Canadian Military Acronyms

Ranks

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2IC	Second-in-Command
404s	DND 404 (Military Driver's License)

A

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

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
BG	Battle Group
BK	Battery Captain
BMS	Brigade Medical Station
BMQ	Basic Military Qualification
Bn	Battalion
BOR	Battalion Orderly Room
BOS	Battalion Orderly Sergeant
BPSO	Base Personnel Selection Office
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
CAP	Common Army Phase
CAR	Canadian Airborne Regiment
CAS	Chief of the Air Staff
CBG	Canadian Brigade Group
CDS	Chief of the Defence Staff
CEF	Canadian Expeditionary Force (1914-1919)
CF	Canadian Forces
CF 98	Canadian Forces form #98 - Report on Injuries
CFAO	Canadian Forces Administrative Order
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)
CFNIS	Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
CFP	Canadian Forces Publication
CFPAS	Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System
CFPSA	Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency
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
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
Coy	Company
CP	Command Post
CQMS	Company Quarter Master Sergeant
CRB	Career Review Board
CRB(M)	Career Review Board (Medical)
CSIS	Canadian Security and Intelligence Service
CSM	Company Sergeant Major
CT	Component Transfer
CTP	Course Training Plan
CTS	Clothe The Soldier

D

DAOD	Defence Administrative Order and Directive
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
DRET	Directorate of Recruiting, Education and Training
DSM	Drill Sergeant Major
DVA	Department of Veteran Affairs

E

ED & T	Exempt From Drill and Training
EIS	Equipment Issue Scale
ELOC	Essential Level of Capability
EO	Enabling Objective
ETQMS	Engineer Technical Quartermaster Sergeant

F

F & E	Furniture and Effects
FFH	Frigate, Helicopter equipped
FHP	Force Health Protection
Fin	Financial
Fin O	Financial Officer
FOA	Field Operations Allowance
FOO	Forward Observation Officer
FST	Forward Surgical Team

H

HHT	House Hunting Trip
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)
ICE	Integrated Clothing Ensemble
IE	Intermediate Engagement
ISCC	Infantry Section Commander's Course
ISTAR	Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance

J

JAG	Judge Advocate General
JFHQ	Joint Force Headquarters
JTF2	Joint Task Force 2

K

KBR	Kellogg Brown and Root
KMB	Kabul Multi-National Brigade

L

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
LOAC	Law of Armed Conflict
LP	Listening Post
LSVW	Light Support Vehicle Wheeled

M

MARCOM	Maritime Command
MCC	Military Career Counsellor
MCDV	Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel
MFRC	Military Family Resource Centre
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
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MP	Military Police
MPCC	Military Police Complaints Commission
MPI	Mean Point of Impact
MSE	Mobile Support Equipment
MTAP	Military Training Assistance Program

N

NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCO/NCM	Non-Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Members
NDA	National Defence Act
NDHQ	National Defence Headquarters
NDOC	National Defence Operations Centre
NEO	New Entry Officer
NES	Non-Effective Strength
NGO	Non Governmental Organization
NIS	National Investigation Service
NIS	National Investigation Service
NJTP	National Joint Training Plan
NPF	Non Public Funds
NPP	Non Public Property
NSSC	National Security Studies Course

O

OGS	Officer General Specifications
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)
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
PRB	Performance Review Board
PSA	Personnel Support Agency
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
RETP	Reserve Entry Training Program
RIIP	Reserve Integrated Information Project
RMC	Royal Military College
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
RW	Recorded Warning

S

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
SIU	Special Investigation Unit
SIV	Staff Inspection Visits
Sp	Support
Spr	Sapper
SQ	Soldier Qualification
SQFT	Secteur du Québec de la Force terrestre

T

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 Quarter Master Sergeant
Trg	Training
Trg O	Training Officer

U

UMS	Unit Medical Section

V

VAC	Veterans Affairs Canada
VCDS	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
VFS	Verification of Former Service
VACSTC	Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre