Abbreviation HCav The Household Cavalry (HCav) is made up of the two most senior regiments of the British Army, the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). These regiments are divided between the Armoured Regiment stationed at Combermere Barracks in Winds...
The British Army is the land warfare branch of the British Armed Forces. The English Army was founded in 1660, was succeeded in 1707 by the new British Army,[note 2] incorporating the existing Scottish regiments. It was administered by the War Office fro
In practice, it is a senior commissioned officer who can command a brigade or regiment. Because of the abbreviation Lt. Colonel, this rank is occasionally and informally referred to as light colonel. A lieutenant colonel is often referred to or addressed as colonel. In the U.S. military, a...
The ambiguity of the abbreviation "OOD" has led to its sometimes being interpreted to mean "Officer of the Day," which would make little sense, as no one would be able to stand a watch for 24 hours. But I have also seen some usage implying that the "Officer of the Day" is the off...
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3.2 Abbreviation A staff officer’s grade is usually abbreviated and followed by their functional specialisation. For example, a Major in the Royal Army Physical Training Corps with responsibility for Physical Development policy would be titled: SO2 (Physical Development) or SO2 (...
TITLE (Its classification should be indicated by the appropriate abbreviation (S, C, R or U) Commented APP-6A - Military symbols for land based systems - NATO's current military symbology standard (U) 4. AUTHORS (Last name, first name, middle initial. If military, show rank, e.g. Doe...
(An ordnance platoon) To the right of the symbol is written the designation of the formation, Unit, parent Unit together with the abbreviation for any specialist 21 Lt (Towed) capability role that cannot be indicated by a symbol. 21 Light Artillery Regiment(towed) x 9 (Indep) 9 Independent...
KSM acts as a Special Reconnaissance Regiment for the German Navy. The Command, which is headquartered at the naval base in Eckernförde, is commanded by a Frigate Captain (Fregattenkapitän) (OF-5). 2.5 Bundeswehr Commando Course First established in 1957, the Bun...
A private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). In modern military parlance, 'private' is shortened to 'Pte' in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries and to