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Qualifying service could include prior active service in the active reserves of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force or the regular or territorial forces of a fellow Commonwealth member nation. Service in Canadian Army reserve forces units (like the regular reserve, supplementary reserve and reserve militia) did not count.
Captain (armed forces) Captain (Canadian army and air force) Captain (naval) Chief petty officer; Chief petty officer, 1st class; Chief petty officer, 2nd class; Chief warrant officer; Colonel (Canada) Colour sergeant; Commander (Canada) Commodore (Canada) Corporal
General (Gen; French: Général [gén]) is a military rank used by the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force typically held by the officer who is serving as the chief of the Defence Staff – the senior uniformed officer of the Canadian Forces – if they belong to those elements. Admiral is the equivalent rank in the Royal Canadian Navy. [1]
The insignia worn on the headdress for an army or special operations colonel is the crest of the Canadian coat of arms: a crowned gold lion with a maple leaf in its paw standing on a red-and-white wreath, all beneath the royal crown; the collar insignia is two crossed sabres.
Royal Canadian Air Cadets: Royal Canadian Army Cadets* Royal Canadian Sea Cadets: Insignia Description: Senior Ranks; CDT 8: Warrant Officer First Class / Adjudant 1 re classe (WO1 / adj 1) Chief Warrant Officer / adjudant-chef (CWO / adjuc) Chief Petty Officer First Class / premier maître de 1 re classe (CPO1 / pm1)
Lieutenant [1] (Lt; French: Lieutenant, lt) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Canadian Army or Royal Canadian Air Force. Sub-lieutenant is the equivalent rank in the Royal Canadian Navy. Lieutenants and sub-lieutenants are equivalent to ranks with a NATO code of OF-1. [2]
Canadian Air Force and Army lieutenant-generals shaking hands. The rank insignia for a lieutenant-general in the Royal Canadian Air Force is a wide braid below two narrow braid on the cuff, as well as three silver maple leaves, beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown, worn on the shoulder straps of the service dress tunic.
The rank structure for these services were based on the services of the British military, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, and the British Army. The change to a "Canadian" rank structure meant that many of the traditional (British) rank titles and insignia were removed or changed.