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Ranks

General Officers

General rank
General (Gen)
Lieutenant-General rank
Lieutenant-General (LGen)
Major-General rank
Major-General (MGen)
Brigadier-General rank
Brigadier-General (BGen)

Senior Officers

Colonel rank
Colonel (Col)
Lieutenant-Colonel rank
Lieutenant-Colonel
(LCol)
Majori rank
Major (Maj)

Junior Officers

Captain rank
Captain (Capt)
Lieutenant rank
Lieutenant (Lt)
Second Lieutenant (2Lt)
Second Lieutenant (2lt)

Subordinate Officers

Officer Cadet rank

Officer Cadet (OCdt)

Non Commissioned Members

Chief Warrant Officer rank
Chief Warrant Officer
(CWO)
Master Warrant Officer rank
Master Warrant Officer
(MWO)
Warrant Officer rank
Warrant Officer
(WO)
Sergeant rank
Sergeant (Sgt)
Master Corporal rank
Master Corporal (MCpl)
Corporal rank
Corporal (Cpl)
Private rank
Private (Pte)
Private Recruit rank
Private Recruit
(Pte(Recruit))

Appointments

Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
Canadian Forces Chief
Warrant Officer
Command Chief Warrant Officer
Command Chief
Warrant Officer
Chief Warrant Officer of a higher formation
Chief Warrant Officer
of a higher formation
Base Chief Warrant Officer
Base Chief
Warrant Officer
Trumpet Major or Bugle Major
Trumpet Major
or Bugle Major
FDrum Major
Drum Major
Pipe Major
Pipe Major
Date Modified: 2012-01-13
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