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    Chief petty officer, 1st class, CPO1, is the most senior non-commissioned member (NCM) rank of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). It is equivalent to a chief...
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  • warrant officer in the Army and Air Force, and chief petty officer 1st class (CPO1) (premier maître de première classe or pm1) is equivalent to a chief warrant...
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  • Petty officer first class (PO1) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations. Petty officer, 1st class, PO1, is a Naval non-commissioned...
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  • Petty officer second class (PO2) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations. Petty officer, 2nd class, (PO 2), is a Naval non-commissioned...
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  • equivalent rank for navy personnel is chief petty officer 1st class (CPO1). The French language form of chief warrant officer is adjudant-chef (adjuc). A CWO...
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  • Chief petty officer, 2nd class, CPO2, is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of petty officer 1st-class...
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  • PO1s. Petty officer third class Petty officer second class Petty officer first class Chief petty officer Senior chief petty officer Master chief petty officer...
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  • rank of petty officer 1st class/warrant officer and above are worn on the lower sleeve, while those for the rank of petty officer 2nd class/sergeant...
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  • navies and air forces are using the term to indicate their chief petty officers and warrant officers. The Indian Army has recruited Gurkha soldiers from Nepal...
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  • DeWolf-class ships (AOPVs), a coxswain holds the rank of chief petty officer 1st class (CPO1). For submarines, a coxswain holds the rank of chief petty officer...
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  • considered to be serving officers until their death. The highest operational rank is General, which is held exclusively by the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)...
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  • affluent social class families wishing to pursue the Reserve-Officer path; it was the specific intention of Wilhelm II that such Reserve-Officer career path...
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    (2023-present) Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Todd Kelly (2020–2023) Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Giguere (2017–2020) Chief Petty Officer 1st Class David...
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  • Field marshal (India) (category Five-star officers)
    Field marshal (abbreviated as FM) is a five–star officer rank and the highest attainable rank in the Indian Army. Field marshal ranks immediately above...
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    of Fleet chief petty officer was introduced, with insignia of the royal coat of arms on the lower arm (identical to a warrant officer class 1 in the army...
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    General (India) (category Four-star officers)
    officer ranks like lieutenant general and major general. The equivalent rank in the Indian Navy is admiral and in the Indian Air Force is air chief marshal...
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    Lieutenant general (India) (category Three-star officers)
    General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern...
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  • of chief petty officer 2nd class and chief petty officer 1st class were similarly introduced to match those of an army/RCAF warrant officer class II and...
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  • immediately distinguish between the positions of Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) and other three-star designated positions;...
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    warrant officers who were retitled as warrant officer 1 (WO1). The WO2 replaced the non-substantive appointment of charge chief petty officer (CCPO) in...
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  • Feldwebel was equivalent to: Beschlagmeister I. Klasse (Master-Blacksmith 1st class) cavalry, Feuerwerker (Master-Sergeant, lit. 'fire worker') artillery...
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  • Master Chief Petty Officer Ist Class, Master Chief Petty Officer IInd Class, Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer, Leading Seaman, Seaman Ist Class and Seaman...
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  • Sergeant major (category Warrant officers)
    sergeant majors. In some unusual cases, a chief petty officer 1st class or chief petty officer 2nd class in the Royal Canadian Navy may succeed to a sergeant...
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    Brigadier (India) (category One-star officers)
    brigadier was then a temporary appointment rather than a substantive rank). Officers in the rank of brigadier command brigades. They also fill staff appointments...
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    chief petty officer grades (E-7 through E-9); however, the Coast Guard also permits selection of first class petty officers (E-6) who are chief petty...
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  • Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Vaino Olavi Partanen (27 May 1928 – 23 October 1969) was a member of the Canadian Forces and a recipient of the Cross of...
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    Major general (India) (category Two-star officers)
    Major general is a two-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Army. A major general ranks above...
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    in service with the Indian Air Force. The Chief of the Air Staff, an air chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk of operational...
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  • CWOs are former enlisted technicians (petty officers 1st class or chief petty officers for LDO and chief petty officer for CWO). They are experts and leaders...
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    J. Cadwell, C.D. Chief Warrant Officer D. P. Campbell, C.D. Chief Petty Officer 1st Class J. D. Chapman C.D. Chief Warrant Officer G. A. Cook, C.D. Captain...
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