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Military Terms starting with the letter P
Military Term
Definition
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P & A
Pay and Allowances
191
P&D's
a term in Commonwealth highland regiments to describe the Pipes and Drums.
244
P/M
Pipe Major
270
PA
1. Public Affairs
2. Put Away (as instructed to a Clerk in a minute to file a document)
328
PAERS
Prospect Applicant Electronic Record System
217
PAFF O
Public Affairs Officer
268
PAL
Possession Acquisition License. You need one to buy or possess a long firearm (most rifles and shotguns).
92
PAM
Publications And Manuals: books produced by the military.
333
Paratus
Latin word, meaning ready or prepared.
Moto of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
328
PAT
Personnel Awaiting Training
365
PCF
Primary Combat Fuction...similar to MOC
291
PD
Professional Development
280
PDC
Professional Development Council
186
PDS
Professional Development System
180
PENIS
Slang - Practical Exercise Not Involving Soldiers
164
PER
Personnel Evaluation Report
297
PERMIS
Personnel Electronic Records Management Information System
205
PERSEC
Personnel Security
292
PIB
Personal Information Bank
169
Pl
Platoon
298
PLAR
prior learning assessment review
228
PLD
Post Living Differential
318
PLF
Princess Louise Fusiliers; infantry unit of the P Res, Halifax, NS.
300
PLQ
Primary Leadership Qualification
330
PLS
Pallet Loading System
249
PMed
Preventive Medicine (NOTE IT IS NOT PreMed or PrevMed)
199
PMQ
Private Married Quarters. Military (Base) Housing.
335
PO
Petty Officer 1st Class - Naval Rank equal to Warrant Officer.
Petty Officer 2nd Class- Naval Rank equal to Sergeant
342
PO
Performance Objective
329
PO1
Petty Officer 1st Class
331
PO2
Petty Officer 2nd Class
328
POG
Person Other than Grunt, describing anyone not Infantry
282
POL
Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants
353
POMV
Personally Owned Motor Vehicle: A privately owned vehicle.
331
PONTI
Slang - Personnel Of No Tactical Importance
224
PP&S
Pens, Pencils and Stationary
20
PPCLI
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
369
PPE
personal protective equipment
186
PPF
Patrol Pathfinder
301
PRB
Performance Review Board
302
PRes
The Primary Reserve: The most active, visual part of the Reserve Force. frequently, but improperly called The Militia.
333
PRETC
Post Recruit Education Training Centre
221
Pronto
Appointment title for signaller or sigs NCO
159
PSA
Personnel Support Agency
315
PSEA
Public Service Employment Act
206
PSHRMAC
Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
209
PSLRA
Public Service Labour Relations Act
204
PSO
Personnel Selection Officer
307
PSP
Personnel Support Program
197
PSTC
Peace Support Training Centre
301
PT
Physical Training
174
Pte
Private
357
Pte(B)
Private (Basic)
235
Pte(R)
Private (Recruit)
215
Pte(T)
Private (Trained)
226
Purple Trade
A CF military occupation (trade) that is not unique to a single service (i.e., Navy, Army, Air Force); not being "dark blue", "green" or "light blue", these trades are referred to as "Purple."
247
Pusser or Pusser's
Government issue or a person who goes by the book.
44
PW
Director of General Safety
179
PWS
Protected Weapons Station (in Australia's Army)
196
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Field Message Pad
Today in Military History
November 20
1917:
CAMBRAI, 1917, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 3 Dec 17)
1917:
THE TANK ATTACK, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 21 Nov 17)
1917:
VC won by Lt Harcus Strachan, Fort Garry Horse, CEF, Masnieres, France
