RANKS

CADET RANKS
   
New cadets who have just joined the corps must complete level one training in their first semester. Once completing level one, new entries are sworn in as a full cadet be reading the cadet promise on deck. They will now become and Ordinary cadet. There is no rank worn at this point.  
Able Cadets are cadets that have finished Level Two Training. They wear a single chevron (v-stripe) as their rank badge.
     
Leading Cadets have finished Level Three Training and wear two chevrons with an anchor.
To be a Petty Officer Second Class, you have to complete Level Four Training. PO2's wear three chevrons with two crossed anchors.
 

 
To be a Petty Officer First Class (PO1), you have to finish Level 4 Training. There can only be one PO1 for every 15 cadets in your corps, so you will have to demonstrate good leadership and strong dedication if you want to advance this far. Your Commanding Officer may use a test or interviews to help decide which Cadets will become PO1's. The PO1 badge is a colored crown.
   

 

    
To be a Chief Petty Officer Second Class (CPO2) you have to have completed Level Four Training and demonstrate outstanding leadership. There can only be one CPO2 for every 30 Cadets, so only the best cadets will ever get this far. As with PO1's, your Commanding Officer may use a test or interviews to pick which cadets will be Chief's. The CPO2 badge is a colored crown with white laurels.
   

 

      
    Chief Petty Officer First Class (CPO1) is the highest rank you can earn as a Navy League Cadet. To be a Chief Petty Officer First Class (CPO1), you have to have completed Level Four Training and demonstrate exceptional leadership, dress and deportment. There can only be one CPO1 in any corps, so this rank is reserved for the Coxswain - the most senior cadet. The Coxswain will be picked by the Commanding Officer, Branch President and Navy League Cadet Chairman. The badge worn by a CPO1 is the Canadian Coat of Arms.
OFFICER RANKS
   
 

C. I. or civilian instructors are officers who are just starting out with the cadet structure and have to attend training and write exams to receive their ranks. While training for officers is ongoing throughout the year, new officers only get to write their rank qual exam in mid fall and so they may be at this level for a year or two.

On the deck CI's are treated with the same respect as ranked officers and are to be saluted by cadets and referred to as "Sir" or with the letters C. I. read before their name.
 
     
   
  Midshipman (MID) is the first rank an officer can qualify for. It is worn on the shoulders or if the officer is wearing a jacket, then the rank is worn as a single thin gold bar around the wrist. Officer jackets are only worn at formal events and parades and is part of the uniform referred to as number ones.
   
             
    Acting Sub-Lieutenant (ASLT) , this is rank has one thick bar.
             
             
    Sub-Lieutenant (SLT), one thick bar at the bottom and a thin bar on top.
             
                   
        Lieutenant (LT) . Two thick bars . This is the highest rank that can be held by an officer at the corps level. If a corps achieves a high number of cadets over a year, then the commanding officer may hold the next rank for the duration of their term.  
                   
 
Lieutenant Commander (LCDR). Two thick bars and one thin bar. The thin bar is between the two thick bars. This rank is usally reserved for officers who move on to the divisional level of the cadet structure.
 
   
  Commander (CDR) This the highest rank for the navy league officer structure and is only held by the commander of the division.