Commodore (Canada)

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Commodore Commodore
Left: shoulder board Right: cuff insignia
Country	Canada
Service branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Abbreviation	Cmdre
NATO rank code	OF-6
Next higher rank	Rear-admiral
Next lower rank	Captain(N)
Equivalent ranks	Brigadier-general

Commodore (Cmdre; French: commodore [cmdre]) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Royal Canadian Navy. Brigadier-general is the equivalent rank in the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force.^[1]

It is the lowest general/flag officer rank, senior to a naval Captain (colonel in Canadian Army or Air Force), and junior to a rear admiral (major general).

A wide gold band with executive curl is displayed on each sleeve of the service dress and mess dress. Shoulder boards and rank slip-ons have a single maple leaf, above which is a crossed sabre and baton surmounted by St Edward's Crown.

• Navy uniform variations
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  Current shoulder board and cuff insignia
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  Dress uniform tunic - pre-2010
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  Cuff insignia - July 2010

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  Shoulder boards for:
  short-sleeve shirt,
  tropical white tunic,
  summer white mess dress,
  2C shipboard mess dress
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  Uniform shirts
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  CADPAT uniform

• Canadian Forces ranks and insignia