Rank and Responsibility

►Generals ►►General ►►Lieutenant General ►►Major General ►►Brigadier General ►Officers ►►Brigadier (1928-1968) ►►Col.-Commandant (1922-1928) ►►Colonel ►►Lieutenant Colonel ►►Major ►►Captain ►►Lieutenant ►►2nd Lieutenant ►►Officer Cadet ►Warrant Officers ►►Chief Warrant Officer (1968-) ►►W.O. Class I (1915-1968) ►►Master Warrant Officer (1968-) ►►W.O. Class II (1915-1968) ►►Warrant Officer (1968-) ►►W.O. Class III (1939-1945) ►Non-Commissioned Officers ►►Staff Sergeant (1900-1968) ►►Sergeant ►►Lance Sergeant (1900-1968) ►►Master Corporal (1968-2000+) ►►Corporal ►►Lance Corporal  (1900-1968) ►Non-Commissioned Mbrs (Men) ►►Private

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►Honorary Ranks ►►Colonel-in-Chief ►►Colonel of the Regiment ►►Honorary Colonel ►►Colonel Commandant

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Non-Commissioned Members

Other Ranks

From the beginning of the 20th Century, the term Other Ranks was used collectively to refer to any soldier in the Canadian Army not holding officer rank. The term included Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men.

Men

Men was a term used to refer to soldiers not holding rank (in other words, privates, or equivalent). The term was phased out after Unification, possibly because it could be interpreted as gender-specific.

Non-Commissioned Members

After Unification, the term Other Ranks was gradually changed in official usage to Non-Commissioned Members, and included Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and soldiers formerly known as Men.