WW 2 SIGLAS Y ABREVIATURAS
a/ - Acting Rank
AA – Anti-Aircraft; Approving authority; Air Attache; Assembly Area; aircraft availability
AAA – Anti-Aircraft Artillery
AAC - Army Air Corps (UK); Anti Aircraft Co-operation
AACC - Army Air Corps Center
AACF - Anti-aircraft Co-operation Flight
AACTDC - Army Air Corpse Tactical Development Center
AACU - Anti Aircraft Co-operation Unit
AAEE - Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
A&AEE – Aeroplane and Armament Experimental/Evaluation Establishment
A&E - ammunition and explosives
AAF - Army Airfield; or Auxiliary Air Force; or Anti-Aircraft Flight; or Allied Air Force
AAFCE - Allied Air Forces Central Europe
AAFES —Army and Air Force Exchange Service - US
AAFNE - Allied Air Forces Northern Europe
AAFSE - Allied Air Forces Southern Europe
AAGS - Air Armament & Gas School
AAGR - air-to-air gunnery range
AAITS - Airmen Aircrew Initial Training School
AAM - Army Achievement Medal; Air-to-Air Missile;
AAMG - antiaircraft machine gun
AAP – Anti-Armour Platoon; Aircraft Acceptance Park; or Army Aircraft Park
AAPC - Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp
AAR - Air-to Air Refueling;After-Action Review;After-Action Report; Air-to-Air Receive;Aircraft Accident Report
AAS - Air Armament School
AASF - Advanced Air Striking Force (1939/40)
AATE - Air Armament trials Establishment
AATFC —Air Assault Task Force Commander
AATTF - Anti-Aircraft and Target Towing Flight
AATT&DC - Army Air Transport Training & Development Center
AAU - Air Ambulance Unit; or Aircraft Acceptance Unit; or Aircraft Assembly Unit
AAW - Anti-Air Warfare
AB - Able Seaman; Airborne
A/B - Airborne
AB - Autoblinda - Armoured Car - Ita.
ABC - Airborne Cigar (transmitter aboard aircraft which jammed German fighter control frequencies)
ABC Defence - Atomic Biological Chemical Defence
ABGS(ME) Air Bombing & Gunnery School (Middle East)
ABN —Airborne
ABTF - Air Bombing Training Flight
A/C - Aircraft; Armoured Car; Absolute Ceiling;
A/Cdre - Air Commodore
AC - Aircraftman; Armoured Car
AC1 - Aircraftman First Class
AC2 - Aircraftman Second Class
ACAC - Aircrew Allocation Center
ACATC - Air Cadets Adventure Training Center
ACAV - Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle
ACDC - Aircrew Dispatch Center
ACDW - Air Crew Disposal Wing
ACC - Army Co-operation Command; Allied Control Commission; Air Control Center; Armored Car Company
ACCF - Army Co-operation Command Communication Flight
ACCGS - Air Cadet Central Gliding School
ACCU – Airborne Car Contact Unit
ACGFSOC - Air Cadet Gliding Flight Safety Officer's Course
ACDU - Army Co-operation Development Unit
ACDU (ME) - Air Combat Development Unit (Middle East)
ACF - Air Command Far East
ACFAWF - Air Command Fare East All Weather Flight
ACFSS - Air Cadets Flying Scholarship Scheme
ACGS(OR) - Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements)
ACH Air Craft Hand
ACH - Advanced Chain Home
ACHU - Aircrew Holding Unit
ACIs - Air Council Instructions
ACO - Advanced Chain Overseas (radar)
ACO - Air Cadet Organization
ACM - Air Chief Marshal
ACP - Air Cadet Publication (derived from APs); or Aerodrome Control Pilot
ACPNTS - Air Cadets Pilot Navigation Training Scheme
ACR - Airfield Control Radar
ACRC - Air Crew Reception Centre
ACRC (ME) - Air Crew Reception Centre Middle East
A.C.R.C - Aircrew Receiving Centre
ACRS - Air Crew Refresher School
ACS - Airfield Construction Squadron
ACSB - Air Crew Selection Board
ACSEA - Air Command South East Asia
ACSEA/ASS - Air Command South East Asia Air Service Squadron
ACTC - Air Cadet Training Centre
ACU - Air Conditioning Unit;Army Combat Uniform; Assault Craft Unit; Annunciator Control Unit; Automatic Calling Unit; Administrative Control Unit
ACV - Armoured Cavalry Vehicle
ACOL - Area Coordinator of Official Languages
AD - Aircraft Depot; or Air Defence; or After duty
ADATS - Air Defense Anti-Tank System
ADC - Air Defence Centre/Aide de Camp
ADCC - Air Defence Cadet Corps (established 1938, see ATC)
ADCS - Air Defence Cooperation Squadron
ADEM - Air Defences Eastern Mediterranean
ADF(U) - Aircraft Delivery Flight (Unit)
ADGB - Air Defence of Great Britain
ADGE - Air Defence Ground Environment
Adj - Adjutant
ADLS - Air Despatch Letter Service
Adm – Administration
ADM – Admiral, four star naval flag officer – O-10
ADM - Assistant Deputy Minister; or Air Defence Missile
ADM(Fin CS) - Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance and Corporate Services)
ADM(HR-Civ) - Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources – Civilian)
ADM(HR-Mil) - Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resources -Military)
ADM(IE) - Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure and Environment)
ADM(IM) - Assistant Deputy Minister (Information Management)
ADM(Mat) - Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel)
ADM(PA) - Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs)
ADMS – Assistant Director of Medical Services
ADRU - Air Dispatch & Reception Unit
ADS - Advanced Dressing Station
ADU - Aircraft Delivery Unit
AE - Air Efficiency award
AEAES - Air Electronics & Air Engineers School
AEAF - Allied Expeditionary Air Forces
AEC - Assessment& Evaluation Centre
AED - Aircraft Equipment Depot
AEF - Air Experience Flight
AEME – Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
AES - Air Electronics School; or Armament Experimental Station
AEV - Armoured Engineer Vehicle
AEW - Airborne Early Warning
AFC - Armed Forces Council; or Australian Flying Corps; or Air Force Cross (medal)
AFDE - Air Fighting Development Establishment
AFDS - Air Fighting Development Squadron, part of CFE
AFDU (S)- Air Fighting Development Unit/Squadron
AFE - Airborne Forces Establishment
AFEE - Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment
AFG - Air Forces Gulf
AFHQ - Airfield Headquarters
AFM - Air Force Medal
AFRU - Advance Flying & Refresher Unit
AFS - Advanced Flying School
AFS - Auxiliary Fighter Squadron
AFS(I) - Advanced Flying School (India)
AFS(ME) - Advanced Flying School (Middle East)
AFTCC - Air Force Troop Carrier Command
AFTDU - Airborne Forces Tactical Development Unit
AFTS - Advanced Flying Training School
AFTU - Advanced Flying Training Unit; Air Firing Training Unit
AFU - Advanced Flying Unit
AFV - Armoured Fighting Vehicle
AFWE - Air Forces Western Europe
A-G air to ground
AG - Air Gunner
AGBS - Air Gunnery & Bombing School
AGC - Adjutant Generals Corps
AGL - Air Gun Laying;Above Ground Level
AGME - Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment
AGRMIS —Active Guard Reserve Management Information System
AGRS - Advanced Ground Radio School
AGRS - Air & Ground Radio School
A&GS -Armament & Gunnery School
AGS - Air Gunners School; or Aircrew Grading School
AGS(ME/I) - Air Gunners School (Middle East/India)
AGT - Air Work & General Trading (part of the CRO)
AGT - Advanced Gliding Training (Air Cadets)
AGTS - Air Graduate Training School
AGU - Air work Grading Unit
AHQ - Air Headquarters
AHQ(I) - Air Headquarters (India)
A&IEU - Armament & Instrument Experimental Unit
AI - Airborne Interception - night fighter radar equipment
AICF - AI Conversion Flight
AIEU - Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit
AIF – Australian Imperial Forces
AIFV - Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle
AIRCOM – Air Command (Airforce)
AIS - Air Interception School
AIT - Agreement on Internal Trade;Advanced Infantry Training; Advanced Individual Training;
AITF - AI Training Flight
AJAGs - Assistant Judge Advocates General
AK– Naval supply ship designation
AKA - Naval Amphibious Landing supply ship designation; Also Known As;
ALG - Advance Landing Ground
ALICE —All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
ALS - Air Landing School (India)
ALO - Air Liaison Officer
AM - Air Marshal; or Air Ministry
AMDP - Air Member for Development & Production
AMES - Air Ministry Experimental Station
AMESS - Air Ministry Experimental Station (ground Radar Station)
AMF – Australian Military Forces
AMMF - Air Ministry Meteorological Flight
AMO - Air Ministry Order; or Air Movement Order
AMOR - Annual Military Occupation Review
AMSC - Advanced Military Studies Course
AMSDU - Air Ministry Servicing Development Unit
AMV – Advanced Modular Vehicle
AMWD - Air Ministry Works Department
ANBS - Air Navigation & Bombing School
ANCOC —Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course. (Pronounced ay-knock)
ANGLICO - Air and Naval Gunfire Liason Company
ANS - Air Navigation School
ANZAC - Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
AO —Accounts Office; Acquisition Objective; Action Officer; Aircraft Operator; Oiler (underway replenishment); Administration Officer; Air Officer; Area of Operations; Aviation Ordnance
AOC - Air Officer Commanding; Army Operations Course; Air Operations Center; Army Operations Center; Air/Oil Cooler; Approach On Course;Aviation Ordnance Chief; Area of Concentration
AOCU - Andover Operational Conversion Unit
AOD —Administrative Officer of the Day
AOG - Aircraft On Ground
AONS - Air Observers Navigation School
AOO (AO) —Area of Operations; Aviation Ordnance Officer
AOP - Air Observation Post
AOR - Area of Responsibility; or Auxiliary Oiler (Navy); Allowance Overrides; Annual Operating Requirement
AORG - Army Operational Research Group
AOS - Air Observers School
AOTS - Aircrew Officers Training School
AP - Aircraft Park; or Air Publication; Naval transport for personnel;Armour piercing;
APA - Auxiliary, Personnel, Assault (Ship designation)
APC - Armoured Personnel Carrier; Armour piercing (Capped) projectile; Acquisition Professional Community; Accelerated Provision Concepts; Account Processing Code; Activity Process Codes; Agency Program Coordinator; Air Project Coordinator; Aerial Port Commander; Air Program Coordinator; Approach Power Compensator; Approach Power Control; Approach Control; Assistant Project Coordinator.
APC (S) - Armament Practice Camp (Station)
APCS - Aden Protectorate Communication Squadron
APCS & SS- Aden Protectorate Control & Support Squadron
APDU - Air Photography Development Unit
AP&DU - Aircraft Preparation& Development Unit
APF - Air Pilotage Flight
APFSDS —armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot projectile/round
APFT —Army Physical Fitness Test
APS - Air Pilotage School; or Armament Practice Station
APSF - Aden Protectorate Support Flight
APU - Aircraft Preparation Unit
AR – Automatic Rifle; Australian Regiment; Administrative Review;Army Reserve
AR analyst - Administrative Review Analyst
ARC - Aircrew Recruiting Centre; or Aircrew Reception Centre
ARCAM —Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
ARCOM —Army Commendation Medal
ARD - Aircraft Repair Depot; or Alberta Regimental Depot
ARF - Aircraft Repair Flight; or Air Radar Fitter
ARFORGEN —Army Force Generation
ARFF - Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting
ARMD - Armoured, Armour Corps
ARP - Aircraft Repair Park
ARRC - Associate Royal Red Cross
ARS - Aircraft Repair Section
ARSOF —Army Special Operations Forces
ARU - Aircraft Repair Unit
ARV - Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Arty - Artillery
A/S - Anti Submarine
AS - Air School
AS&RU - Aircraft Salvage & Repair Unit
ASAP - As Soon As Possible;Army Streamlined Acquisition Process; Army Substance Abuse Program
ASC - Aircrew Selection Centre; Air Support Command; Area Support Group; Army Service Corps
ASCC —Army Service Component Command
ASD - Aeroplane Supply Depot
ASF - Air Survey Flight
ASF - Aircraft Servicing Flight
ASI - Air Speed Indicator;Additional Skill Identifier(Used at the end of an MOS code);Authorized Shipping Instructions
ASOC —Air Support Operations Center
ASP - Air Stores Park
ASR - Air Sea Rescue
ASR&CF - Air Sea Rescue & Communication Flight
ASRF - Air Sea Rescue Flight
ASRTU - Air Sea Rescue Training Unit
ASS - Air Signals School
AST - Air Service Training (CRO);Area Support Team
ASTOR - Airborne Stand-Off Radar
ASU - Area Support Unit; or Aircraft Storage Unit
ASuW - Anti-Surface Warfare
ASV - Airborne Surface Vessel, radar for maritime patrol aircraft
ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare; Average Surface Wind
ASWDU - Air-Sea Warfare Development Unit
A&T – Administration and Training
AT - Anti Tank
ATA - Air Transport Auxiliary
ATAF - Allied Tactical Air Force
ATC - Air Traffic Control
ATC - Armament Training Camp; Air Training Corps (succeeded ADCC, 1941)
ATDC(I) -Air Transport Development Centre (India)
ATDF - Air Transport Development Flight
ATDU - Air Torpedo Development Unit? Air Transport Development Unit
ATF - Autogiro Training Flight
ATFERO - Atlantic Ferry Organization
ATGU - Aircrew Testing & Grading Unit
ATGW – Anti Tank Guided Weapon
ATI - Access to Information Act
ATOC - Army tactical Operations Course
ATOF - Army Training and Operations Framework
ATP - Advanced Training Poll; or Aircrew Transit Pool; or Air Transit Pool
ATR - Anti Tank Rifle
ATS - Auxiliary Territorial Service (women); Armament Training Station;Air Training Squadron
Att – Attached; attachment
ATTDU - Air Transport Tactical Development Unit;Armament Training Unit;Aircrew Transit Unit;Air Trials Unit
ATREL - Air Transportable Reconnaissance Exploitation Laboratory
ATU - Armament Training Unit;Aircrew Transit Unit;Air Trials Unit;Advanced Training Unit
AUAS - Aberdeen University Air Squadron
AUBDS - Anti U-Boat Devices School
ausf - ausfuhrung - model\mark of equipment - Ger.
AV – Aviation Support or seaplane tender ship designation
AVF - All-Volunteer Force
AVG - American Volunteer Group
AVGP - Armoured Vehicle General Purpose
AVLB - Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge
AVM - Air Vice Marshal
AVRE - Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers
AW - Armstrong Whitworth
AWDS - All Weather Development Squadron
AWF - Air Wireless Fitter; or Air Warfare Centre; or All Weather Flight
AWFCS - All Weather Fighter Conversion Squadron
AWL - Absent Without Leave
AWOCU - All Weather Operational Conversion Unit
AWOL – Absent Without (Official) Leave
AWACS – Airborne Warning And Control Systems
AWR —Air Worthiness Release
AWRE - Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
AWWC - Advanced Winter Warfare Course
A/SLt - Acting Sub-Lieutenant
BABS - Blind (Beam?) Approach Beacon System
BAC - British Air Commission; Basic Airborne Course
B&C - Barrack & Clothing
BACB - British Air Command Berlin
BACF - Beam Approach Calibration Flight
BADU - Blind, later Beam Approach Development Unit
BAe - British Aerospace
BAFF - British Air Forces in France
BAFO - British Air Forces of Occupation
BAFSEA - British Air Force South-East Asia
BAGS – Bombing and Air Gunnery School
BAH - Basic Allowance for Housing (formerly BAQ)
BANS - Basic Air Navigation School
BAOR – British Army of the Rhine
BAQ - Basic Allowance for Quarters; Basic Aircraft Qualification
BAR - Browning Automatic Rifle
BARU - British Airways Repair Unit; or Base Aircraft Repair Unit
BAS - Beam Approach School
BAS&HEDS Bomber Airborne Support & Heavy Equipment Dropping Squadron
BAT - Beam (originally Blind) Approach
BATDU - Blind Approach Training & Development Unit
BATF - Beam (originally Blind) Approach Training Flight
BATTS - Beam Approach Technical Training School
BB - Two Letter Designator for a Battleship.
BBCS - Bengal/Burma Communication Squadron
BB&BLEAU - Bomb Ballistics & Blind Landing Experimental Air Unit
BBOC Brought Back on Charge
BBU - Bomb Ballistics Unit
BC - Battle Captain (Ops Officer); or Battery Commander (Artillery); Bomber Command; or Basic Component; Battle Cruiser
BCAir - British Commonwealth Air Component, Japan
BCAS - Bomber Command Armament School
BCATP - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
BCBS - Bomber Command Bombing School
BCCF(S) - Bomber Command Communication Flight (Squadron)
BCD —Bad Conduct Discharge; Binary-Coded Decimal; Battlefield Coordination Detachment
BCDU - Bomber Command Development Unit
BCFFU - Bomber Command Film Flight Unit
BCHU - Bomber Command Holding Unit
BCIR&EF Bomber Command Instrument Rating & Examining Flight
BCIS - Bomber Command Instructors School
BCJCF - Bomber Command Jet Conversion Unit
BCMC - Bomber Command Modification Centre
BCOF - British Commonwealth Occupation Force
BCOL - Base Coordinator of Official Languages
BCRD - British Columbia Regimental Depot
BCRS - Bomber Command Radar School
BCT —Basic Combat Training (familiarly Basic Training or Basic), Brigade Combat Team (see also HBCT, IBCT, SBCT); Best Conventional Technology
BCTAE - British Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition
Bde – Brigade
Bdr - Bombardier (Cpl in the Artillery)
BDR - Battle Damage Repair
BDT - Bomber Defence Training
BDTF - Bomber Defence Training Flight
BDU - Battle-Dress Uniform; or Bomb Dummy Units; or Bombing Development Unit; or Bomber Development Unit; or Balloon Development Unit; or Bomb Disposal Unit
BEF - British Expeditionary Force
BER - Beyond Economical Repair
BEM - British Empire Medal
BEQ - Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
BF - Bring Forward (placed on a document with date the Clerk is to bring it back from the files)
BFA - Blank Firing Attachment
BFG – British Forces in Germany
BFPO – British Forces Post Office
BFT - Battle Fitness Test
BFTS - British Flying Training School
B&GF - Bombing & Gunnery Flight
B&GS - Bombing & Gunnery School
BG - Battle Group
BGen - Brigadier General
BGHQ – Battle Group Headquarters
BGT - Basic Gliding Training (Air Cadets)
BHFU - BloodHound Firing Unit
BHSU - BloodHound Support Unit
BIQ - Basic Infantry Qualification
BK - Battery Captain
BLEU - Blind Landing Experimental Unit
BLS - Bombing Leaders School
BMH – British Military Hospital
BMQ - Basic Military Qualification
BMT - Basic Military Training (Past term for BMQ and QL2)
Bn - Battalion
BNCOC —Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course. (Pronounced bee:knock)
B/NO —Bombadier / Navigator Officer, or "Beano"
BoB - Battle of Britain
BoBMF - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
BOD - Board of Directors
BOG —Beach Operations Group
BOQ - Bachelor Officers' Quarters
BOR - Battalion Orderly Room
BOS - Battalion Orderly Sergeant
BOTC - Basic Officer Training Course
BOTP - Basic Officer Training Program
BRCS - British Red Cross Society
BRD - Base Repair Depot
Brig - Brigadier (rank) - UK.
Brig. Gen. - Brigadier General (rank) - US
BRM —Basic Rifle Marksmanship
BRSC - British Rear Support Command
BRTC - Basic Recruit Training Course
Br. CWO - Branch Chief Warrant Officer
BPSO - Base Personnel Selection Office
BSDU - Bomber Support Development Unit
BSM - Battery Sergeant Major
BSRU - Base Signal Radar Unit
BSTU - Bomber Support Training Unit
BT – Bathythermograph
BT - Bystrochodny Tankovy - Fast Tank - Rus.
BTF - Bomber Towing/Training Flight
Btn. - Battalion - Ger.
BTU - Bombing Trials Unit
Bty – Battery
BU - Broken Up
BuOrd – Bureau of Ordnance (US Navy Bureau)
Bus - Bilingual Units - Canadian
BQMS - Battery Quartermaster Sergeant
B&W – Buildings & Works
B/WEO - Base or Wing Education Officer
B/WPSO - Base or Wing Personnel Selection Officer
BWF - Bristol Wireless Flight
BWT —Battlefield Weather Team
CA - Controller, Aircraft (Air Ministry);Civil Affairs;Heavy Cruiser(ship);Coast Artillery;Coastal Aviation
CAAA - Coast Anti-Aircraft Artillery
CAACU - Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
CAB - Combat Aviation Brigade; Cabin; Centralized Accounting & Billing (Navy); Contract Adjustment Board; Cost Analysis Brief; Combat Action Badge
CAC – Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation; or Coast Artillery Co-operation; or Consolidated Aircraft Corporation; or Chrislea Aircraft Co.
CACS - Central Air Command Section
CACF - Coast Artillery Co-operation Flight
CACU - Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit
CAD – Central Ammunition Depot
CADC - Canadian Army Dental Corps
CADPAT - Canadian Disruptive Pattern (uniform design)
CAEU - Casualty Air Evacuation Unit
Cal Flt - Calibration Flight
C&M - Care and Maintenance
Cam-ship - Catapult-Armed Merchant Ship
Cam – Camouflaged (Camo)
CAMC - Canadian Army Medical Corps
CAMO - Camouflage Unit
Canada COM - Canada Command
CANCOM – Canada Command
CANFORGEN - Canadian Forces General Order
CANLANDGEN - Land Force General Message
CANSOFCOM - Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Canex - Canadian Forces Exchange
CANS - Civil Air Navigation School
CAP - Combat Air Patrol; Captain
CAPE - Corrective Action through Physical Exercise
CAPT - Civil Affairs Planning team
CAO - Civil Affairs Operations
CAOC - Canadian Army Ordnance Corps
CAOS - Combined Air Observers School
Capt. - Captain (rank)
Capt - Captain (rank)
Capt (N) - Captain (Navy), O-6
CAR - Canadian Airborne Regiment
CARD - Central Aircraft Repair Depot
CAS - Chief of the Air Staff; or Casualty
CASC - Canadian Army Service Corps
Casevac - Casualty Evacuation
CASF - Canadian Active Service Force; or Canadian Army Special Force
CASTS - Combined Anti Submarine Tactical School
CAT - Damage Category
CAT - College of Air Training
CATCS - Central Air Traffic Control School
Cav - Cavalry
CAW - College of Air Ware fare
CB – Battle cruiser or large cruiser.
CBCF - Coastal Battery Cooperation Flight
CBCS - Coastal Battery Cooperation School
CBD - Canadian Base Details
CBE - Central Bomber Establishment
CBG - Canadian Brigade Group
CBRN - Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
Cbt Tm - Combat Team
CC - Confined to Camp; or Capability Component; Battle cruiser
CCAPMF - Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation& Training Unit
CCCS – Canadian Casualty Clearing Station
CCD - Course Control Document; or Canadian Convalescent Depot
CCDU - Coastal Command Development Unit
CCFATU - Coastal Command Fighter Affiliation & Training Unit
CCP —Casualty Collection Point, communications checkpoint
CCRC - Combat Crew Replacement Centre
CCSDF - Coastal Command Special Duties Flight
CCF/U - Check and Conversation Flight/Unit
CCGS - Coat sal Command Gunnery School
CC(F)IS - Coastal Command (Flying) Instructors School
CCLPP - Coastal Command Land Plane Pilots Pool
CCP – Casualty Collecting Point
CCPP - Coastal Command Preparation Pool
CCPS - Central Computation Pay System
CCS – Casualty Clearing Station
CCTDU - Coastal Command Tactical Development Unit
CCTF - Coastal Command Training Flight/Combat Cairo Task Force Cd - Command
CD - Coast Defence; Canadian Decoration (service medal); or Civil Defence
CDA - Canadian Defence Academy
CDAC – Canadian Divisional Ammunition Depot
CDC – Canadian Dental Corps
CDCF - Coastal Command Cooperation Flight
CDDU - Coast Defence Development Unit
CDG - Croix de Guerre
Cdr - Commander (Naval rank) , O-5
CDS - Chief of the Defence Staff
CDSA - Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
CE - Canadian Engineers
CEDIT - Command Engineering Development & Investigation Unit
CEF - Casualty Defence Flight; or Canadian Expeditionary Force (1914-1919)
CEFCOM – Canadian Expeditionary Force Command
CEOTP - Continuing Education Officer Training Plan
CER - Combat Engineer Regiment
CERD - Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot
CF - Canadian Forces; or Canadian Fighter; or Communication Flight; or Conversion Flight (number Prefix)
CE Round - Chemical Energy Round
CF 98 - Canadian Forces form #98 - Report on Injuries
CF H Svcs Gp - Canadian Forces Health Services Group
CF LA - Canadian Forces Legal Advisor
CFA - Canadian Field Ambulance; or Canadian Field Artillery
CFAD - Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot
CFAO - Canadian Forces Administrative Order
CFB - Canadian Forces Base
CFC – Canadian Forestry Corps
CFCCU - Civilian Fighter Control Cooperation Flight
CFCEP - Canadian Forces Continuing Education Program
CFCF - Canadian Forces Central Fund
CFCS – Canadian Forces Communications System; or Central Fighter Control School
CFCSC - Canadian Forces Command and Staff College (located in Toronto)
CFDCP - Canadian Forces Drug Control Program
CFE - Canadian Forces Europe;Central Fighter Establishment;Conventional Forces Europe (treaty)
CFEWC - Canadian Forces Electronic Warfare Centre. Located a Shirleys Bay outside Ottawa.
CFF - Combined Forces in France
CFFM - Canadian Forces Fire Marshal
CFFTS - Canadian Forces Flight Training School
CFHA - Canadian Forces Housing Agency
CFI - Chief Flying Instructor; or Chief Flight Instructor; or Communications Flight Iraq
CFI&P - Communication Flight Iraq & Persia
CFIOG - Canadian Forces Information Operations Group
CFITES - Canadian Forces Individual Training and Education System
CFLAWC – Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre
CFLC - Canadian Forces Liaison Council
CFLRS - Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School
CFMEP - Canadian Forces Military Equivalencies Program
CFMO - Canadian Forces Medical Order
CFMPA - Canadian Forces Military Police Academy
CFMS – Canadian Forces Medical Service
Cfn - Craftsman, A Private in any 400 series trade (VehTech, Wpns Tech, FCS Tech, Mat Tech)
CFN - Canadian Forces Newspapers
CFNCIU - Canadian Forces National Counter-Intelligence Unit
CFNES - Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School
CFNIS - Canadian Forces National Investigation Service
CFP - Canadian Forces Publication: A Canadian military book or PAM.
CFPAF - Canadian Forces Personnel Assistance Fund
CFPAS - Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System
CFPD - Canadian Forces professional development
CFPM - Canadian Forces Provost Marshall (Commanding Officer of Canadian Military Police)
CFPO - Canadian Forces Post Office
CFPP - Canadian Forces Parliamentary Program
©FPP - Civilian Ferry Pilots Pool
CFPSA - Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency
CFR - Canadian Forces Registration (vehicles license plate number); or Commissioning From Ranks
CFRC - Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre
CFRETS - Canadian Forces Recruiting, Education and Training System
CFRG - Canadian Forces Recruiting Group
CFRIMS - Canadian Forces Resources Information Management System
CF(S) - Communications Flight (Squadron)
CFS - Canadian Forces Station; or Central Flying School
CFSAL - Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistic
CFSATS - Canadian Forces Small Arms Trainer Simulator
CFSCE - Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics
CFSD - Canadian Forces Supply Depot
CFSEME - Canadian Forces School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
CFSME - Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
CFSO - Canadian Forces Supplementary Orders
CFTO - Canadian Forces Technical Order
CF/Unit - Camouflage Flight/Unit
CFWD - Communication Flight Western Desert
CGA - Canadian Garrison Artillery
CGH - Canadian General Hospital
CGIS - Central Gliding Instructors School
CGM - Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
CGMF - Central Glider Maintenance Flight
CGN - Cruiser, Guided Missile, Nuclear
CGR - Canadian Garrison Regiment
CGS - Central Gunnery School; or Central Gliding School; or Chief of the General Staff
CH - Chain Home (Radar chain)
CHAP - Cadet Harassment and Abuse Prevention
CHEL - Chain Home Extra Low (Radar)
CHL - Chain Home Low (Radar chain)
CHRC - Canadian Human Rights Commission
CHRPCC - Civilian Human Resource Planning and Coordination Committee
CHRSC - Civilian Human Resource Service Centers
CIBG - Canadian Infantry Brigade Group
CIC - Cadet Instructors Cadre; Combat Information Center
CIG – Chief Instructor in Gunnery
CinC – Commander in Chief
CINCPACFLT – Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
CITC – Canadian Infantry Training Centre
CJTF - Combined Joint Task Force
CL - Casualty List;Light Cruiser (ship)
CLAM - Combat Liberation Army of Meaford
CLE - Central Landing Establishment
CLFCSC - Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College (located in Kingston, ON)
CLH – Canadian Light Horse
CLS - Chief of the Land Staff; or Central Landing School
CM - Career Manager; or Court Martial
CMBG - Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Cmd - Command
CMD - Conventional Munitions Disposal
Cmdre - Commodore
CME - Canadian Military Engineer
CMF - Central Med Forces
CMGC - Canadian Machine Gun Corps
CMIS - Career Management Information System
CMJ - Chief Military Judge
CMP - Chief of Military Personnel; or Corps of Military Police
CMPA - Canadian Military Police Association
CMR - Canadian Mounted Rifles
CMS - Chief of Maritime Staff
CMTC – Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre
CMU - Civilian Maintenance Unit
CN&CS - Central Navigation & Control School
CNF - Commonwealth Naval Forces
CNS - Central Navigation School
CNVTS - Central Night Vision Training School
CO - Commanding Officer (can also be OC); or Chain Overseas (Overseas version of CH)
COA - Course of Action
COD - Command Ordinance Depot
C of I - Court of Inquiry
COI - Conflict of Interest
COIN - Counter-Insurgency Operations
Col. – Colonel
COM – Commodore, naval title given to one who is not an admiral who commands Captains
Comd. – Commander; or Command
COMINT - Communications Intelligence
Comm(s) Communication(s)
Comms Z – Communications Zone
Compo – Composite Ration (also called comp rat)
COMSEN – Communications Centre
COMSOWESPAC - Commander, South West Pacific
COMSUBPAC – Commander, Submarines, Pacific
COMSUBSOWESPAC – Commander, Submarines, South West Pacific
Con - Convoy; Control (esp. ships controls)
Conv – Conversion
Coord – Co-ordinate
CORD - Central Ontario Regimental Depot
COTU - Coastal Operational Training Unit
COS - Chief of Staff; or Company Orderly Sergeant; or Change of Strength
Coy - Company
C&P - Counseling and Probation
CP - Command Post; or Close Protection
CPC – Canadian Postal Corps
CPE - Central Photographic Establishment
CPF - Canadian Patrol Frigate. (Halifax Class); or Coastal Patrol Flight
Cpl – Corporal
CPO – Chief Petty Officer (Navy Rank); or Command Pay Office
CPO1 - Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
CPO2 - Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
CPPR - Civilian Performance Planning and Review
Cpt. - Captain;Captured
CQMS - Company Quartermaster Sergeant
CRB - Career Review Board
CRC - Control and reporting center
CRCR - Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment
CRD - Controller of Research & Development
CRDF - Cathode Ray Direction Finding
CRE - Central Reconnaissance Establishment;Commander, Royal Engineers;Chief Royal Engineer
CRF - Controller of Research & Development
CRO - Central Records Office; or Civilian Repair Organization
CRP - Civilian Repair Party
CRPG - Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
CRS - Chief Review Services; or Control and Reporting School
CRT - Canadian Railway Troops;Cathode Ray Tube
CRU - Civilian Repair Unit
CS(A) - Controller of Supply (Air)
CSD - Code of Service Discipline
CSDE - Central Servicing Development Establishment
Cse – Course
CSE - Central Signals Establishment
CSF - Central Signals Establishment; or Communications and Support Flight
CSIS - Canadian Security and Intelligence Service
CSM - Company Sergeant Major
CSOR - Canadian Special Operations Regiment
CSPDE - Combined services Project Development Unit
CSR - Combat Stress Reaction
CSS Communications and Support Squadron; Combat Service Support
C Sups – Combat Supplies
C SCOT R - Canadian Scottish Regiment. A Reserve Infantry Regiment on Vancouver Island.
CSU - Communications and Support Unit
CT - Component Transfer
CTC – Canadian Training Centre
CTF - Combined Task Force (refers to a multi-national TF)
CTO - Compensated Time Off
CTP – Commonwealth Training Plan (aka BCATP); or Course Training Plan
CTS - Combat Training School; or Clothe The Soldier
CTTS - Communications & Target-towing Squadron; or Civilian Technical Training School
CTU - Combat Training Unit; or Crew Training Unit
CTW - Combat Training Wing
CU - Conversion Unit; or Camouflage Unit; or Communications Unit
Cu - Converted
CV - Common Valve; or Combat Vehicles;Aircraft Carrier(ship)
CVE – Escort (or “jeep”) aircraft carrier
CVD – Central Vehicle Depot
CVL – Light aircraft carrier
CVN - Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear
CW - Communication Wing; or Chemical Warfare
CWAC - Canadian Women's Army Corps
CWAC ACCOMM - Canadian Women's Army Corps Accommodations
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
CWO - Chief Warrant Officer
CWP - Contractor's Working Party
CWRO – Canadian War Records Office
CZP - Correct Zeroing Point
D Cdts - Directorate of Cadets
D Dent Svcs - Director Dental Services
D Env P - Director, Environmental Protection
D Fin Ops - Directorate Financial Operations
D Law HR - Director Law Human Resources
D Law MJPR - Director Law Military Justice Policy and Research
D Law/ I - Director of Law/ International
D Law/Mil Per - Director of Law/Military Personnel
D Mar Pers - Directorate of Maritime Personnel
D Med Pol - Director Medical Policy
D Med Svcs - Director Medical Services
D Mil C - Director Military Careers
D Pub Pol - Directorate of Public Policy
DAC – Divisional Ammunition Company
DAF - Desert Air Force
DAFTF - Desert Air Force Training Flight
DAIP - Director Access to Information and Privacy
DAOD - Defense Administration Orders and Directives
DAPPP - Director Accounts Processing, Pay and Pensions
DART - Disaster Assistance Response Team
DATCO - Deputy Air Traffic Controller
DBF - Destroyed By Fire
DBR - Damaged Beyond Repair
DC Pol - Directorate Contracting Policy
DCCL - Director, Claims and Civil Litigation
DCCO - Director Civilian Classification and Organization
DCDS - Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
DCEP - Director Civilian Employment Policies
DCHRHP - Director of Civilian Human Rights and Harassment Programs
DCIEM - Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine.
DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal
DCO - Deputy Commanding Officer; or Duty Carried Out
DCOS - Deputy Chief of Staff
DCSA - Directorate Casualty Support and Administration
DD - Destroyer (ship)
DD214 - DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty - US. http://www.archives....rds/dd-214.html
DDDO - Direction for Domestic Operations
DDG - Destroyer, Guided Missile
DDH - Destroyer, Helicopter carrying
DDL - Destroyer Deck Landings
DDR - East Germany Deutsche Democratic Republic - also GDR
DDSAL - Director of Disposals, Sales, Artifacts and Loans
DE - Destroyer Escort (ship)
DECPR - Director, External Communications and Public Relations
Def – Defence
Del/Dly - Delivery
DEO - Direct Entry Officer
DEOP - Direct entry officer plan
DEP - Delayed Entry Program; or Director Ethics Program
Det – Detachment; or Detached
Dett - Detachment (detachment to another unit or Squadron)
DEU - Distinctive Environmental Uniform
DEW - Distant Early Warning (The DEW-line radar system)
DEW Line – Distant Early Warning Line
D/F - Direct Finding (Station)
DF – Defensive Fire
DFC - Distinguished Flying Cross
DFCS - Day Fighter Combat School, part of CFE
DFLS - Day Fighter Leaders School
DFM - Distinguished Flying Medal
DFPP - Director of Financial Policy and Procedures
DFS - Direct Fire Support
DG Cond Svc - Director General Conditions of Service
DG Int - Director General Intelligence
DGA - Director General of Aviation
DGADR - Director General Alternative Dispute Resolution
DGCESP - Director General Civilian Employment Strategies and Programs
DGE - Director General Environment
DGEPS - Director General Equipment Program Services
DGER - Director General Employee Relations
DGFDA - Director General Force Development Analysis
DGHS - Director General Health Services.
DGIIP - Director General International and Industry Programs
DGLPD - Director General Learning and Professional Development
DGLRC - Director General Labour Relations and Compensation
DGMC - Director General (Military Careers)
DGNS - Director General Nuclear Safety
DGPA - Director General (Public Affairs)
DGPGP - Director General Personnel Generation Policy
DGRC - Director General (Reserves and Cadets)
DGRD - Director General of Research & Development
DGSP - Director General (Strategic Planning)
DHFS - Defence Helicopter Flying School
DHH - Directorate of History and Heritage
DHO - Director of Health Operations
DHRD - Director Human Rights and Diversity
DHRIM - Directorate Human Resources Information Management. (The PeopleSoft people.)
DI - Drill Instructor; or Daily Inspection (This was done every morning on equipment)
DICASS - Directional Command Activated Sonobouy System.
DIFAR - Directional Frequency Analisys and Recording.
DIHRS - Defence Integrated Human Resource System
DIMSP - Directorate Information Management Strategic Planning
DIN - Defence Information Network
DIP - Director Intellectual Property
DIRPR - Director Information Resource Plans and Regulation
Disb – Disbanded
DISO - Defence Information Services Organization
DJAG - Deputy Judge Advocate General
DKiG - DeutscheKreuz im Geld - German Cross in Gold
DKIM - Director Knowledge and Information Management
DL - Distributed Learning
DLBM/Food S - Director Logistics Business Management/Food Services
DLBM/TM - Director Logistics Business Management/Transportation Management
DLPDPS - Director Learning and Professional Development Programs and Services
DLPDSP - Director Learning and Professional Development Strategies and Policies
DLRPP - Director Labour Relations Policies and Programs
DM - Deputy Minister
DMASP - Director Materiel Acquisition and Support Programme
DMC - Defence Management Committee
DMCARM - Director Military Careers Administration and Resource Management
DME - Distance Measuring Equipment
DMFS - Directorate Military Family Services
Dml – Demolition
DMMD - Director Materiel Management Distribution
DMPD - Director, Management Policy Development
DMPP - Director Materiel Policy and Procedures
DNCO – Duty Not Carried Out; or Did Not Complete Operation
DND - Department of National Defence
DO - Duty Officer; or Daily Order
DOB - Date of Birth; or Deployed Operating Base
DOL - Director Official Languages
DOS SJS - Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff
D of W – Died of Wounds
DoW – Died of Wounds
DP - Development Period; officer and NCM careers are divided into Developmental Periods
DPDT - Director Plans, Doctrine and Training
DPE - Directorate of Physical Education
DPFL - Directorate Protocol and Foreign Liaison
DPM - Deputy Provost Marshal
DQA - Director Quality Assurance
DQOL - Director Quality of Life
DRET - Directorate of Recruiting, Education and Training
DRSO - Daily Range Standing Order
DS - Directing Staff
DSA - Director Senior Appointments
DSCDS - Defence Subject Classification and Disposition System
DSCES - Director Strategic Communications and Executive Services
DSCO - Director Supply Chain Operations
DSEI - Directorate of Special Examinations and Inquiries
DSM - Drill Sergeant Major
DSO - Distinguished Service Order
DTD - Directorate of Technical Development; or Director of Technical Development (Air Ministry)
DTEO - Defence Test & Evaluation Organization
DTEP - Director Training and Education Policy
DTG – Date Time Group
DTMS - Defence Terminology Management System
DTN - Defence Teleprinter Network
DTSES - Directorate Telecommunications and Spectrum Engineering and Support
DUAS - Durham University Air Squadron
DVA - Department of Veteran Affairs
Dvr – Driver
DWAN - Defence Wide Area Network
EAAS - Empire Air Armament School
EAC - Eastern Air Command
EAF - East Africa Flight
EANS - Empire Air Navigation School
EAOS - Elementary Air Observer School
EASSU - Enemy Aircraft Storage & Servicing Unit
EATS - Empire Air Training Scheme
EBTS - Elementary and Basic Training School (Coastal Command)
EC - Escadrille de Chasse (Small French Fighter Unit)
ECC - Equipment Configuration Code
ECS - Environmental Chiefs of Staff
ECDU - Electronic Countermeasures Development Unit; or Engine Control Demonstration Unit
ECFS - Empire Central Flying School
Ech – Echelon
ECI - Engineer Control Instructors ECM - Electronic Countermeasures
ECU - Electronic Countermeasures Unit
ECV - Escort Carrier (ship)
ED - Equivalency Database; or Environmental Directive
ED&T - Exempt From Drill and Training
EDD - Equipment Disposal Unit
EdO - Education Objective
EDP – Emergency Defence Plan
EFS - Empire Flying School
EFTS - Elementary Flying Training School
EGS - Elementary Gliding School
EGTS - Elementary Glider Training School
EIS - Equipment Issue Scale
EL - Eichenlaub - Oak Leaves (supplement to German decorations esp. Knight's Cross) - Ger.
ELG - Emergency Landing Ground
ELINT - Electronic Intelligence
ELOC - Essential Level of Capability
ELUs - English Language Units
EMCS - Eastern Mediterranean Communication Flight
EME - Electrical Mechanical Engineer
EMUAS - East Midlands University Air Squadron
En – Enemy
Eng – English
Engr – Engineer
ENS – Ensign (naval rank), O-1
EO - Enabling Objective
EOD – Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EORD – Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot
EOWS - Elementary Observer Wireless School
EP - Equipment Park
Eqpt – Equipment
ERP - Emergency Response Plans
ERPT - Emergency Response Planning Team
ERS - Empire Radio School; or Engine Repair Section
E&RFTS - Elementary& Reserve Flying Training School
ESR - Engineer Support Regiment
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETO - European Theatre of Operations
ETPS - Empire Test Pilots School
EU - Equipment Unit
EUAS - Edinburgh University Air Squadron
Evd - Evaded Capture
EWAU - Electronic Ware fare Avionics Unit
EWE&TU - Electronic Ware fare Experimental & Training Unit
EW - Electronic Warfare; or Early Warning
E&WS - Electrical & Wireless School
EWS - Emergency Water Supply
EX – Exercise ; or Executive Group