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Ranks in red are the equivalent Navy ranks.

General Officers

General
Lieutenant-General
Major-General
Brigadier-General


Senior Officers

Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel
Major


Junior Officers

Captain
Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant

Subordinate Officer

Officer Cadet


Non-Commissioned Members

Chief Warrant Officer
Master Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
Sergeant
Master Corporal
Corporal
Private


Appointments

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

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General Officers (Air Force)

All General Ranks General
General (Gen)
Admiral (Adm)
All General RanksLieutenant-General  
Lieutenant-General (LGen)
Vice-Admiral (VAdm)
 
All General RanksMajor-General 
Major-General (MGen)
Rear-Admiral (RAdm)

 All General RanksBrigadier-General
Brigadier-General (BGen)
Commodore (Cmdre)
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Senior Officers (Air Force)
 Colonel  
Colonel (Col)
Captain (Capt(N))
 Lieutenant-Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol)
Commander (Cdr)
 
 Major
Major (Maj)
Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr)


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


Subordinate Officer
(Air Force)
 Officer Cadet 
Officer Cadet (OCdt)
Naval Cadet (NCdt)
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Non-Commissioned Members (Air Force)
  Chief Warrant Officer
Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)
Chief Petty Officer 1st class
(CPO 1) 		 Master Warrant Officer
Master Warrant Officer (MWO)
Chief Petty Officer 2nd class
(CPO 2)
 
Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer (WO)
Petty Officer 1st class (PO 1) 		Sergeant
Sergeant (Sgt)
Petty Officer 2nd class (PO 2)
 
 Master Corporal
Master Corporal (MCpl)
Master Seaman (MS) 		 Corporal
Corporal (Cpl)
Leading Seaman (LS)

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


Appointments (Air Force)
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer		 Command Chief Warrant Officer
Command Chief Warrant Officer
 
Higher Formation Chief Warrant Officer
 Chief Warrant Officer of a higher formation		 Base Chief Warrant Officer
Base Chief Warrant 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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