Miscellaneous

Rank Structure of the RCAF and the CAF


Rank Structure
of the
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
and the
CANADIAN AIR FORCE

 

RCAF

CAF

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officers

Officers

 

 

 

 

 

Air Chief Marshal
(A/C/M)

General
(Gen)

Air Marshal
(A/M)

Lieutenant-General
(LGen)

Air Vice Marshal
(A/V/M)

Major-General
(MGen)

Air Commodore
(A/C)

Brigadier-General
(BGen)

Group Captain
(G/C)

Colonel
(Col)

Wing Commander
(W/C)

Lieutenant-Colonel
(LCol)

Squadron Leader
(S/L)

Major
(Maj)

Flight Lieutenant
(F/L)

Captain
(Capt)

Flying Officer
(F/O)

Lieutenant
(Lt)

Pilot Officer
(P/O)

Second Lieutenant
(2Lt)

 

Officer Cadet
(O/C)

Officer Cadet
(OCdt)

 

 

 

 

 

Other Ranks

Non-Commissioned
Officers

 

 

 

 

 

Warrant Officer Class 1
(WO1)

Chief Warrant Officer
(CWO)

Warrant Officer Class 2
(WO2)

Master Warrant Officer
(MWO)

Flight Sergeant
(FS)

Warrant Officer
(WO)

Sergeant
(Sgt)

Sergeant
(Sgt)

Corporal

Master Corporal
(MCpl)

 

No Equivalent

Corporal
(Cpl)

LAC, LAW

Private
(Pte)

 

AC2, AC1
AW2, AW1