CAF Doctrine 6 - Terms

Acronyms and terminology.

Series

• CAF Doctrine 1 - Section design
• CAF Doctrine 2 - Section Battle Drills
• CAF Doctrine 3 - BACD
• CAF Doctrine 4 - Study
• CAF Doctrine 5 - Section Attack Lesson Plan
• CAF Doctrine 6 - Terms

Terms

2IC

Second In Command

3IC

Third In Command

AA

Assembly Area

AACFF

All Arms Call For Fire

AAR

After Action Report

AO

Area of Operation

AOI

Area Of Interest

ASR

Auxiliary Service Road

ATGM

Anti-Tank Guided Missile

BIP

Blow-In-Place

BLUF

Bottom Line Up Front

BPT

Be Prepared To

CADPAT

Canadian Disruptive Pattern

CADPAT AR

Arid Regions

CADPAT MT

Multi Terrain

CADPAT TW

Temperate Woodland

CADPAT WO

Winter Operations

CAS

Close Air Support

CCP

Casualty Collection Point

CM

Continue Mission

Normally stated as "Charlie Mike"

CMBG

Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

COY

Company

CP

Command Post

CP

Consolidation Point (section battle drill)

CP

Contact Point (recce map work)

CSOR

Canadian Special Operations Regiment

CTR

Close Target Recce

DF

Designated Fire mission

DP

Dissemination Point

EP

End Point

FAC

Forward Air Controller

FEBA

Forward Edge of Battle Area

FFAR

Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket

FFO

Full Fighting Order

FFP

Final Firing Position

FOB

Forward Operating Base

FOF

Follow On Force

FOO

Forward Observation Officer

FTSE

Full-Time Summer Employment

FYSA

For Your Situational Awareness

GETM

Group, Enemy, Task, Movement (format for orders)

GOTWA

Going, Others, Time, What, Actions

• (G) Where I am going
• (O) Others I am taking
• (T) Time of my return
• (W) What to do if I do not return
• (A) Actions to take

GRI

Group, Range, Indication of target (format for target call out)

GRIT

Group, Range, Indication, Target

HMCS

His Majesty's Canadian Ship

HMG

Heavy Machine Gun

HQ

Headquarters

HVI

High Value Individual

HVT

High Value Target

IC

In Command

IDF

Indirect fire (artillery)

IOT

In Order To

IRV

Initial Rendezvous

ISR

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

ISTAR

Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance

IVO

In Vicinity Of

JTAC

Joint Terminal Attack Controller

KIA

Killed In Action

LAV

Light Armoured Vehicle

LAW

Light Anti-tank Weapon

LDA

Linear Danger Area

LH

Listening Halt

LMG

Light Machine Gun

LOD

Line Of Departure

LOE

Limit Of Exploitation

LRSS

Light Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance Surveillance System (LAV6 variant)

LTV

Light Tactical Vehicle

MSR

Main Service Road

NAI

Named Area of Interest

NATO

North Atlantic Treaties Organization

NEO

Noncombatant Evacuation Operation

NLT

No Later Than

OBE

Overcome By Events

OBJ

Objective

OIC

Officer In Command

OM

On the Move

Normally stated as "Oscar Mike"

ORV

Objective Rendezvous

PB

Patrol Base

PID

Positive IDentification

PL

Phase Line

PMC

Private Military Contractor / Company

QRF

Quick Reaction Force

RAPZ

Route, Area, Point and Zone

RCHR

Royal Canadian Highland Regiment

RCTR

Royal Canadian Tank Regiment

RMS

Recce Mark and Secure

ROF

Rate Of Fire

RTB

Return To Base

RTU

Return To Unit

SALUTEHIM

Size, Activity, Location, Uniform/Unit, Time, Equipment, Habits, Intent, Morale

SAW

Squad Automatic Weapon

SBF

Support By Fire

SLLS

Stop, Look, Listen, Smell

Actions taken during a "Listening Halt"

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SP

Start Point

SSE

Sensitive Site Exploitation

STANAG

Standardization Agreement

TLAV

Tracked Light Armoured Vehicle (M113)

TTP

Tactics, Techniques, Procedures

UAS

Unmanned Aircraft System

VCP

Vehicle Checkpoint

VP

Vantage Point

VSA

Vital Stats Absent (dead)

WIA

Wounded In Action

WMD

Weapons of Mass Destruction