Junior ranks
Junior ranks is the collective term in the Canadian Armed Forces for all the non-commissioned members ranked below that of sergeant/petty officer 2nd class; in other words, all junior non-commissioned officers and privates. The Canadian Forces [Land Force Command|Army] and Air Force ranks, followed by the equivalent Canadian Forces [Maritime Command|Naval] ranks, in descending order, are as follows:
- Master corporal / master seaman
- Corporal / leading seaman
- Private (trained) / Able [Seaman (rank)|able seaman]
- Private (basic) or private (recruit) / ordinary seaman