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Record 1 2012-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

A mission assigned to a unit that might be executed.

OBS

It is generally a contingency mission which will be executed because something planned has or has not been successful. In planning priorities, it is planned after any on-order missions.

OBS

The use of oblique strokes in abbreviations is not recommended by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

be-prepared mission; B/P: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

be-prepared mission: term officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

Key term(s)
  • be prepared mission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
OBS

mission probable : terme uniformisé par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

Spanish

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