Armed Forces related short forms & full forms
Armed forces or defence forces are having different short forms or abbreviations or acronyms for various services. This is a list of all such defence related short forms along with their full forms.
What is short forms / abbreviation / acronym?
An acronym or abbreviation or short form is a shortened form of a phrase or term made by taking the initial letters of each word in the phrase and combining them into a single word.
For example, “NASA” stands for “National Aeronautics and Space Administration.” Acronyms are often used to make long or complex terms easier to remember and use. Check out the below-mentioned abbreviations.
Armed Forces Abbreviations:
ABM – Anti-Ballistic Missile
ABC – Atomic, Biological and Chemical Warfare
ACC – Auxiliary Cadet Corps
AFSPA – Armed Forces Special Powers Act
AF WAC – Air Force Western Air Command
AHQ – Army Headquarters
Army HQ – Army Headquarters
ASC Coy – Army Supply Corp Company
BSF – Border Security Force
CAMS – Centre for Automated Military Survey
CBI – Central Bureau of Investigation
CDA – Controller of Defence Accounts
CDS – Combined Defence Services
CGDA – Controller General of Defence Accounts
CGHQ – Coast Guard Headquarter
CISF – Central Industrial Security Force
CID – Criminal Investigation Department
CME – College of Military Engineering
COP – Chief of Personnel Naval Headquarter
CRPF – Central Reserve Police Force
CSD – Canteen Stores Department
CSD (HO) – Canteen Stores Department (Head Office)
DDGCS – Deputy Director General Canteen Services
DG CG – Director General Coast Guards
DG NCC – Director General National Cadets Corps
DRDO – Defense Research Development Organization
DSIDC – Defense Scientific Information and Documentation
HQ – Headquarter
HQ CC – Headquarter Central Command
HQ IDS – Headquarter Integrated Defence Services
HQ K&K – Headquarter Kerala and Karnataka
HQ SC – Headquarter Southern Command
HQ SFC – Strategic Forces Command
IB – Intelligence Bureau
IMA – Indian Military Academy
INCS – Indian Naval Canteen Services
Inf Bde – Infantry Brigade
Inf Div – Infantry Division
INS – Indian Naval Ship
IAF – Indian Air Force
JCOs – Junior Commissioned Officers
MES – Military Engineering Services
MoD – Ministry of Defence
MoD (Fin) – Ministry of Defence (Finance)
MI – Military Intelligence
NDA – National Defense Academy
NMD – National Missile Defense
NCC – National Cadet Corps
RAW – Research and Analysis Wing
RRRC – Rajputana Rifles Regimental Centre
RRM – Raksha Rajya Mantri
Sec BOCCS – Secretariat Board of Control Canteen Services
SRPF – State Reserve Police Force
NDRF – National Disaster Relief Force
Some of these short forms and full forms are taken form this site.
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