▁code ▁OF - 3 ▁with ▁major . ▁Within ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Army ▁' command ant ' ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁highest ▁ranking ▁field ▁officer . ▁For ▁example , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁command ants ▁were ▁often ▁entr usted ▁with ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁individual ▁for tr esses ▁around ▁the ▁major ▁cities . ▁ ▁Canada ▁Command ant ▁d ' av iation ▁was ▁the ▁Canadian ▁French ▁term ▁for ▁the ▁air ▁force ▁rank ▁of ▁squad ron ▁leader ▁( p rior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Act ). ▁ ▁The ▁rank ▁of ▁squad ron ▁leader ▁itself ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁active ▁duty ▁personnel ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁major . ▁ ▁Ireland ▁Command ant ▁( Com dt ) ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁military ▁rank ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Irish ▁Army ▁and ▁Irish ▁Air ▁Corps . ▁It ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁major ▁and ▁squad ron ▁leader . ▁In ▁the ▁Irish ▁Naval ▁Service , ▁the ▁equivalent ▁rank ▁is ▁lieutenant ▁commander . ▁ ▁France ▁Command ant ▁( short ened ▁from ▁cap itaine - command ant , ▁i . e . ▁a ▁" capt ain ▁command ing " ▁( a ▁batt alion )), ▁is ▁an ▁officer - grade ▁rank ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁of ▁France , ▁specifically ▁the ▁French ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Air ▁Force , ▁which ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁major . ▁ ▁The ▁command ant ▁is ▁also ▁sty led ▁chef ▁de ▁bata illon ▁(" b att alion ▁head ") ▁in ▁the