Parents and Guardians Resources

Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers.  About the Cadet Program link.

Below are Acronyms and Definitions we use at 205 Collishaw Squadron. 

For a complete list of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces Manual of Abbreviations view here. 

A

• AC – Air Cadet
• ACLC – Air Cadet League of Canada
• ACR – Annual Ceremonial Review
• Admin – Administration
• AdminO – Administration Officer
• Adj – Adjutant,  a cadet parade position not a rank
• ALP – Advanced Leadership Program
• A/TrgO – Assistant Training Officer

B

• BCPC – BC Provincial Committee
• BZ – Bravo Zulu is a Naval term meaning “well done”.

C

• CAF – Canadian Armed Forces
• CJCR – Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers
• C1A, C2, C3, C3B, C5, C5C – Orders of Dress 
• Canteen – Canteen cards may be purchased at the LHQ
• Capt – Captain
• CO – Commanding Officer
• Cpl – Corporal – cadet rank
• CI – Civilian Instructor
• CIC – Cadet Instructor Cadre
• CV – Civilian Volunteer
• CATO – Cadet Administrative and Training Order
• CD – Canadian Forces’ Decoration

D

• DND – Department of National Defense
• Dress – The clothing type worn by cadets – civilian, summer, ceremonial, combat and full dress is the complete uniform.
• DCO – Deputy Commanding Officer 

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 (refers to the parade groups of Band, Arrow, or Banshee)
• 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

• GMT – Greenwich Mean Time

H

• LHQ – Local Headquarters
• Hrs – Hours – as in 1400hrs or 2pm

IJKL

• Lt – Lieutenant – officer rank
• 2Lt – Second Lieutenant – officer rank
• LHQ – Local Headquarters – Squadron office
• LAC – Leading Air Cadet – a cadet rank

M

• MRE – Meal Ready to Eat
• MRO – Monthly Routine Orders

N

• NLT – No Later Than
• NCO – Non-Commissioned Officer – cadets: Sgt; FSgt; WO2; WO1

O

• OCdt – Officer Cadet – lowest ranking officer
• OIC – Officer in Charge – refers to officer responsible for an event
• OPI – Office of Primary Importance – Sometimes used in place of OIC or OIC Ex

PQ

• PMV – Personal Motor Vehicle
• PO – Performance Objective

R

• RO – Range Officer
• RSO – Range Safety Officer
• RCAC – Royal Canadian Air Cadets
• RCACS – Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron
• RCSU(P) – Regional Cadet Support Unit (Pacific) – the Canadian Forces unit responsible for providing support to the Canadian Cadet Organizations in BC

S

• Sgt – Sergeant – cadet NCO rank
• Sqn Comd – Squadron Commander – cadet rank – the Senior most cadet in the squadron assigned to the top parade position
• SupO – Supply Officer
• SWO – Squadron Warrant Officer – a parade position not a rank
• 2IC – Second In Charge – usually associated with exercises or activities

TUVW

• TrgO – Training officer
• Wing – refers to 808 Thunderbird Wing (top floor of LHQ) – Royal Canadian Air Force Association Wing Sponsor
• WO1 – Warrant officer first Class – top cadet NCO rank
• WO2 – Warrant Officer Second Class – NCO rank below WO1

WXYZ

• Zulu Time – Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Air Cadet League of Canada, British Columbia Provincial Committee (BCPC) home page link.

• Keep up to date with BCPC of the ACLC Newsletters, which contains important information. 
• The National Office has merchandise available to the public Online Kit Shop.
• For an overview of relationships between the Air Cadet Leagues of Canada and 205 Collishaw Squadron view Chart here.

Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers. About the Cadet Program link.

• Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group Orders (CJCR Gp O) provide guidance with respect to CJCR policy and procedures on a wide range of matters relevant to the CJCR operations and administration. They are issued to supplement and amplify existing orders and regulations, and provide direction on matters specific to the CJCR view here.
• Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group Instructions view here.
• Cadet Administrative and Training Orders (CATOs) are issued by Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group (CJCR Gp) to supplement Queen’s Regulations and Orders for Cadets (QR(Cadets)), amplify Canadian Forces Administrative Orders (CFAOs), replace Canadian Forces Cadet Policies and Procedures (CFCPP), and to minimize the requirement for specialized Region Orders and Instructions view here.
• Queen’s Regulations and Orders for Canadian Cadet Organizations – QR (Cadets) view here.
• Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Dress Instructions view here.

• Canadian Cadet General Order (CANCDTGEN) provide information about programs, policies, and events that affect all members of the Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers Group (CJCR Gp) view here.

The CF Member Assistance Program is a voluntary, confidential and short-term telephone and face to face counselling service that is available to Cadet Instructor Cadre Staff, Cadets, and Canadian Rangers. Family members may also have access in circumstances related to authorized activities view here.

Overview of relationships between Squadron Sponsoring Committee (SSC) and Department of National Defence (DND) Chart PDF link.

Symbols of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets PDF link.

“Tag Days” are fundraising events that occur twice (Fall and Spring).  Supervised cadets in uniform stand outside local business, with management permission, requesting donations from the general public. Donors are given a tag that says “I Support Air Cadets”. This is one of the key fundraisers and the Squadron Sponsoring Committee’s (SSC) largest source of funding. This provides necessary funding for activities that are not supported by Cadets Canada, such as Familiarization Flying, Mess Dinners, band and biathlon equipment, insurance, etc. 

Cadets are highly encouraged to participate in this fundraiser. It is also great opportunity for Cadets to interact with the public and promote the many benefits of the program.

Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers. What Cadets do link.