Glossary

The Air Training Corps (ATC) and military organisations in general are filled with many acronyms and abbreviations. The list below is designed to help you with a few common ones known in the Air Training Corps.

A

  • ACCGS - Air Cadet Central Gliding School (RAF Syerston)
  • ACO - Air Cadet Organisation (now Royal Air Force Air Cadets)
  • ADCC - Air Defence Cadet Corps (now Air Training Corps)
  • Adj - Adjutant
  • AFA - Activity First Aid (course)
  • ACLO - Air Cadet Liaison Officer
  • ACPS - Air Cadet Pilot Scheme (course)
  • AEF - Air Experience Flying
  • AEG - Air Experience Gliding
  • AGT - Advanced Glider Training
  • Air Cdre - Air Commodore
  • APO - Acting Pilot Officer
  • AT - Adventure Training
  • ATC - Air Training Corps / Air Traffic Control
  • AVIP - Adult Volunteer Induction Programme

B

  • BASIC - Basic Adult Staff Induction Course (now Adult Volunteer Induction Programme)

C

  • CCF(RAF) - Combined Cadet Force (Royal Air Force)
  • Cdt - Cadet
  • CI - Civilian Instructor
  • Comdt AC - Commandant Air Cadets
  • CO - Commanding Officer
  • CoS AC - Chief of Staff Air Cadets
  • Cpl - Corporal
  • CWO - Cadet Warrant Officer

D

  • D of E - Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • DF - Detached Flight
  • DNCO - Duty NCO
  • DO - Duty Officer
  • DSW - Devon & Somerset Wing

E

  • EFA - Essential First Aid

F

  • Fg Off - Flying Officer
  • Flt Lt - Flight Lieutenant
  • FS - Flight Sergeant

G

  • GIC - Gliding Induction Course
  • Gp Capt - Group Captain
  • GS - Gliding Scholarship

H

  • HQAC - Headquarters Air Cadets (RAF College Cranwell)

I

  • IET - Initial Expedition Training
  • ISTAR - Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
  • IWT - Initial Weapons Training

J

  • JL - Junior Leaders
  • JNCO - Junior Non-Commissioned Officer

N

  • NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  • NCO - Non-Commissioned Officer
  • NNAS - National Navigation Award Scheme

O

  • OC - Officer Commanding
  • OIC - Officer In Charge or Officers' Initial Course

P

  • Plt Off - Pilot Officer
  • PTS - Progressive Training Syllabus

Q

  • QAIC - Qualified Aerospace Instructors' Course

R

  • RAF - Royal Air Force
  • RAFAC - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
  • RAFP - Royal Air Force Police
  • RAFR - Royal Air Force Reserve
  • RAFVR(T) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)
  • RCO - Range Conducting Officer
  • RFCA - Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
  • RHQ - Region Headquarters

S

  • SAA - Skill at Arms
  • Sgt - Sergeant
  • SNCO - Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
  • Sqn - Squadron
  • Sqn Ldr - Squadron Leader
  • SSIC - SNCO Staff Induction Course

T

  • Trg Off - Training Officer

V

  • VGS - Volunteer Gliding School

W

  • WCO - Wing Commanding Officer
  • WExO - Wing Executive Officer
  • Wg - Wing
  • Wg Cdr - Wing Commander
  • WHT - Weapon Handling Test
  • WHQ - Wing Headquarters
  • WO - Warrant Officer
  • WSC - Wing Sector Commander
  • WSO - Wing Staff Officer
  • WSpO - Wing Specialist Officer
  • WWO - Wing Warrant Officer

Y

  • YFA - Youth First Aid (course)

Page last updated 27 December 2021.

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