Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class or
CPO2 is a
NavalCanadian Forces Maritime Command , also known as the Canadian Navy, is the maritime force of the Canadian Forces. While equal in rank and position, The Chief of the Maritime Staff takes precedence over the Chiefs of the Land and Air Staffs following the tradition of the Royal Navy.MARCOM is the...
non-commissioned memberA non-commissioned member , in the Canadian Forces, is defined in the Queen's Regulations and Orders as:"… any person, other than an officer, who is enrolled in, or who pursuant to law is attached or seconded otherwise than as an officer to, the Canadian Forces…" Thus, an NCM is any...
rank of the
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. It is senior to the rank of
Petty Officer 1st ClassPetty Officer 1st Class or PO1 is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class and its equivalents, and junior to Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class and its equivalents. Its Army and Air Force equivalent is Warrant Officer .The French...
and its equivalents, and junior to
Chief Petty Officer 1st ClassChief Petty Officer 1st Class or CPO1 is the most senior Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. Its Army and Air Force equivalent is Chief Warrant Officer...
and its equivalents. Its
ArmyLand Force Command , often also called the Canadian Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers.LFC maintains regular forces units at bases...
and
Air ForceCanadian Forces Air Command , also known as the Canadian Air Force, is the air force element of the Canadian Forces. AIRCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Air Force , which was Canada's air force from its foundation in 1924 until February 1, 1968...
equivalent is
Master Warrant OfficerMaster Warrant Officer is a military rank in the Canadian Forces and the Singapore Armed Forces.-Canadian Forces:Master Warrant Officer or MWO is an Army and Air Force non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of Warrant Officer and its equivalents, and junior to...
(MWO), and is part of the cadre of
Warrant OfficerA Warrant Officer is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA...
s.
The
French languageFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
form is
Premier maître de 2me classe (pm 2).
The rank insignia of the CPO2 is a crown within a wreath of laurel, worn on both forearms of the Service Dress tunic and on slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms. They wear the same cap insignia as petty officers: a foul anchor surrounded by a wreath of laurel, surmounted by a crown.
CPO2s are generally initially addressed as "Chief Petty Officer Bloggins" or "Chief Bloggins", and thereafter as "Chief", although in correspondence the full rank or abbreviation is used before the member's name.
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class or
CPO2 is a
NavalCanadian Forces Maritime Command , also known as the Canadian Navy, is the maritime force of the Canadian Forces. While equal in rank and position, The Chief of the Maritime Staff takes precedence over the Chiefs of the Land and Air Staffs following the tradition of the Royal Navy.MARCOM is the...
non-commissioned memberA non-commissioned member , in the Canadian Forces, is defined in the Queen's Regulations and Orders as:"… any person, other than an officer, who is enrolled in, or who pursuant to law is attached or seconded otherwise than as an officer to, the Canadian Forces…" Thus, an NCM is any...
rank of the
Canadian ForcesThe Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
. It is senior to the rank of
Petty Officer 1st ClassPetty Officer 1st Class or PO1 is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class and its equivalents, and junior to Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class and its equivalents. Its Army and Air Force equivalent is Warrant Officer .The French...
and its equivalents, and junior to
Chief Petty Officer 1st ClassChief Petty Officer 1st Class or CPO1 is the most senior Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. Its Army and Air Force equivalent is Chief Warrant Officer...
and its equivalents. Its
ArmyLand Force Command , often also called the Canadian Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers.LFC maintains regular forces units at bases...
and
Air ForceCanadian Forces Air Command , also known as the Canadian Air Force, is the air force element of the Canadian Forces. AIRCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Air Force , which was Canada's air force from its foundation in 1924 until February 1, 1968...
equivalent is
Master Warrant OfficerMaster Warrant Officer is a military rank in the Canadian Forces and the Singapore Armed Forces.-Canadian Forces:Master Warrant Officer or MWO is an Army and Air Force non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of Warrant Officer and its equivalents, and junior to...
(MWO), and is part of the cadre of
Warrant OfficerA Warrant Officer is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA...
s.
The
French languageFrench is a Romance language globally spoken by about 65 million people as a first language , by 50 million as a second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired foreign language, with significant speakers in 57 countries. Most native speakers of the language live in France,...
form is
Premier maître de 2me classe (pm 2).
Insignia
The rank insignia of the CPO2 is a crown within a wreath of laurel, worn on both forearms of the Service Dress tunic and on slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms. They wear the same cap insignia as petty officers: a foul anchor surrounded by a wreath of laurel, surmounted by a crown.
Forms of address
CPO2s are generally initially addressed as "Chief Petty Officer Bloggins" or "Chief Bloggins", and thereafter as "Chief", although in correspondence the full rank or abbreviation is used before the member's name. The full appellation "Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class" in speech is generally used only when the "second class" distinction must be made, such as to distinguish between members with similar names but differing ranks, or on promotion parades. CPO2s are
never addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am", regardless of the protocol for their Army and Air Force equivalents; in Naval tradition, the titles "Sir" and "Ma'am" are reserved for officers.
Appointments
One of the senior appointments that a CPO2 may hold is that of the senior NCM on a naval station, titled Station Chief Petty Officer (SCPO), or commonly, "Station Chief" (S Chief). The insignia is a pair of crossed crusader swords worn below their rank insignia.
Due to the unified nature of the CF, it is not unheard-of for CPO2s — especially those of the so-called "
purple tradesIn the armed forces of Canada, the purple trades are occupations and careers – typically related to logistics or other support – that are not strongly linked to one of the Canadian Forces' three major 'environments' or 'elements': sea, land, or air....
", such as logistics or military police — to find themselves filling the appointment of Squadron or Company Sergeant-Major in what are otherwise considered "hard" army units (such as Service Battalions).
Messes and quarters
CPO2s generally mess and billet with
Petty OfficerA Petty Officer is a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies.-History:At the height of the Age of Sail there was a group of inferior officers between the sea officers, both commissioned and warrant, and the sailors commonly known as petty officers...
s and other
Chief Petty OfficerChief Petty Officer is a Non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards.-Canada:Chief Petty Officer refers to two ranks in the Canadian Navy...
s, and their Army and Air Force equivalents,
Warrant OfficerA Warrant Officer is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA...
s and
SergeantSergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
. Their mess on naval bases or installations are generally named the "Chiefs and POs Mess".
See also
- Non-commissioned member
A non-commissioned member , in the Canadian Forces, is defined in the Queen's Regulations and Orders as:"… any person, other than an officer, who is enrolled in, or who pursuant to law is attached or seconded otherwise than as an officer to, the Canadian Forces…" Thus, an NCM is any...
- Warrant Officer
A Warrant Officer is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA...
- Chief Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer is a Non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards.-Canada:Chief Petty Officer refers to two ranks in the Canadian Navy...
- Non-commissioned officer
Non-commissioned officer , abbreviated to NCO or Non-com , is a term in many armed forces indicating leadership ranks less senior than commissioned officers...