Acronyms & Definitions
I’m slowly adding all the acronyms to this page. If you find an acronym that you think should be here or you want further explanation of an acronym, please send me a message.
CFAO – Canadian Forces Administrative Orders (see also QR&O)
CFHA – Canadian Forces Housing Agency – Home Page
CFIRP – Canadian Forces Integrated Relocation Program
CFPSA – Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency – Home Page
COS Date – Change of Strength Date
DAG – Departure Assistance Group
DCBA – Directorate of Compensation Benefits Administration – Home Page
DF&E – Dependants, furniture and effects, see also D/HG&E
D/HG AND E or (D)HG&E – Dependants, household goods and effects, see also DF&E
DIN – Defence IntrAnet Computer network, like a really big, highly secure LAN
DIT – Destination Inspection Trip – taken in place of an HHT when domicile has already been secured at destination
DND – Department of National Defense – Home Page
DAOD – Defense Administrative Orders and Directives. These have replaced the CFAOs and QR&Os
ENG – English
FOL – First Official Language
FRE – French
HHT – House Hunting Trip – taken to secure domicile at destination
IAW – in accordance with
IO – internal order
IRP – Integrated Relocation Program – Home Page
MBR – member, that means the person employed in the military
MFRC – Military Family Resource Centre – the community centre for military families . About the MFRCs
MQ – see PMQ
NDHQ – National Defense Headquarters – Home Page
PLCC – Personal Liability and Clearance Certificate
PMQ – private married quarters, military housing, the neighbourhood where PMQ’s are located is also called a “Q-patch” These are now called RHUs
Q – see PMQ
QR&O – Queen’s Regulations and Orders (see also CFAO & DAOD) – yes, they mean Queen Elizabeth, Canada’s Head of State.
RHU – Residential Housing Unit – Housing owned and managed by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA). These were formerly known as PMQ’s or Qs (in my opinion they’ll never manage to change the name from PMQ)
SEC CL – Security Clearance Level
SL – Second Language