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CEM VCEMD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
- Military Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Deputy Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1, record 1, English, Deputy%20Vice%20Chief%20of%20the%20Defence%20Staff
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DVCDS 2, record 1, English, DVCDS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Chief of Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1, record 1, English, Chief%20of%20Staff%20Vice%20Chief%20of%20the%20Defence%20Staff
former designation, correct
- COS VCDS 1, record 1, English, COS%20VCDS
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Deputy Vice Chief of the Defence Staff; DVCDS: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 3, record 1, English, - Deputy%20Vice%20Chief%20of%20the%20Defence%20Staff
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Deputy Vice Chief of the Defense Staff
- Chief of Staff Vice Chief of the Defense Staff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
- Organisation militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vice-chef d’état-major adjoint de la défense
1, record 1, French, vice%2Dchef%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9tat%2Dmajor%20adjoint%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9fense
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VCEMAD 2, record 1, French, VCEMAD
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Chef d’état-major du vice chef d’état-major de la défense 1, record 1, French, Chef%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9tat%2Dmajor%20du%20vice%20chef%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9tat%2Dmajor%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9fense
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- CEM VCEMD 1, record 1, French, CEM%20VCEMD
former designation, correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vice-chef d’état-major adjoint de la défense; VCEMAD : désignations d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes. 3, record 1, French, - vice%2Dchef%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9tat%2Dmajor%20adjoint%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9fense
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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