Commodore (Canada)
General officer military rank, Canadian Navy
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::summary General officer military rank, Canadian Navy ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox military rank"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Commodore |
| image | [[File:Canada-Navy-OF-6-collected.svg]] |
| caption | Left: shoulder board |
| Right: cuff insignia | |
| country | Canada |
| service branch | Royal Canadian Navy |
| abbreviation | Cmdre |
| NATO rank | OF-6 |
| higher rank | Rear-admiral |
| lower rank | Captain(N) |
| equivalents | Brigadier-general |
| native_name | Commodore |
| :: |
|name=Commodore |image=[[File:Canada-Navy-OF-6-collected.svg]] |caption=Left: shoulder board Right: cuff insignia |country=Canada |service branch=Royal Canadian Navy |abbreviation=Cmdre |NATO rank=OF-6 |higher rank=Rear-admiral |lower rank=Captain(N) |equivalents=Brigadier-general |native_name=Commodore}}
Commodore (Cmdre; ) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Royal Canadian Navy. Brigadier-general is the equivalent rank in the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force.
It is the lowest general/flag officer rank, senior to a naval Captain (colonel in Canadian Army or Air Force), and junior to a rear admiral (major general).
Insignia
A wide gold band with executive curl is displayed on each sleeve of the service dress and mess dress. Shoulder boards and rank slip-ons have a single maple leaf, above which is a crossed sabre and baton surmounted by St Edward's Crown.
File:Canada-Navy-OF-6-collected.svg|Current shoulder board and cuff insignia Image:CDN-Navy-Cdre-Shoulder.svg|Dress uniform tunic - pre-2010 File:Cdre-Can-2010.png|Cuff insignia - July 2010 Image:Canadian Commodore Shoulder Boards.png|Shoulder boards for: short-sleeve shirt, tropical white tunic, summer white mess dress, 2C shipboard mess dress Image:Navy slip-on Cmdre.png|Uniform shirts Image:Navy olive Cmdre.png|CADPAT uniform
References
References
- Canada, Service. (2017-09-25). "Military ranks".
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