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Canadian Armed Forces ranks and appointment insignia – official site with images of rank insignia for Navy, Army and Air Force.
Ranks in the Canadian Forces mark a person's position in its hierarchical structure. As people gain more responsibility and authority, they earn promotions in rank. The formal rank structure within the Forces is essential for: Insignia, the badges worn on uniforms, show the person's rank.
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Military ranks, badges, colors, flags and banners of the Canadian Forces. Official dress, drill and heritage manuals.
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Ranks and insignias for Navy, Army, Air Force and Special Forces
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The Canadian Armed Forces Dress instructions
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Official lineage charts for every authorized military unit
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Every army couples rank structure and appointments differently, and as can be seen below, even the Canadian Army has changed the way it handles these matters over the years.
While the insignia for non-commissioned personnel of the CF very closely matched that of the pre-unification army, there were some changes and new classes of ranks were created. The army had previously had general officers, officers, warrant officers , senior NCOs, junior NCOs, and men.
Canadian Air Force. Canadian Army. Canadian Navy. Listing of Canadian military ranks, from Enlisted to Officers, and equivalence with NATO countries.
This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Canadian Armed Forces. As the Canadian Armed Forces is officially bilingual, the French language ranks are presented following the English (in italics).
