Corporal first class (CFC) is the highest enlistee
rank in the Singapore Armed Forces, ranking above
corporal.[1] This honourable rank is conferred on proficient and competent corporals by recommendation to the formation or division HQ. Since CFCs are groomed to be
Strategic Corporals, they are usually given higher appointments or other equivalent responsibilities.
The rank was first introduced in the Singapore Armed Forces on 1 September 1988.[2] At that time, its insignia was indicated by two downward chevrons on the arm, with a horizontal bar above the chevrons. However, the CFC rank was phased out from the NS ranks shortly after the revamp of the NS
sergeant ranks in the 1990s.[3] Reintroduced in 2008, the CFC rank insignia was redesigned with an additional arc on top of the rank insignia for a corporal.[1]
^"Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^"Grados". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^"Patente". fa.gov.cv (in Portuguese). Cape Verdean Armed Forces. Archived from
the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^"Distintivos de grados" [Badges of degrees]. ejercito.cl (in Spanish). Chilean Army. Archived from
the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^"Militære grader". forsvaret.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^Cooke, Melinda W. (1990).
"Chapter 5: National Security". In Hanratty, Dennis M.; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.). Paraguay: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (2nd ed.). Library of Congress. pp. 216–217.
LCCN89600299. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^
abHudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security".
Uruguay: A Country Study(PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223.
ISBN0-8444-0737-2. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
Corporal first class (CFC) is the highest enlistee
rank in the Singapore Armed Forces, ranking above
corporal.[1] This honourable rank is conferred on proficient and competent corporals by recommendation to the formation or division HQ. Since CFCs are groomed to be
Strategic Corporals, they are usually given higher appointments or other equivalent responsibilities.
The rank was first introduced in the Singapore Armed Forces on 1 September 1988.[2] At that time, its insignia was indicated by two downward chevrons on the arm, with a horizontal bar above the chevrons. However, the CFC rank was phased out from the NS ranks shortly after the revamp of the NS
sergeant ranks in the 1990s.[3] Reintroduced in 2008, the CFC rank insignia was redesigned with an additional arc on top of the rank insignia for a corporal.[1]
^"Postos do Exército". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Army. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^"Grados". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^"Patente". fa.gov.cv (in Portuguese). Cape Verdean Armed Forces. Archived from
the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^"Distintivos de grados" [Badges of degrees]. ejercito.cl (in Spanish). Chilean Army. Archived from
the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^"Militære grader". forsvaret.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^Cooke, Melinda W. (1990).
"Chapter 5: National Security". In Hanratty, Dennis M.; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.). Paraguay: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (2nd ed.). Library of Congress. pp. 216–217.
LCCN89600299. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^
abHudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security".
Uruguay: A Country Study(PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223.
ISBN0-8444-0737-2. Retrieved 13 June 2021.