763:
313:
22:
337:
325:
183:
practice, promotion to the rank of lieutenant-commander was previously automatic following accumulation of eight years' seniority as a lieutenant (N). That practice changed in the mid-1990s, after which lieutenant-commander appointments were limited and subject to competition.
349:
303:. As part of the Canadian Naval Centennial the executive curl pattern (shown only in the dress uniform tunic picture below) of naval officer's rank was returned to all uniforms in 2010.
336:
280:
wear the officer's pattern of the branch cap badge: an anchor on a black oval, surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves at the sides and base of the oval, the whole surmounted by
394:
462:
39:
804:
389:
705:
640:
195:
165:
455:
221:
86:
58:
365:
149:
828:
199:
105:
65:
833:
574:
285:
141:
448:
384:
293:
72:
43:
797:
823:
54:
735:
715:
670:
650:
324:
173:
348:
725:
695:
660:
630:
494:
32:
272:
on other uniforms. As senior officers, they wear one row of gold oak leaves along the edge of the visor of their
790:
685:
589:
217:
153:
312:
277:
730:
690:
665:
625:
474:
440:
203:
79:
564:
481:
213:
300:
281:
231:
700:
635:
554:
289:
119:
415:
594:
584:
191:
169:
299:
Prior to unification of the
Canadian Forces in 1968, rank structure and insignia followed the
209:
161:
774:
740:
720:
675:
655:
609:
416:"NATO Standard APersP-01: NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel. Edition A, Version 3"
241:
770:
531:
273:
268:-inch (0.6 cm) stripe between, worn on the cuffs of the service dress jacket, and on
127:
762:
710:
645:
569:
545:
538:
471:
145:
817:
620:
524:
517:
477:
227:
157:
604:
599:
238:
559:
21:
342:
Shoulder boards for short-sleeve shirt and tropical white tunic (old insignia)
235:
180:
269:
423:
444:
15:
187:
Typical appointments for a lieutenant-commander include:
778:
248:
The rank insignia for a lieutenant-commander is two
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
798:
456:
224:, reserve division or training establishment.
8:
135:
805:
791:
463:
449:
441:
284:. Specialist officers in such branches as
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
490:
390:Department of National Defence (Canada)
376:
305:
385:"Royal Canadian Navy ranks and badges"
160:. Lieutenant-commanders are senior to
7:
759:
757:
426:Standardization Office. 16 June 2022
44:adding citations to reliable sources
258:-inch (1.3 cm) stripes with a
777:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
366:Canadian Forces ranks and insignia
55:"Lieutenant-commander" Canada
14:
761:
347:
335:
323:
311:
20:
397:from the original on 2023-04-27
276:. Lieutenant-commanders of the
31:needs additional citations for
296:wear their branch cap badges.
1:
354:CADPAT uniform (old insignia)
330:Uniform shirts (old insignia)
420:NATO Standardization Office
212:or head of department of a
850:
756:
164:and to army and air force
501:
488:
156:and is the first rank of
829:Military ranks of Canada
686:Royal Canadian Air Force
834:Canadian military stubs
307:Navy uniform variations
278:Naval Operations Branch
136:
131:
482:Canadian Armed Forces
132:capitaine de corvette
168:, and are junior to
124:lieutenant-commander
40:improve this article
824:Royal Canadian Navy
555:Royal Canadian Navy
318:Dress uniform tunic
174:lieutenant colonels
120:Royal Canadian Navy
192:Commanding officer
786:
785:
771:Canadian military
754:
753:
749:
748:
282:St Edward's Crown
210:Executive officer
116:
115:
108:
90:
841:
807:
800:
793:
765:
758:
499:Student officer
491:
465:
458:
451:
442:
436:
435:
433:
431:
412:
406:
405:
403:
402:
381:
351:
339:
327:
315:
267:
266:
262:
257:
256:
252:
204:reserve division
139:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
849:
848:
844:
843:
842:
840:
839:
838:
814:
813:
812:
811:
755:
750:
612:
547:
540:
533:
526:
519:
484:
469:
439:
429:
427:
414:
413:
409:
400:
398:
383:
382:
378:
374:
362:
355:
352:
343:
340:
331:
328:
319:
316:
301:British pattern
264:
260:
259:
254:
250:
249:
162:lieutenants (N)
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
847:
845:
837:
836:
831:
826:
816:
815:
810:
809:
802:
795:
787:
784:
783:
766:
752:
751:
747:
746:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
682:
681:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
617:
616:
613:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
551:
550:
543:
536:
529:
522:
515:
512:
509:
506:
503:
500:
497:
495:NATO rank code
489:
486:
485:
470:
468:
467:
460:
453:
445:
438:
437:
407:
393:. 2023-08-30.
375:
373:
370:
369:
368:
361:
358:
357:
356:
353:
346:
344:
341:
334:
332:
329:
322:
320:
317:
310:
308:
246:
245:
225:
207:
158:senior officer
144:rank equal to
122:, the rank of
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
846:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
808:
803:
801:
796:
794:
789:
788:
782:
780:
776:
773:article is a
772:
767:
764:
760:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
683:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
621:Canadian Army
619:
618:
614:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
552:
549:
544:
542:
537:
535:
530:
528:
523:
521:
516:
513:
510:
507:
504:
498:
496:
493:
492:
487:
483:
479:
476:
473:
466:
461:
459:
454:
452:
447:
446:
443:
425:
421:
417:
411:
408:
396:
392:
391:
386:
380:
377:
371:
367:
364:
363:
359:
350:
345:
338:
333:
326:
321:
314:
309:
306:
304:
302:
297:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
243:
240:
237:
233:
229:
228:Staff officer
226:
223:
219:
215:
211:
208:
205:
201:
197:
196:minor warship
193:
190:
189:
188:
185:
182:
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
138:
133:
129:
125:
121:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
779:expanding it
768:
579:
472:Commissioned
428:. Retrieved
419:
410:
399:. Retrieved
388:
379:
298:
290:Intelligence
274:service caps
247:
239:headquarters
186:
178:
123:
117:
102:
96:October 2008
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
222:supply ship
818:Categories
401:2023-11-03
372:References
236:task group
181:Royal Navy
179:Following
170:commanders
66:newspapers
745:Not used
680:Not used
615:Not used
286:Logistics
232:formation
218:destroyer
200:submarine
154:air force
140:) is the
395:Archived
360:See also
270:slip-ons
166:captains
126:(LCdr) (
590:Capt(N)
480:of the
475:officer
294:Medical
263:⁄
253:⁄
214:frigate
148:in the
118:In the
80:scholar
430:25 Oct
128:French
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
769:This
595:Cmdre
575:Lt(N)
565:A/SLt
548:*****
546:OF-10
514:OF-5
511:OF-4
508:OF-3
505:OF-2
502:OF-1
478:ranks
242:staff
230:on a
194:of a
146:major
142:naval
87:JSTOR
73:books
775:stub
736:LGen
731:MGen
726:BGen
716:LCol
706:Capt
691:OCdt
671:LGen
666:MGen
661:BGen
651:LCol
641:Capt
626:OCdt
605:VAdm
600:RAdm
580:LCdr
560:NCdt
541:****
539:OF-9
532:OF-8
525:OF-7
518:OF-6
432:2022
424:NATO
292:and
172:and
150:army
137:capc
59:news
741:Gen
721:Col
711:Maj
696:2Lt
676:Gen
656:Col
646:Maj
631:2Lt
610:Adm
585:Cdr
570:SLt
534:***
234:or
202:or
152:or
134:or
42:by
820::
701:Lt
636:Lt
527:**
422:.
418:.
387:.
288:,
220:,
216:,
198:,
176:.
130::
806:e
799:t
792:v
781:.
520:*
464:e
457:t
450:v
434:.
404:.
265:4
261:1
255:2
251:1
244:.
206:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
