Lieutenant (Canada)


Lieutenant is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Canadian Army or Royal Canadian Air Force. Sub-lieutenant is the equivalent rank in the Royal Canadian Navy. Lieutenants and sub-lieutenants are equivalent to ranks with a NATO code of OF-1.

Insignia

The rank insignia of a lieutenant in the Canadian Army is two pips. In the Royal Canadian Air Force, the insignia is one -inch stripe with a -inch stripe above it. The rank insignia of a sub-lieutenant is a -inch stripe with one -inch stripe with the executive curl above it. On CADPAT and flying uniforms, the insignia is white on army slip-ons and dark blue on air force slip-ons.

Royal Canadian Air Force

Rank titlesFlying Officer

Pronunciation

The British pronunciation of the French word "lieutenant" is the official pronunciation as used by the Canadian Armed Forces, but the American pronunciation of "loo-tenant" is sometimes heard outside of the military.