This glossary is designed to help with some of the common terms, acronyms and abbreviations that occur throughout the site and documentation of No 22 (Training) Group.
For other RAF terms not mentioned here please refer to the general RAF glossary here.
A
AAC Army Air Corps
ACC Air Cadet Council - governing body of the ATC
ACCGS Air Cadet Central Gliding School - based at RAF Syerston
ACCSG Air Cadet Council Steering Group - advises the ACC on corporate strategy
ACM Air Chief Marshal - rank
ACO Air Cadet Organisation - comprising ATC and CCF
ACOS Assistant Chief Of Staff
AE Aeronautical Engineering
AEF Air Experience Flights
AFJT Advanced Fast Jet Training
AFPAA Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
Air Cdre Air Commodore - rank
AOC Air Officer Commanding - station ranking officer
ARTD Army Recruiting & Training Division
ATC Air Training Cadets
ATTU Advanced Tactical Training Unit
ATW Aerosystems Training Wing
AVM Air Vice-Marshal - rank
B
BFJT Basic Fast Jet Training
C
CCF Combined Cadet Force
CCLO Community Careers Liaison Officer
Cdre Commodore - Naval rank when used alone or RAF rank when used in Air Cdre
CFS Central Flying School - headquarters based at RAF Cranwell
CinC Commander In Chief
CISTU Communications and Information Systems Training Unit
COI Central Office of Information - London based, Government organisation
COS Chief Of Staff - rank, see also ACOS and DACOS
CPD Continued Professional Development
CTT Conversion To Type - Army equivalent term to OCU
D
DACOS Deputy Assistant Chief Of Staff
DCAE Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering
DCCIS Defence College of Communications and Information Systems
DCEME Defence College of Electro-Mechanical Engineering
DCLPA Defence College of Logistics and Personnel Administration
DCPG Defence College of Policing and Guarding
DCTS Defence College for Training Support
DE Direct Entrant
DEFS Defence Elementary Flying School - based at RAF Cranwell
DFT Directorate/Director Flying Training
DGE Direct Graduate Entrant
DHFS Defence Helicopter Flying School - based at RAF Shawbury
DJTT Directorate/Director Joint Technical Training
DLS Defence Language School
DMOC Defence Media Operations Centre
DofR Directorate of Recruitment
DPTS Directorate of Personnel Training & Strategy
DSOP Defence School of Photography
DSTO Defence SERE Training Organisation
DTR Defence Training Review - organisation within the MOD
E
EFQM European Foundation Quality Management
EFT Elementary Flying Training
F
FD Force Development
FD(AT) Force Development (Adventurous Training)
FDTC Force Development Training Centres
Fg Off Flying Officer - rank
FJ Fast Jet
FW Fixed Wing - all aircraft excluding helicopters which are RW - Rotary Wing
G
GDT Ground Defence Training
Gp Capt Group Captain - rank
GSK General Service Knowledge
GT Ground Training
H
HQ Headquarters - general term
HQ AC Headquarters Air Cadets - based at RAF Cranwell
I
IDT International Defence Training - organisation within the RAF
IiP Investors in People - No 22 (Training) Group are proud to a part of this initiative
IofR Inspectorate of Recruitment - falls under DofR
IOT Initial Officer Training
J
JCA Joint Combat Aircraft
JEFTS Joint Elementary Flying Training School - based at RAF Barkston Heath
JFH Joint Force Harrier - Navy and RAF combined-force term for Harrier assets
JPA Joint Personnel Administration
JSATI Joint School of Adventurous Training Instructors
K
Kts Knots - speed measurement
L
LF Learning Forces
M
ME Multi-Engine (see also SE) or Marine Engineering
MEARW Multi-Engine Advanced Rotary Wing
MOT Motivational Outreach Team
MP Manpower Plan
MTW Military Training Wing
N
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - military alliance of democratic states in Europe and North America
NCA Non-Commissioned Aircrew
NFTC NATO Flying Training Canada - based in Moose Jaw and Cold Lake, Canada
No 1 S of TT Number 1 School of Technical Training - based at DCAE Cosford
No 22 (Trg) Gp No 22 (Training) Group
O
OC Officer Commanding
OCP Operational conversion phase - Royal Navy equivalent term to OCU
OCU Operational Conversion Unit - Aircraft-specific operational and tactical training
P
PEd Physical Education
PEdO Physical Education Officer
PTI Physical Training Instructor
Q
QHI Qualified Helicopter Instructor
R
RAF Royal Air Force
RAFAT Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team - The Red Arrows
RAFLC Royal Air Force Leadership Centre
REME Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - organisation within the Army
RLG Relief Landing Grounds
RN Royal Navy
RNSME Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering (RNSME)
ROAD Review of Officer and Airmen Development
RTS Recruit Training Squadron - located at RAF Halton
RW Rotary Wing - helicopters (see also FW)
S
SE Single engine (see also ME)
SEAE School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering
SEARW Single Engine Advanced Rotary Wing
SEBRW Single Engine Basic Rotary Wing
SEME School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
SERE Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Extraction - form of training
SO Staff Officer - officer post
SOTT School of Technical Training
S of PT School of Physical Training - based at RAF Cosford
Sqn Squadron
Sqn Ldr Squadron Leader - rank
T
TD Training Development
TG Training Group - now known as 'No 22 (Training) Group'
TGDA Training Group Defence Agency - now known as 'No 22 (Training) Group'
TMT Trade Management Training
Trg Training
TWU Tactical Weapons Unit
U
V
VGS Volunteer Gliding School
W
Wg Cdr Wing Commander - rank
WO Warrant Officer - rank
WSO Weapons System Officer
WSOp Weapons System Operator - known as Non-Commissioned Aircrew (NCA)
XYZ
YA Youth Activities
YALO Youth Activity Liaison Officer