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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 (Army)

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

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

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

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Subordinate Officer (Army)
 Officer Cadet
Officer Cadet (OCdt)
Naval Cadet (NCdt)
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Non-Commissioned Members (Army)
 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)
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Appointments (Army)

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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Date Modified: 2006-12-11

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