I would like to thank the many members that have contributed to this project. Without their input, I am sure the list
would be much shorter. Thank you all!
Please note: All terms are Civil Air Patrol or United States Air Force specific unless otherwise noted.
If you know of any terms that are used and are not listed, please send them to:
Lt Col Amanda B. Anderson, CAP
115 Bradford Hill Drive
West Columbia SC 29170-3089
H: 803.359.5471
Cell: 803.447.5319
abanderson@sc.rr.com
Tenth Edition
January 2009
CAP SPEAK
A Glossary of Terms
Used by Civil Air Patrol
Members
Compiled by Lt Col Amanda B. Anderson, CAP
Civil Air Patrol
CAP Speak
Word or Phrase
100 hr
101
101CN
101T
1AF
1st Lt
200 Specialty Track
201
201 Specialty Track
202 Specialty Track
203 Specialty Track
204 Specialty Track
205 Specialty Track
206 Specialty Track
210 Specialty Track
211 Specialty Track
212 Specialty Track
213 Specialty Track
214 Specialty Track
215 Specialty Track
216 Specialty Track
217 Specialty Track
218 Specialty Track
219 Specialty Track
220 Specialty Track
221
221A
221 Specialty Track
221A Specialty Track
222 Specialty Track
223 Specialty Track
225 Specialty Track
226 Specialty Track
227 Specialty Track
228 Specialty Track
2d Lt
Tenth Edition
Meaning
100 hours of operation inspection required by FAA/CAP
CAP Form 101 - Mission Qualification Specialty Card
Counterdrug Specialty Qualification Card
CAPF 101T - Mission Qualification Specialty Training Card
1st Air Force - Serves as the CAP mission approval authority for
most Air Force Assigned Missions.
First Lieutenant (1LT is Army style)
Personnel
Personnel File
Public Affairs
Finance
Inspector
Professional Development
Administration
Logistics
Flight Operations
Operations
Standardization-Evaluation
Emergency Services
Communications
Aerospace Education
Cadet Programs
Safety
Plans and Programs
Legal - No longer available
Health Services - No longer available
The CAP Chaplain Specialty Track Study Guide
Chaplains Helping Chaplains Specialty Track Study Guide
Chaplain
Chaplain Specialty Track Study Guide
Commander designation (used only to designate personnel in
command positions and is not a specialty track.)
Historian
Moral Leadership
Recruiting and Retention Officer
Information Technology
Demand Drug Reduction
Second Lieutenant (2LT is Army style)
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Word or Phrase
501(c)(3)
A gallon of propwash
A/C or AC
AAFES
Abenaki
Above My Pay grade
ACC
Accouterments
Ace
ACSC
ACUT
ADA
ADF
Administrative Officer
Award
AE
AEM
AEO
AEPSM
Aerospace Ed. Officer
Award
AETCFC
AEWs
AEX
AFAM
AFCB
AFI
AFIADL
AFMAN
AFNSEP
AFPD
AFR
AFRCC or RCC
AFRES
AFSCFC
AFUB
Aircraft Accident
ALCOM
Alert
ALNOT
Alpha
Tenth Edition
Meaning
IRS code dealing with non-profits
A spurious errand new members are sent on to procure mythical
substances.
Aircraft or Aircrew
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
New Hampshire Wing Tactical Call Sign
Another way of saying. "Don't ask me."
Air Combat Command
Items authorized for wear on or with any uniform
A mission aircrew member with five or more finds
Air Command and Staff College
Advanced Communications User Training
Airborne Damage Assessment
Automatic Direction Finder
Ribbon for the completion of the tenth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Aerospace Education
Aerospace Education Member
Aerospace Education Officer
Aerospace Education Program for Senior Members
Ribbon for the completion of the thirteenth achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Air Education & Training Command Familiarization Course
Aerospace Education Workshops
Aerospace Education Excellence Award
Air Force Assigned Missions to CAP
Air Force Chaplains' Board
Air Force Instruction
Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning (formerly
ECI)
Air Force Manual
Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Office
Air Force Policy Directive
Air Force Regulation
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
Air Force Reserve
Air Force Space Command Familiarization Course
Air Force Uniform Board
An event during a CAP activity that results in death, serious
injury or substantial damage
Alaska Command - Alaska Search Area
Being on duty for a mission, disaster, or other CAP duty.
Alert Notice
Phonetic Alphabet for "A"
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Word or Phrase
ALT
AME
Amelia Earhart Award
ANG
Annual
AOPA
AP Stylebook
APCO
APJOC
Apron
ARCHER
ARM
ARRS
ASNP
Aspen Gold
At zero
ATA
ATC
ATD
ATE
ATIS
ATP
Auger in
Avenging Spirit
AWC
AWOL
AWOS
Bag(s)
Bandit
Basic
BBP
BBS
BCUT
BDU(s)
Beach
Beaver Fox
BG or Brig Gen
Billet
Billy Mitchell Award
Black Granite
Blouse
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Altitude
Amplitude Modulation Equivalent
Ribbon for the completion of the third milestone (phase) in the
Cadet Progression Program
Air National Guard
Yearly inspection of aircraft required by FAA/CAP
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
The AP Stylebook is written for journalists working in print
media, and is, the universal style guide in America.
Association of Public Safety Communications Officers
Advance Pararescue Orientation Course
Area used for parking aircraft
Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Recon
Aerial Radiological Monitoring
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service
Aircrew Style Name Patch
Rocky Mountain Region Tactical Call Sign
Something or someone on your trail
Actual Time of Arrival
Air Traffic Control
Actual Time of Departure
Actual Time Enroute
Automated Terminal Information System
Airline Transport Pilot
Euphemism for crashing an airplane
National Headquarters Special Use Tactical Call Sign
Air War College
Absent Without Leave
Automated Weather Observation System
Flight Suit
An unauthorized aircraft in your search grid
A new cadet to the program
Bloodborne Pathogens
Bulletin Board Service
Basic Communications User Training
Battle Dress Uniform
Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, etc.
Oregon Wing Tactical Call Sign
Brigadier General (1 Star)
Room(s) where you stay the night on a military base
Ribbon for the completion of the second milestone (phase) in the
Cadet Progression Program
Montana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Old term for a Blue Service Coat. Female light blue shirt or a
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Word or Phrase
Blue Beret
Blue Lakes
Blue Mesa
Blue Mound
Blues
Bluesuiter
Bogey
Bookstore
Boomer
Bottlecaps
Brat
Bravo
Brewer or Brewer Awards
Brushing the bushes
Buck slip
Bucket Hat
Butter bar
Buy the Farm
BX
C&B
C/1st Lt
C/2d Lt
C/A1C
C/Amn
C/Bsc
C/Capt
C/CMSgt
C/Col
C/FO
C/Lt Col
C/Maj
C/MSgt
C/Sgt
C/SMSgt
C/SrA
C/SSgt
C/TSgt
CA
CAC
Tenth Edition
Meaning
BDU jacket.
National Blue Beret Encampment - Oshkosh, WI
Great Lakes Region Tactical Call Sign
Colorado Wing Tactical Call Sign
Wisconsin Wing Tactical Call Sign
Blue Service Dress Uniform
Air Force or CAP member
An Unidentified aircraft
Old name for store located at National Headquarters where you
can order various items.
Boom operator on an aerial refueling aircraft.
Silver Oak Leaves
Child of a military member
Phonetic Alphabet for "B"
Yearly recognition of contributions to the advancement of youth
in AE activities.
Flying an aircraft low
Routing slip attached to memos that requires signatures. Comes
from "passing the buck."
Female Service Hat (Slang)
2d Lieutenant
Killed in action
Base Exchange
Constitution and Bylaws
Cadet First Lieutenant (C/1LT is Army style)
Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2LT is Army style)
Cadet Airman First Class
Cadet Airman
Cadet Basic
Cadet Captain (C/CPT is Army style)
Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (after 1 Jan 99)
Cadet Colonel
Cadet Flight Officer
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/LTC is Army style)
Cadet Major
Cadet Master Sergeant
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Senior Master Sergeant (after 1 Jan 99)
Cadet Senior Airman (after 1 Jan 99)
Cadet Staff Sergeant
Cadet Technical Sergeant
Cooperative Agreement that defines the relationship between
CAP and the Air Force
Cadet Advisory Council
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Word or Phrase
CAD
Cadet Commander Award
Cadet Comp
Cammies
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP
CAP Kitty Hawk
CAP Stone
CAP West
CAPF
CAPF 11
CAPF 18
CAPID
CAPM
CAPMart
CAPOC
CAPP
CAPR
CAPSN
Capt
CAP-USAF
CARDA
Carl Spaatz Award
Category I
Category II
Category III
Category IV
CATS
CC
CCC
CCF
CD
CD
CD
Cdt
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Langley AFB Community Appreciation Day (Virginia Wing)
Ribbon for the completion of the sixteenth achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Cadet Competition (Drill Competition)
Camouflage uniform - see BDU (Slang)
Civil Air Patrol
Come and Participate (Slang)
Come and Pay (Slang)
Come and Play (Slang)
North Carolina Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Northeast Region Tactical Call Sign
Southwest Region Tactical Call Sign
Civil Air Patrol Form
Documents all professional development training
CAP tracks all hours flown in corporate and member-owned or
furnished aircraft on this form
6-digit number assigned to you when you join CAP.
Civil Air Patrol Manual
Former National Headquarters store where you can buy uniform
pin-ons, patches and other items
Civil Air Patrol Senior Member's Officer Course
Civil Air Patrol Pamphlet
Civil Air Patrol Regulation
Old term for Social Security number
Captain (CPT is Army style)
Civil Air Patrol-United Station Air Force
CONUS Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment
Ribbon for the completion of the fifth milestone (phase) in the
Cadet Progression Program
Unrestricted in the physical fitness portion of the Cadet Program
Temporary restricted in the physical fitness portion of the Cadet
Program
Partially restricted in the physical fitness portion of the Cadet
Program
Indefinitely restricted in the physical fitness portion of the Cadet
Program
CAP Accountability and Tracking System
Commander (Office Symbol)
CAP Consultation Committee
First Sergeant (Office Symbol)
Civil Defense
Deputy Commander (Office Symbol)
Counterdrug Missions
Cadet
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Word or Phrase
CE
CFI
CFIG
CFII
CGDRCC
Chairborne rangers
CHAMPUS
Charles Lindbergh Award
Charlie
Charlie Foxtrot
Charter Oak
Check your six
Checkride Trend Analysis
CI
Circular File
CISM
Civvies
Class A
Class AA
Class B
Class C
Class D
CLC
CLC
Close the hanger doors
CLS
CMSgt
CN
COF
Col
Columbus
Comm(s)
Comp
Company Grade
Congressional
Contour Chasing
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Course Examination
Certified Flight Instructor
Certified Flight Instructor - Glider
Certified Flight Instrument Instructor
Coast Guard District Rescue Coordination Center - Puerto Rico
Members that do not fly
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
Ribbon for the completion of the fifth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Phonetic Alphabet for "C"
A major fouled up mess/plans and no alternatives have been
arranged
Connecticut Wing Tactical Call Sign
Watch your tail!
CAP wings and regions track and report the results of checks
rides to CAP's National Headquarters.
Compliance Inspection
Trash can
Critical Incident Stress Management
Civilian clothes
Army (and old AF) term to indicate Dress Blue Uniform
(AF/CAP now Service Dress Uniform)
Army term to indicate Dress Uniform (Blues or Whites, as
appropriate to the season). Not used in AF/CAP.
Army (and old AF) term to indicate Dress Uniform without Jacket
(AF/CAP now Blue shirt with or without tie/tab)
Army (and old AF) term to indicate fatigues (AF/CAP now BDU)
Army term to indicate BDU with load bearing equipment (field
gear) Not used in AF/CAP.
Corporate Legal Council
Corporate Learning Course
Don't talk CAP business at social functions
Cadet Leadership School
Chief Master Sergeant
Counter Narcotics
Cadet Orientation Flights
Colonel (COL is Army style)
Ohio Wing Tactical Call Sign
Communications
Composite or Competition
2LT (some services may abbreviate as 2d Lt) through Captain these officers lead platoons and company-sized units
Congressional Squadron
Flying an aircraft low
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Word or Phrase
CONUS
CONUSA/RDC
Cookie
COP
COP or Cadet COP
COS
Cover
COY
CP
CP
CPFT
CPPT
CPR
CQ
CRM
Crossfield Award
Crown Circle
CRSC
CS
CS
CSAC
CSM
CSR
CTAF
CTCSS
CTW
Cumulo granite
CV
CVR
DA
DAE
DCC
DCP
DCS
DCS/AE
DD-214
Deadhead crew
Deep Kimchi
Delta
DEMA
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Continental Untied States
Continental United States Army/Regional Defense Command
Cadet Hat Device (Slang)
Certificate of Proficiency (Level 2 Senior Member Award)
Certificate of Proficiency (Cadet Award) (Pre 1964)
Cadet Officer School
A cap or hat worn with different USAF or CAP style uniforms
Cadet of the Year
Cadet Programs or Cadet Training (Office Symbol)
Check Pilot
Cadet Physical Fitness Training
Cadet Protection Policy Training
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Charge of Quarters
Crew Resource Management
Annual award established by A. Scott Crossfield to recognize
outstanding AE teachers
National Congress award for AE leadership
Chaplain Service Region Staff College
Constant Speed Propeller
Chief of Staff (Office Symbol)
Chaplain Service Advisory Council
Cadet Sponsor Membership
Chaplain Service Roster
Combined Terminal Airport Frequency (see Unicom)
Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System
Cadet Training Weekend
A cloud enshrouded mountain
Vice Commander (Office Symbol)
Cockpit Voice Recorder
Administration Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Wing Director of Aerospace Education
Deputy Commander of Cadets - Assigned by Squadron
Commander
Wing Director of Cadet Programs
Deputy Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff/Aerospace Education - Region Director of
AE
Official document given to members of the Armed Forces on their
separation from duty
Second Crew - a crew resting
Big Trouble
Phonetic Alphabet for "D"
Delaware Emergency Management Agency (Delaware Wing)
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Word or Phrase
Desert
Desk Jockeys
DEWG
DF
Diamond Flight
Dining In
Dining Out
Disneyland East
DME
DO
DOC
DoD or DOD
DoDD
DOK
DOMS
Doolie
DOS
DOS
Double dipper
Double-digit midget
DOV
Down East
DP
DR
Dream Sheet
DRMO
DRU(s)
DSM
E-1 thru E-9
Eagle Fly's
Eaker
Earhart
Echo
ECI
ECI 13
ECLS
EDCSA
Eddie Rickenbacker Award
e-forms
EIN
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, etc.
Members that do not fly
Delaware Wing
Direction Finding
Delaware Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
A social dinner for the commander, his officers and enlisted only
A social dinner for officers that includes their spouses or dates
The Pentagon
Distance Measuring Equipment
Operations Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Counterdrug Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Department of Defense
Department of Defense Directive
Communications Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Army Director of Military Support
First year cadet
Emergency Services Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Disk Operating System
A retired service member working in civil service
Less than 100 days left on station
Standardization/Evaluation Officer (Office Symbol)
Maine Wing Tactical Call Sign
Personnel Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Disaster Relief under Emergency Services Program
Nickname for Air Force form used to volunteer for assignments.
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office
Direct Reporting Unit(s)
Distinguished Service Medal
Pay grades for Airman Basic through Chief Master Sergeant
(USAF)
Cadet Orientation Flights (SC Wing)
Ira A. Eaker Award (Phase 4 Cadet Award)
Amelia Earhart Award (Phase 3 Cadet Award)
Phonetic Alphabet for "E"
USAF Extension Course Institute
CAP Officer Course
Enhanced Cadet Leadership School (VA Wing)
Effective Date of Change of Strength Accountability (old military
term)
Ribbon for the completion of the fourth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
CAP forms that are completed on the computer and e-mailed with
appropriate approvals.
Employer Identification Number (CAP EIN is 75-6037853)
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Word or Phrase
El Tee
ELT
EMC
EMP
EMP
EMS
EMT
Encampment
EOC
EPA
EPIRB
EPLO
ES
ESCAP
ET
ETA
ETA
ETD
ETE
ETS
EXPLAN
FAA
Face time
Fangs out
FAR
Farts and Darts
FBO
FC
FCC
FECA
FEMA
Field Grade
FIGMO
File 13
Firebrand
First shirt
First Termer
Flight Commander Award
Florida CAP
Fly boy
Tenth Edition
Meaning
2d Lieutenant
Emergency Locator Transmitter
Emergency Management Coordinator
Engine Management Program
Electromagnetic Pulse
Emergency Medical Service
Emergency Medical Technician
A Summer training environment for cadets. May be longer. May
be on a military or state facility,
Emergency Operations Center - Used with the state's 2 letter
abbreviation before EOC
Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (USAF)
Emergency Services
Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic
Education and Training Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Aerospace Education Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Estimated Time of Arrival
Estimated Time of Departure
Estimated Time Enroute
Senior Program Officer or Senior Training (Office Symbol)
Exercise Plan
Federal Aviation Administration
Getting in to see the boss
A gung-ho pilot itching for a mission
Federal Aviation Regulations
Clouds and lightning on service hats
Fixed Base Operator
Flight Crew
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Employee Compensation Act
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Major through Colonel - these officers command field units or as
staff officers in these & higher units
Forget It, Got My Orders
Trash can
Hawaii Wing Tactical Call Sign
A unit's first sergeant
A member in the first year
Ribbon for the completion of the ninth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Florida Wing Tactical Call Sign
Pilot
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Word or Phrase
Flying a desk
Flying in the Weeds
FM
FM or VHF-FM
FO
FOA(s)
FOD
FORSCOM
Fort Fumble
FOUO
Foxtrot
FP
FPC
Free State
FRO
Frog
Fruit salad
FSDO
FSFO
FSS
FTCA
FTX
FUBAR
Fudge Factory
Full-bird
Full-bird Colonel
Fur Balls
GADO
Garber
GC
Gen
General of the Air Force
Georgia CAP
Getting mopped up
GI
GI Party
Giant voice
GIB
Gig Line
GLR
GMD-6D
GMT
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Aviators in staff positions.
Flying an aircraft low
Finance Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Frequency Modulation 2 Meter Radio
Flight Officer
Field Operating Agency(ies)
Foreign Object Damage
Commander, Forces Command
The Pentagon
For Official Use Only
Phonetic Alphabet for "F"
Fixed Pitch Propeller
Finger Print Card
Maryland Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Flight Release Officer
Clutch back (Slang)
A chest full of ribbons
Flight Standards District Office
Flight Standards Field Office
Flight Service Station
Federal Tort Claims Act
Field Training Exercise
Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
The Pentagon
Colonel, silver eagles
A colonel with silver eagles.
Confusion during a multiple aircraft search.
General Aviation District Office
Paul E. Garber Award (Level 4 Senior Member Award)
Ground Crew
General (4 stars)
5-star General; used only during wartime
Georgia Wing Tactical Call Sign
Donning chemical warfare gear
Government Issue - American service member
Massive cleaning of an office or dormitory
Public address system
Guy in Back
Button front edge of the shirt, the outside of the belt buckle and
the edge of the fly will align.
Great Lakes Region
Desk Jockey answer to "What do you fly?" - Gray metal desk, 6
drawers!
Greenwich Mean Time
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Word or Phrase
Go get me a yard of
flightline
Go-fors
Golden BB
Goldenrod
Golf
Gooney Bird
Gopher
GOV
GPS
Grade (CAP)
Grade (Military)
Grasslands
Gray and Whites
Grid
Ground hogs
Ground Pounder
Ground Pounder(s)
GT
GTL
GUMP
HAG
Hap Arnold Award
Hawk Mountain
HC
Headaches
HeadCAP
Heavy Aircraft
Hedgehop
HHC
High Plains
Hill CAP
Hill Thunder
HIRL
Hitch
Hitting the Silk
HLS
Homesteading
Tenth Edition
Meaning
A spurious errand new members are sent on to procure mythical
substances.
A spurious errand new members are sent on to procure mythical
substances.
A lucky shot
Alabama Wing Tactical Call Sign
Phonetic Alphabet for "G"
C-47
Wild Goose Chase (Slang)
Government Vehicle
Global Positioning System
Grade is a major step in the promotion structure or program;
several individuals can have the same grade.
Refers to paygrade and every rank has one. Enlisted E-0 to E-9;
Officers O-1 to 0-6 is most common but can go to O-11
South Dakota Wing Tactical Call Sign
White Aviator Shirt with Gray Slacks/Skirt with Gray Epaulets
(Slang)
Standardized Sectional Aeronautical Chart Grid and Identification
System
Ground team or members that do not fly
Ground teams or members that don't fly.
Ground Team member(s) (Slang)
Ground Team
Ground Team Leader
Gas, undercarriage, mixture, prop (Slang)
Headquarters Advisory Group
Ribbon for the completion of the second achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Hawk Mountain Ranger School - PA Wing
Chaplain (Office Symbol)
A journalist
National Headquarters Tactical Call Sign
Weigh 12,500 pounds or more
Flying an aircraft low
Hall of Honor Committee
Wyoming Wing Tactical Call Sign
West Virginia Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Congressional Squadron Tactical Call Sign
High Intensity Runway Lights
Years in service
WWII slang for parachuting from an aircraft
Homeland Security Missions
Remaining at one base for a long duration.
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Word or Phrase
Hooch
Hot turn
Hotel
HQ
HQ CAP or NHQ
HUD
Hurry up and wait
Hz
IACE
IAS
IC
ICC
IFR
IG
ILS
IMA
IMC
Incident
India
Iowa CAP
IP
IPC
Ira Eaker Award
IS
ISAR
IT
ITU
JA
JAG
JCS
Jefferson
JIB
JIB Rats
Jimmy Doolittle Award
JKAP
John Curry Award
JRCC
JROTC
JSAC
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Room(s) where you stay the night on a military base
A quick turn around for an aircraft - to service an aircraft quickly
and get it airborne again
Phonetic Alphabet for "H"
Headquarters
Headquarters Civil Air Patrol
Heads-up display
A term used to describe the pace of military operations.
Hertz
International Air Cadet Exchange
Indicated Airspeed
Incident Commander
Instrument Competency Check
Instrument Flight Rules
Inspector (Office Symbol)
Instrument Landing System
Individual Mobilization Augmentee
Instrument Metrological Condition
An event or series of events during a CAP activity that meets
Reportable Mishap criteria, not aircraft Accident
Phonetic Alphabet for "I"
Iowa Wing Tactical Call Sign
Instructor Pilot
Instrument Proficiency Check
Ribbon for the completion of the fourth milestone (phase) in the
Cadet Progression Program
Information Systems
Inland Search and Rescue School
Information Technology
International Telecommunications Union
Legal Officer (Office Symbol)
Judge Advocate General
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Virginia Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Joint Information Bureau
A journalist.
Ribbon for the completion of the sixth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Joint Key Assets Protection
Ribbon for the completion of the first achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Joint Rescue Coordination Center
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Joint State Area Command
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Word or Phrase
Juliet
Kentucky CAP
kHz
Kidney Patch
Kilo
Land of the Big BX
Langley or Scott
LANTCOM
laser
LCD
LDC
Leadership Officer Award
LED
Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV
Level V
LG
LG or Lt Gen
LGM
LGS
LGT
Lifer
Light Aircraft
Light Bird
Light Colonel
Lima
LIRL
LLAG
LNCO
LO
Loening
Logistics Officer Award
loran
Louie
Louisiana
L'Per
LR
LRT
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Phonetic Alphabet for "J"
Kentucky Wing Tactical Call Sign
Kilohertz
Bullion or heavy metal CAP Seal worn on the Mess Dress
Uniform (Slang)
Phonetic Alphabet for "K"
Stateside
AFRCC
Atlantic Command - Puerto Rico Search Area
light amplification by simulated emission of radiation
Liquid-crystal Display
Land Defense of CONUS
Ribbon for the completion of the twelfth achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Light-emitting Diode
Introduction - First level of Senior Member Training
Technical Training - 2nd level of Senior Member Training
Management - 3rd level of Senior Member Training
Command and Staff - 4th level of Senior Member Training
Executive - 5th level of Senior Member Training
Logistics Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Lieutenant General (3 stars)
Maintenance Officer (Office Symbol)
Supply Officer (Office Symbol)
Transportation Officer (Office Symbol)
Along time member of CAP
Weigh less than 12,500 pounds
Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Phonetic Alphabet for "L"
Low Intensity Runway Lights
Legislative Liaison Advisory group
Liaison Non-Commissioned Officer (Office Symbol)
Liaison Officer (Office Symbol)
Grover Loening Award (Level 3 Senior Member Award)
Ribbon for the completion of the fifteenth achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Long-range Navigation
2d Lieutenant
Louisiana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Brand name of equipment used to locate an ELT
Liaison Region used with region abbreviation- MELR (Office
Symbol)
Land Rescue Team "Be a LRT, the world needs more LRTs" - No
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Word or Phrase
LSB
Lt Col
MAC
MACA
Mag
Maj
MAJCOM(s)
Mary Feik
MC
MCP
MCSS
MDWG
Media puke
MEMA
MER
MER SAR
MERCC
MG or Maj Gen
MHz
MIA
Middle East
mike
Mike
Milk run
MIMS
MIRL
Missing Link
Mitchell
MKB
MLO
MML
Mockingbird
MOGAS
Monkey suit
Monopoly money
MOU
Mow CAP
MP
MSA
MSCD
MSgt
MSL
Tenth Edition
Meaning
longer valid
Lower Side Band
Lieutenant Colonel (LTC is Army style)
Military Airlift Command
Military Assistance to Civil Authorities
Magnetic
Major (MAJ is Army style)
Major Command(s)
Ribbon for the completion of the third achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Mission Coordinator
Mission Check Pilot
Military Clothing Sales Store
Maryland Wing
A journalist
Maryland Emergency Management Agency (Maryland Wing)
Middle East Region
Middle East Region Search and Rescue College
Middle East Region Cadet Competition
Major General (2 stars)
Megahertz
Missing in Action
Middle East Region Radio Tactical Call Sign
Microphone
Phonetic Alphabet for "M"
Uneventful flight
Member Information Management System
Medium Intensity of Runway Lights
2d Lieutenant
General Billy Mitchell Award (Phase 2 Cadet Award)
Marker Beacon
Moral Leadership Officer
Monthly Membership Listing
Mississippi Wing Tactical Call Sign
Automotive Fuel
Uniform
Foreign currency.
Memorandum of Understanding
Missouri Wing Tactical Call Sign
Mission Pilot
Military Support Authorization
Military Support to Civil Defense
Master Sergeant
Mean Sea Level
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Word or Phrase
NABER
NAC
NAF
Narragansett
NASA
NatCap
NatCap or DC
National Congress
NCAC
NCAC
NCASE
NCC
NCMAF
NCO
NCO Club
NCPC
NCPSC
NCR
NCS
NCS
NCSA
NCWG
NDRN
NEC
NECN
Neil Armstrong Award
NER
Net
NFA
NFC
NFE
NGB
NGE
NGSAR
NIGC
Night CAP
NINQ
NLO
NLOC
NLT
NOC
North Central
NOTAM
Tenth Edition
Meaning
National Association of Business Emergency Radio
National Advisory Council
Numbered Air Force
Rhode Island Wing Tactical Call Sign
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Capital Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
National Capital Wing
National Congress on Aviation and Space Education
National Chaplain Administrative Committee
National Cadet Advisory Council
National Congress on Aviation and Space Education
National Cadet Competition
National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces
Noncommissioned Officer
Non-commissioned Officers' Club
National Cadet Program Committee
National Check Pilot Standardization Course
North Central Region
Net Control Station
National Communications System
National Cadet Special Activities
North Carolina Wing
National Digital Radio Network
National Executive Committee
National Emergency Communications Network
Ribbon for the completion of the eighth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Northeast Region
CAP Communications Network
National Flight Academy (98 and after)
National Finance Committee
National Flight encampment (pre-98)
National Guard Bureau
National Glider Encampment
National Ground Search and Rescue School
National Inspector General Course
Nighttime Patrol
National Inquiry for members' membership information
National Legal Officer
National Legal Officers' College
Not Later Than
The CAP National Operations Center
North Central Region Tactical Call Sign
Notice to Airmen
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Word or Phrase
NOTAMS
November
NSAR
NSC
NTIA
NTSB
NUDET
Number One
Number Ten
Nylon letdown
O Club
O Flight(s)
O-1 thru O-11
OBS
OD
O-dark-30
OG
OI
Oil Well
On the carpet
OP
Operations Officer Award
OPLAN
OPR
Ops
OPS
OPSEC
ORIENT
Orientation
ORM
Oscar
OTS
P.L.
PA
PACOM
PacR
Painted
PAO or PA
Papa
Patriot
PCA
PCL
PCS
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Notices issued to aircrews on what they might encounter en route.
Phonetic Alphabet for "N"
National Search and Rescue School
National Staff College
National Telecommunications Information Agency
National Transportation Safety Board
Nuclear Detonation
Very Good
Very Bad
Parachuting from an aircraft
Officers' Club
Cadet Orientation Flight(s)
Pay grades for 2d Lt through Gen
Observer
Officer of the Day
Early in the morning - before sunrise
Olive Green
Operating Instructions
Oklahoma Wing Tactical Call Sign
Called to the Commander's office (the only one that had carpet)
Orientation Pilot
Ribbon for the completion of the fourteenth achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Operational Plan
Office of Primary Responsibility
Operations
Operations
Operations Security
Senior Member Orientation Course
Optional first introduction to the Cadet Program
Operational Risk Management
Phonetic Alphabet for "O"
Officers Training School
Public Law
Personnel Authorization
Pacific Command - Hawaii Search Area
Pacific Region
Getting scanned by radar.
Public Affairs Officer (Office Symbol)
Phonetic Alphabet for "P"
Massachusetts Wing Tactical Call Sign
Permanent Change of Assignment
Pilot Controlled Lights
Permanent move
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Word or Phrase
PDA
PDO
PDR
Peace Garden
Pencil pushers
Pencils
Penguins
Penn CAP
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
PIC
Pickle Suit(s)
PJOC
PL
PLB
PME
POA
POAC
POM
Poopie Suit
POV
POW
POW/MIA
PP
PPP
PSA
PT
PTT
Public Affairs Officer
Award
Pucker factor
Puerto Rico CAP
Puke
Punch out
Puzzle Palace
QAFA(s)
Quebec
RAC
RADEF
Railroad Tracks
Ramp
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Public display of affection
Professional Development Officer
Professional Development Report
North Dakota Wing Tactical Call Sign
Members that do not fly
A journalist
Ground team or members that do not fly
Pennsylvania Wing Tactical Call Sign
The Learning Phase - 1st phase of Cadet Training
The Leadership Phase - 2nd phase of Cadet Training
The Command Phase - 3rd phase of Cadet Training
The Executive Phase - 4th phase of Cadet Training
Pilot in Command
Solid Green Fatigues (Slang)
Pararescue Orientation Course
Participation Letter
Personal Locator Beacon
Professional Military Education
Plan of Action
Privately Owned Aircraft
Program Objective Memorandum
The blue coveralls for officers & crew in a US nuclear-powered
submarine; the water survival suit worn by pilots
Privately Owned Vehicle
Prisoner of War
Prisoner of War/Missing in Action
Present Position
Pilot Proficiency Program
Public Service Announcement
Physical Training
Push to Talk
Ribbon for the completion of the eleventh achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Level of anxiety
Puerto Rico Wing Tactical Call Sign
Somebody in a different assignment of yours
Bail out or leaving for the day
The Pentagon.
Quality Air Force Assessment(s)
Phonetic Alphabet for "Q"
Reserve Assistance Coordinator
Radiological Defense
Captain's insignia
Area used for parking aircraft
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Word or Phrase
Rank (CAP)
Rank (Military)
RCLS
RCS
RDAE
Red Cloud
Red Dragon
Red Fire
Red Fox
Red Robin
Red Rock
REDCAP
RHIP
RMR
ROA
ROAD
Robert Goddard Award
ROC
Romeo
ROP
RoS
ROTC
Round Nut House
RSC
RST
Runarounds
RWCC
SAC
SAF
SALT
Sandbox
Sandlapper
SAR
SARCAP
SARDA
SAREVAL
SAREX
SARSAT
SAV
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Show seniority; no two persons in a grade have the same rank one is always senior to the other.
Refers to the paygrade insignia worn on the uniform; i.e.,
Sergeant, Corporal, Major, etc. as designated by each service
Region Cadet Leadership School
Reports Control System
Liaison Region Director of Aerospace Education
Nebraska Wing Tactical Call Sign
New Jersey Wing Tactical Call Sign
Indiana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Illinois Wing Tactical Call Sign
Michigan Wing Tactical Call Sign
Arizona Wing Tactical Call Sign
Actual (Real) Mission
Rank Has Its Privileges
Rocky Mountain Region
Radio Operator's Authorization
Retired on Active Duty
Ribbon for the completion of the seventh achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Republic of Korea
Phonetic Alphabet for "R"
Radio Operator's Permit
Report of Survey
Reserve Officer Training Corps
The Pentagon
Region Staff College
Required Staff Training
A spurious errand new members are sent on to procure mythical
substances.
Region/Wing Commander Course
Strategic Air Command
Secretary of the Air Force
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, etc.
South Carolina Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Search and Rescue
Practice Mission
State and Regional Disaster Airlift
Search and Rescue Evaluation (once a year by Region Air Force
Liaison Officers)
Search and Rescue Exercise
Search & Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking
Staff Assistance Visit
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Word or Phrase
SB
SBE
SC
SCAC
SCATANA
SCN
scuba
SCWG
SDIS
SE
Sectional
SER
SERT
SFO
Sgt or SGT
SHARES
Shavetail
Ship Rock
Short
SIC
Sierra
Sierra Hotel
SII
Silver State
SITREP
Skate
Skid Lid
Skyhooks
Slick sleeve
Sling Shots
SLS
SM
SMSgt
SMTR
Smurf Suit
SNAFU
SNCO
SO
SOAP
SOM
SOS
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Side Band
Society of Broadcast Engineers
Staff College - Used with two or three letter abbreviation for
Wing or Region
Space Camp/Aviation Challenge
Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids
Scanner
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
South Carolina Wing
Satellite-transmitted Digital Imaging System
Safety Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Aeronautical Chart(s)
Southeast Region
State Emergency Rescue Team
Senior Flight Officer
Sergeant (SGT is Army Style - USAF uses Sgt)
Shared Resources
Second Lieutenant
New Mexico Wing Tactical Call Sign
ready to leave unit
Second in Command
Phonetic Alphabet for "S"
Super Hot
Special Interest Item
Nevada Wing Tactical Call Sign
Situation Reports provided from wings to NOC and Air Force
agencies when requested
Not working hard on job
Male Service Hat (Slang)
A spurious errand new members are sent on to procure mythical
substances.
A member without grade
Shirt Garters (Slang)
Squadron Leadership School
Senior Member
Senior Master Sergeant
Senior Member Training Report
CAP Blue Jumpsuit (Slang)
Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
Senior Noncommissioned Officer
Medical Officer (Office Symbol)
Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program
Squadron of Merit
Squadron Officer School
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Word or Phrase
Sourdough
Southeast CAP
SOW
SP
Spaatz
Spaatz Cadet
Special Acts
Sqn or SQ
Squadron of Distinction
Squadron of Merit
SSB or HF-SSB
SSgt
STAR
Star Fish
Star Garnet
STARC
State Director
STR
SWR
TA
TAC
Tango
Target-rich environment
Target-rich environment
Tarmac
TAS
TCO
TDY
TEMPEST RAPID I
TEMPEST RAPID III
Tennessee CAP
Texas CAP
TFO
The World
Thule coolie
TLC
Tracker
Trained Bears
Trained Killer
Triple-A
TSgt
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Alaska Wing Tactical Call Sign
Southeast Region Tactical Call Sign
Statement of Work
Security Police
General Carl A. Spaatz Award (Highest Training Cadet Award)
A cadet that has received his Spaatz Award
Cadet Special Activities
Squadron
Selected by NHQ, a Cadet or Composite Squadron selected as the
top unit in a region and nationally
Selected by NHQ, a Cadet or Composite Squadron selected as the
top unit in a wing
Single Side Band Radio
Staff Sergeant
Standard Terminal Arrival Route
Minnesota Wing Tactical Call Sign
Idaho Wing Tactical Call Sign
State Area Command
Federal employee who is a liaison between Region Liaison
Officer and Wing (formerly LO)
Senior Training Report
Southwest Region
Transportation Authorization
Tactical Air Command
Phonetic Alphabet for "T"
More targets than ground teams
More than one target in an area
A word used only by TV newsmen instead of ramp or apron
True Airspeed
Test Control Officer
Temporary Duty
Natural Disaster Resource Employment Report
Natural Disaster Relief Final Report
Tennessee Wing Tactical Call Sign
Texas Wing Tactical Call Sign
Technical Flight Officer
The United States
Someone that is or has been stationed at Thule AB, Greenland.
Training Leaders of Cadets
Brand name of a Finnish hand-held DF equipment
Guy in Back - backseaters
A recent graduate of specialized school
Military for Anti-Aircraft Artillery fire
Technical Sergeant
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Word or Phrase
Turn and burn
Turtle
U.S.C.
UCC
UHF
Uncle Mike
Unicom
Uniform
Unit
USA
USAF
USAF (Ret)
USAFA
USAFR
USB
USCG
USMC
USN
Vanguard
VAWG
Vermont CAP
VFR
VHF
Victor
VNR
VOQ
VOR
VOX
Vr
Vx
Vy
WAG
Washington CAP
Web Gear
Western
WFA
WG
WGHQ
Whiskey
White Peak
Whitewalls
Tenth Edition
Meaning
To service an aircraft quickly and get it airborne again.
Clutch back (Slang)
United States Code
Unit Commanders Course
Ultrahigh Frequency
Utah Wing Tactical Call Sign
Radio Frequency used at uncontrolled airports
Phonetic Alphabet for "U"
The term for the organizational component - squadron, group,
wing, region, etc.
Unit Self-Assessment
United States Air Force
United States Air Force (Retired)
United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Reserves
Upper Side Band
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
Store where you can buy CAP uniform pin-ons, patches and other
items
Virginia Wing
Vermont Wing Tactical Call Sign
Visual Flight Rules
Very High Frequency
Phonetic Alphabet for "V"
VFR not recommended
Visiting Officers' Quarters
VHF Omidirectional Range Station
Voice
Rotate speed
Best angle of climb
Best rate of climb
Wing Assessment Guide
Washington Wing Tactical Call Sign
Web Belt including all items on it - Used by Ground Teams
Pacific Region Tactical Call Sign
Wing Financial Analyst
Wing - used in conjunction with the two letter abbreviation of that
wing/state
Wing Headquarters
Phonetic Alphabet for "W"
New York Wing Tactical Call Sign
A hair cut high about the ears
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Word or Phrase
Why not Minot?
Wild Wood
Wilson
Wing Nuts
Wing weenies
Wizzo
WMIRS
WRC
Wright Brothers Award
WSA
WVWG
Xceiver
XP
X-Ray
Yankee
Yankin' and Bankin'
Yeager
Yellow Brick
Yosemite
ZIP/ZIP codes
Zoomies
Zulu
ZULU
Loening
Logistics Officer Award
loran
Louie
Louisiana
L'Per
LR
LRT
LSB
Lt Col
MAC
MACA
Mag
Maj
MAJCOM(s)
Mary Feik
MC
MCP
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Nickname for Minot AFB, ND
Arkansas Wing Tactical Call Sign
Gill Robb Wilson Award (Level 5 Senior Member Award)
Pilot
Ground team or members that do not fly
Backseaters
Web Mission Information Reporting System
Wing Reserve Coordinator
Ribbon for the completion of the first milestone (phase) in the
Cadet Progression Program
Web Security Administrator
West Virginia Wing
Transceiver
Plans and Programs (Office Symbol)
Phonetic Alphabet for "X"
Phonetic Alphabet for "Y"
Aggressive aerial maneuvers
Brig Gen Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager Aerospace Education
Award (Senior Member Award)
Kansas Wing Tactical Call Sign
California Wing Tactical Call Sign
Zone Improvement Plan Code
Pilot
Phonetic Alphabet for "Z"
Coordinated Universal Time/time Zone for GMT
100 hours of operation inspection required by FAA/CAP
CAP Form 101 - Mission Qualification Specialty Card
Counterdrug Specialty Qualification Card
CAPF 101T - Mission Qualification Specialty Training Card
1st Air Force - Serves as the CAP mission approval authority for
most Air Force Assigned Missions.
First Lieutenant (1LT is Army style)
Personnel
Personnel File
Public Affairs
Finance
Inspector
Professional Development
Administration
Logistics
Flight Operations
Operations
Standardization-Evaluation
Emergency Services
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Word or Phrase
MCSS
MDWG
Media puke
MEMA
MER
MER SAR
MERCC
MG or Maj Gen
MHz
MIA
Middle East
mike
Mike
Milk run
MIMS
MIRL
Missing Link
Mitchell
MKB
MLO
MML
Mockingbird
MOGAS
Monkey suit
Monopoly money
MOU
Mow CAP
MP
MSA
MSCD
MSgt
MSL
NABER
NAC
NAF
Narragansett
NASA
NatCap
NatCap or DC
National Congress
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Communications
Aerospace Education
Cadet Programs
Safety
Plans and Programs
Legal - No longer available
Health Services - No longer available
The CAP Chaplain Specialty Track Study Guide
Chaplain
Chaplains Helping Chaplains Specialty Track Study Guide
Commander designation (used only to designate personnel in
command positions and is not a specialty track.)
Historian
Moral Leadership
Recruiting and Retention Officer
Information Technology
Demand Drug Reduction
Second Lieutenant (2LT is Army style)
IRS code dealing with non-profits
A spurious errand new members are sent on to procure mythical
substances.
Aircraft or Aircrew
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
New Hampshire Wing Tactical Call Sign
another way of saying. "Don't ask me."
Air Combat Command
Items authorized for wear on or with any uniform
A mission aircrew member with five or move finds
Air Command and Staff College
Advanced Communications User Training
Airborne Damage Assessment
Automatic Direction Finder
Ribbon for the completion of the tenth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Aerospace Education
Aerospace Education Member
Aerospace Education Officer
Aerospace Education Program for Senior Members
Ribbon for the completion of the thirteenth achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Air Education & Training Command Familiarization Course
Aerospace Education Workshops
Aerospace Education Excellence Award
Air Force Assigned Missions to CAP
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Word or Phrase
NCAC
NCAC
NCASE
NCC
NCMAF
NCO
NCO Club
NCPC
NCPSC
NCR
NCS
NCS
NCSA
NCWG
NDRN
NEC
NECN
Neil Armstrong Award
NER
Net
NFA
NFC
NFE
NGB
NGE
NGSAR
NIGC
Night CAP
NINQ
NLO
NLOC
NLT
NOC
North Central
NOTAM
NOTAMS
November
NSAR
NSC
NTIA
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Air Force Chaplains' Board
Air Force Instruction
Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning (formerly
ECI)
Air Force Manual
Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Office
Air Force Policy Directive
Air Force Regulation
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
Air Force Reserve
Air Force Space Command Familiarization Course
Air Force Uniform Board
An event during a CAP activity that results in death, serious
injury or substantial damage
Alaska Command - Alaska Search Area
Being on duty for a mission, disaster, or other CAP duty.
Alert Notice
Phonetic Alphabet for "A"
Altitude
Amplitude Modulation Equivalent
Ribbon for the completion of the third milestone (phase) in the
Cadet Progression Program
Air National Guard
Yearly inspection of aircraft required by FAA/CAP
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
The AP Stylebook is written for journalists working in print
media, and is, the universal style guide in America.
Association of Public Safety Communications Officers
Advance Pararescue Orientation Course
Area used for parking aircraft
Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Recon
Aerial Radiological Monitoring
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service
Aircrew Style Name Patch
Rocky Mountain Region Tactical Call Sign
Something or someone on your trail
Actual Time of Arrival
Air Traffic Control
Actual Time of Departure
Actual Time Enroute
Automated Terminal Information System
Airline Transport Pilot
Euphemism for crashing an airplane
National Headquarters Special Use Tactical Call Sign
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Word or Phrase
NTSB
NUDET
Number One
Number Ten
Nylon letdown
O Club
O Flight(s)
O-1 thru O-11
OBS
OD
O-dark-30
OG
OI
Oil Well
On the carpet
OP
Operations Officer Award
OPLAN
OPR
Ops
OPS
OPSEC
ORIENT
Orientation
ORM
Oscar
OTS
P.L.
PA
PACOM
PacR
Painted
PAO or PA
Papa
Patriot
PCA
PCL
PCS
PDA
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Air War College
Absent Without Leave
Automated Weather Observation System
Flight Suit
An unauthorized aircraft in your search grid
A new cadet to the program
Bloodborne Pathogens
Bulletin Board Service
Basic Communications User Training
Battle Dress Uniform
Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, etc.
Oregon Wing Tactical Call Sign
Brigadier General (1 Star)
Room(s) where you stay the night on a military base
Ribbon for the completion of the second milestone (phase) in the
Cadet Progression Program
Montana Wing Tactical Call Sign
Old term for a Blue Service Coat. Female light blue shirt or a
BDU jacket.
National Blue Beret Encampment - Oshkosh, WI
Great Lakes Region Tactical Call Sign
Colorado Wing Tactical Call Sign
Wisconsin Wing Tactical Call Sign
Blue Service Dress Uniform
Air Force or CAP member
An Unidentified aircraft
Old name for store located at National Headquarters where you
can order various items.
Boom operator on an aerial refueling aircraft.
Silver Oak Leaves
Child of a military member
Phonetic Alphabet for "B"
Yearly recognition of contributions to the advancement of youth
in AE activities.
Flying an aircraft low
Routing slip attached to memos that requires signatures. Comes
from "passing the buck."
Female Service Hat (Slang)
2d Lieutenant
Killed in action
Base Exchange
Constitution and Bylaws
Cadet First Lieutenant (C/1LT is Army style)
Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2LT is Army style)
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Word or Phrase
PDO
PDR
Peace Garden
Pencil pushers
Pencils
Penguins
Penn CAP
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
PIC
Pickle Suit(s)
PJOC
PL
PLB
PME
POA
POAC
POM
Poopie Suit
POV
POW
POW/MIA
PP
PPP
PSA
PT
PTT
Public Affairs Officer
Award
Pucker factor
Puerto Rico CAP
Puke
Punch out
Puzzle Palace
QAFA(s)
Quebec
RAC
RADEF
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Cadet Airman First Class
Cadet Airman
Cadet Basic
Cadet Captain (C/CPT is Army style)
Cadet Chief Master Sergeant (after 1 Jan 99)
Cadet Colonel
Cadet Flight Officer
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C/LTC is Army style)
Cadet Major
Cadet Master Sergeant
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Senior Master Sergeant (after 1 Jan 99)
Cadet Senior Airman (after 1 Jan 99)
Cadet Staff Sergeant
Cadet Technical Sergeant
Cooperative Agreement that defines the relationship between
CAP and the Air Force
Cadet Advisory Council
Langley AFB Community Appreciation Day (Virginia Wing)
Ribbon for the completion of the sixteenth achievement in the
Cadet Progression Program
Cadet Competition (Drill Competition)
Camouflage uniform - see BDU (Slang)
Civil Air Patrol
Come and Participate (Slang)
Come and Pay (Slang)
Come and Play (Slang)
North Carolina Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
Northeast Region Tactical Call Sign
Southwest Region Tactical Call Sign
Civil Air Patrol Form
Documents all professional development training
CAP tracks all hours flown in corporate and member-owned or
furnished aircraft on this form
6-digit number assigned to you when you join CAP.
Civil Air Patrol Manual
Former National Headquarters store where you can buy uniform
pin-ons, patches and other items
Civil Air Patrol Senior Member's Officer Course
Civil Air Patrol Pamphlet
Civil Air Patrol Regulation
Old term for Social Security number
Captain (CPT is Army style)
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Word or Phrase
Railroad Tracks
Ramp
Rank (CAP)
Rank (Military)
RCLS
RCS
RDAE
Red Cloud
Red Dragon
Red Fire
Red Fox
Red Robin
Red Rock
REDCAP
RHIP
RMR
ROA
ROAD
Robert Goddard Award
ROC
Romeo
ROP
RoS
ROTC
Round Nut House
RSC
RST
Runarounds
RWCC
SAC
SAF
SALT
Sandbox
Sandlapper
SAR
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Civil Air Patrol-United Station Air Force
CONUS Airborne Reconnaissance for Damage Assessment
Ribbon for the completion of the fifth milestone (phase) in the
Cadet Progression Program
Unrestricted in the physical fitness portion of the Cadet Program
Temporary restricted in the physical fitness portion of the Cadet
Program
Partially restricted in the physical fitness portion of the Cadet
Program
Indefinitely restricted in the physical fitness portion of the Cadet
Program
CAP Accountability and Tracking System
Commander (Office Symbol)
CAP Consultation Committee
First Sergeant (Office Symbol)
Civil Defense
Deputy Commander (Office Symbol)
Counterdrug Missions
Cadet
Course Examination
Certified Flight Instructor
Certified Flight Instructor - Glider
Certified Flight Instrument Instructor
Coast Guard District Rescue Coordination Center - Puerto Rico
Members that do not fly
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
Ribbon for the completion of the fifth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Phonetic Alphabet for "C"
A major fouled up mess/plans and no alternatives have been
arranged
Connecticut Wing Tactical Call Sign
Watch your tail!
CAP wings and regions track and report the results of checks
rides to CAP's National Headquarters.
Compliance Inspection
Trash can
Critical Incident Stress Management
Civilian clothes
Army (and old AF) term to indicate Dress Blue Uniform
(AF/CAP now Service Dress Uniform)
Army term to indicate Dress Uniform (Blues or Whites, as
appropriate to the season). Not used in AF/CAP.
Army (and old AF) term to indicate Dress Uniform without Jacket
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Word or Phrase
SARCAP
SARDA
SAREVAL
SAREX
SARSAT
SAV
SB
SBE
SC
SCAC
SCATANA
SCN
scuba
SCWG
SDIS
SE
Sectional
SER
SERT
SFO
Sgt or SGT
SHARES
Shavetail
Ship Rock
Short
SIC
Sierra
Sierra Hotel
SII
Silver State
SITREP
Skate
Skid Lid
Skyhooks
Slick sleeve
Sling Shots
SLS
SM
SMSgt
SMTR
Tenth Edition
Meaning
(AF/CAP now Blue shirt with or without tie/tab)
Army (and old AF) term to indicate fatigues (AF/CAP now BDU)
Army term to indicate BDU with load bearing equipment (field
gear) Not used in AF/CAP.
Corporate Legal Council
Corporate Learning Course
Don't talk CAP business at social functions
Cadet Leadership School
Chief Master Sergeant
Counter Narcotics
Cadet Orientation Flights
Colonel (COL is Army style)
Ohio Wing Tactical Call Sign
Communications
Composite or Competition
2LT (some services may abbreviate as 2d Lt) through Captain these officers lead platoons and company-sized units
Congressional Squadron
Flying an aircraft low
Continental Untied States
Continental United States Army/Regional Defense Command
Cadet Hat Device (Slang)
Certificate of Proficiency (Level 2 Senior Member Award)
Certificate of Proficiency (Cadet Award) (Pre 1964)
Cadet Officer School
A cap or hat worn with different USAF or CAP style uniforms
Cadet of the Year
Cadet Programs or Cadet Training (Office Symbol)
Check Pilot
Cadet Physical Fitness Training
Cadet Protection Policy Training
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Charge of Quarters
Crew Resource Management
Annual award established by A. Scott Crossfield to recognize
outstanding AE teachers
National Congress award for AE leadership
Chaplain Service Region Staff College
Constant Speed Propeller
Chief of Staff (Office Symbol)
Chaplain Service Advisory Council
Cadet Sponsor Membership
Chaplain Service Roster
Combined Terminal Airport Frequency (see Unicom)
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Word or Phrase
Smurf Suit
SNAFU
SNCO
SO
SOAP
SOM
SOS
Sourdough
Southeast CAP
SOW
SP
Spaatz
Spaatz Cadet
Special Acts
Sqn or SQ
Squadron of Distinction
Squadron of Merit
SSB or HF-SSB
SSgt
STAR
Star Fish
Star Garnet
STARC
State Director
STR
SWR
TA
TAC
Tango
Target-rich environment
Target-rich environment
Tarmac
TAS
TCO
TDY
TEMPEST RAPID I
TEMPEST RAPID III
Tennessee CAP
Texas CAP
TFO
The World
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System
Cadet Training Weekend
A cloud enshrouded mountain
Vice Commander (Office Symbol)
Cockpit Voice Recorder
Administration Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Wing Director of Aerospace Education
Deputy Commander of Cadets - Assigned by Squadron
Commander
Wing Director of Cadet Programs
Deputy Chief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff/Aerospace Education - Region Director of
AE
Official document given to members of the Armed Forces on their
separation from duty
Second Crew - a crew resting
Big Trouble
Phonetic Alphabet for "D"
Delaware Emergency Management Agency (Delaware Wing)
Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, etc.
Members that do not fly
Delaware Wing
Direction Finding
Delaware Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
A social dinner for the commander, his officers and enlisted only
A social dinner for officers that includes their spouses or dates
The Pentagon
Distance Measuring Equipment
Operations Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Counterdrug Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Department of Defense
Department of Defense Directive
Communications Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Army Director of Military Support
First year cadet
Emergency Services Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Disk Operating System
A retired service member working in civil service
Less than 100 days left on station
Standardization/Evaluation Officer (Office Symbol)
Maine Wing Tactical Call Sign
Personnel Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Disaster Relief under Emergency Services Program
Nickname for Air Force form used to volunteer for assignments.
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Word or Phrase
Thule coolie
TLC
Tracker
Trained Bears
Trained Killer
Triple-A
TSgt
Turn and burn
Turtle
U.S.C.
UCC
UHF
Uncle Mike
Unicom
Uniform
Unit
USA
USAF
USAF (Ret)
USAFA
USAFR
USB
USCG
USMC
USN
Vanguard
VAWG
Vermont CAP
VFR
VHF
Victor
VNR
VOQ
VOR
VOX
Vr
Vx
Vy
Tenth Edition
Meaning
Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office
Direct Reporting Unit(s)
Distinguished Service Medal
Pay grades for Airman Basic through Chief Master Sergeant
(USAF)
Cadet Orientation Flights (SC Wing)
Ira A. Eaker Award (Phase 4 Cadet Award)
Amelia Earhart Award (Phase 3 Cadet Award)
Phonetic Alphabet for "E"
USAF Extension Course Institute
CAP Officer Course
Enhanced Cadet Leadership School (VA Wing)
Effective Date of Change of Strength Accountability (old military
term)
Ribbon for the completion of the fourth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
CAP forms that are completed on the computer and e-mailed with
appropriate approvals.
Employer Identification Number (CAP EIN is 75-6037853)
2d Lieutenant
Emergency Locator Transmitter
Emergency Management Coordinator
Engine Management Program
Electromagnetic Pulse
Emergency Medical Service
Emergency Medical Technician
A Summer training environment for cadets. May be longer. May
be on a military or state facility,
Emergency Operations Center - Used with the state's 2 letter
abbreviation before EOC
Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (USAF)
Emergency Services
Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic
Education and Training Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Aerospace Education Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Estimated Time of Arrival
Estimated Time of Departure
Estimated Time Enroute
Senior Program Officer or Senior Training (Office Symbol)
Exercise Plan
Federal Aviation Administration
Getting in to see the boss
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Word or Phrase
WAG
Washington CAP
Web Gear
Western
WFA
WG
WGHQ
Whiskey
White Peak
Whitewalls
Why not Minot?
Wild Wood
Wilson
Wing Nuts
Wing weenies
Wizzo
WMIRS
WRC
Wright Brothers Award
WSA
WVWG
Xceiver
XP
X-Ray
Yankee
Yankin' and Bankin'
Yeager
Yellow Brick
Yosemite
ZIP/ZIP codes
Zoomies
Zulu
ZULU
Tenth Edition
Meaning
A gung-ho pilot itching for a mission
Federal Aviation Regulations
Clouds and lightning on service hats
Fixed Base Operator
Flight Crew
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Employee Compensation Act
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Major through Colonel - these officers command field units or as
staff officers in these & higher units
Forget It, Got My Orders
Trash can
Hawaii Wing Tactical Call Sign
A unit's first sergeant
A member in the first year
Ribbon for the completion of the ninth achievement in the Cadet
Progression Program
Florida Wing Tactical Call Sign
Pilot
Aviators in staff positions.
Flying an aircraft low
Finance Officer or Director (Office Symbol)
Frequency Modulation 2 Meter Radio
Flight Officer
Field Operating Agency(ies)
Foreign Object Damage
Commander, Forces Command
The Pentagon
For Official Use Only
Phonetic Alphabet for "F"
Fixed Pitch Propeller
Finger Print Card
Maryland Wing Radio Tactical Call Sign
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