The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. The operational elements of Canadian Forces are: Canadian Forces Land Force Command, (army); Canadian Forces Maritime Command, (navy); and Canadian Forces Air Command, (air force). The Canadian Forces was formed on February 1, 1968, when the Canadian government merged the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force into a unified structure. Canada remains one of the few modern m ...

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• Canadian Forces - Early days
• Canadian Forces - Operations
• Canadian Forces - Postwar developments
• Canadian Forces - Modern reorganization
• Canadian Forces - Command structure
• Canadian Forces - Land Force Command LFC
• Canadian Forces - Maritime Command MARCOM
• Canadian Forces - Air Force Command AIRCOM
• Canadian Forces - Canadian Forces reserve force
• Canadian Forces - Current deployments
• Canadian Forces - Canadian Forces bases
• Canadian Forces - Army
• Canadian Forces - Navy
• Canadian Forces - Air Force
• Canadian Forces - All services
• Canadian Forces - Uniforms
• Canadian Forces - Unification
• Canadian Forces - Distinct Environmental Uniform
• Canadian Forces - Combat uniform
• Canadian Forces - CADPAT and the Clothe the Soldier Program
• Canadian Forces - Navy Combat Uniform
• Canadian Forces - Military Police
• Canadian Forces - Berets

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The CF reserve force is comprised of the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral). Primary Reserve The primary reserve is comprised of citizen soldiers, sailors, and aircrew who train and are posted to CF operations or duties on a casual or on-going basis. Each reserve force is operationally and administratively responsible to its corresponding envir ...

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In the Canadian Forces, the rank of Corporal indicates a fully trained member. The rank of Private is held by those who have not yet attained the trade requirements and time in service for promotion to corporal. Most trades have an on the job training package, a formal qualification course, and a time in the rank of private requirement of four years before promotion to corporal. Corporals do, however, lead troops if they have been properly trained, but not yet promoted to the highest of the Junior Ranks, Master Corporal. Unlike other Commonwealth countries, Canad ...

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Corporal, Corporal - Australian Army, Corporal - British Armed Forces, Corporal - Canadian Forces, Corporal - Finnish military, Corporal - German Military, Corporal - Irish Military, Corporal - Norwegian Defence Force, Corporal - Swedish Armed Forces, Corporal - Republic of Singapore, Corporal - U.S. Armed Forces, Corporal - Corporals in police forces

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In the Canadian Forces, a Sergeant (Sgt) wears a maple leaf above three point-down chevrons. The rank is used in both the Army and Air Force. In the army they usually serve as a section commander. Warrant Officer is the next most senior rank. The Navy equivalent is Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2). ...

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Sergeant, Sergeant - Police, Sergeant - United States military, Sergeant - British Armed forces, Sergeant - Canadian Forces, Sergeant - German Armed Forces, Sergeant - Polish Army, Sergeant - Singapore Armed Forces, Sergeant - Types of Sergeant

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In the Canadian Forces, a Sergeant (Sgt) wears a maple leaf above three point-down chevrons. The rank is used in both the Army and Air Force. In the army they usually serve as a section commander. Warrant Officer is the next most senior rank. The Navy equivalent is Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2). ...

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Sergeant, Sergeant - Military, Sergeant - Police, Sergeant - United States military, Sergeant - British Armed forces, Sergeant - Canadian Forces, Sergeant - German Armed Forces, Sergeant - Polish Army, Sergeant - Singapore Armed Forces, Sergeant - Types of Sergeant

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On February 1, 1968 the RCN, RCAF and Canadian Army were unified into the Canadian Armed Forces. The same day saw RCAF Station Greenwood change its name to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Greenwood. That year saw many decisions aimed at reducing duplication among the services, with various units being reorganized, moved, or disbanded. To alleviate further overcrowding at CFB Greenwood, 103 RU was moved to CFB Summerside. By the mid-1970s, 6 of Greenwood's 18 Argus aircraft were mothballed and 242 personnel cut from all ranks. By the late 1970s, the Argus was identified as a candidate for repla ...

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CFB Greenwood, CFB Greenwood - RAF Station Greenwood, CFB Greenwood - RCAF Station Greenwood, CFB Greenwood - Cold War, CFB Greenwood - Canadian Forces, CFB Greenwood - Present operations

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Each summer, the Canadian Forces use Carleton residence facilities - noticeably Grenville residence and the Residence Commons cafeteria - to house and feed the Ceremonial Guard. The Guard performs faily parades on Parliament Hill, and mounts sentries at Rideau Hall. This agreement is beneficial both to the university and the military, as it allows the military to use cost effective facilities, while Carleton stands to make money during the otherwise slow summer time by way of this agreement. Contrary to rumor, there are no other military act ...

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Canadian Forces - Unification. Prior to unification in 1968, the uniforms of the Army, RCN and RCAF were similar to their counterparts in the forces of the UK and other Commonwealth countries, save for national identifiers and some regimental accoutrements. Shortly following unification, these service-specific uniforms (navy blue, khaki, and light blue) were abandoned in favour of a rifle green, single-breasted, four-button tunic and pants, with beret or service cap, known as the Canadian Forces uniform, commonly ...

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Although each element (land, sea, and air) wears distinctive uniforms, the CF as a whole has been reduced to two orders of dress: No. 3 Service Dress and No. 5 Operational Dress. No. 4 Base Dress (Garrison Dress in the Army) was eliminated to reduce the number of uniforms members had to ship or pack when going on postings or taskings; either Operational Dress or Service Dress is substituted as appropriate to the situation. No. 1 Ceremonial and No. 2 Mess Dress are normally not provided out of public funds. Generally speaking, Operational Dre ...

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Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. LFC maintains bases across Canada and is responsible for the largest component of the Canadian Forces Reserves — the Army Reserve, often referred to as the "militia". LFC is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces from 1940 until February 1, 1968. At the time of unification all army units were placed under Force Mobile Command (FMC) with the name being changed to La ...

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• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Regiments of the Regular Force
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Armoured
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Artillery
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Combat engineers
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Infantry
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Special forces
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Structure
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Equipment
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Vehicles
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Weapons
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Rank structure
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Battles involving the Canadian army
• Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Publications

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Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. AIRCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), which was Canada's air force from its foundation in 1924 until February 1, 1968. Prior to 1924, the Royal Air Force provided air defence for Canada. After 1968, the RCAF was merged with the Army and the Royal Canadian Navy to form the Canadian Armed Forces. AIRCOM is responsible for all aircraft operations in the Canadian Forces, including the helicopters that serve o ...

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• Canadian Forces Air Command - Current strength
• Canadian Forces Air Command - Gallery
• Canadian Forces Air Command - Bases
• Canadian Forces Air Command - Command and Control
• Canadian Forces Air Command - Personnel
• Canadian Forces Air Command - External link

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Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the naval branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. As the naval branch, it is also the senior branch or service of the Canadian Armed Forces, following the tradition that comes from the Royal Navy. MARCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) which was Canada's naval service from the navy's foundation in 1910 until 1 February 1968. Prior to 1910, the Royal Navy provided naval protection for Canada. After 1968, the RCN was merged with the army and air force to form the Canadian Armed Forces. MAR ...

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• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - History
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Re-structure
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Submarines
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Action post-1968
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Today's fleet
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Vessels and aircraft of Maritime Command
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Future
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Maritime-helicopter replacement
• Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Current and future programs

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Corporal is a military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries of the world. It is known by several different names depending upon the language of the military service in which the term is used. Beside the English term Corporal, the rank is also known as Gefreiter, Capo, Rav-Turai, alikersantti, and Rikushi. Corporal - Australian Army. Corporal is the second lowest of the non-commissioned officer ranks in the Australian Army, falling between L ...

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• Corporal - Australian Army
• Corporal - British Armed Forces
• Corporal - Canadian Forces
• Corporal - Finnish military
• Corporal - German Military
• Corporal - Irish Military
• Corporal - Norwegian Defence Force
• Corporal - Swedish Armed Forces
• Corporal - Republic of Singapore
• Corporal - U.S. Armed Forces
• Corporal - Corporals in police forces

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The Battle of Vimy Ridge was one of the opening battles in a larger British campaign of the First World War known as the Battle of Arras. It is also considered a seminal event in Canadian history for the primary role Canadian forces played in the attack. Vimy, located in northern France, was one of the most heavily defended points on the entire Western Front and was thought to be an impregnable fortress. The German army had fortified it with tunnels, three rows of trenches behind barbed wire, massive artillery, and numerous mac ...

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Canadian Forces Base - Army. CFB Edmonton, Alberta CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick CFB Montreal, Quebec CFB Petawawa, Ontario CFB Suffield, Alberta CFB Shilo, Manitoba CFB Valcartier, Quebec CFB Wainwright Alberta *Also known as WATC or Camp Wainwright. Canadian Forces Base - Navy. CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia NRS Aldergrove (Naval Radio Site) British Columbia CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia ...

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Canadian Forces Base, Canadian Forces Base - Current, Canadian Forces Base - Army, Canadian Forces Base - Navy, Canadian Forces Base - Air force, Canadian Forces Base - All services, Canadian Forces Base - Closed, Canadian Forces Base - Former bases, Canadian Forces Base - Former stations

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The Canadian Army evolved from the various British garrison forces on the North American continent in the 1800s. Upon Confederation of Canada in 1867, the ground forces in Canada were referred to as the Militia. Eventually, a Permanent Active Militia was designated, being the regular army of Canada (regular in the sense that they were full time professional soldiers) and the Non-Permanent Active Militia (or reserves, part time soldiers who had vocations in the civilian world who trained on ev ...

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Canadian Forces Land Force Command, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - History, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Army bases and training centres, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Regiments of the Regular Force, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Armoured, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Artillery, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Combat engineers, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Infantry, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Special forces, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Structure, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Equipment, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Vehicles, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Weapons, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Rank structure, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Battles involving the Canadian army, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Publications

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Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Vehicles. G-Wagen 4 × 4, light utility vehicle Mamba and Nyala mine-proof 4 × 4 armoured personnel carrier MLVW medium logistic vehicle, wheeled LSVW light support vehicle, wheeled HLVW heavy lift vehicle ROWPU (reverse-osmosis water purification unit) AVGP 6 × 6 armoured vehicle (general purpose) Cougar (armoured fire support) Grizzly (armoured personnel carrier) Husky (armoured recovery ...

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Canadian Forces Land Force Command, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - History, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Army bases and training centres, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Regiments of the Regular Force, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Armoured, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Artillery, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Combat engineers, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Infantry, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Special forces, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Structure, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Equipment, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Vehicles, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Weapons, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Rank structure, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Battles involving the Canadian army, Canadian Forces Land Force Command - Publications

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Canadian Forces Base - Former bases. CFB Calgary, Alberta CFB Griesbach, Alberta CFB Namao, Alberta CFB Chilliwack, British Columbia CFB Winnipeg (Kapyong Barracks), Manitoba CFB Chatham, New Brunswick CFB Moncton, New Brunswick CFB Aldershot, Nova Scotia CFB Cornwallis, Nova Scotia CFB Clinton, Ontario CFB Downsview, Ontario CFB London (Wolseley Barracks), Ontario CFB Mountainview, Ontario C ...

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Canadian Forces Base, Canadian Forces Base - Current, Canadian Forces Base - Army, Canadian Forces Base - Navy, Canadian Forces Base - Air force, Canadian Forces Base - All services, Canadian Forces Base - Closed, Canadian Forces Base - Former bases, Canadian Forces Base - Former stations

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Canadian Forces Base - Former bases. CFB Calgary, Alberta CFB Griesbach, Alberta CFB Namao, Alberta CFB Chilliwack, British Columbia (Redesignated as ASU Chilliwack) CFB Winnipeg (Kapyong Barracks), Manitoba CFB Chatham, New Brunswick CFB Moncton, New Brunswick CFB Aldershot, Nova Scotia CFB Cornwallis, Nova Scotia CFB Clinton, Ontario CFB Downsview, Ontario (Redesignated as ASU Toronto or Denison Armoury, Houses 32 CB ...

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