Canadian Army Rank and Appointment Insignia

Royal Canadian Navy equivalent ranks are shown in bold.

• General Officers
• Senior Officers
• Junior Officers
• Officer Cadets
• Non-Commissioned Members
• Senior Appointments

General Officers

All General Ranks

General
(Gen)
Admiral (Adm)

Lieutenant-General
(LGen)
Vice-Admiral (VAdm)

Major-General
(MGen)
Rear-Admiral (RAdm)

Brigadier-General
(BGen)
Commodore (Cmdre)

Senior Officers

Colonel (Col)
Captain
(Capt (N))

Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol)
Commander
(Cdr)

Major (Maj)
Lieutenant-Commander
(LCdr)

Junior Officers

Captain
Lieutenant
(Navy) (Lt (N))

Lieutenant (Lt)
Sub-Lieutenant
(SLt)

Second Lieutenant (2Lt)
Acting Sub-Lieutenant
(A/SLt)

Officer Cadets

Officer Cadet (OCdt)
Naval Cadet (NCdt)

Non-Commissioned Members

Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)
Chief Petty Officer
1st class (CPO 1)

Master Warrant Officer (MWO)
Chief Petty Officer
2nd class (CPO 2)

Warrant Officer
(WO)
Petty Officer
1st class (PO 1)

Sergeant
(Sgt)
Petty Officer
2nd class (PO 2)

Master Corporal
(MCpl)
Master Seaman
(MS)

Corporal
(Cpl)
Leading Seaman
(LS)

Private
(Pte)
Able Seaman
(AB))

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

Senior Appointments

Canadian
Forces
Chief Warrant
Officer

Army Sergeant-Major
Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

Command, Group Formation, Brigade, Base Chief Warrant Officer
Command, Group Formation, Fleet, Base Chief Petty Officer