Canada
The Canadian Forces abolished the appointment of lance corporal on their creation as a unified force in 1968. The rank of trained private equates to OR-3 and wears the single chevron, but has no command authority. In terms of actual authority, the current appointment of master corporal equates most directly to the pre-unification appointment of lance corporal as in both cases, this appointment was granted to soldier second-in-command of an infantry section, for example.
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