Acronyms
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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
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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
- 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.
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K
- Kit – items needed for specific event
- 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
- 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
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Z
- Zone – subdivision of the provincial Cadet program (Army, Air & Sea)
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