Officer 1st Class" in speech is generally used only when the "first class" distinction must be made, such as to distinguish between members with similar names but differing ranks, or on promotion parades. CPO1s are never addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am", regardless of the protocol for their Army and Air Force equivalents; in Naval tradition, the titles "Sir" and "Ma'am" are reserved for officers.

Appointments

One of the normal appointments of a CPO1 is that of coxswain, the senior NCM on a ship; it is roughly analogous to an Army Regimental Sergeant-Major (RSM). Due to the unified nature of the CF, however, it is not unheard-of for CPO1s — especially those of the so-called "purple trades", such as logistics or military police to find themselves filling the appointment of RSM in what are otherwise considered "hard" army units (such as Service Battalions). The coxswain (pronounced cox-É™n; often called the cox) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. ... Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) is an appointment held by Warrant Officers Class 1 in the British Army and Royal Marines. ...

CPO1s may also hold appointments as the senior NCM in a larger formations or on a base; these appointments, and their respective insignia, include:

• Base Chief Petty Officer (BCPO) — the Coat of Arms over crossed crusader swords
• Formation Chief Petty Officer — the Coat of Arms over the central insignia of the badge of the Canadian Armed Forces (crossed swords, an anchor and an eagle in flight).
• Fleet Chief Petty Officer (Fleet CPO) — the Coat of Arms over a small foul anchor
• Command Chief Petty Officer (CCPO) — the Coat of Arms with a wreath of laurel wrapped around the base
• Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer (CFCWO) — the Coat of Arms with a wreath of twenty-eight maple leaves wrapped around the base and sides. The title of this highest non-commssioned position in the Canadian Forces is not, however, ever referred to as "Canadian Forces Chief Petty Officer" if the incumbent is from the Navy.

Messes and quarters

CPO1s generally mess and billet with Petty Officers and other Chief Petty Officers, and their Army and Air Force equivalents, Warrant Officers and Sergeant. Their mess on naval bases or installations are generally namked the "Chiefs and POs Mess". A Petty Officer is a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies. ... Good conduct variation Chief Petty Officer insignia Chief Petty Officer is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Petty Officer First Class and below Senior Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... A Warrant Officer (WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. ... This article is about the rank of sergeant. ...

See also

• Non-commissioned member
• Chief Petty Officer
• Non-commissioned officer