Junior ranks

Junior ranks is the collective term in the Canadian Armed Forces for all the non-commissioned members ranked below that of sergeant/petty officer 2nd class; in other words, all junior non-commissioned officers and privates. The Army and Air Force ranks, followed by the equivalent Naval ranks, in descending order, are as follows:[1]

  • Master corporal[2] / master seaman[3]
  • Corporal[4] / leading seaman
  • Private (trained)[5] / able seaman
  • Private (basic) or private (recruit) / ordinary seaman

References

  1. ^ Canada, Service (2017-11-23). "Rank appointment insignia". aem. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  2. ^ "Master corporal". Canadian Soldiers. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  3. ^ "Royal Canadian Navy ranks and badges: Junior Non-commissioned Members". Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Corporal". Canadian Soldiers. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  5. ^ "Private". Canadian Soldiers. Retrieved 2019-07-14.