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.
CAF – Canadian Armed Forces
CFAO – Canadian Forces Administrative Orders (see also QR&O)
CFHA – Canadian Forces Housing Agency – Home Page
CFIRP – Canadian Forces Integrated Relocation Program
CFMWS – Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services – Home Page
CFPSA – Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency – Home Page
COS Date – Change of Strength Date
CT – Component Transfer – transferring between Regular Forces and Reserve Forces
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 Defence – Home Page
DAOD – Defence 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 Defence 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
PSP – Personnel Support Programs, a division of CFMWS
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
SEC CL – Security Clearance Level
SL – Second Language
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