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|width="200px"|'''ADM''' | |width="200px"|ACP | ||
|Access Control Point | |||
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|'''ADM''' | |||
|Assistant Deputy Minister | |Assistant Deputy Minister | ||
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|width="200px"|BATUS | |width="200px"|BASF | ||
|Base Auxiliary Security Force | |||
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|BATUS | |||
|British Army Training Unit Suffield | |British Army Training Unit Suffield | ||
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|'''BFA''' | |'''BFA''' | ||
|Blank Firing Attachment | |Blank Firing Attachment | ||
|- | |||
|BFT | |||
|Battle Fitness Test | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''BG''' | |'''BG''' | ||
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|'''BK''' | |'''BK''' | ||
|Battery Captain | |Battery Captain | ||
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|BMET | |||
|Bio-Medical Engineering Technican | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''BMS''' | |'''BMS''' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|'''BPSO''' | |'''BPSO''' | ||
|Base Personnel Selection | |Base Personnel Selection Officer | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''BQMS''' | |'''BQMS''' | ||
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|CANFORGEN | |CANFORGEN | ||
|Canadian Forces General Order | |Canadian Forces General Order | ||
|- | |||
|CANSOFCOM | |||
|Canadian Special Operations Forces Command | |||
|- | |||
|CAF | |||
|Canadian Air Force | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CAP | |CAP | ||
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|CAS | |CAS | ||
|Chief of the Air Staff | |Chief of the Air Staff | ||
|- | |||
|CB | |||
|Confined to Barracks / Base | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CBG | |CBG | ||
|Canadian Brigade Group | |Canadian Brigade Group | ||
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|CBRN | |||
|Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear | |||
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|CD | |||
|Canadian Decoration | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CDS | |CDS | ||
|Chief of the Defence Staff | |Chief of the Defence Staff | ||
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|CE | |||
|Construction Engineering | |||
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|CEF | |CEF | ||
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|CF 98 | |CF 98 | ||
|Canadian Forces form #98 - Report on Injuries | |Canadian Forces form #98 - Report on Injuries | ||
|- | |||
|CFAD | |||
|Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CFAO | |CFAO | ||
|Canadian Forces Administrative Order | |Canadian Forces Administrative Order | ||
|- | |||
|CFB | |||
|Canadian Forces Base | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CFC | |CFC | ||
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|CFMG | |CFMG | ||
|Canadian Forces Medical Group (Old terminology) | |Canadian Forces Medical Group (Old terminology) | ||
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|CFMPA | |||
|Canadian Forces Military Police Academy | |||
|- | |||
|CFNES | |||
|Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CFNIS | |CFNIS | ||
|Canadian Forces National Investigation Service | |Canadian Forces National Investigation Service | ||
|- | |||
|CFNOS | |||
|Canadian Forces Naval Operations School | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CFP | |CFP | ||
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|CFPSA | |CFPSA | ||
|Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency | |Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency | ||
|- | |||
|CFPM | |||
|Canadian Forces Provost Marshal | |||
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|CFR | |||
|Canadian Forces Registration | |||
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|CFR | |CFR | ||
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|CFSEME | |CFSEME | ||
|Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | |Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | ||
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|CFSPDB | |||
|Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks | |||
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|CFTO | |CFTO | ||
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|COS | |COS | ||
|Company Orderly Sergeant | |Company Orderly Sergeant | ||
|- | |||
|Coxn | |||
|Coxswain | |||
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|Coy | |Coy | ||
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|CRB(M) | |CRB(M) | ||
|Career Review Board (Medical) | |Career Review Board (Medical) | ||
|- | |||
|CRO | |||
|Custody Review Officer | |||
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|CSIS | |CSIS | ||
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|CSM | |CSM | ||
|Company Sergeant Major | |Company Sergeant Major | ||
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|CSOR | |||
|Canadian Special Operations Regiment | |||
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|CSTC | |||
|Cadet Summer Training Centre | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CT | |CT | ||
| Component Transfer | |Component Transfer | ||
|- | |- | ||
|CTP | |CTP | ||
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|width="200px"|DAOD | |width="200px"|DAOD | ||
|Defence Administrative Order and Directive | |Defence Administrative Order and Directive | ||
|- | |||
|DCAAR | |||
|Defence Controlled Area Access Regulations | |||
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|DCDS | |DCDS | ||
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|DPM | |DPM | ||
|Deputy Provost Marshal | |Deputy Provost Marshal | ||
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|DRDC | |||
|Defence Research and Development Canada | |||
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|DRET | |DRET | ||
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|DVA | |DVA | ||
|Department of Veteran Affairs | |Department of Veteran Affairs | ||
|- | |||
|DZ | |||
|Drop Zone | |||
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|'''EO''' | |'''EO''' | ||
|Enabling Objective | |Enabling Objective | ||
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|EOD | |||
|Explosive Ordinance Disposal | |||
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|'''ETQMS''' | |'''ETQMS''' | ||
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|width="200px"|F & E | |width="200px"|F & E | ||
|Furniture and Effects | |Furniture and Effects | ||
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|FASF | |||
|Fleet Auxiliary Security Force | |||
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|FDU | |||
|Fleet Diving Unit | |||
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|FFH | |FFH | ||
|Frigate, Helicopter equipped | |Frigate, Helicopter equipped | ||
|- | |||
|FFO | |||
|Full Fighting Order | |||
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|FHP | |FHP | ||
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|FST | |FST | ||
|Forward Surgical Team | |Forward Surgical Team | ||
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|} | |||
==G== | |||
{| | |||
|width="200px"|GPTR | |||
|Government Property Traffic Regulations | |||
|- | |||
|GRA | |||
|General Restricted Area | |||
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|width="200px"|HHT | |width="200px"|HHT | ||
|House Hunting Trip | |House Hunting Trip | ||
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|HLTA | |||
|Home Leave Travel Assistance | |||
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|HLVW | |HLVW | ||
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|width="200px"|IAW | |width="200px"|IAW | ||
|In Accordance With (reference) | |In Accordance With (reference) | ||
|- | |||
|I/C | |||
|In Charge | |||
|- | |||
|IBTS | |||
|Individual Battle Task Standards | |||
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|ICE | |ICE | ||
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|IE | |IE | ||
|Intermediate Engagement | |Intermediate Engagement | ||
|- | |||
|IED | |||
|Improvised Explosive Device | |||
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|IPB | |IPB | ||
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|ISCC | |ISCC | ||
|Infantry Section Commander's Course | |Infantry Section Commander's Course | ||
|- | |||
|ISDR | |||
|Inspection and Search Defence Regulations | |||
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|ISTAR | |ISTAR | ||
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|JFHQ | |JFHQ | ||
|Joint Force Headquarters | |Joint Force Headquarters | ||
|- | |||
|JPSU | |||
|Joint Personnel Support Unit | |||
|- | |- | ||
|JTF2 | |JTF2 | ||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|LEME | |width="200px"|LAV | ||
|Light Armoured Vehicle | |||
|- | |||
|LDA | |||
|Land Duty Allowance | |||
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|LEME | |||
|Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | |Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | ||
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|LFWA | |LFWA | ||
|Land Force Western Area | |Land Force Western Area | ||
|- | |||
|LHQ | |||
|Local Headquarters | |||
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|LOAC | |LOAC | ||
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|LSVW | |LSVW | ||
|Light Support Vehicle Wheeled | |Light Support Vehicle Wheeled | ||
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|LZ | |||
|Landing Zone | |||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|MARCOM | |width="200px"|MARCOM | ||
|Maritime Command | |[[Maritime Command]] | ||
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|MCC | |MCC | ||
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|MCDV | |MCDV | ||
|Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel | |Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel | ||
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|MCSP | |||
|Maintenance of Clinical Skills Program (For non-physicians) | |||
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|MFRC | |MFRC | ||
|Military Family Resource Centre | |Military Family Resource Centre | ||
|- | |||
|MILCOTS | |||
|Militarized Commercial Off-the-Shelf | |||
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|MIO | |MIO | ||
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|MOC | |MOC | ||
|Military Occupation Code | |Military Occupation Code | ||
|- | |||
|MOCOMP | |||
|Maintenance of Competency (Physicians only) | |||
|- | |||
|MOSID | |||
|Military Occupation Structure Identification Code | |||
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|MOU | |MOU | ||
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|MSE | |MSE | ||
|Mobile Support Equipment | |Mobile Support Equipment | ||
|- | |||
|MSR | |||
|Main Supply Route | |||
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|MTAP | |MTAP | ||
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|width="200px"|[[NATO]] | |width="200px"|[[NATO]] | ||
|[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] | |[[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] | ||
|- | |||
|NCIU | |||
|National Counter Intelligence Unit | |||
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|NCO/NCM | |NCO/NCM | ||
|Non-Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Members | |Non-Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Members | ||
|- | |||
|ND | |||
|Negligent Discharge | |||
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|NDA | |NDA | ||
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|NDHQ | |NDHQ | ||
|National Defence Headquarters | |National Defence Headquarters | ||
|- | |||
|NDI | |||
|Natioanl Defence Identification | |||
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|NDOC | |NDOC | ||
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|NGO | |NGO | ||
|Non Governmental Organization | |Non Governmental Organization | ||
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|NIS | |NIS | ||
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|NJTP | |NJTP | ||
|National Joint Training Plan | |National Joint Training Plan | ||
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|NORAD | |||
|North American Aerospace Defence | |||
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|NPF | |NPF | ||
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|NPP | |NPP | ||
|Non Public Property | |Non Public Property | ||
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|N/S | |||
|Non-Serviceable | |||
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|NSSC | |NSSC | ||
|National Security Studies Course | |National Security Studies Course | ||
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|NVG | |||
|Night Vision Goggles | |||
|} | |} | ||
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|width="200px"|OGS | |width="200px"|OGS | ||
|Officer General Specifications | |Officer General Specifications | ||
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|OOD | |||
|Officer On Duty | |||
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|OP | |OP | ||
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|PA | |PA | ||
|Put Away (as instructed to a Clerk in a minute to file a document) | |Put Away (as instructed to a Clerk in a minute to file a document) | ||
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|PAFO | |||
|Public Affairs Officer | |||
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|PD | |PD | ||
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|Personnel Evaluation Report | |Personnel Evaluation Report | ||
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| | |Pl | ||
| Platoon | | Platoon | ||
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|PO | |PO | ||
|Performance Objective | |Performance Objective | ||
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|POL | |||
|Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants | |||
|- | |||
|POW | |||
|Prisoner of War | |||
|- | |||
|POOD | |||
|Petty Officer of the Day | |||
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|PRB | |PRB | ||
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|PSA | |PSA | ||
|Personnel Support Agency | |Personnel Support Agency | ||
|- | |||
|PSP | |||
|Personnel Support Programs | |||
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|PSWQ | |PSWQ | ||
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|width="200px"|R & Q | |width="200px"|R & Q | ||
|Rations and Quarters | |Rations and Quarters | ||
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|R&R | |||
|Rest & Relaxation | |||
|- | |||
|RCAF | |||
|Royal Canadian Air Force | |||
|- | |||
|RCN | |||
|Royal Canadian Navy | |||
|- | |- | ||
|RETP | |RETP | ||
|Reserve Entry Training Program | |Reserve Entry Training Program | ||
|- | |||
|RHU | |||
|Residential Housing Unit | |||
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|RIIP | |RIIP | ||
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|RMC | |RMC | ||
|Royal Military College | |Royal Military College | ||
|- | |||
|RMNACSTC | |||
|Rocky Mountain National Army Cadet Summer Training Centre | |||
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|RO | |||
|Reviewing Officer | |||
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|ROE | |ROE | ||
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|RV | |RV | ||
|Rendezvous point on patrol | |Rendezvous point on patrol | ||
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|RVS | |||
|Road and Vehicle Safety | |||
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|RW | |RW | ||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|SAV | |width="200px"|SAR | ||
|Search and Rescue | |||
|- | |||
|SAMPIS | |||
|Security and Military Police Information System | |||
|- | |||
|SAV | |||
|Staff Assistance Visit | |Staff Assistance Visit | ||
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|SHARP | |SHARP | ||
|Standard for Harassment and Racism Prevention | |Standard for Harassment and Racism Prevention | ||
|- | |||
|SIR | |||
|Significant Incident Report | |||
|- | |||
|SISIP | |||
|Company Orderly Sergeant | |||
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|SIU | |SIU | ||
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|SIV | |SIV | ||
|Staff Inspection Visits | |Staff Inspection Visits | ||
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|SLA | |||
|Service Level Agreement | |||
|- | |||
|SN | |||
|Service Number | |||
|- | |||
|SOP | |||
|Standard Operating Procedure | |||
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|Sp | |Sp | ||
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|SQFT | |SQFT | ||
|Secteur du Québec de la Force terrestre | |Secteur du Québec de la Force terrestre | ||
|- | |||
|Sup | |||
|Supply | |||
|} | |} | ||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|TD | |width="200px"|TCCC | ||
|Tactical Combat Casulty Care | |||
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|TD | |||
|Temporary Duty | |Temporary Duty | ||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|UMS | |width="200px"|UIC | ||
|Unit Identification Code | |||
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|UMS | |||
|Unit Medical Section | |Unit Medical Section | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|VCDS | |VCDS | ||
|Vice Chief of the Defence Staff | |Vice Chief of the Defence Staff | ||
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|VCP | |||
|Vehicle Check Point | |||
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|VFS | |VFS | ||
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|Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre | |Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre | ||
|} | |} | ||
==W== | |||
{| | |||
|width="200px"|WASF | |||
|Wing Auxiliary Security Force | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==X== | |||
{| | |||
|width="200px"|XO | |||
|Executive Officer | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Canadian Forces]] |
Latest revision as of 04:21, 3 July 2014
Ranks
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2IC | Second-in-Command |
404s | DND 404 (Military Driver's License) |
A
ACP | Access Control Point |
ADM | Assistant Deputy Minister |
Adm or Admin | Administration |
AFC | Armed Forces Council |
AMSC | Advanced Military Studies Course (16 weeks run at CFC Toronto) |
ASC | Advanced Surgical Centre |
ATI | Access to Information Act |
AVGP | Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (Grizzly, Cougar and Bison) |
B
BASF | Base Auxiliary Security Force |
BATUS | British Army Training Unit Suffield |
BC | Battery Commander |
Bde | Brigade |
BF | Bring Forward (placed on a document with date the Clerk is to bring it back from the files) |
BFA | Blank Firing Attachment |
BFT | Battle Fitness Test |
BG | Battle Group |
BK | Battery Captain |
BMET | Bio-Medical Engineering Technican |
BMS | Brigade Medical Station |
BMQ | Basic Military Qualification |
Bn | Battalion |
BOR | Battalion Orderly Room |
BOS | Battalion Orderly Sergeant |
BPSO | Base Personnel Selection Officer |
BQMS | Battery Quartermaster Sergeant |
BSM | Battery Sergeant Major |
Bty | Battery |
C
C&P | Counselling and Probation |
CADPAT | Canadian Disruptive Pattern |
CANFORGEN | Canadian Forces General Order |
CANSOFCOM | Canadian Special Operations Forces Command |
CAF | Canadian Air Force |
CAP | Common Army Phase |
CAR | Canadian Airborne Regiment |
CAS | Chief of the Air Staff |
CB | Confined to Barracks / Base |
CBG | Canadian Brigade Group |
CBRN | Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear |
CD | Canadian Decoration |
CDS | Chief of the Defence Staff |
CE | Construction Engineering |
CEF | Canadian Expeditionary Force (1914-1919) |
CF | Canadian Forces |
CF 98 | Canadian Forces form #98 - Report on Injuries |
CFAD | Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot |
CFAO | Canadian Forces Administrative Order |
CFB | Canadian Forces Base |
CFC | Canadian Forces College (located in Toronto) |
CFCSC | Canadian Forces Command and Staff Course (run at CFC located in Toronto) |
CFHA | Canadian Forces Housing Agency |
CFH | Canadian Forces Hospital |
CF H Svcs Gp | Canadian Forces Health Services Group (formerly CFMG) |
CFMG | Canadian Forces Medical Group (Old terminology) |
CFMPA | Canadian Forces Military Police Academy |
CFNES | Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School |
CFNIS | Canadian Forces National Investigation Service |
CFNOS | Canadian Forces Naval Operations School |
CFP | Canadian Forces Publication |
CFPAS | Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System |
CFPSA | Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency |
CFPM | Canadian Forces Provost Marshal |
CFR | Canadian Forces Registration |
CFR | Commissioning From the Ranks |
CFRC | Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre |
CFRETS | Canadian Forces Recruiting, Education and Training System |
CFSD | Canadian Forces Supply Depot |
CFSEME | Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
CFSPDB | Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks |
CFTO | Canadian Forces Technical Order |
CHAP | Cadet Harassment and Abuse Prevention |
CHRA | Canadian Human Rights Act |
CHRC | Canadian Human Rights Commission |
CIC | Cadet Instructor Cadre |
CLFCSC | Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College (located in Kingston) |
CLS | Chief of the Land Staff |
CMBG | Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group |
CMG | Canadian Medical Group |
CO | Commanding Officer |
COA | Course of Action |
COS | Change of Strength |
COS | Chief of Staff |
COS | Company Orderly Sergeant |
Coxn | Coxswain |
Coy | Company |
CP | Command Post |
CQMS | Company Quarter Master Sergeant |
CRB | Career Review Board |
CRB(M) | Career Review Board (Medical) |
CRO | Custody Review Officer |
CSIS | Canadian Security and Intelligence Service |
CSM | Company Sergeant Major |
CSOR | Canadian Special Operations Regiment |
CSTC | Cadet Summer Training Centre |
CT | Component Transfer |
CTP | Course Training Plan |
CTS | Clothe The Soldier |
D
DAOD | Defence Administrative Order and Directive |
DCAAR | Defence Controlled Area Access Regulations |
DCDS | Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff |
DCO | Deputy Commanding Officer |
DCOS | Deputy Chief of Staff |
DDH | Destroyer, Helicopter carrying |
DEO | Direct Entry Officer |
DEU | Distinctive Environmental Uniform |
DGHS | Director General Health Services (also Comd CF H Svcs Gp) |
DGMC | Director General (Military Careers) |
DGPA | Director General (Public Affairs) |
DGRC | Director General (Reserves and Cadets) |
DGSP | Director General (Strategic Planning) |
DHH | Directorate of History and Heritage |
DI | Daily Inspection (vehicle) |
DIN | Defence Information Network |
DISO | Defence Information Services Organization |
DM | Deputy Minister |
DND | Department of National Defence |
DO | Duty Officer |
DP | Development Period |
DPM | Deputy Provost Marshal |
DRDC | Defence Research and Development Canada |
DRET | Directorate of Recruiting, Education and Training |
DSM | Drill Sergeant Major |
DVA | Department of Veteran Affairs |
DZ | Drop Zone |
E
ED & T | Exempt From Drill and Training |
EIS | Equipment Issue Scale |
ELOC | Essential Level of Capability |
EO | Enabling Objective |
EOD | Explosive Ordinance Disposal |
ETQMS | Engineer Technical Quartermaster Sergeant |
F
F & E | Furniture and Effects |
FASF | Fleet Auxiliary Security Force |
FDU | Fleet Diving Unit |
FFH | Frigate, Helicopter equipped |
FFO | Full Fighting Order |
FHP | Force Health Protection |
Fin | Financial |
Fin O | Financial Officer |
FOA | Field Operations Allowance |
FOO | Forward Observation Officer |
FST | Forward Surgical Team |
G
GPTR | Government Property Traffic Regulations |
GRA | General Restricted Area |
H
HHT | House Hunting Trip |
HLTA | Home Leave Travel Assistance |
HLVW | Heavy Logistics Vehicle Wheeled |
HMCS | Her Majesty's Canadian Ship |
HQ | Headquarters |
HR | Human Resources (ie... HR (Mil)- Military, HR (Civ)- Civiliian |
I
IAW | In Accordance With (reference) |
I/C | In Charge |
IBTS | Individual Battle Task Standards |
ICE | Integrated Clothing Ensemble |
IECS | Improved Environmental Clothing System |
IE | Intermediate Engagement |
IED | Improvised Explosive Device |
IPB | Intelligence Preparation of Battlefield |
ISCC | Infantry Section Commander's Course |
ISDR | Inspection and Search Defence Regulations |
ISTAR | Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance |
J
JAG | Judge Advocate General |
JFHQ | Joint Force Headquarters |
JPSU | Joint Personnel Support Unit |
JTF2 | Joint Task Force 2 |
K
KBR | Kellogg Brown and Root |
KMB | Kabul Multi-National Brigade |
L
LAV | Light Armoured Vehicle |
LDA | Land Duty Allowance |
LEME | Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering |
LFA | Land Force Area |
LFAA | Land Force Atlantic Area |
LFC | Land Force Command |
LFCA | Land Force Central Area |
LFDTS | Land Forces Doctrine and Training System |
LFQA | Land Force Quebec Area |
LFRR | Land Force Reserve Restructure |
LFWA | Land Force Western Area |
LHQ | Local Headquarters |
LOAC | Law of Armed Conflict |
LP | Listening Post |
LSVW | Light Support Vehicle Wheeled |
LZ | Landing Zone |
M
MARCOM | Maritime Command |
MCC | Military Career Counsellor |
MCDV | Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel |
MCSP | Maintenance of Clinical Skills Program (For non-physicians) |
MFRC | Military Family Resource Centre |
MILCOTS | Militarized Commercial Off-the-Shelf |
MIO | Maritime Interdiction Operations |
MIR | Medical Inspection Room |
MLOC | Minimum Level of Capability |
MLVW | Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled |
MMU | Multi-National Medical Unit |
MND | Minister of National Defence |
MOC | Military Occupation Code |
MOCOMP | Maintenance of Competency (Physicians only) |
MOSID | Military Occupation Structure Identification Code |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MP | Military Police |
MPCC | Military Police Complaints Commission |
MPI | Mean Point of Impact |
MSE | Mobile Support Equipment |
MSR | Main Supply Route |
MTAP | Military Training Assistance Program |
N
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NCIU | National Counter Intelligence Unit |
NCO/NCM | Non-Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Members |
ND | Negligent Discharge |
NDA | National Defence Act |
NDHQ | National Defence Headquarters |
NDI | Natioanl Defence Identification |
NDOC | National Defence Operations Centre |
NEO | New Entry Officer |
NES | Non-Effective Strength |
NGO | Non Governmental Organization |
NIS | National Investigation Service |
NJTP | National Joint Training Plan |
NORAD | North American Aerospace Defence |
NPF | Non Public Funds |
NPP | Non Public Property |
N/S | Non-Serviceable |
NSSC | National Security Studies Course |
NVG | Night Vision Goggles |
O
OGS | Officer General Specifications |
OOD | Officer On Duty |
OP | Observation Post |
Op | Operation |
OPDP | Officer Professional Development Program |
OPI | Office of Primary Interest |
OPME | Officer Professional Military Education |
OPV | Offshore Patrol Vessel |
Ops O | Operations Officer |
OR | Orderly Room |
P
P & A | Pay and Allowances |
P Res | Primary Reserve |
PA | Put Away (as instructed to a Clerk in a minute to file a document) |
PAFO | Public Affairs Officer |
PD | Professional Development |
PDC | Professional Development Council |
PER | Personnel Evaluation Report |
Pl | Platoon |
PLD | Post Living Differential |
PLQ | Primary Leadership Qualification |
PMed | Preventive Medicine (NOTE IT IS NOT PreMed or PrevMed!!!!) |
PMQ | Permanent Married Quarters |
PO | Performance Objective |
POL | Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants |
POW | Prisoner of War |
POOD | Petty Officer of the Day |
PRB | Performance Review Board |
PSA | Personnel Support Agency |
PSP | Personnel Support Programs |
PSWQ | Platoon Support Weapons Qualification |
PSO | Personnel Selection Officer |
Q
QL | Qualification Level |
QM | Quartermaster |
QMSI | Quartermaster Sergeant Instructor |
QOL | Quality of Life |
QOLPMO | Quality of Life Project Management Office |
QOLSRB | Quality of Life Senior Review Board |
QR&O | Queen's Regulations and Orders |
R
R & Q | Rations and Quarters |
R&R | Rest & Relaxation |
RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force |
RCN | Royal Canadian Navy |
RETP | Reserve Entry Training Program |
RHU | Residential Housing Unit |
RIIP | Reserve Integrated Information Project |
RMC | Royal Military College |
RMNACSTC | Rocky Mountain National Army Cadet Summer Training Centre |
RO | Reviewing Officer |
ROE | Rules of Engagement |
ROTP | Regular Officer Training Plan |
RSM | Regimental Sergeant Major |
RSO | Range Safety Officer |
RSS | Reg F Support Staff |
RTU | Returned To Unit |
RV | Rendezvous point on patrol |
RVS | Road and Vehicle Safety |
RW | Recorded Warning |
S
SAR | Search and Rescue |
SAMPIS | Security and Military Police Information System |
SAV | Staff Assistance Visit |
SCONDVA | Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs |
SCRR | Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves |
SFOR | Stabilization Force |
SHARP | Standard for Harassment and Racism Prevention |
SIR | Significant Incident Report |
SISIP | Company Orderly Sergeant |
SIU | Special Investigation Unit |
SIV | Staff Inspection Visits |
SLA | Service Level Agreement |
SN | Service Number |
SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
Sp | Support |
Spr | Sapper |
SQ | Soldier Qualification |
SQFT | Secteur du Québec de la Force terrestre |
Sup | Supply |
T
TCCC | Tactical Combat Casulty Care |
TD | Temporary Duty |
TL | Trade Level (obsolete term for course training levels, ex. TL 2, TL 3 ...) |
TOS | Terms of Service |
TP | Training Plan |
TQ | Trade Qualification (obsolete term for course training levels, ex. TQ 2, TQ 3 ...) |
TQMS | Technical Quartermaster Sergeant |
Trg | Training |
Trg O | Training Officer |
U
UIC | Unit Identification Code |
UMS | Unit Medical Section |
V
VAC | Veterans Affairs Canada |
VCDS | Vice Chief of the Defence Staff |
VCP | Vehicle Check Point |
VFS | Verification of Former Service |
VACSTC | Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre |
W
WASF | Wing Auxiliary Security Force |
X
XO | Executive Officer |