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Military Terms starting with the letter P


Military Term DefinitionViews
P & A
Pay and Allowances
198
P&D's
a term in Commonwealth highland regiments to describe the Pipes and Drums.
249
P/M
Pipe Major
275
PA
1. Public Affairs
2. Put Away (as instructed to a Clerk in a minute to file a document)
336
PAERS
Prospect Applicant Electronic Record System
225
PAFF O
Public Affairs Officer
275
PAL
Possession Acquisition License. You need one to buy or possess a long firearm (most rifles and shotguns).
98
PAM
Publications And Manuals: books produced by the military.
338
Paratus
Latin word, meaning ready or prepared.
Moto of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
339
PAT
Personnel Awaiting Training
374
PCF
Primary Combat Fuction...similar to MOC
298
PD
Professional Development
287
PDC
Professional Development Council
193
PDS
Professional Development System
184
PENIS
Slang - Practical Exercise Not Involving Soldiers
171
PER
Personnel Evaluation Report
303
PERMIS
Personnel Electronic Records Management Information System
210
PERSEC
Personnel Security
298
PIB
Personal Information Bank
175
Pl
Platoon
303
PLAR
prior learning assessment review
236
PLD
Post Living Differential
324
PLF
Princess Louise Fusiliers; infantry unit of the P Res, Halifax, NS.
309
PLQ
Primary Leadership Qualification
336
PLS
Pallet Loading System
254
PMed
Preventive Medicine (NOTE IT IS NOT PreMed or PrevMed)
205
PMQ
Private Married Quarters. Military (Base) Housing.
344
PO
Petty Officer 1st Class - Naval Rank equal to Warrant Officer.
Petty Officer 2nd Class- Naval Rank equal to Sergeant
347
PO
Performance Objective
333
PO1
Petty Officer 1st Class
335
PO2
Petty Officer 2nd Class
335
POG
Person Other than Grunt, describing anyone not Infantry
289
POL
Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants
357
POMV
Personally Owned Motor Vehicle: A privately owned vehicle.
336
PONTI
Slang - Personnel Of No Tactical Importance
229
PP&S
Pens, Pencils and Stationary
26
PPCLI
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
379
PPE
personal protective equipment
192
PPF
Patrol Pathfinder
306
PRB
Performance Review Board
307
PRes
The Primary Reserve: The most active, visual part of the Reserve Force. frequently, but improperly called The Militia.
339
PRETC
Post Recruit Education Training Centre
230
Pronto
Appointment title for signaller or sigs NCO
165
PSA
Personnel Support Agency
322
PSEA
Public Service Employment Act
211
PSHRMAC
Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
217
PSLRA
Public Service Labour Relations Act
209
PSO
Personnel Selection Officer
311
PSP
Personnel Support Program
204
PSTC
Peace Support Training Centre
308
PT
Physical Training
181
Pte
Private
361
Pte(B)
Private (Basic)
240
Pte(R)
Private (Recruit)
221
Pte(T)
Private (Trained)
231
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."
254
Pusser or Pusser's
Government issue or a person who goes by the book.
49
PW
Director of General Safety
184
PWS
Protected Weapons Station (in Australia's Army)
202

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Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre


Today in Military History

February 8



1943:

The Italian Submarine Avorio is cornered and sunk by HMCS REGINA in the Mediterranean.


1945:

Operation Veritable, Canadian and British troops launch offensive near Nijmegen to capture Reichwald area


1945:

THE REICHSWALD, effective dates for battle honour to begin


1945:

THE RHINELAND, effective dates for battle honour to begin (to 10 Mar 45)



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