Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class or CPO2 is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class and its equivalents, and junior to Chief Petty Officer 1st Class and its equivalents. Its Army and Air Force equivalent is Master Warrant Officer (MWO). 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. ... Petty Officer 1st Class or PO1 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. ... Master Warrant Officer or MWO is an Army and Air Force non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. ...

The French language form is Premier maître de 2me 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 CPO2 is a crown within a wreath of laurel, worn on both forearms of the Service Dress tunic and on slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms. They wear the same cap insignia as petty officers: a foul anchor surrounded by a wreath of laurel, surmounted by a crown.

Forms of address

CPO2s 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 2nd Class" in speech is generally used only when the "second class" distinction must be made, such as to distinguish between members with similar names but differing ranks, or on promotion parades. CPO2s 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 senior appointments that a CPO2 may hold is that of the senior NCM on a naval station, titled Station Chief Petty Officer (SCPO), or commonly, "Station Chief" (S Chief). The insignia is a pair of crossed crsader swords worn below their rank insignia.

Due to the unified nature of the CF, it is not unheard-of for CPO2s - especially those of the so-called "purple trades", such as logistics or military police - to find themselves filling the appointment of Squadron or Company Sergeant-Major in what are otherwise considered "hard" army units (such as Service Battalions). This article is about a military rank and position. ...

Messes and quarters

CPO2s 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 named 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