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Ranks in red are the equivalent army and air force ranks.


Flag Officers

Admiral
Vice-Admiral
Rear-Admiral
Commodore


Senior Officers

Captain
Commander
Lieutenant-Commander


Junior Officers

Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant
Acting Sub-Lieutenant


Subordinate Officers

Naval Cadet


Non-Commissioned Members

Chief Petty Officer 1st class
Chief Petty Officer 2nd class
Petty Officer 1st class
Petty Officer 2nd class
Master Seaman
Leading Seaman
Able Seaman
Ordinary Seaman


Appointments

Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
Command Chief Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer of a higher formation
Base Chief Petty Officer
Trumpet or Bugle Major
Drum Major
Pipe Major

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Flag Officers (Navy)
All Flag Officers  Admiral
Admiral (Adm)
General (Gen) 		All Flag Officers Vice-Admiral
Vice-Admiral (VAdm)
Lieutenant-General (LGen)
 
All Flag Officers Rear-Admiral 
Rear-Admiral (RAdm)
Major-General (MGen)

 All Flag Officers Commodore
Commodore (Cmdre)
Brigadier-General (BGen)

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Senior Officers (Navy)
Captain
Captain (Capt(N))
Colonel (Col) 		Commander
Commander (Cdr)
Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol)
 
L. Commander
Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr)
Major (Maj)

 

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Junior Officers (Navy)
  Lieutenant
Lieutenant (Lt(N))
Captain (Capt) 		 Sub-Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant (SLt)
Lieutenant (Lt)
 
Acting Sub-Lieutenant 
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A/SLt)
Second Lieutenant (2Lt)

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Subordinate Officers (Navy)
Officer Cadet
Naval Cadet (NCdt)
Officer Cadet (OCdt)

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Non-Commissioned Members (Navy)
Chief Petty Officer 1st class
Chief Petty Officer 1st class
(CPO 1)
Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) 		 Chief Petty Officer 2nd class
Chief Petty Officer 2nd class
(CPO 2)
Master Warrant Officer (MWO)
 
Petty Officer 1st class
Petty Officer 1st class (PO 1)
Warrant Officer (WO) 		Petty Officer 2nd class
Petty Officer 2nd class (PO 2)
Sergeant (Sgt)
 
Master Seaman
Master Seaman (MS)
Master Corporal (MCpl) 		Leading Seaman
Leading Seaman (LS)
Corporal (Cpl)

 
Able Seaman
Able Seaman (AB)
Private (Pte) 		   
Ordinary Seaman (OS)
Private Recruit (Pte (Recruit))

 

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Appointments (Navy)
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer		 Command Chief Petty Officer
Command Chief Petty Officer
 
Higher Formation Chief Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer of a
higher formation 		Base Chief Petty Officer 1st class
Base Chief Petty Officer
 
 Trumpet/Bugle Major
Trumpet Major or Bugle Major		    Drum Major 
Drum Major 

 
 Pipe Major
Pipe Major

 

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Date Modified: 2006-12-11

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