Rank
Code |
Rank
description notes |
Rank Title - English
Rank Title – French |
Insignia
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NATO codes National rank grade information
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As a bilingual service, all ranks have two titles English/French |
Shoulder Slip-ons or Shoulder Boards
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Cadets |
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ARMC-1 |
This rank is held during recruit training only. |
Private Recruit Soldat recure |
None |
|
ARMC-2 |
This rank is held during basic trade qualification
training. |
Private
(Pte)Soldat
(sdt) |
None |
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ARMC-3 |
|
Private
(Pte)Soldat
(sdt) |
 |
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ARMC-4 |
Trained Cadet |
Corporal
(Cpl)Caporal
(cpl) |
 |
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ARMC-5 |
Section 2 i/c |
Master Corporal
(MCpl)Caporal-chef
(cplc) |
 |
|
ARMC-6 |
Section Leader |
Sergeant
(Sgt)Sergent
(sgt) |
 |
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ARMC-7 |
Platoon Warrant Officer
(Platoon NCO - second in command of a Platoon) |
Warrant Officer
(WO)Adjutant
(adj) |
 |
|
ARMC-8 |
Sergeant Major
Drum Major
Pipe Major |
Master Warrant Officer
(MWO)Adjutant-maître
(adjum) |
 |
|
ARMC-9 |
Only one Cadet per Cadet Corps will attain this rank.
Regimental Sergeant Major |
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 |
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ARCO-1 |
In the CF these are officers of the Cadet
Instructor Cadre At this level the officer would be under training.
or acting as Divisional Officer. |
Second Lieutenant
(2Lt)
Sous-lieutenant
(slt) |
|
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ARCO-2 |
In the CF these are officers of the Cadet
Instructor Cadre At this level the officer would be
a Divisional Officer. |
Lieutenant
(Lt)
Lieutenant
(lt) |
 |
|
ARCO-3 |
In the CF these are officers of the Cadet
Instructor Cadre At this level the officer would be
a senior Divisional, staff or Executive Officer or the Commanding
Officer of a smaller Corps. |
Captain
(Capt)
Capitaine
(capt) |
 |
ARCO-4
|
In the CF these are officers of the Cadet
Instructor Cadre At this level the officer would be
Commanding Officer of a Corps. |
Major
(Maj)Major
(maj) |
 |
ARCO-5
|
In the CF these are officers of the Cadet
Instructor Cadre At this level the officer would be
Commanding Officer of a Region or Training Facility. |
Lieutenant Colonel
(LCol)Lieutenant-colonel
(lcol) |
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