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Quiz about Canadian Military Ranks
Quiz about Canadian Military Ranks

Canadian Military Ranks Trivia Quiz

As an army type in the Canadian military, it took me a while to figure out the equivalent naval ranks. After that, I then had to learn them all in French - both the Army and the Navy ones. Do you know what they are?

A multiple-choice quiz by reedy. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
reedy
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
140,611
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
1040
Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (4/15), PurpleComet (12/15), Guest 96 (7/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What is the equivalent Naval rank to the Army/Air Force rank of sergeant? Hint


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2. What is the correct English translation for the Army/Air Force rank of "Adjudant-maître"? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. An Army/Air Force Captain is the same as a Navy Lieutenant.


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Question 4 of 15
4. What is the equivalent Army/Air Force rank to the Navy rank of Commodore? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. "Matelot de troisième classe" is the French equivalent to what Navy rank in English? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. The Army/Air Force rank of Corporal is the same as which Naval rank? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. If I addressed someone as "Premier maître de première classe", you'd know that I'd be talking to a person of this rank in English: Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. A "Capitaine de frégate" would be what rank in English? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. To test your knowledge of French, translate the rank of Private into French.

Answer: (One Word (begins with S))

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Question 10 of 15
10. Occasionally, the soldiers of a specific trade are allowed a different name for a given rank. What are Privates in an Armoured regiment called? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. What would you call a Private within an Artillery regiment?

Answer: (One Word (begins with G))

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Question 12 of 15
12. What rank is a Bombardier in an Artillery regiment? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. In Highlander Infantry regiments, once a soldier has attained the rank of Corporal, they are called "Highlander" so-and-so.


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Question 14 of 15
14. Another type of Infantry regiment - specifically Light Infantry - called Rifle regiments, call their trained privates Riflemen.


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Question 15 of 15
15. In the non-commissioned ranks, above the rank of Sergeant/Petty Officer 2nd Class, chevrons are no longer used to denote rank. The Queen's crown is used to represent a Warrant Officer/Petty Officer 1st Class, and the crown in a laurel wreath for Master Warrant Officer/Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class. What is used for Chief Warrant Officer/Chief Petty Officer 1st Class? Hint



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1. What is the equivalent Naval rank to the Army/Air Force rank of sergeant?

Answer: Petty Officer 2nd class

 There are actually only two classes of Petty Officer: Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1) is equivalent to the rank of Warrant Officer (WO), while Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) is the same as Sergeant (Sgt). Generally, both ranks are simply referred to as "PO" when addressing them.
2. What is the correct English translation for the Army/Air Force rank of "Adjudant-maître"?

Answer: Master Warrant Officer

 Warrant Officer (WO) = Adjudant (Adj),
Master Warrant Officer (MWO) = Adjudant-maître (Adjum),
Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) = Adjudant-chef (Adjuc),
Master Sergeant is not a rank in the Canadian military.
3. An Army/Air Force Captain is the same as a Navy Lieutenant.

Answer: True

Captain (Capt) in the Navy is equivalent to Colonel (Col) in the Army/Air Force, and Lieutenant (Lt) in the Army/Air Force is the same as Sub-Lieutenant (Slt) in the Navy.
4. What is the equivalent Army/Air Force rank to the Navy rank of Commodore?

Answer: Brigadier-General

 The following Flag/General officers are ordered in rank from lowest to highest:

Commodore (Cmdre) = Brigadier-General (BGen),
Rear-Admiral (RAdm) = Major-General (MGen),
Vice-Admiral (VAdm) = Lieutenant-General (LGen),
Admiral (Adm) = General (Gen).
5. "Matelot de troisième classe" is the French equivalent to what Navy rank in English?

Answer: Ordinary Seaman

 Matelot de troisième classe (Mat3) = Ordinary Seaman (OS),
Matelot de deuxième classe (Mat2) = Able Seaman (AB),
Matelot de première classe (Mat1) = Leading Seaman (LS),
Matelot-chef (Matc) = Master Seaman (MS).
6. The Army/Air Force rank of Corporal is the same as which Naval rank?

Answer: Leading Seaman

 Private recruit (Pte(R)) = Ordinary Seaman (OS),
Private trained (Pte(T)) - Able Seaman (AB),
Corporal (Cpl) = Leading Seaman (LS),
Master Corporal (MCpl) = Master Seaman (MS).
7. If I addressed someone as "Premier maître de première classe", you'd know that I'd be talking to a person of this rank in English:

Answer: Chief Petty Officer 1st Class

 These are pretty straightforward translations:

Premier maître de première classe (PM1) = Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (CPO1),
Premier maître de deuxième classe (PM2) = Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (CPO2),
Maître de première classe (M1) = Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1).
Maître de deuxième classe (M2) - Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2).
8. A "Capitaine de frégate" would be what rank in English?

Answer: Commander

 Capitaine de vaisseau (Captv) = Captain(N) (Capt(N)),
Capitaine de frégate (Captf) = Commander (Cdr),
Capitaine de corvette (Captc) = Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr),
Lieutenant de vaisseau (Ltv) = Lieutenant(N) (Lt(N)).
9. To test your knowledge of French, translate the rank of Private into French.

Answer: Soldat

Private trained (Pte(T)) = Soldat (Sdt),
Private recruit (Pte(R)) = Soldat recrue (Sdt recrue).
10. Occasionally, the soldiers of a specific trade are allowed a different name for a given rank. What are Privates in an Armoured regiment called?

Answer: Trooper

 Trooper is abbreviated (Tpr).
11. What would you call a Private within an Artillery regiment?

Answer: Gunner

 Kind of appropriate, wouldn't you say? Gunner is abbreviated (Gnr).
12. What rank is a Bombardier in an Artillery regiment?

Answer: Corporal

 Bombardier is abbreviated (Bdr).
13. In Highlander Infantry regiments, once a soldier has attained the rank of Corporal, they are called "Highlander" so-and-so.

Answer: False

Actually, once they are trained Privates, they can be called Highlander (Hlndr).
14. Another type of Infantry regiment - specifically Light Infantry - called Rifle regiments, call their trained privates Riflemen.

Answer: True

Rifleman is abbreviated (Rfn).
15. In the non-commissioned ranks, above the rank of Sergeant/Petty Officer 2nd Class, chevrons are no longer used to denote rank. The Queen's crown is used to represent a Warrant Officer/Petty Officer 1st Class, and the crown in a laurel wreath for Master Warrant Officer/Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class. What is used for Chief Warrant Officer/Chief Petty Officer 1st Class?

Answer: The Canadian Coat of Arms

 An armorial description of Canada's Coat of Arms may be found at http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/arm1_e.cfm
Source: Author reedy

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