Canadian Forces Identity System
Canadian Forces Identity System
Military ranks, badges, colors, flags and banners of the Canadian Forces. Official dress, drill and heritage manuals.
Services and information
Military ranks
Ranks and insignias for Navy, Army, Air Force and Special Forces
Dress manual
The Canadian Armed Forces Dress instructions
Lineage charts
Official lineage charts for every authorized military unit
Drill manual
Canadian Forces Drill and Ceremonial instructions
Badges
The Official Badges worn by the Canadian Armed Forces
Heritage manual
The Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces
Guidons, colours and standards
Guidons, colours and standards of the Canadian Forces
Music manual
Volume 1 of the Canadian Armed Forces music instructions
Camp flags
Military flags of Canadian Forces units and commands
Folding of the flag
The official process for the Ceremonial Folding of the National Flag of Canada
Colours: attaching, folding, casing
Guidelines for attaching colours to the pike, folding them and casing them
Naval flags
Flags flown by the Royal Canadian Navy since 1910
Royal banners
Special flags presented to commemorate specific services
Remembrance Day aide memoire
How the Canadian Forces conducts Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Origins of the Soldiers Dinner
A tradition of role reversal where junior members are served by their superiors
The Transition to the Canadian Royal Crown
CAF identifiers will progressively transition from St. Edward’s Crown to the Canadian Royal Crown