Rank Structure of the CF

The ranks of Land Force Command are, in order from highest to lowest:

General Officers

• General
• Lieutenant General
• Major General
• Brigadier General

Officers

• Colonel
• Lieutenant Colonel
• Major
• Captain
• Lieutenant
• Second Lieutenant

Non Commissioned Members

Warrant Officers

• Chief Warrant Officer
• Master Warrant Officer
• Warrant Officer

Senior Non Commissioned Officers

• Sergeant

Junior Non Commissioned Officers

• Master Corporal (*)
• Corporal

Private Soldiers

• Private (Trained)
• Private (Basic)
• Private (Recruit)

(*)Master Corporal is technically an appointment rather than a rank but in practice is part of the normal career rank progression for a junior NCO.