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MILITARY LEAVE [8 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
CONT

Imperative military requirements mean a situation or circumstance that precludes a CF [Canadian Forces] member from taking leave or permits a CO [commanding officer] to recall a member from leave.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
CONT

Des exigences militaires impératives signifient qu'il existe une situation ou une circonstance qui empêche les militaires des FC [Forces canadiennes] de prendre un congé ou qui permet un [commandant] à rappeler un membre de congé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Military Law
CONT

The CSD [Code of Service Discipline] establishes a number of offences that are uniquely military in nature(e. g. absence without leave and insubordinate behaviour).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Droit militaire
CONT

Le CDM [Code de discipline militaire] détermine un certain nombre d'infractions qui touchent uniquement la vie militaire, par exemple l'absence sans permission et l'acte d'insubordination.

Spanish

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Record 3 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Military Law
CONT

The CSD [Code of Service Discipline] establishes a number of offences that are uniquely military in nature(e. g. absence without leave and insubordinate behaviour).

Key term(s)
  • insubordinate behavior

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Droit militaire
CONT

Le CDM [Code de discipline militaire] détermine un certain nombre d'infractions qui touchent uniquement la vie militaire, par exemple l'absence sans permission et l'acte d'insubordination.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
DEF

The status of military personnel free to use their time as they wish.

OBS

They may leave the military establishment, providing that they can return to the unit within the deadlines set by their commanding officers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
DEF

État des militaires libres de leur emploi du temps.

OBS

Ils peuvent quitter les établissements militaires sous réserve de pouvoir rejoindre leur unité dans les délais fixés par leur commandant.

OBS

quartier libre : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Militar (Generalidades)
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Record 5 2004-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

A leave granted to military enlisted personnel for a specified period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

Congé accordé à un militaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración militar
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Record 6 2003-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

An all-terrain vehicle used to transport soldiers. A modern version of the jeep but larger and designed specifically for military purposes.

CONT

The pall cast over Kuwait continued last week to darken lives in the freed country. A humvee(the modern version of the jeep) on a makeshift track carries U. S. Marines over oil-covered sands; Kuwaitis eager to leave the country for a break or to see relatives, hand passports and other documents to officials; children line up for food distributed by the American military.

OBS

The dumvee is a humvee altered to accommodate extra fuel, water, and weapons.

OBS

Compare to "dumvee" or "desert mobility vehicle".

Key term(s)
  • dumvee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
  • Néologie et emprunts
OBS

Comparer à VTT.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

The sum of military personnel on Retirement Leave, declared Missing, on Medical Patients Holding List, Leave without Pay, Absence without Authorization or Detained, Suspended or in civil custody. Also, Reserve Force personnel who occupy an establishment position but who are not attending unit training/duty because of unauthorized absence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

Total des militaires en congé de retraite, portés disparus, indisponibles pour raison de santé, en congé sans solde, absents sans autorisation, détenus suspendus ou en détention civile. Aussi les militaires de la Force de réserve qui occupent un poste au sein de l'effectif, mais qui ne sont pas présents à l'instruction à l'unité/ne sont pas en service, pour cause d'absence non autorisée.

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

A written leave of absence from a military post or station for a brief period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

Congé accordé à un militaire.

Spanish

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