Changes: Navy
Almost all vestiges of naval tradition were lost when the navy was unified with the army and air force in 1968. However, naval rank titles remained for the personnel of the new Maritime Command. On the Canadian Forces service uniform, the rank insignia of officers up to the rank of naval Captain followed the old Royal Canadian Navy pattern but with the executive curl deleted. However, the executive curl was permitted on naval mess dress for all naval officers. In 1985 a new naval service uniform was introduced and on June 11, 2010 the executive curl was reinstated for use by all naval officers. The rank insignia for other ranks continues to be based on army pattern insignia.
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