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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 21:17, 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.
