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

B

• BCPC - BC Provincial Committee

C

• C1A, C2, C3 - Numbered Order of Dress - see uniforms under cadets
• Canteen - Buy drinks and snacks at $1 each - pick up a canteen card at the office, max $10
• Capt - Captain
• CO - Commanding Officer
• Cpl - Corporal - cadet rank
• CI - Civilian Instructor
• CIC - Cadet In Charge - can also refer to Cadet Instructor Cadre
• CV - Civilian Volunteer
• CATO - Cadet Administrative and Training Orders

D

• DND - Department of National Defense
• Dress - the clothing type worn by cadets - civilian, summer, ceremonial, combat and full dress is the complete uniform.

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

• HQ - headquarters
• Hrs - Hours - as in 1400hrs or 2pm

I J K

L

• Lt - Lieutenant - officer rank
• 2Lt - Second Lieutenant - officer rank
• LHQ - Local Headquarters – Cadet office first floor of White Building at the top of the hill
• 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

P

• PMV - Personal Motor Vehicle
• PO: - Performance Objective
• PO: EO: - Performance Objective / Enabling Objective

Q

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

TUV

W

• 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

XY

Z

• Zulu Time - another name for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)