2 i/c
2nd in charge
a/c A/C, AC(W) A/SNCO ACF ACLO ACM ACO Adj AEF AEG Air Cdre AM AOC ATC AVM AWO Basha Belt kit Bergen BG Billets Blighty Blues Bondou Bone Boss Brew, get a brew on Buckshee CAC Camp Comm. Casevac
Aircraft Aircraftsman (Aircraftswoman) Adult Senior NCO (Adult Sgt & FS) Army Cadet Force Air Cadet Liaison Officer Air Chief Marshal Air Cadet Organisation - incorporates ATC & CCF (RAF Section) Adjutant Air Experience Flight or Air Experience Flying Air Experience Gliding Air Commodore Air Marshal Air Officer Commanding Air Training Corps or Air Traffic Control Air Vice Marshal Adult Warrant Officer (to distinguish from cadet counterparts) Shelter for sleeping Basic required equipment when in the field, ie waterbottle etc Military rucksack Blue-Grey i.e., colour of RAF uniform Sleeping accommodation, tents, sleeping bags etc Britain, home Normal blue uniform Out in the field Daft, stupid The Commanding Officer Mug of tea free Commandant Air Cadets Camp Commandant (On Camps) Casualty Evacuation
Cdt Chf Tech, Chief
Cadet Chief Technician
CI Click CO COS Cpl Crab Crisp Packet
Civilian Instructor kilometre Commanding Officer Chief of Staff Corporal Slang term for member of RAF Foul Weather Jacket (waterproof jacket)
Crowns CTR
AWO or CWO rank insignia Close Target Reconnaissance
CWC CWO DI DPM DS
Civilian Welfare Committee also called “The Committee” Cadet Warrant Officer Drill Instructor Disruptive Camouflage Material i.e., combat uniform Directing Staff; members of training staff on a course
Duff Gen Fg Off Flight flight
Incorrect Information Flying Officer Flight Sergeant Sub-section of a squadron
Flt Lt FS Gash GDT Gen Gong Good show Gp Capt GPJ
Flight Lieutenant Flight Sergeant Useless Ground Defence Training Information of any kind A medal Well done! Group Captain General Purpose Jacket
Greens Grow Bags HQAC i/c Inst Cdt Int JNCO JT L&SER LAC, LAC(W) Landie/Landy Lid LUP Maggot Mess MO MRAF MT NAAFI NCO No.1’s No.2’s No.3’s No.5’s Numpties OC OG
DPM’s, combat uniform Green flying suits Headquarters Air Cadets person In Charge Instructor Cadet (Prefix for cadets over the age of 18) Intelligence Junior NCO (Corporal) Junior Technician London and South East Region (referred to and spoken as LASER) Leading Aircraftsman, Leading Aircraftswoman Land Rover Beret, cap, any headgear Lying-up place Sleeping Bag Eating area (i.e., Airman’s Mess, Sgt’s Mess, Officer’s Mess) Medical Officer Marshal of the Royal Air Force Mechanical Transport Navy, Army & Air Force Institute (usually a shop or food facility on base) Non-Commissioned Officer Best uniform Working uniform (see Blues) Combat uniform (see DPM) RAF Mess Dress Officers Officer Commanding Olive Green Orders group; a formal briefing given by a commander to subordinate commanders, who then pass the relevant info to their subordinates Officer In Charge Absolutely worn out Observation Post Physical Education Officer Bed/sleeping bag Pilot Officer Slang term for member of Army
O-group OIC On your chinstrap OP PEdO Pit, get in your pits Plt Off Pongo
PTI Pukka Gen Put your tapes up QCS R&R Racing snake RAF RAF Regt RAFR RAFVR(T) RAuxAF RauxAF Regt RFCA Rock Apes/Rocks RTU RV
Physical Training Instructor Really accurate information Promoted to NCO Queens Colour Squadron Rest and recuperation Fast person Royal Air Force Royal Air Force Regiment Royal Air Force Reserve Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training) Branch Royal Auxiliary Air Force Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment Reserve Forces and Cadet Association (previously TAVRA) RAF Regiment personnel Return to unit Rendezvous
SAC, SAC(W) Sit Rep
Senior Aircraftsman, Senior Aircraftswoman Situation Report
SNCO Snowdrops Spar shop Sprog Sqn Ldr Sqn Stag
Senior NCO RAF Police See NAAFI New recruit Squadron Leader Squadron Sentry or Guard Duty
Station Commander SWO SWO man SWSO Tab Tapes The Mob The Raff
Officer in charge of an RAF station Station Warrant Officer See SWO Senior Wing Staff Officer (Sqn Ldr) Forced March (from Tactical Advance to battle) NCO stripes Slang term for RAF, Army etc The RAF
u/s VGS Waff Webbing Wg Cdr Wing King WGLO Wing WO WSO
Unserviceable, i.e., broken Volunteer Gliding School Female RAF personnel (from the old Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) Military pack Wing Commander Wing Commander Wing Gliding Liasion Officer A group of squadrons Warrant Officer Wing Staff Officer (Flt Lt)