The following military abbreviations are derived from The
Canadian Style, pp.23-24, a publication of Public Works and
Government Services Canada (1997).
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DND Writing |
Non-DND Writing |
Army and Air Force |
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| Officers |
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| General |
Gen |
Gen. |
| Lieutenant-General |
LGen |
Lt.-Gen. |
| Major-General |
MGen |
Maj.-Gen. |
| Brigadier-General |
BGen |
Brig.-Gen. |
| Colonel |
Col |
Col. |
| Lieutenant-Colonel |
LCol |
Lt.-Col. |
| Major |
Maj |
Maj. |
| Captain |
Capt |
Capt. |
| Lieutenant |
Lt |
Lieut. |
| Second Lieutenant |
2Lt |
2nd Lieut. |
| Officer Cadet |
OCdt |
(not abbreviated) |
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| Other Ranks |
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| Chief Warrant Officer |
CWO |
(not abbreviated) |
| Master Warrant Officer |
MWO |
(not abbreviated) |
| Warrant Officer |
WO |
(not abbreviated) |
| Sergeant |
Sgt |
Sgt. |
| Master Corporal |
MCpl |
(not abbreviated) |
| Corporal |
Cpl |
Cpl. |
| Private |
Pte |
Pte. |
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Navy |
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| Officers |
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| Admiral |
Adm |
(not abbreviated) |
| Vice-Admiral |
VAdm |
(not abbreviated) |
| Rear-Admiral |
RAdm |
(not abbreviated) |
| Commodore |
Cmdre |
(not abbreviated) |
| Captain |
Capt |
Capt. |
| Commander |
Cdr |
Cmdr. |
| Lieutenant Commander |
LCdr |
Lt.-Cmdr. |
| Lieutenant |
Lt |
Lieut. |
| Sub-Lieutenant |
SLt |
Sub-Lieut. |
| Commissioned Officer |
Comm Offr |
(not abbreviated) |
| Acting Sub-Lieutenant |
A/SLt |
(not abbreviated) |
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| Other Ranks |
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| Midshipman |
MD |
(not abbreviated) |
| Naval Cadet |
Nav Cdt |
(not abbreviated) |
| Chief Petty Officer, 1st Class |
CPO 1 |
(not abbreviated) |
| Chief Petty Officer, 2nd Class |
CPO 2 |
(not abbreviated) |
| Officer, 1st Class |
PO 1 |
(not abbreviated) |
| Petty Officer, 2nd Class |
PO 2 |
(not abbreviated) |
| Leading Seaman |
LS |
L.S. |
| Able Seaman |
AB |
A.B. |
| Ordinary Seaman |
OS |
O.S. |
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| Other |
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| Retired |
Ret |
Ret`d. |
| Sick in Quarters |
SIQ |
(not abbreviated) |
| Canadian Forces |
CF |
(not abbreviated) |
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