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{|
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|width="200px"|'''2IC'''      
|width="200px"|'''2IC'''
|Second-in-Command
|Second-in-Command
|-
|-
|'''404s'''      
|'''404s'''
|DND 404 (Military Driver's License)
|DND 404 (Military Driver's License)
|}
|}


===A===
===A===
{|
{|
|width="200px"|'''ADM'''  
|width="200px"|'''ADM'''
|Assistant Deputy Minister
|Assistant Deputy Minister
|-
|-
|'''Adm'''      
|'''Adm'''
|Administration
|Administration
|-
|-
|'''AFC'''    
|'''AFC'''
|Armed Forces Council
|Armed Forces Council
|-
|-
|'''ATI'''  
|'''ATI'''
|Access to Information Act
|Access to Information Act
|-
|-
|'''[[AVGP]]'''    
|'''[[AVGP]]'''
|Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (Grizzly, Cougar and Bison)
|Armoured Vehicle General Purpose (Grizzly, Cougar and Bison)
|}
|}
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{|
{|
|width="200px"|BATUS
|width="200px"|BATUS
|British Army Training Unit Suffield
|British Army Training Unit Suffield
|-
|-
|'''BC'''    
|'''BC'''
|Battery Commander
|Battery Commander
|-
|-
|'''Bde '''    
|'''Bde '''
|Brigade
|Brigade
|-  
|-
|'''BF'''
|'''BF'''
|Bring Forward (placed on a document with date the Clerk is to bring it back from the files)
|Bring Forward (placed on a document with date the Clerk is to bring it back from the files)
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|Battery Quartermaster Sergeant
|Battery Quartermaster Sergeant
|-
|-
|'''BSM'''  
|'''BSM'''
|Battery Sergeant Major
|Battery Sergeant Major
|-
|-
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===C===
===C===
*C&P       Counselling and Probation
 
*CADPAT     Canadian Disruptive Pattern
{|
*CANFORGEN     Canadian Forces General Order
|width="200px"|C&P
*CAR     Canadian Airborne Regiment
|Counselling and Probation
*CAS     Chief of the Air Staff
|-
*CBG       Canadian Brigade Group
|CADPAT
*CDS     Chief of the Defence Staff
|Canadian Disruptive Pattern
*CEF       Canadian Expeditionary Force (1914-1919)
|-
*CF     Canadian Forces
|CANFORGEN
*CF 98       Canadian Forces form #98 - Report on Injuries
|Canadian Forces General Order
*CFAO     Canadian Forces Administrative Order
|-
*CFCSC     Canadian Forces Command and Staff College (located in Toronto)
|CAP
*CFHA     Canadian Forces Housing Agency
|Common Army Phase
*CFNIS     Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
|-
*CFP     Canadian Forces Publication
|CAR
*CFPAS     Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System
|Canadian Airborne Regiment
*CFR       Commissioning From the Ranks
|-
*CFRC     Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre
|CAS
*CFRETS     Canadian Forces Recruiting, Education and Training System
|Chief of the Air Staff
*CFSD       Canadian Forces Supply Depot
|-
*CFSEME       Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
|CBG
*CFTO     Canadian Forces Technical Order
|Canadian Brigade Group
*CHAP     Cadet Harassment and Abuse Prevention
|-
*CHRC     Canadian Human Rights Commission
|CDS
*CIC     Cadet Instructor Cadre
|Chief of the Defence Staff
*CLFCSC     Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College (located in Kingston)
|-
*CLS     Chief of the Land Staff
|CEF
*CMBG       Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
|Canadian Expeditionary Force (1914-1919)
*CO     Commanding Officer
|-
*COA       Course of Action
|CF
*COS       Change of Strength
|Canadian Forces
*COS       Chief of Staff
|-
*COS       Company Orderly Sergeany
|CF 98
*Coy       Company
|Canadian Forces form #98 - Report on Injuries
*CP     Command Post
|-
*CQMS     Company Quartermaster Sergeant
|CFAO
*CRB     Career Review Board
|Canadian Forces Administrative Order
*CSIS     Canadian Security and Intelligence Service
|-
*CSM       Company Sergeant Major
|CFCSC
*CT         Component Transfer
|Canadian Forces Command and Staff College (located in Toronto)
*CTP       Course Training Plan
|-
*CTS       Clothe The Soldier
|CFHA
|Canadian Forces Housing Agency
|-
|CFNIS
|Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
|-
|CFP
|Canadian Forces Publication
|-
|CFPAS
|Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System
|-
|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
|-
|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
|-
|CO
|Commanding Officer
|-
|COA
|Course of Action
|-
|COS
|Change of Strength
|-
|COS
|Chief of Staff
|-
|COS
|Company Orderly Sergeany
|-
|Coy
|Company
|-
|CP
|Command Post
|-
|CQMS
|Company Quartermaster Sergeant
|-
|CRB
|Career Review Board
|-
|CSIS
|Canadian Security and Intelligence Service
|-
|CSM
|Company Sergeant Major
|-
|CT
| Component Transfer
|-
|CTP
|Course Training Plan
|-
|CTS
|Clothe The Soldier
|}


===D===
===D===
*DAOD     Defence Administrative Order and Directive
 
*DCDS     Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
{|
*DCO     Deputy Commanding Officer
|width="200px"|DAOD
*DCOS     Deputy Chief of Staff
|Defence Administrative Order and Directive
*DDH       Destroyer, Helicopter carrying
|-
*DEO       Direct Entry Officer
|DCDS
*DEU         Distinctive Environmental Uniform
|Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
*DGMC     Director General (Military Careers)
|-
*DGPA     Director General (Public Affairs)
|DCO
*DGRC     Director General (Reserves and Cadets)
|Deputy Commanding Officer
*DGSP     Director General (Strategic Planning)
|-
*DHH       Directorate of History and Heritage
|DCOS
*DI     Daily Inspection (vehicle)
|Deputy Chief of Staff
*DIN     Defence Information Network
|-
*DISO     Defence Information Services Organization
|DDH
*DM     Deputy Minister
|Destroyer, Helicopter carrying
*DND     Department of National Defence
|-
*DO     Duty Officer
|DEO
*DP     Development Period
|Direct Entry Officer
*DPM     Deputy Provost Marshal
|-
*DRET     Directorate of Recruiting, Education and Training
|DEU
*DSM         Drill Sergeant Major
| Distinctive Environmental Uniform
*DVA       Department of Veteran Affairs
|-
|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===
===E===
{|
{|
|width="200px"|'''ED & T'''
|width="200px"|'''ED & T'''
|Exempt From Drill and Training
|Exempt From Drill and Training
|-
|-
|'''EIS '''      
|'''EIS '''
|Equipment Issue Scale
|Equipment Issue Scale
|-
|-
|'''ELOC'''    
|'''ELOC'''
|Essential Level of Capability
|Essential Level of Capability
|-
|-
|'''EO'''    
|'''EO'''
|Enabling Objective
|Enabling Objective
|}
|}


===F===
===F===
*F & E       Furniture and Effects
 
*FFH       Frigate, Helicopter equipped
{|
*FHP       Force Health Protection
|width="200px"|F & E
*Fin       Financial
|Furniture and Effects
*Fin O     Financial Officer
|-
*FOA     Field Operations Allowance
|FFH
*FOO     Forward Observation Officer
|Frigate, Helicopter equipped
|-
|FHP
|Force Health Protection
|-
|Fin
|Financial
|-
|Fin O
|Financial Officer
|-
|FOA
|Field Operations Allowance
|-
|FOO
|Forward Observation Officer
|}


===H===
===H===
*HHT       House Hunting Trip
 
*HLVW     Heavy Logistics Vehicle Wheeled
{|
*HMCS     Her Majesty's Canadian Ship
|width="200px"|HHT
*HQ     Headquarters
|House Hunting Trip
*HR     Human Resources (ie... HR (Mil)- Military, HR (Civ)- Civiliian
|-
|HLVW
|Heavy Logistics Vehicle Wheeled
|-
|HMCS
|Her Majesty's Canadian Ship
|-
|HQ
|Headquarters
|-
|HR
|Human Resources (ie... HR (Mil)- Military, HR (Civ)- Civiliian
|}


===I===
===I===
*IAW       In Accordance With (reference)
 
*IE     Intermediate Engagement
{|
*ISCC     Infantry Section Commander's Course
|width="200px"|IAW
*ISTAR       Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
|In Accordance With (reference)
|-
|IE
|Intermediate Engagement
|-
|ISCC
|Infantry Section Commander's Course
|-
|ISTAR
|Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
|}


===J===
===J===
*JAG    Judge Advocate General
*JFHQ    Joint Force Headquarters
*JTF2    Joint Task Force 2


{|
|width="200px"|JAG
|Judge Advocate General
|-
|JFHQ
|Joint Force Headquarters
|-
|JTF2
|Joint Task Force 2
|}


===L===
===L===
*LEME     Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
 
*LFA       Land Force Area
{|
*LFAA     Land Force Atlantic Area
|width="200px"|LEME
*LFC     Land Force Command
|Land Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
*LFCA     Land Force Central Area
|-
*LFDTS     Land Forces Doctrine and Training System
|LFA
*LFRR     Land Force Reserve Restructure
|Land Force Area
*LFWA     Land Force Western Area
|-
*LOAC     Law of Armed Conflict
|LFAA
*LP                 Listening Post
|Land Force Atlantic Area
*LSVW     Light Support Vehicle Wheeled
|-
|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===
===M===
*MARCOM   Maritime Command
 
*MCC     Military Career Counsellor
{|
*MCDV     Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel
|width="200px"|MARCOM
*MFRC     Military Family Resource Centre
|Maritime Command
*MIO     Maritime Interdiction Operations
|-
*MIR       Medical Inspection Room
|MCC
*MLOC       Minimum Level of Capability
|Military Career Counsellor
*MLVW     Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled
|-
*MND     Minister of National Defence
|MCDV
*MOC     Military Occupation Code
|Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel
*MOU     Memorandum of Understanding
|-
*MP     Military Police
|MFRC
*MPCC     Military Police Complaints Commission
|Military Family Resource Centre
*MPI       Mean Point of Impact
|-
*MSE       Mobile Support Equipment
|MIO
*MTAP     Military Training Assistance Program
|Maritime Interdiction Operations
|-
|MIR
|Medical Inspection Room
|-
|MLOC
|Minimum Level of Capability
|-
|MLVW
|Medium Logistics Vehicle Wheeled
|-
|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===
===N===
*NATO     North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 
*NCO/NCM     Non-Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Members
{|
*NDA     National Defence Act
|width="200px"|NATO
*NDHQ     National Defence Headquarters
|North Atlantic Treaty Organization
*NDOC     National Defence Operations Centre
|-
*NEO     New Entry Officer
|NCO/NCM
*NES       Non-Effective Strength
|Non-Commissioned Officers/Non-Commissioned Members
*NGO     Non Governmental Organization
|-
*NIS     National Investigation Service
|NDA
*NIS       National Investigation Service
|National Defence Act
*NJTP     National Joint Training Plan
|-
*NPF       Non Public Funds
|NDHQ
*NSSC     National Security Studies Course
|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
|-
|NSSC
|National Security Studies Course
|}


===O===
===O===
*OGS     Officer General Specifications
 
*OP     Observation Post
{|
*Op     Operation
|width="200px"|OGS
*OPDP     Officer Professional Development Program
|Officer General Specifications
*OPI       Office of Primary Interest
|-
*OPME     Officer Professional Military Education
|OP
*OPV     Offshore Patrol Vessel
|Observation Post
*Ops O     Operations Officer
|-
*OR       Orderly Room
|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===
*P & A     Pay and Allowances
 
*P Res     Primary Reserve
{|
*PA     Put Away (as instructed to a Clerk in a minute to file a document)
|width="200px"|P & A
*PD     Professional Development
|Pay and Allowances
*PDC     Professional Development Council
|-
*PER     Personnel Evaluation Report
|P Res
*pl         Platoon
|Primary Reserve
*PLD       Post Living Differential
|-
*PLQ       Primary Leadership Qualification
|PA
*PMed     Preventive Medicine (NOTE IT IS NOT PreMed or PrevMed!!!!)
|Put Away (as instructed to a Clerk in a minute to file a document)
*PMQ     Permanent Married Quarters
|-
*PO     Performance Objective
|PD
*PRB     Performance Review Board
|Professional Development
*PSA     Personnel Support Agency
|-
*PSO     Personnel Selection Officer
|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===
===Q===
*QL       Qualification Level
 
*QM         Quartermaster
{|
*QMSI     Quartermaster Sergeant Instructor
|width="200px"|QL
*QOL     Quality of Life
|Qualification Level
*QOLPMO     Quality of Life Project Management Office
|-
*QOLSRB     Quality of Life Senior Review Board
|QM
*QR&O     Queen's Regulations and Orders
| 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===
*R & Q     Rations and Quarters
 
*RETP     Reserve Entry Training Program
{|
*RIIP     Reserve Integrated Information Project
|width="200px"|R & Q
*RMC     Royal Military College
|Rations and Quarters
*ROE     Rules of Engagement
|-
*ROTP     Regular Officer Training Plan
|RETP
*RSM       Regimental Sergeant Major
|Reserve Entry Training Program
*RSO       Range Safety Officer
|-
*RSS     Reg F Support Staff
|RIIP
*RTU       Returned To Unit
|Reserve Integrated Information Project
*RV       Rendezvous point on patrol
|-
*RW       Recorded Warning
|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===
===S===
*SAV       Staff Assistance Visit
 
*SCONDVA     Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs
{|
*SCRR     Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves
|width="200px"|SAV
*SFOR     Stabilization Force
|Staff Assistance Visit
*SHARP     Standard for Harassment and Racism Prevention
|-
*SIU     Special Investigation Unit
|SCONDVA
*SIV     Staff Inspection Visits
|Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs
*Sp       Support
|-
*Spr       Sapper
|SCRR
*SQ       Soldier Qualification
|Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves
*SQFT       Secteur du Québec de la Force terrestre
|-
|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===
===T===
*TD     Temporary Duty
 
*TL       Trade Level (obsolete term for course training levels, ex. TL 2, TL 3 ...)
{|
*TOS     Terms of Service
|width="200px"|TD
*TP     Training Plan
|Temporary Duty
*TQ       Trade Qualification (obsolete term for course training levels, ex. TQ 2, TQ 3 ...)
|-
*Trg       Training
|TL
*Trg O     Training Officer
|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 ...)
|-
|Trg
|Training
|-
|Trg O
|Training Officer
|}


===U===
===U===
*UMS     Unit Medical Section
 
{|
|width="200px"|UMS
|Unit Medical Section
|}


===V===
===V===
*VAC         Veterans Affairs Canada
 
*VCDS     Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
{|
*VFS       Verification of Former Service
|width="200px"|VAC
| Veterans Affairs Canada
|-
|VCDS
|Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
|-
|VFS
|Verification of Former Service
|}

Revision as of 13:35, 10 July 2006

Ranks

#

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

A

ADM Assistant Deputy Minister
Adm Administration
AFC Armed Forces Council
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
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
CFCSC Canadian Forces Command and Staff College (located in Toronto)
CFHA Canadian Forces Housing Agency
CFNIS Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
CFP Canadian Forces Publication
CFPAS Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System
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
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
CO Commanding Officer
COA Course of Action
COS Change of Strength
COS Chief of Staff
COS Company Orderly Sergeany
Coy Company
CP Command Post
CQMS Company Quartermaster Sergeant
CRB Career Review Board
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
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

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

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)
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

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
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
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 ...)
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
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