Cadets Canada elemental ranks

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The rank structures of the three elements of the Canadian Cadet Organizations are as follows, comparatively:

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CCO Royal Canadian Air Cadets Royal Canadian Army Cadets* Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Insignia Description
Senior Ranks
CDT 8Warrant Officer First Class / Adjudant 1re classe (WO1 / adj 1)
Canadian CDT 8.png
Chief Warrant Officer / adjudant-chef (CWO / adjuc)
Canadian Army CDT 9(1).png
Chief Petty Officer First Class / premier maître de 1reclasse (CPO1 / pm1)
RCSCC CPO1.png
A simplified version of the 1957 Coat of arms of Canada. (Normally worn only by the Squadron Commander/Warrant/Chief (Air), Coxswain (Sea), or Regimental Sergeant Major (Army) of a corps/squadron, as selected through the merit review board process, though multiple cadets may hold this rank in the event of a transfer or transfers from other corps or squadrons).
CDT 7Warrant Officer Second Class / Adjudant 2e classe (WO2 / adj 2)
RCACS WO2.png
Master Warrant Officer / adjudant-maître (MWO / adjum)
Canadian Army OR-8.svg
Chief Petty Officer Second Class / premier maître de 2eclasse (CPO2 / pm2)
RCSCC CPO2.png
Air: A St Edward's Crown within a wreath of maple leaves.

Army, Sea: A St Edward's Crown within a laurel wreath.

(Worn only by cadets selected through the merit review board process).

CDT 6Flight Sergeant / sergent de section (FSgt / sgts)
RCACS FSGT.png
Warrant Officer / adjudant (WO / adj)
Canadian Army OR-7.svg
Petty Officer First Class / maître de 1re Classe (PO1 / m1)
RCSCC PO1.png
Air: A three-bar chevron surmounted by a St Edward's Crown.

Army and Sea: A St Edward's Crown.

CDT 5Sergeant / sergeant (Sgt / sgt)
RCACS SGT.png
Sergeant / sergent (Sgt / sgt)
Canadian Army OR-6.svg
Petty Officer Second Class / maître de 2e classe (PO2 / m2)
RCSCC PO2.png
Air: A three-bar chevron

Army: A three-bar chevron surmounted by a maple leaf.

Sea: A three-bar chevron surmounted by two crossed anchors.

Junior Ranks
CDT 4Flight Corporal / caporal de section (FCpl / cpls)
RCACS FCPL.png
Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)
Canadian Army OR-5.svg
Master Cadet / matelot-chef (MC / matc)
RCSCC MS.png
Air: A two-bar chevron surmounted by a St Edward's Crown.

Army: A two-bar chevron surmounted by a maple leaf.

Sea: A two-bar chevron surmounted by an anchor.

CDT 3Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)
Canadian RCAF OR-4.svg
Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)
Canadian Army OR-4.svg
Leading Cadet / matelot de 1re classe (LC / mat1)
RCSCC LS.png
A two-bar chevron.
CDT 2Leading Air Cadet / Cadet de l'air de 1er Classe (LAC / ca 1)
Canadian RCAF OR-3.svg
Lance Corporal / lance caporal (LCpl / lcpl)
Canadian Army OR-3.svg
Able Cadet / matelot de 2e classe (AC / mat2)
RCSCC AB.png
Air: One propeller.

Army and Sea : A one-bar chevron.

CDT 1Air Cadet / cadet de l'air (AC / ca)
Canadian RCAF OR-2.svg

Cadet / cadet (Cdt / cdt)
Canadian Army OR-2.svg

Ordinary Cadet / matelot de 3e classe (OC / mat 3)
Canadian RCN OR-2.svg
No insignia.

*If an Army Cadet Corps has an affiliation with a unit of the Canadian Army that traditionally has different titles for the Ranks of "Private", "Corporal", and "Master Corporal", then they are then entitled to make use of those alternative titles for the ranks of "Lance Corporal", "Corporal", and "Master Corporal" in their units as well. Additionally, the second Army Cadet rank of "Lance Corporal", formerly "Private", was changed in January 2010, due to the French translation "Soldat" also translating to the word "Soldier" in English.

BranchMaster CorporalCorporalLance Corporal
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl) Trooper / cavalier (Tpr / cav)
Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Master Bombardier / bombardier-chef (MBdr / bdrc) Bombardier / bombardier (Bdr / bdr) Gunner / artilleur (Gnr / artr)
Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl) Sapper / sapeur (Spr / spr)
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl) Signalman / signaleur (Sgmn /[sig)
Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl) Craftsman / artisan (Cfm / artn)
Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (RCIC) members of guards regimentsMaster Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl) Guardsman / garde (Gdm / gde)
RCIC members of rifle regimentsMaster Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl) Rifleman / carabinier (Rfm / car)
RCIC members of fusilier regimentsMaster Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl) Fusilier / fusilier (Fus / fus)
Highland (Scottish) RegimentMaster Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)Highlander / montagnarde (Hldr / mon)
RCIC members of voltigeur regimentMaster Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)Voltigeur / voltigeur (Vol / vol)

In the guard regiments, Warrant Officers are known as "Colour Sergeants".

Former Sea Cadet Ranks

RankInsigniaInsignia DescriptionFormer Location in Rank StructureNotes
Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre Chief Petty Officer / Capitaine d'armes de CIECM (SCSTC CPO / cddc)
RCSCC SCSTC CPO.png
Simplified version of the 1957 Arms of Canada over two crossed sabres.Above CPO1, at CDT-9 (Special) GradeFormerly worn by a Sea Cadet appointed as Coxswain of a Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre (SCSTC). This rank was quietly retired in September of 2022, with each SCSTC's ranking Cadet now wearing normal CPO1 slip-ons, in line the practices already in place at Air and Army Cadet training centres.
Qualified Petty Officer First Class / maître de 1re classe (admissible)

(QPO1 / cm 1 [A])

RCSCC QPO1A.png
A three-bar chevron surmounted by two crossed anchors and a St Edward's Crown.Between Petty Officers Second and First ClassUsed from 1953-2008, when Corps were only allowed to promote a limited number of Petty Officers First and Second Class. When these limits were reached, cadets qualifying for promotion to the aforementioned ranks would be appointed as QPO1/2s temporarily and fully promoted when slots opened up. Some corps also referred to these ranks as Acting Petty Officer First/Second Class.
Qualified Petty Officer Second Class / maître de 2e classe(admissible) (QPO2 / cm 2 [A])
RCSCC QPO2.png
A three-bar chevron surmounted by an anchor.Between Master Cadet and Petty Officer Second Class

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