Acronyms

*Because we know it's hard to keep track

 A

• Ack - Acknowledge, to understand and/or have received
• Admin – Administration
• AdminO – Administration Officer
• Adj – Adjutant – a cadet parade position not a rank
• AC – Air cadet
• ACL – Air Cadet League
• ACR – Annual Ceremonial Review – Final Ceremonial Parade of the Training Year
• AGM – Annual General meeting
• AKA – Also known as

B
C

• Canteen – snack bar
• Capt – Captain
• CO – Commanding Officer
• CO Parade – inspection by the CO of the cadets and a march past (military march) of the cadets.  This is typically 1-per month to practice for their year end ACR
• Cpl – Corporal – cadet rank
• CI – Civilian Instructor
• Cmdr – Commander
• CATO – Cadet Administrative and Training Orders
• CAF – Canadian Armed Forces
• CTC – Cadet Training Center

D

• DND – Department of National Defense
• Dress – the clothing type worn by cadets – such as full, civilian, summer, ceremonial, and field.

E

• ETA – Estimated time of arrival
• EO – Enabling Objective

F

• FCpl – Flight Corporal – Cadet NCO rank
• FSgt – Flight Sergeant – Senior Cadet NCO rank
• Flt – Flight
• Flt Comd – Flight Commander – Cadet parade position (Not associated with individual rank)
• Flt Sgt – Flight Sergeant – Cadet parade position (Not associated with individual rank)
• FTX – Field Training Exercise

G

• GCK – General Cadet Knowledge – basic information that cadets learn in the cadet program
• GPS – Gliding Pilot Scholarship

H

• HQ – headquarters
• Hrs – hours – 24 hour clock eg – 1400hrs or 2pm

I

• IACE – International Air Cadet Exchange
• IMP – Individual Meal Packet – full meal in a bag, main portion is a boil-in-the bag entree.

 J
K

• Kit – items needed for specific event

L

• LAC – Leading Air Cadet – a cadet rank
• LT – Lieutenant
• LHQ – Local headquarters – (aka LTC)
• LTC – Local Training Centre (aka LHQ)

M

• Mess Dinner – Formal dinner following the traditions of the RCAF 
• MRB - Merit Review Board - held to advance to the rank of WO1 or WO2
• MRO – Monthly Routine Orders
• MRE – Meals Ready to Eat (similar to IMP)

N

• NLT – No later than
• NCM – Non-Commissioned Member
• NSTC – National Summer Training Centre (summer training scholarship  – ie PPR, GPS, etc).

O

• OCdt – Officer Cadet
• OIC – Officer in Charge – refers to officer responsible for an event
• OPI – Officer of Primary Interest – Sometimes used in place of OIC

P

• Parade night – Regular (Wednesday) Training Night
• PMV – Personal/Private Motor Vehicle
• PO: – Performance Objective
• PO: EO: – Performance Objective / Enabling Objective
• PPS – Power Pilot Scholarship
• PSRYT – Positive Social Relations for Youth Training – a mandatory program taught to cadets  discussing expectations in the cadet program and in life.

Q
R

• RO – Reviewing Officer
• RSO – Range Safety Officer
• RCACS – Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron
• RCSU – Regional Cadet Support Unit (regional supporting HQ)

S

• 2IC – Second in Command/Charge (usually associated with exercises or activities)
• 2LT – Second Lieutenant
• SRB – Scholarship Review Boards, Interview Process for choosing cadets for National Summer Training – Held for PPS, GPS, IACE,  AATC-AO,AATC-AM,
• Sgt – Sergeant
• SOP – Standard Operating Procedures
• Sqn Comd – Squadron Commander – the Senior most cadet in the squadron assigned to the top parade position
• SSC – Squadron Sponsoring Committee
• SupO – Supply Officer
• SWO – Squadron Warrant Officer – a parade position not a rank

T

• Trg - Training
• TrgO - Training Officer
• Training Year – From September to June when squadron based training is done

U

• UCCMA – Unit Cadet Conflict Management Advisor

V
W

• WO – Warning Order – information given for specific event
• WO1 – Warrant officer First Class
• WO2 – Warrant Officer Second Class

X
Y
Z

• Zone – subdivision of the provincial Cadet program (Army, Air & Sea)

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