Canada Army Rank Insignia

Rank Code	Rank description notes	Rank Title - English Rank Title – French	Insignia
	NATO codes National rank grade information	As a bilingual service, all ranks have two titles English/French	Shoulder Slip-ons or Shoulder Boards
Enlisted (called Non Commissioned Members / Militaires du ran in the CAF)
AREM-1	All CF enlisted are called Non Commissioned Members/ Militaires du rang. This rank is held during basic training only.	Private Recruit Soldat recure
AREM-2	All CF enlisted are called Non Commissioned Members/ Militaires du rang. This rank is held during basic trade qualification training.	Private (Pte) Soldat (sdt)
AREM-3		Private (Pte) Soldat (sdt)
AREM-4		Corporal (Cpl) Caporal (cpl)
AREM-5	In the CF, Master Corporal is considered the starting NCO rank Master Corporals act as second in command to Section Leaders or command smaller specialized squads.	Master Corporal (MCpl) Caporal-chef (cplc)
AREM-6	Typical assignments Sergeant's act as Section Leaders . (commanding a section of 8-11 men)	Sergeant (Sgt) Sergent (sgt)
AREM-7	Typical assignments Platoon NCO. Second in command of a platoon.	Warrant Officer (WO) Adjutant (adj)
AREM-8	Typical assignments are Company Sergeant Major. Senior NCO of a Company, Armour Squadron or Artillery Battery.	Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Adjutant-maître (adjum)
AREM-9	Typical assignments include Regimental Sergeant Major, Department CWO, Base CWO, Command CWO	Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Adjutant-chef (adjuc)
Officer Candidates
aroc-1	In the CF, these are considered Subordinate Officers / Officiers subordonnés.	Officer Cadet (OCdt) Élève-officier (élof)
Commissioned Officers
ARCO-1	In the CF these are considered Junior Officers / Officiers subalternes. At this level the officer would be under operational training. acting as an artillery, combat engineer, infantry or armour officer.	Second Lieutenant (2Lt) Sous-lieutenant (slt)
ARCO-2	In the CF these are considered Junior Officers / Officiers subalternes. At this level the officer would be a platoon leader.	Lieutenant (Lt) Lieutenant (lt)
ARCO-3	In the CF these are considered Junior Officers / Officiers subalternes. Typical Assigments are second in command of a Company, Battery or Armour Troop.	Captain (Capt) Capitaine (capt)
ARCO-4	In the CF these are considered Senior Officers /Officiers supérieurs. Typical appointments would be as Company, Battery or Troop O/C. Also 2 i/c of a Regiment or Battalion.	Major (Maj) Major (maj)
ARCO-5	In the CF these are considered Senior Officers /Officiers supérieurs Typical appointments would be as Batttalion Commander or as staff Officer at NDHQ or Mobile Command HQ	Lieutenant Colonel (LCol) Lieutenant-colonel (lcol)
ARCO-6	In the CF these are considered Senior Officers /Officiers supérieurs. Typical appointments would be Brigade Commander, Base Commander or as staff Officer at NDHQ or Mobile Command HQ	Colonel (Col) Colonel (col)
General Officers
ARGO-1	NATO Grade OF-7 In the CF these are considered General Officers / Officiers généraux. Serve as Regional Commanders or as senior staff officers at NDHQ, or Mobile Command	Brigadier General (BGen) Brigadier-général (bgén)
ARGO-2	NATO Grade OF-8 In the CF these are considered General Officers / Officiers généraux. Major Generals command regions and Divisions and serve as senior staff officers at NDHQ or Land Forces Command.	Major General (MGen) Major-général (mgén)
ARGO-3	NATO Grade OF-9 In the CF these are considered General Officers / Officiers généraux. A Lieutenant General serves a Chief of Land Staff. Another Lieutenant General serves at NDHQ in one of the top 4 military staff positions.	Lieutenant General (LGen) Lieutenant-général (lgén)
ARGO-4	NATO Grade OF-10 In the CF this is considered a General Officer / Officier généraux Only one officer is normally appointed full General or Admiral -Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) who is the Military head of the entire CF.	General (Gen) Général (gén)