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|width="200px"|'''ADM''' | |width="200px"|ACP | ||
|Access Control Point | |||
|- | |||
|'''ADM''' | |||
|Assistant Deputy Minister | |Assistant Deputy Minister | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Adm''' | |'''Adm''' or '''Admin''' | ||
|Administration | |Administration | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''AFC''' | |'''AFC''' | ||
|Armed Forces Council | |Armed Forces Council | ||
|- | |||
|'''AMSC''' | |||
|Advanced Military Studies Course (16 weeks run at CFC Toronto) | |||
|- | |||
|'''ASC''' | |||
|Advanced Surgical Centre | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''ATI''' | |'''ATI''' | ||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|BATUS | |width="200px"|BASF | ||
|Base Auxiliary Security Force | |||
|- | |||
|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 | ||
|- | |||
|BMET | |||
|Bio-Medical Engineering Technican | |||
|- | |||
|'''BMS''' | |||
|Brigade Medical Station | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''BMQ''' | |'''BMQ''' | ||
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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 | ||
|- | |||
|CBRN | |||
|Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear | |||
|- | |||
|CD | |||
|Canadian Decoration | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CDS | |CDS | ||
|Chief of the Defence Staff | |Chief of the Defence Staff | ||
|- | |||
|CE | |||
|Construction Engineering | |||
|- | |- | ||
|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 | |||
|Canadian Forces College (located in Toronto) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CFCSC | |CFCSC | ||
|Canadian Forces Command and Staff | |Canadian Forces Command and Staff Course (run at CFC located in Toronto) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|CFHA | |CFHA | ||
|Canadian Forces Housing Agency | |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 | |CFNIS | ||
|Canadian Forces National Investigation Service | |Canadian Forces National Investigation Service | ||
|- | |||
|CFNOS | |||
|Canadian Forces Naval Operations School | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CFP | |CFP | ||
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|CFPAS | |CFPAS | ||
|Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System | |Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System | ||
|- | |||
|CFPSA | |||
|Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency | |||
|- | |||
|CFPM | |||
|Canadian Forces Provost Marshal | |||
|- | |||
|CFR | |||
|Canadian Forces Registration | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CFR | |CFR | ||
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|CFSEME | |CFSEME | ||
|Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | |Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | ||
|- | |||
|CFSPDB | |||
|Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CFTO | |CFTO | ||
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|CHAP | |CHAP | ||
|Cadet Harassment and Abuse Prevention | |Cadet Harassment and Abuse Prevention | ||
|- | |||
|CHRA | |||
|Canadian Human Rights Act | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CHRC | |CHRC | ||
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|CMBG | |CMBG | ||
|Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group | |Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group | ||
|- | |||
|CMG | |||
|Canadian Medical Group | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CO | |CO | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|COS | |COS | ||
|Company Orderly | |Company Orderly Sergeant | ||
|- | |||
|Coxn | |||
|Coxswain | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Coy | |Coy | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|CQMS | |CQMS | ||
|Company | |Company Quarter Master Sergeant | ||
|- | |- | ||
|CRB | |CRB | ||
|Career Review Board | |Career Review Board | ||
|- | |||
|CRB(M) | |||
|Career Review Board (Medical) | |||
|- | |||
|CRO | |||
|Custody Review Officer | |||
|- | |- | ||
|CSIS | |CSIS | ||
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|CSM | |CSM | ||
|Company Sergeant Major | |Company Sergeant Major | ||
|- | |||
|CSOR | |||
|Canadian Special Operations Regiment | |||
|- | |||
|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 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|DCDS | |DCDS | ||
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|DEU | |DEU | ||
| Distinctive Environmental Uniform | | Distinctive Environmental Uniform | ||
|- | |||
|DGHS | |||
|Director General Health Services (also Comd CF H Svcs Gp) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|DGMC | |DGMC | ||
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|DPM | |DPM | ||
|Deputy Provost Marshal | |Deputy Provost Marshal | ||
|- | |||
|DRDC | |||
|Defence Research and Development Canada | |||
|- | |- | ||
|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 | ||
|- | |||
|EOD | |||
|Explosive Ordinance Disposal | |||
|- | |||
|'''ETQMS''' | |||
|Engineer Technical Quartermaster Sergeant | |||
|} | |} | ||
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|width="200px"|F & E | |width="200px"|F & E | ||
|Furniture and Effects | |Furniture and Effects | ||
|- | |||
|FASF | |||
|Fleet Auxiliary Security Force | |||
|- | |||
|FDU | |||
|Fleet Diving Unit | |||
|- | |- | ||
|FFH | |FFH | ||
|Frigate, Helicopter equipped | |Frigate, Helicopter equipped | ||
|- | |||
|FFO | |||
|Full Fighting Order | |||
|- | |- | ||
|FHP | |FHP | ||
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|FOO | |FOO | ||
|Forward Observation Officer | |Forward Observation Officer | ||
|- | |||
|FST | |||
|Forward Surgical Team | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==G== | |||
{| | |||
|width="200px"|GPTR | |||
|Government Property Traffic Regulations | |||
|- | |||
|GRA | |||
|General Restricted Area | |||
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|} | |} | ||
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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 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|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 | |||
|- | |||
|ICE | |||
|Integrated Clothing Ensemble | |||
|- | |||
|IECS | |||
|Improved Environmental Clothing System | |||
|- | |- | ||
|IE | |IE | ||
|Intermediate Engagement | |Intermediate Engagement | ||
|- | |||
|IED | |||
|Improvised Explosive Device | |||
|- | |||
|IPB | |||
|Intelligence Preparation of Battlefield | |||
|- | |- | ||
|ISCC | |ISCC | ||
|Infantry Section Commander's Course | |Infantry Section Commander's Course | ||
|- | |||
|ISDR | |||
|Inspection and Search Defence Regulations | |||
|- | |- | ||
|ISTAR | |ISTAR | ||
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|JFHQ | |JFHQ | ||
|Joint Force Headquarters | |Joint Force Headquarters | ||
|- | |||
|JPSU | |||
|Joint Personnel Support Unit | |||
|- | |- | ||
|JTF2 | |JTF2 | ||
|Joint Task Force 2 | |[[Joint Task Force 2]] | ||
|} | |||
==K== | |||
{| | |||
|width="200px"|KBR | |||
|Kellogg Brown and Root | |||
|- | |||
|KMB | |||
|Kabul Multi-National Brigade | |||
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|} | |} | ||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|LEME | |width="200px"|LAV | ||
|Light Armoured Vehicle | |||
|- | |||
|LDA | |||
|Land Duty Allowance | |||
|- | |||
|LEME | |||
|Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | |Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|LFC | |LFC | ||
|Land Force Command | |[[Land Force Command]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|LFCA | |LFCA | ||
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|LFWA | |LFWA | ||
|Land Force Western Area | |Land Force Western Area | ||
|- | |||
|LHQ | |||
|Local Headquarters | |||
|- | |- | ||
|LOAC | |LOAC | ||
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|LSVW | |LSVW | ||
|Light Support Vehicle Wheeled | |Light Support Vehicle Wheeled | ||
|- | |||
|LZ | |||
|Landing Zone | |||
|} | |} | ||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|MARCOM | |width="200px"|MARCOM | ||
|Maritime Command | |[[Maritime Command]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|MCC | |MCC | ||
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|MCDV | |MCDV | ||
|Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel | |Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel | ||
|- | |||
|MCSP | |||
|Maintenance of Clinical Skills Program (For non-physicians) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|MFRC | |MFRC | ||
|Military Family Resource Centre | |Military Family Resource Centre | ||
|- | |||
|MILCOTS | |||
|Militarized Commercial Off-the-Shelf | |||
|- | |- | ||
|MIO | |MIO | ||
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|MLVW | |MLVW | ||
|Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled | |Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled | ||
|- | |||
|MMU | |||
|Multi-National Medical Unit | |||
|- | |- | ||
|MND | |MND | ||
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|MOC | |MOC | ||
|Military Occupation Code | |Military Occupation Code | ||
|- | |||
|MOCOMP | |||
|Maintenance of Competency (Physicians only) | |||
|- | |||
|MOSID | |||
|Military Occupation Structure Identification Code | |||
|- | |- | ||
|MOU | |MOU | ||
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|MSE | |MSE | ||
|Mobile Support Equipment | |Mobile Support Equipment | ||
|- | |||
|MSR | |||
|Main Supply Route | |||
|- | |- | ||
|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 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|NCO/NCM | |NCO/NCM | ||
|Non-Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Members | |Non-Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Members | ||
|- | |||
|ND | |||
|Negligent Discharge | |||
|- | |- | ||
|NDA | |NDA | ||
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|NDHQ | |NDHQ | ||
|National Defence Headquarters | |National Defence Headquarters | ||
|- | |||
|NDI | |||
|Natioanl Defence Identification | |||
|- | |- | ||
|NDOC | |NDOC | ||
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|NGO | |NGO | ||
|Non Governmental Organization | |Non Governmental Organization | ||
|- | |- | ||
|NIS | |NIS | ||
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|NJTP | |NJTP | ||
|National Joint Training Plan | |National Joint Training Plan | ||
|- | |||
|NORAD | |||
|North American Aerospace Defence | |||
|- | |- | ||
|NPF | |NPF | ||
|Non Public Funds | |Non Public Funds | ||
|- | |||
|NPP | |||
|Non Public Property | |||
|- | |||
|N/S | |||
|Non-Serviceable | |||
|- | |- | ||
|NSSC | |NSSC | ||
|National Security Studies Course | |National Security Studies Course | ||
|- | |||
|NVG | |||
|Night Vision Goggles | |||
|} | |} | ||
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|width="200px"|OGS | |width="200px"|OGS | ||
|Officer General Specifications | |Officer General Specifications | ||
|- | |||
|OOD | |||
|Officer On Duty | |||
|- | |- | ||
|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) | ||
|- | |||
|PAFO | |||
|Public Affairs Officer | |||
|- | |- | ||
|PD | |PD | ||
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|Personnel Evaluation Report | |Personnel Evaluation Report | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Pl | ||
| Platoon | | Platoon | ||
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|PO | |PO | ||
|Performance Objective | |Performance Objective | ||
|- | |||
|POL | |||
|Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants | |||
|- | |||
|POW | |||
|Prisoner of War | |||
|- | |||
|POOD | |||
|Petty Officer of the Day | |||
|- | |- | ||
|PRB | |PRB | ||
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|PSA | |PSA | ||
|Personnel Support Agency | |Personnel Support Agency | ||
|- | |||
|PSP | |||
|Personnel Support Programs | |||
|- | |- | ||
|PSWQ | |PSWQ | ||
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|width="200px"|R & Q | |width="200px"|R & Q | ||
|Rations and Quarters | |Rations and Quarters | ||
|- | |||
|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 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|RIIP | |RIIP | ||
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|RMC | |RMC | ||
|Royal Military College | |Royal Military College | ||
|- | |||
|RMNACSTC | |||
|Rocky Mountain National Army Cadet Summer Training Centre | |||
|- | |||
|RO | |||
|Reviewing Officer | |||
|- | |- | ||
|ROE | |ROE | ||
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|RV | |RV | ||
|Rendezvous point on patrol | |Rendezvous point on patrol | ||
|- | |||
|RVS | |||
|Road and Vehicle Safety | |||
|- | |- | ||
|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 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|SIU | |SIU | ||
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|SIV | |SIV | ||
|Staff Inspection Visits | |Staff Inspection Visits | ||
|- | |||
|SLA | |||
|Service Level Agreement | |||
|- | |||
|SN | |||
|Service Number | |||
|- | |||
|SOP | |||
|Standard Operating Procedure | |||
|- | |- | ||
|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 | |||
|- | |||
|TD | |||
|Temporary Duty | |Temporary Duty | ||
|- | |- | ||
|TL | |TL | ||
|Trade Level (obsolete term for course training levels, ex. TL 2, TL 3 ...) | |Trade Level (obsolete term for course training levels, ex. TL 2, TL 3 ...) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|TOS | |TOS | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|TQ | |TQ | ||
|Trade Qualification (obsolete term for course training levels, ex. TQ 2, TQ 3 ...) | |Trade Qualification (obsolete term for course training levels, ex. TQ 2, TQ 3 ...) | ||
|- | |||
|TQMS | |||
|Technical Quartermaster Sergeant | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Trg | |Trg | ||
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{| | {| | ||
|width="200px"|UMS | |width="200px"|UIC | ||
|Unit Identification Code | |||
|- | |||
|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 | ||
|- | |||
|VCP | |||
|Vehicle Check Point | |||
|- | |- | ||
|VFS | |VFS | ||
|Verification of Former Service | |Verification of Former Service | ||
|- | |||
|VACSTC | |||
|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 05:21, 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 |