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The ranks of Land Force Command are, in order from highest to lowest:
The [[Canadian Forces]], like all militaries, operates with a strict heirarchy of ranks:
 
==Army==
The ranks of [[Land Force Command|the Army]] are, in order from highest to lowest:
 
==General Officers==
==General Officers==
*General
*General
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*Private (Basic)
*Private (Basic)
*Private (Recruit)
*Private (Recruit)
===Officer Cadets===
*Officer Cadet


(*)Master Corporal is technically an appointment rather than a rank but in practice is part of the normal career rank progression for a junior NCO.
(*)Master Corporal is technically an appointment rather than a rank but in practice is part of the normal career rank progression for a junior NCO.
Air Force ranks are the same as Army ranks.  The Navy has ranks directly equivalent but with historical titles:
==General Officers==
*Admiral
*Vice Admiral
*Read Admiral
*Commodore
==[[Officers]]==
*Captain (Naval)
*Lieutenant Commander
*Commander
*Lieutenant (Naval)
*Sub Lieutenant
*Acting Sub Lieutenant
==[[Non Commissioned Members]]==
===[[Petty Officers]]===
*Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
*Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
*Petty Officer 1st Class
*Petty Officer 2nd Class
===Junior [[Non Commissioned Members]]===
*Master Seaman (*)
*Leading Seaman
===Private Soldiers===
*Able Seaman
*Ordinary Seaman
===Officer Cadet===
*Naval Cadet
(*)Master Seaman is technically an appointment rather than a rank but in practice is part of the normal career rank progression for a junior NCO.


[[Category: Ranks]]
[[Category: Ranks]]

Revision as of 22:17, 23 May 2006

The Canadian Forces, like all militaries, operates with a strict heirarchy of ranks:

Army

The ranks of the Army are, in order from highest to lowest:

General Officers

  • General
  • Lieutenant General
  • Major General
  • Brigadier General

Officers

  • Colonel
  • Lieutenant Colonel
  • Major
  • Captain
  • Lieutenant
  • Second Lieutenant

Non Commissioned Members

Warrant Officers

  • Chief Warrant Officer
  • Master Warrant Officer
  • Warrant Officer

Senior Non Commissioned Officers

  • Sergeant

Junior Non Commissioned Officers

  • Master Corporal (*)
  • Corporal

Private Soldiers

  • Private (Trained)
  • Private (Basic)
  • Private (Recruit)

Officer Cadets

  • Officer Cadet

(*)Master Corporal is technically an appointment rather than a rank but in practice is part of the normal career rank progression for a junior NCO.

Air Force ranks are the same as Army ranks. The Navy has ranks directly equivalent but with historical titles:

General Officers

  • Admiral
  • Vice Admiral
  • Read Admiral
  • Commodore

Officers

  • Captain (Naval)
  • Lieutenant Commander
  • Commander
  • Lieutenant (Naval)
  • Sub Lieutenant
  • Acting Sub Lieutenant

Non Commissioned Members

Petty Officers

  • Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
  • Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
  • Petty Officer 1st Class
  • Petty Officer 2nd Class

Junior Non Commissioned Members

  • Master Seaman (*)
  • Leading Seaman

Private Soldiers

  • Able Seaman
  • Ordinary Seaman

Officer Cadet

  • Naval Cadet

(*)Master Seaman is technically an appointment rather than a rank but in practice is part of the normal career rank progression for a junior NCO.