Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade

In Newfoundland, LTC and YTC sections only ever hold the rank of "private". Privates bear no chevrons or sashes. Ranks that merit chevrons wear the chevron on the mid-upper arm, facing downward. Youth ranks that merit Crowns wear them on the lower arm, below the elbow. Officer ranks, be it in the form of pips, crowns, or both, are worn on both sides of the lapel.

• Private
• Junior lance corporal (one chevron, on the right arm only)
• Junior corporal (two chevrons, on the right arm only)

Jr/L/Cpl and Jr/Cpl are considered "junior" non-commissioned officers (NCOs)

• Private
• Lance corporal (one chevron on each arm)
• Corporal (two chevrons on each arm)
• Lance sergeant (three chevrons on each arm; an N.C.O. Proficiency course is required to achieve this rank)
• Sergeant (three chevrons and a green sash with a button emblazoned with the C.L.B. crest)

Lance corporal to sergeant are NCOs, while WO2s and WO1s are warrant officers.

• Warrant officer, second class (two crowns, one on each arm, a red sash, and a drill cane)

Many that hold this rank also hold the position of "sergeant major". The rank is often shortened to 'WO2' when addressing someone of this rank. A W.O. proficiency course, along with having been a sergeant for at least one year and being over the age of 17, is required to achieve this rank.

• Warrant officer, first class (two crowns, one on each arm, and a drill cane)

Those who are awarded this rank also hold the position of "battalion sergeant major". For this reason, there are generally only two in the brigade at any given time. This rank can take on both the attributes of a senior section member or those of an officer, but wear an officer's uniform.

After achieving a warrant officer rank, members who move into the ranks of officers are given the privilege of skipping the "officer candidate" stage.

• Officer candidate

Often referred to as an 'O.C.' when being addressed, an O.C. is someone who has not yet completed officer proficiency and achieved the status of a full commissioned officer. They do not wear any sign of rank.

• Second lieutenant (one pip on each lapel)
• First lieutenant (two pips on each lapel)
• Captain (three pips on each lapel)
• Major (a crown on each lapel)

Those who achieve the rank of major are usually on battalion, or regimental staff. Battalion commanders hold the rank of major.

• Lieutenant colonel (one pip and a crown on each lapel)

The regimental commander holds the rank of lieutenant colonel.

• Colonel (a pip, a crown, and another pip on each lapel)

The current (and past) governor and commandant holds the rank of colonel.

Members will arrive and be instructed, subs will be taken before moving onto badgework. This can last between 10 minutes and an hour depending on the age of the children (see Sections). The members are then instructed to fall in and do drill before moving onto games. Lastly, the Brigade Prayer is said before any notices are given out. Sweets are available at the end of the night.

Badgework can take place in several different forms. A main part of the brigade is the Christian teachings that take place, this can be anything from a Christmas word search (used within the Martins) to complex teachings and encouragement of interpretation of passages from the bible.

Badgework is not just Christian teachings, many companies have been known to do The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Other activities include cooking, arts & crafts, host and hostess, fitness, astronomy, first aid. Activities carried out are not subject to a certain 'curriculum'. The brigade publishes an official badge scheme and supply official badges to go on members' uniforms. Some companies choose to add their own certificates when they cannot find a suitable badge for an activity they would like to undertake.

This is quite similar to military drill. Many companies have a parade one Sunday a month; all members are required to attend a family service in church before parading around the parish, usually with a band. Due to the parades taking place, drill is practised on company nights. The length and complexity of drill varies with each section. By the time members reach JTC the older members are encouraged to take it in turns to command drill.

Taking groups away is a large part of the brigade, while there may be only two or three camps a year at company level, there are many more when escalated through battalion, regimental and national levels.

There are several national camps available, one being a trip to Butlins and another being 'spring adventure' (the location varies), these are both early in the year. While in these examples members are not in tents, many brigade companies choose to take their members on expeditions, sometimes working towards their Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Members are taught how to put a tent up, to cook for themselves and campsite etiquette.

In Newfoundland, week-long summer camps are offered for members of the JTC and SC sections, while in the fall and winter, weekend hiking and survival camps, known as "Challenge Camps" are held for members of the Senior Corps only. Many companies also offer their own camps so as to include their younger sections.

Members are encouraged to get involved with a number of sports, while games of various natures are played on company nights there are competitive events for football, netball, swimming, rounders and athletics. Some of these sports are used as competitions between battalions and then between regiments. This encourages members to meet people from other places and discuss the brigade with them.

For example, each February, battalions are invited to take part in a unihoc contest. The different companies stay at Butlins, in Skegness for 2 or 3 nights. Medals are awarded to the winning teams. Unihoc is a version of hockey, played with a puck, and plastic hockey sticks. There is also an athletics competition in which regiments compete for the trophies.

Many brigade companies in the United Kingdom also have a marching band, with instruments such as: drums, bugles, cymbals and glockenspiels. Several bands also run successful brass and woodwind bands. Brigades teach their members these instruments and encourage lessons outside the brigade.

Many battalions and regiments run their own band competitions for their member companies, there is also a National Band Competition for the bands to compete in which takes place annually around May time within which many of the brigade companies take part from all over the country including Leicestershire, East Anglia and the North of England.

In Newfoundland, each battalion has its own marching band; a Drum and Bugle Band for the Avalon, and a Drum and Glockenspiel Band for the Trinity-Conception. More widely known however, is the Regimental Band, a marching band that also hosts concerts and events around the province.

Historically many companies have a large bugle section, therefore choosing to play bugle marches such as Assam Rifles (Winter), The Little Bugler (Duthoit) and Mechanised Infantry (McBain). Other companies that have a more pronounced brass and woodwind section will play more marches such as Aces High.