Cadets Canada elemental ranks

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

Senior Ranks
CCO	Royal Canadian Air Cadets	Royal Canadian Army Cadets*	Royal Canadian Sea Cadets	Insignia Description
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^reclasse (CPO1 / pm1)	Simplified version of the 1957 Arms of Canada. (Worn only by the Squadron Warrant Officer/Chief (Air), Coxswain (Sea), or Regimental Sergeant Major (Army) of a corps/squadron, as selected through the merit review board process). Multiple cadets may only hold this rank in the event of a transfer or transfers from other corps or squadrons.
CDT 7	Warrant Officer Second Class / Adjudant 2^e classe (WO2 / adj 2)	Master Warrant Officer / adjudant-maître (MWO / adjum)	Chief Petty Officer Second Class / premier maître de 2^eclasse (CPO2 / pm2)	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 6	Flight Sergeant / sergent de section (FSgt / sgts)	Warrant Officer / adjudant (WO / adj)	Petty Officer First Class / maître de 1^re Classe (PO1 / m1)	Air: A three-bar chevron surmounted by a St Edward's Crown. Army, Sea: A St Edward's Crown.
CDT 5	Sergeant / sergeant (Sgt / sgt)	Sergeant / sergent (Sgt / sgt)	Petty Officer Second Class / maître de 2^e classe (PO2 / m2)	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 4	Flight Corporal / caporal de section (FCpl / cpls)	Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)	Master Cadet / matelot-chef (MC / matc)	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 3	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Leading Cadet / matelot de 1^re classe (LC / mat1)	Air, Army, and Sea: A two-bar chevron.
CDT 2	Leading Air Cadet / Cadet de l'air de 1^er Classe (LAC / ca 1)	Lance Corporal / lance caporal (LCpl / lcpl)	Able Cadet / matelot de 2^e classe (AC / mat2)	Air: One propeller. Army and Sea : A one-bar chevron.
CDT 1	Air Cadet / cadet de l'air (AC / ca)	Cadet / cadet (Cdt / cdt)	Ordinary Cadet / matelot de 3^e classe (OC / mat 3)	No insignia for all.

*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.

Branch	Master Corporal	Corporal	Lance 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 regiments	Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Guardsman / garde (Gdm / gde)
RCIC members of rifle regiments	Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Rifleman / carabinier (Rfm / car)
RCIC members of fusilier regiments	Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Fusilier / fusilier (Fus / fus)
Highland (Scottish) Regiment	Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Highlander / montagnarde (Hldr / mon)
RCIC members of voltigeur regiment	Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Voltigeur / voltigeur (Vol / vol)

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

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