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If the Monarchy is replaced by a Republic, the rank crowns will probably be replaced altogether.

Not very fair!

Thanks Wes Weird how the Staff Sergeant doesn't equate to a Flight Sergeant even though both have identical rank insignia. So a Flight Sergeant is classified as a warrant Officer???

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Thanks So CPOs and Flight Sergeants are WOs down under. I always thought a Staff Sergeant equated to a Flight Sergeant and Chief Petty Officer, but obviously not in Australia!

Can someone clarify the rank structure in the Australian Armed Forces. Apparently a WO2 is equivalent to a CPO in the RAN and a Flight Sergeant in the RAAF, and all three are senior to a Staff Sergeant. Does that mean that CPOs and FSgts are warrant officers down under?

Gunner I understand what you are saying. The point I was trying to make about MWOs (in my previous posting) was that if they were all addressed as 'Sir' (like WOs in the British Armed Forces), junior ranks wouldn't have a problem in knowing how to address them.

The Canadian PO1 is equivalent to a CPO in the Royal Navy. CPO2 is equivalent to a WO2 in the Royal Navy (rank introduced 2004), and the CPO1 is equivalent to a WO1 (Warrant Officer Class One) in the RN. The senior WO on a RN ship is the Executive Warrant Officer. RN WOs are addressed as 'Mr'...

No, what I meant was: an Officer could address a Warrant Officer by his appointment or as 'Mr'

Seems to be a great deal of confusion on how to address senior non-commissioned ranks in the Canadian Armed Forces. Why not go back to the British Army system of addressing WOs - 'Sir' if you are junior in rank, Appointment ('RSM' etc) or 'Mr' if you are an Officer.

The WO2 and WO1 ranks still exist in the British Army (equivalent to MWO and CWO), - addressed as 'Sir' by subordinates but not saluted. Both ranks receive a 'Warrant'. There was also briefly a WO3 rank in the late 1930s and early 1940s - the 'Platoon Sergeant Major' who was a platoon...

This makes sense. Mind you, a Canadian RSM with a sense of humor might want to use his CWO rank when dealing with the Americans!!  ;)

I'm surprised to hear a WO5 is equivalent to a LtCol. I thought all US WOs were junior to a second lieutenant.  And if the US WO1 (the most junior grade)  is only appointed by Warrant, why do enlisted personnel have to salute him or her?  I thought the commission was saluted, not the person.

Does the use of the Warrant Officer title in the US and Canadian Armies cause confusion when personnel from both armies are working together?

Can anyone give me some information on the Physician Assistant role in the Canadian Armed Forces. What kind of training is involved, promotion, rank etc.

The obvious solution in the British Army would be to use the small crown for Major and crown in wreath for all WO2s (it's already used for the RQMS appointment). 

Must be confusing! I Wonder how many CWOs in the Canadian Armed Forces have been saluted by US Servicemen by mistake? Incidentally in the British Armed Forces, Queens Regulations require junior ranks to address all WOs as 'Sir' but they are not saluted. Officers would address a WO by his...

In the British Army, the crown on the lower forearm signifies a WO2 (Warrant Officer Class 2) appointed for example as a Company Sergeant Major. Confusingly, the crown in a wreath is also a WO2, for example a Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)

Would you salute a US Warrant Officer? The junior warrant rank (WO1) in the US Army is an officer but is appointed by Warrant rather than Commission