Cadets Canada elemental ranks

The rank structures of the three elements of the Canadian Cadet Organizations and the Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada) are as follows, comparatively:

CCO	Royal Canadian Air Cadets	Royal Canadian Army Cadets*	Royal Canadian Sea Cadets	Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada)	Insignia Description
Cadet Summer Training Centre Ranks
CDT 9 (Special)	No equivalent	No equivalent	Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre Chief Petty Officer / Capitaine d'armes de CIECM (SCSTC CPO / cddc)	No equivalent	Sea: Simplified version of the 1957 Arms of Canada over two crossed sabres. (Worn only by a Sea Cadet Chief Petty Officer First Class employed as a Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre Coxswain/Chief). Air, Army, and Navy League: No equivalents.
Senior Ranks
CDT 8	Warrant Officer First Class / Adjudant 1re classe (WO1 / adj 1)	Chief Warrant Officer / adjudant-chef (CWO / adjuc)	Chief Petty Officer Cadet First Class / premier maître de 1reclasse (CPO1 / pm1)	Chief Petty Officer First Class / premier maître de 1reclasse (CPO1 / pm1)	Simplified version of the 1957 Arms of Canada. (Worn only by the Warrant/Chief (Air), Coxswain (Sea & Navy League), or Regimental Sergeant Major (Army) of a corps/squadron, as selected through the merit review board process). *Multiple cadets may only hold this rank in the event of a transfer or transfers from other corps or squadrons.*
CDT 7	Warrant Officer Second Class / Adjudant 2e classe (WO2 / adj 2)	Master Warrant Officer / adjudant-maître (MWO / adjum)	Chief Petty Officer Cadet Second Class / premier maître de 2eclasse (CPO2 / pm2)	Chief Petty Officer Second Class / premier maître de 2eclasse (CPO2 / pm2)	Air: A St Edward's Crown within a wreath of maple leaves. Army, Sea, and Navy League: A St Edward's Crown within a laurel wreath. (Worn only by cadets selected through the merit review board process).
CDT 6	Flight Sergeant / sergent de section (FSgt / sgts)	Warrant Officer / adjudant (WO / adj)	Petty Officer Cadet First Class / maître de 1re Classe (PO1 / m1)	Petty Officer First Class / maître de 1re Classe (PO1 / m1)	Air: A three-bar chevron surmounted by a St Edward's Crown. Army, Sea, and Navy League: A St Edward's Crown.
CDT 5	Sergeant / sergeant (Sgt / sgt)	Sergeant / sergent (Sgt / sgt)	Petty Officer Cadet Second Class / maître de 2e classe (PO2 / m2)	Petty Officer Second Class / maître de 2e classe (PO2 / m2)	Air: A three-bar chevron Army: A three-bar chevron surmounted by a maple leaf. Sea and Navy League: A three-bar chevron surmounted by two crossed anchors.
Junior Ranks
CDT 4	Flight Corporal / caporal de section (FCpl / cpls)	Master Corporal / caporal-chef (MCpl / cplc)	Master Cadet / matelot-chef (MC / matc)	Leading Cadet / matelot de 1re classe (LC / mat 1)	Air: A two-bar chevron surmounted by a St Edward's Crown. Army: A two-bar chevron surmounted by a maple leaf. Sea and Navy League: A two-bar chevron surmounted by an anchor.
CDT 3	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Corporal / caporal (Cpl / cpl)	Leading Cadet / matelot de 1re classe (LC / mat1)	Able Cadet / matelot de 2e classe (AC / mat 2)	Air, Army, and Sea: A two-bar chevron. Navy League: A one-bar chevron. The Navy League program maintains the use of the old pattern Leading rank.
CDT 2	Leading Air Cadet / Cadet de l'air de 1er Classe (LAC / ca 1)	Lance Corporal / lance caporal (LCpl / lcpl)**	Able Cadet / matelot de 2e classe (AC / mat2)	Ordinary Cadet / matelot de 3e classe (OC / mat 3)	Air: One propeller. Army and Sea : A one-bar chevron. Navy League: No insignia
CDT 1	Air Cadet / cadet de l'air (AC / ca)	Cadet / cadet (Cdt / cdt)	Ordinary Cadet / matelot de 3e classe (OC / mat 3)	New Entry/ nouveau/nouvelle entré(e) (NE/ ne)	No insignia for all four elements. New Entry (Navy League) is not technically a rank.

*If an Army Cadet Corps has an affiliation with a unit of the Canadian Army that traditionally has different titles for the Ranks of "Private", "Corporal", and "Master Corporal", then they are then entitled to make use of those alternative titles for the ranks of "Lance Corporal", "Corporal, and "Master Corporal" in their units as well.

**The second rank of "Lance Corporal", formerly "Private", was changed in January 2010, due to the French translation "Soldat" being the word "Soldier".

In the guard regiments, Warrant Officers are known as "Colour Sergeants" and Second Lieutenants are known as "Ensigns", although the latter does not exist in the RCAC program.