Major (Canada)

Please see "major" for other countries which use this rank

Major is a rank of the Canadian Forces. The rank insignia of a major in the Royal Canadian Air Force is two half-inch stripes with a quarter-inch stripe between. The rank insignia in the Canadian Army is a crown. Majors fill the positions of company/squadron/battery commanders, or deputy commanders of a battalion/regiment; in the Air Force they are typically squadron second-in-command, or commander of a detached helicopter flight embarked onboard Canadian naval vessels. The naval equivalent rank for major is lieutenant-commander.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/30/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.