Precedence of soldiers

The relative precedence of soldiers is as under– (a) Holders of the substantive rank will be senior to all holders of the same acting rank, who in turn will be senior to all holders of the same local rank; (b) Seniority between those of the same substantive rank will be determined in accordance with their dates of promotion to that rank; (c) Seniority between those of the same acting or local rank will be respectively determined in accordance with their dates of promotion to that acting rank or the date on which their local rank was granted. When the date is the same, seniority will depend on the date of promotion to the next lowest rank at which seniority can be clearly established and if necessary by seniority as a soldier; 146 Defence (d) Warrant officers and non-commissioned officers of the regular force take precedence of volunteer element or the reserve of warrant officers and non-commissioned officers of the same rank.