As you move through the phases of your relocation, you’re sure to come across a lot of acronyms. Here’s a quick list of common acronyms, including those used in GOOD TO GO, a guide to your military move, to point you in the right direction.
A
- ACRD - Accommodation and Car Rental Directory
- AP - Attached Posting
- APS - Active Posting Season
B
C
- CAF - Canadian Armed Forces
- CAFRD - Canadian Armed Forces Relocation Directive
- CANFORGENS - Canadian Forces General Messages
- CBI - Compensation and Benefits Instructions
- CDCB - Canadian Defence Community Banking
- CDLS(W) - Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (Washington)
- CEM - Children’s Education Management
- CFB - Canadian Forces Base
- CFHD - Canadian Forces Housing Differential
- CFHA - Canadian Forces Housing Agency
- CFMAP - Canadian Forces Member Assistance Program
- CFMWS - Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services
- CFSU(E) - Canadian Forces Support Unit (Europe)
- CFSU (CS) - (Colorado Springs) Canadian Forces Support Group
- CMHC - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- CO - Commanding Officer
- COL - Cost of Living
- COS - Change of Strength (date)
- CRSP - Contracted Relocation Service Provider
D
- D/HG AND E or (D)HG&E - Dependants, Household Goods and Effects
- DAG - Departure Assistance Group
- DAOD - Defence Administrative Orders and Directives
- DCBA - Director of Compensation and Benefits Administration
- DGCB - Director General Compensation and Benefits
- DGMC - Director General Military Careers
- DIT - Destination Inspection Trip
- DND - Department of National Defence
- DRBM - Director Relocation Business Management
- DWAN - Defence-Wide Area Network
E
- EFCA - Emergency Family Care Assistance
F
- F&E - Furniture and Effects
- FCP - Family Care Plan
- FIL - Family Information Line
- FOL - First Official Language
- FSD - Foreign Service Directive
H
- HA - Hardship Allowance
- HEA - Home Equity Assistance
- HG&E - Household Goods and Effects
- HGRS - Household Goods Removal Service
- HHT - House Hunting Trip
- HQ - Headquarters
- HRG - Hogg Robinson Group
- HVI - High Value Inventory
I
- IAW - In Accordance With
- ILM&M - Interim Lodgings, Meals and Miscellaneous Expenses
- IPR - Intended Place of Residence
- IR - Imposed Restriction
L
- LTS - Long-Term Storage
- LWOP - Leave Without Pay
M
- MFRC - Military Family Resource Centre
- MFS - Military Family Services
- MFSI - Military Foreign Service Instructions
- MFVHP - Military Family Virtual Healthcare Program
- MIB - Mortgage Interest Buydown
- MLI - Mortgage Loan Insurance
- MP - Military Police
- MPI - Military Post Index
N
- NCM - Non-Commissioned Member
- NCO - Non-Commissioned Officer
- NCR - National Capital Region (Ottawa/Gatineau)
- NDHQ - National Defence Headquarters
- NJC - National Joint Council
- NLT - No Later Than
- NOK - Next of Kin
- NORAD - North American Aerospace Defence Command
- NPF - Non-Public Funds
- NPP - Non-Public Property
O
- OR - Orderly Room
- OUTCAN - Outside of Canada
P
- P&A - Pay and Allowances
- PLCC - Personal Liability and Clearance Card
- PMV - Private Motor Vehicle
- PPLD - Provisional Post Living Differential
- PSHCP - Public Service Health Care Plan
- PSP - Personnel Support Programs
- PSPC - Public Services and Procurement Canada
Q
- QOL - Quality of Life
- QR&Os - Queen’s Regulations & Orders
R
- RFD - Report for Duty (date)
- RHU - Residential Housing Unit
- ROTP - Regular Officer Training Program/Plan
- RTDRA - Reverse Temporary Dual Residence Assistance
- RTU - Returned to Duty
S
- SE - Separation Expense
- SIT - Storage in Transit
- SLT - Second Language Training
- SN - Service Number
- SOE - Storage at Owner’s Expense
- SOT - Support Our Troops
- SPR - Selected Place of Residence
T
- TD - Temporary Duty
- TDRA - Temporary Dual Residence Assistance
- TNL - Travel to New Location
- TOR - Terms of Reference
- TOS - Terms of Service
- TPSP - Third Party Service Providers
U
- UAB - Unaccompanied Baggage
Y
