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Military Terms starting with the letter R
Military Term
Definition
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R&Q
Rations and Quarters
319
R-DDD
REALLY DEEP DOO DOO
151
R.A.S.
Rear Area Security, a SHIELD function often conducted by the Brigade Reconaissance Squadron.
220
RA
retirement age
226
RAdm
Rear-Admiral
363
RAP
Regimental Aid Post. Former term for UMS Unit Medical Station
344
RAPZ
A group of reconaissance SENSE tasks - Route Area Point or Zone reconaissance. Execution of RAPZ is a Recce Squadron Battle Task Standard.
213
RAS
RAS- Replenishment at sea.
225
Rats
Rations
337
RBG
Reserve Brigade Group
335
RCAC
Royal Canadian Army Cadets
220
RCAMC
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corp. The Army medical service until 1967.
361
RCC
Rescue Co-ordination Center: example - RCC Trenton
326
RCD
The Royal Canadian Dragoons - Canada's senior and longest continuously serving Regular Force armour Regiment. The RCD is sister Regiment to and shares a common birthday (21 Dec 1883) with The RCR.
223
RCR
Properly "The RCR"; The Royal Canadian Regiment
394
RDA
records disposition authority
227
RDAO
Regional Departmental Accounting Office
247
RECCE
Reconnaissance
363
Red Hat
A MP (military police) member, due their Red Berets.
194
Reg
1: contraction for "Regular" and "Regular Force"
2: Regulation.
330
Retirement
(Mission/task Verb) An operation in which a force out of contact moves away from the enemy.
382
RETP
Reserve Entry Training Program
345
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification -
used commercially in retail anti-theft and bulk cargo tracking, a potential for IFF down to the soldier level
191
RFT
recruit physical training
77
RHLI
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. Reserve infantry regiment located in Hamilton, Ontario.
279
RHU - Residential Housing Units (replacing PMQ)
Current term replacing PMQ housing on base.
83
RIIP
Reserve Integrated Information Project
310
RM RANG
The Abreviation of Rocky Mountain Rangers (an infantry regiment based in Kamloops).
361
RMA
Revolution in Military Affairs
319
RMC
Royal Military College: located in Kingston ON
318
RMP
Recognized Maritime Picture
234
RN
Radiation and Nuclear
207
RNBR
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment, Primary Reserve
262
ROE
Rules of Engagement
308
ROTA
Release Other Than Attack. In NBC Defence a ROTA incident is the release of a CBRN agent through means other than an attack. Included in this would be the release of TIMs.
335
ROTP
Regular Officer Training Plan
370
RQMS
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
336
RRR
Royal Regina Rifles. Infantry Reserve unit in Regina. Nicknamed "Farmer John's"
324
RSM
Regimental Sergeant Major
369
RSO
1. Range Safety Officer
2. Range Standing Orders
331
RSS
Reg F Support Staff
316
RTB
Return To Base
252
RTU
Returned To Unit
319
RV
Rendezvous point on patrol
328
RW
Recorded Warning
321
RWS
Remote Weapons Station (in Australia's army)
190
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Maritime Command Operational Information System
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