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Sergeant Sergeant was a rank in the Canadian Army throughout the 20th Century. A sergeant was a senior Non-Commissioned Officer; the title for this rank was alternately spelled "Serjeant", and the two spellings saw use interchangeably until after the Second World War. Insignia The rank insignia of a sergeant was traditionally a 3-bar chevron worn point down. Sergeants in the artillery and engineers added a gun or bomb badge, respectively.
After unification, the insignia of a sergeant remained a 3-bar chevron, but a maple leaf was added to the insignia, which was displayed on smaller, machine-woven insignia on the combat uniform, work dress and CF uniform, as well as the later Garrison Dress and DEU. Enamelled metal rank pins were also worn on CF shirts in work, garrison, CF and DEU uniform. Unadorned 3-bar chevrons (i.e. lacking the maple leaf) in gold lace were sometimes seen on ceremonial uniforms. Pre-Unification In the pre-Unification military, sergeants occupied both command and administrative positions. In the infantry, a sergeant was generally second-in-command of an Infantry Platoon up until unification. In troops of tanks in the Second World War and up to Unification, a Troop Sergeant was second-in-command of a troop of tanks as well as commanding his own tank. An appointment known as Lance Sergeant was equal to a sergeant in terms of responsibilities and authority. Unification
Forms of Address Sergeants were addressed by rank and name.
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