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Military Terms starting with the letter P
Military Term
Definition
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P & A
Pay and Allowances
212
P&D's
a term in Commonwealth highland regiments to describe the Pipes and Drums.
261
P/M
Pipe Major
285
PA
1. Public Affairs
2. Put Away (as instructed to a Clerk in a minute to file a document)
348
PAERS
Prospect Applicant Electronic Record System
244
PAFF O
Public Affairs Officer
287
PAL
Possession Acquisition License. You need one to buy or possess a long firearm (most rifles and shotguns).
113
PAM
Publications And Manuals: books produced by the military.
356
Paratus
Latin word, meaning ready or prepared.
Moto of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
357
PAT
Personnel Awaiting Training
397
PCF
Primary Combat Fuction...similar to MOC
316
PD
Professional Development
298
PDC
Professional Development Council
205
PDS
Professional Development System
200
PENIS
Slang - Practical Exercise Not Involving Soldiers
187
PER
Personnel Evaluation Report
320
PERMIS
Personnel Electronic Records Management Information System
230
PERSEC
Personnel Security
316
PIB
Personal Information Bank
190
Pl
Platoon
315
PLAR
prior learning assessment review
251
PLD
Post Living Differential
336
PLF
Princess Louise Fusiliers; infantry unit of the P Res, Halifax, NS.
325
PLQ
Primary Leadership Qualification
351
PLS
Pallet Loading System
269
PMed
Preventive Medicine (NOTE IT IS NOT PreMed or PrevMed)
217
PMQ
Private Married Quarters. Military (Base) Housing.
366
PO
Petty Officer 1st Class - Naval Rank equal to Warrant Officer.
Petty Officer 2nd Class- Naval Rank equal to Sergeant
362
PO
Performance Objective
350
PO1
Petty Officer 1st Class
348
PO2
Petty Officer 2nd Class
347
POG
Person Other than Grunt, describing anyone not Infantry
306
POL
Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants
371
POMV
Personally Owned Motor Vehicle: A privately owned vehicle.
350
PONTI
Slang - Personnel Of No Tactical Importance
244
PP&S
Pens, Pencils and Stationary
40
PPCLI
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
393
PPE
personal protective equipment
207
PPF
Patrol Pathfinder
320
PRB
Performance Review Board
322
PRes
The Primary Reserve: The most active, visual part of the Reserve Force. frequently, but improperly called The Militia.
354
PRETC
Post Recruit Education Training Centre
250
Pronto
Appointment title for signaller or sigs NCO
177
PSA
Personnel Support Agency
338
PSEA
Public Service Employment Act
229
PSHRMAC
Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
236
PSLRA
Public Service Labour Relations Act
227
PSO
Personnel Selection Officer
323
PSP
Personnel Support Program
220
PSTC
Peace Support Training Centre
320
PT
Physical Training
193
Pte
Private
377
Pte(B)
Private (Basic)
252
Pte(R)
Private (Recruit)
238
Pte(T)
Private (Trained)
245
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."
271
Pusser or Pusser's
Government issue or a person who goes by the book.
61
PW
Director of General Safety
196
PWS
Protected Weapons Station (in Australia's Army)
217
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