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| Term | Description | Picture If Applicable |
| C-130 | Veteran 4 engined transport aircraft, built by US | |
| CAA | Civil Aviation Authority | |
| Cabal | A meeting of a small number of people | |
| Cabbage-Hat | Derogatory term given to Royal Marines, referring to their green berets | |
| Cammed | Camouflaged | |
| Captain | Junior Officer in the British army, typically employed on the battalion staff or as a company 2i/c. (In the SAS captains are Troop commanders) | |
| Carl Gustav | An 84mm anti-tank rocket launcher of Swedish design. | |
| Carrying | Armed (slang) | |
| CasEvac | Casualty Evacuation | |
| CH-47 Chinook | Large twin rotor transport helicopter which can transport up to half a company of infantry. | chinook |
| Chetnick | Russian Mafia (Slang) | |
| Chaff | Strips of metallic foil dropped from aircraft designed to confuse SAM's | |
| Chalk | Military term for an aircraft load, varying in size according to the type of aircraft. So called from the load masters chalk outline drawn on the hanger floor to show the size of the load. | |
| Charge sheet | see AF252 | |
| Chinese Parliament | Discussion among a group of soldiers, regardless of rank everyone gets an equal say, to agree a plan or course of action. | |
| Chinook | see CH-47 Chinook | |
| Clacker | Handheld initiation device for explosives/distraction devices | |
| Claymore | Remotely detonated anti-personnel mine. | |
| Click | Slang for Kilometre | |
| Clocked | To be seen (slang) | |
| Clock Tower | The Memorial Clock at SAS HQ in Hereford, on which are recorded the names of SAS soldiers killed whilst serving the regiment. | |
| Cloggies | British Soldiers slang term for a member of the Dutch military | |
| CIA | US Central Intelligence Agency | |
| CILOR | Cash In Lieu Of Rations; money issued to SAS squadrons, for instance when operating abroad. | |
| CO | Commanding Officer | |
| COBRA | Cabinet Office Briefing Room; office used for meetings of senior people from government, the police and the military during major terrorist actions within the UK or affecting UK nationals. | |
| Cock, Hook & Look | said of an automatic weapon; to cock the weapon, hook the lever back and examine the chamber to make sure there is no round in the breach and that the weapon is safe. | |
| Combats | Generic army term for the heavy duty camoflaged clothing. | |
| Comms | Communications | |
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Company |
A sub-unit of an infantry battalion, normally comprising about 100 men commanded by a major. | |
| Compo | Generic term for field rations issued by the British army. | |
| Compromised, to be | of an individual, unit, covert operation; to be exposed to or discovered by the enemy. | |
| Confidential Report | Document, also known as the 'pen picture', recording the opinions of the CO and others about a soldier, kept up to date yearly throughout service career. | |
| Contact | Encounter or firefight with the enemy. | |
| Contractor | Hit man | |
| Corporal | A junior non-commissioned officer. | |
| Covert Op | Plain Clothes, UnderCover (Covert) Operation | |
| Cougar | Encrypted Radio (SO19) | |
| CPO | Close Protection officer | |
| CQB | Close Quarters Battle | |
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CQMS |
(or SQMS) Company/Squadron Quarter Master Sergeant, normally filled by a staff/colour sergeant, the CQMS is responsible for channeling stores and controling their issue. | |
| Crab | Member of the Royal Air Force. (slang) | |
| Crap-Hat | UK Parachute Regiment nickname for any other infantry unit | |
| Cross-Deck | To move personnel and/or stores from one ship to another by helicopter. | |
| Crow | A newly-joined, Inexperienced Soldier. | |
| CRW | Counter Revolutionary Warfare | |
| CSAR | CasEvac - Search And Rescue | |
| CS - Launcher | L1A1 66mm, Gas Canister Launcher | Gas |
| CS Gas | Non-lethal toxic gas, also known as Tear Gas | |
| CSM | Company Sergeant Major | |
| CSPEP | Container, Straps, Personal Equipment, Parachutist; a bag, secured with buckles, into which a soldiers kit is strapped, with his weapon on top. During the jump the CSPEP is lowered to the end of a line about 15 feet beneath the parachutist. | |
| CT | Counter-Terrorist | |
| CTR | Close Target Reconnaissance, the final recce carried out just before an operation or assault. | |
| Cyalume | Tube Containing Chemicals which, when broken and mixed, gives off light | |
