Glossary C

This post is an updated section based upon my original glossary and covers only the letter "C."

C - 1. (Phonetic) Charlie. 2. An alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, or an alien who qualifies as a person entitled to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District and foreign countries. 3. (Prosign) Correction or Correct. 4. (Security Classification) Confidential.

CA - 1. (Country Code) Canada. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Canada. 3. Civil Affairs. 4. Consular Affairs.

CAA - 1. Controlled Access Area. 2. British Civil Aviation Authority.
CAPT - 1. Captain, U.S. Marine Corps. 2. Captain, U.S. Navy (or Coast Guard).
Capt. - Captain.
CARE - Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere Inc.
CB - 1. (Country Code, obsolete) Kampuchea (formerly Cambodia). 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Cambodia.
C.B. - Companion of the Order of the Bath.
CBC - Canadian Broadcast Corporation.
C.B.E. - Companion of the Order of the British Empire.
CBR - Chemical, Biological or Radiological. See also: ABC, NBC.
CBS - Columbia Broadcast System.
c.c. - 1. carbon copy. 2. courtesy copy.
CCF - central personnel security clearance facility.
CD - 1. Certificate of Deposit. 2. (Country Code) Chad. 3. (Geo-Political Tag) Chad. 4. Compact Disk.
CDO - Career Development Officer.
CDR - Commander, U.S. Navy (or Coast Guard).
CDU - Christian Democratic Union.
CE - (Obsolete) Corps of Engineers; see EN. 2. (Country Code) Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). 3. (Geo-Political Tag) Sri Lanka.
C-E - communications-electronics.
CENTO - Central Treaty Organization.
CEOI - Communications-Electronics Operation Instructions.
CETA - controlled environment tests and analyses.
CEWI - combat electronic warfare and intelligence.
CF - 1. command fire. 2. (Country Code) Congo (formerly French Congo). 3. (Geo-Political Tag) Congo (Brazzaville).

CFI - cryptofacility inspection.
CFN - (Prosign) Confirmation.
CG - 1. Consul General. 2. (Country Code) Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo). 3. (Geo-Political Tag) Congo (Kinshasa).

CH - 1. (Country Code) China. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) China (Mainland).
CHAMS - CI/HUMINT Automation Management System.
CHARLIE - (Phonetic) "c," pronounced "CHAR-Lee" or "SHAR-Lee."
CHATS - Counterintelligence/Humint Automated Tool Set.
Chief - (Slang) Form of address for a chief warrant officer.
CI - 1. (Country Code) Chile. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Chile. 3. Counterintelligence.

CIA - 1. Central Intelligence Agency. 2. (Slang) "Christians In Action." 3. Culinary Institute of America.

CID - Criminal Investigation Division.
CIDC - US Army Criminal Investigation Command.
C.I.E. - Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire.
CIIR - Counterintelligence Information Report.
CINC - Commander-in-Chief.
CINCPAC - Commander in Chief, Pacific.
CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States.
civ - civilian.
CJ - 1. (Country Code) Cayman Islands. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Cayman Islands.
CK - 1. (Country Code) Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Class I - Basic category or "class" of supply for subsistance, including health and welfare items.

Class II - Basic category or "class" of supply for individual equipment.
Class III - Basic category or "class" of supply for POL.
Class IV - Basic category or "class" of supply for construction materials.
Class V - Basic category or "class" of supply for ammunition.
Class VI - Basic category or "class" of supply for personal demand items.
Class VII - Basic category or "class" of supply for major end items.
Class VIII - Basic category or "class" of supply for medical supplies.
Class IX - Basic category or "class" of supply for repair parts.
Class X - Basic category of "class" of supply for non-military programs.
clerk of the court - A clerk of a naturalization court.
CM - 1. (Country Code) Cameroon. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Cameroon. . Career-Minister.
CM&D - collection management and dissemination.
C.M.G. - Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
CMT - crisis management team.
CN - 1. (Country Code) Comoros. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Comoros.
CO (or co) - 1. (Country Code) Colombia. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Colombia. 3. Commanding Officer. 4. company. 5. Conscientious Objector.

COE - Council of Europe.
COHORT - Cohesion, Operational Readiness, and Training System.
COINTELPRO - ____.
COL - Colonel, U.S. Army (or Air Force or Marine Corps).
Col. - (Obsolete) Colonel.
coll - collection.
COM - Chief of Mission.
comd - command.
COMINT - communications intelligence.
Commissioner - Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization.

COMMZ - communications zone.
company grade officer - U.S. Army, Air Force or Marine Corps officer in the rank of either second lieutenant, first lieutenant, or captain.

COMSEC - communications security.
Confidential - Level of security classification.
CONGEN - 1. Consulate General. 2. Initial course of instruction for consular officers.
CONOFF - Consular Officer.
construction materials - A Class IV supply category.
consular officer - Any consular, diplomatic or other officer or employee of the United States designated under regulations or prescribed under authority contained in the INA, for the purpose of issuing immigrant or nonimmigrant visas or, when used in title III, for the purpose of adjudicating nationality.

CONUS - 1. Continental U.S. 2. continental United States.
Corp. - (Obsolete) Corporal, U.S. Army.
CORRECT - (Proword) "You are correct, or what you have transmitted is correct."

CORRECTION - 1. (Proword) "An error has been made in this transmission. Transmission will continue with the last word correctly transmitted. 2. (Proword) "An error has been made in this transmission (or message indicated). The correct version is ____." 3. (Proword) "That which follows is a corrected version in answer to your request for information."

CoS - 1. Chief of Staff. 2. Chief of State.
COSCOM - corps support command.
Country Code - ____.
CP - command post.
CPL - Corporal, U.S. Army.
CPSU - Communist Party in the USSR; "Communist Party of the Soviet Union."
CPT - Captain.
CPX - command post exercise.
CQ - 1. Charge of Quarters. 2. (Country Code) Northern Marianas Islands. 3. (Geo-Political Tag) Northern Marianas Islands.

CR - 1. (Country Code) Coral Sea Islands. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Coral Sea Islands.
crew-served weapon - ____.
crewman - A person serving in any capacity on board a vessel or aircraft.
CS - 1. (Country Code) Costa Rica. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Costa Rica.
CSA - 1. Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. 2. Central Security Agency. 3. Confederate States of America.

C.S.I. - Companion of the Order of the Star of India.
CSM - 1. Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army. 2. (Obsolete) Construction Security Management.
CSS - combat service support.
CSU - Christian Social Union.
CT - 1. (Country Code) Central African Republic. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Central African Republic.
CTB - Career Tenuring Board.
CTI - complaint type investigation.
CTOC - corps tactical operations center.
CU - 1. (Country Code) Cuba. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Cuba.
CV - 1. (Country Code) Cape Verde. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Cape Verde.
C.V.O. - Companion of the Royal Victorian Order.
CW - 1. (Country Code) Cook Islands. 2. (Geo-Political Tag) Cook Islands.
CWC - Chemical Weapons Convention.
C.W.O. - Chief Warrant Officer.
CWOP - Cancelled Without Prejudice.
CW2 - Chief Warrant Officer 2 or W-2.
CW3 - Chief Warrant Officer 3 or W-3.
CW4 - Chief Warrant Officer 4 or W-4.
CY - 1. Calendar Year. 2. (Country Code) Cyprus. 3. (Geo-Political Tag) Cyprus.
CYA - 1. (slang) "Cover Your Assets."
CZ - (Country Code) (Obsolete; see EZ) Czechoslovakia.
C1 - (Visa Class) ___.
C1/D - (Visa Class) ___.
C3 - command, control, and communications.
C3CM - command, control, and communications countermeasures.