RAF Abbreviations/Acronyms Flashcards

1
Q

ATC

A

Air Training Corps
OR
Air Traffic Control

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ADCC

A

Air Defence Cadet Corps (est 1938)

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3
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IACE

A

International Air Cadet Exchange

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4
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AEF

A

Air Experience Flight/Flying

ie what you do at Wittering in the tutors

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5
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VGS

A

Volunteer Gliding Squadrons

we used to do this at Henlow before gliders all got grounded last year

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6
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HQAC

A

Headquarters Air Cadets

Based at RAF Cranwell

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ISCC

A

Inter-services Cadet Committee

common policy for Army, Navy and RAF cadets

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8
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TEST

A

Training, Evaluation and Support Team

Sgt Sanderson is from this team

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9
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NATO

A

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (est 1949)

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10
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MGR

A

Main Guard Room (by entrance to a military base)

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11
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JRM

A

Junior Ranks Mess

Where you ate on Field Weekend

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NAAFI

A

A grocery shop on a station, normally a Spar

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13
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CAC

A

Commandant Air Cadets

current Air Commodre Dawn McCafferty

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ISTAR

A

Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
(Sentries, Sentinel, Shadow, etc)

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RADAR

A

Radio Detection and Ranging

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16
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RHAG

A

The type of arrester gear in use (stops planes if they overshoot a runway by putting up a big net to catch them!)

17
Q

ORP

A

Operational Readiness Plaform
(Where a plane waits ready to scramble, eg if Russian aircraft get close)
OR
Operational Ration Pack (as you ate on Field Weekend)

18
Q

BCU

A

Bird Control Unit

to stop birds flying into planes and bringing them down

19
Q

DRDF

A

Digital Resolution Direction Finding

20
Q

ILS

A

Instrument Landing System

21
Q

ACLC

A

Air Cadet Leadership Course

the highest level course for leadership

22
Q

ACPS

A

Air Cadet Pilot Scheme (ie Flying Scholarship)