Junior Ranks is the collective term in Canada for all the non-commissioned members ranked below that of Sergeant/Petty Officer 2nd Class; in other words, all junior non-commissioned officers and privates. The Army and Air Force ranks, followed by the equivalent Naval ranks, in descending order, are as follows:
- Master Corporal / Master Seaman
- Corporal / Leading Seaman
- Private (Trained) / Able Seaman
- Private (Basic) or Private (Recruit) / Ordinary Seaman
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