Officer Rank Insignia
| Navy sleeve insignia (1968–2010) |
Navy sleeve insignia (since 2010) |
Army | Air Force | Description |
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| Captain(N) / Capitaine de vaisseau | Colonel | |||
| Four standard gold stripes (naval with executive curl) |
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| Commander / Capitaine de frégate | Lieutenant-Colonel / Lieutenant-colonel | |||
| Three standard gold stripes (naval with executive curl) (Lieutenant pronounced leftenant) |
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| Lieutenant-Commander / Capitaine de corvette | Major | |||
| One thin gold stripe between two standard gold stripes (naval with executive curl) (lieutenant pronounced leftenant) |
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| Lieutenant (N) / Lieutenant de vaisseau | Captain / Capitaine | |||
| Two standard gold stripes (naval with executive curl) (Lieutenant pronounced leftenant) |
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| Sub-Lieutenant / Enseigne de vaisseau de première classe |
Lieutenant | |||
| Navy (before 2010), Army and Air Force: One half stripe over standard stripe Navy (after 2010): One standard stripe with executive curl over a half stripe (lieutenant pronounced leftenant) |
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| Acting Sub-Lieutenant / Enseigne de vaisseau de deuxième classe |
Second Lieutenant / Sous-lieutenant | |||
| One standard stripe (naval with executive curl) (lieutenant pronounced leftenant) |
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| Naval Cadet / Aspirant de marine | Officer Cadet / Élève-officier | |||
| One half stripe | ||||
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