Commodore_(Canada)

Commodore (Canada)

Commodore (Canada)

General officer military rank, Canadian Navy

Commodore (Cmdre; French: commodore [cmdre]) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Royal Canadian Navy. Brigadier-general is the equivalent rank in the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force.[1]

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It is the lowest general/flag officer rank, senior to a naval Captain (colonel in Canadian Army or Air Force), and junior to a rear admiral (major general).

Insignia

A wide gold band with executive curl is displayed on each sleeve of the service dress and mess dress. Shoulder boards and rank slip-ons have a single maple leaf, above which is a crossed sabre and baton surmounted by St Edward's Crown.

  • Navy uniform variations
  • Current shoulder board and cuff insignia
  • Dress uniform tunic - pre-2010
  • Cuff insignia - July 2010
  • Shoulder boards for:
    short-sleeve shirt,
    tropical white tunic,
    summer white mess dress,
    2C shipboard mess dress
  • Uniform shirts
  • CADPAT uniform

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Canada, Service (2017-09-25). "Military ranks". aem. Archived from the original on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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