General Abbreviations
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| PAB | Pay Advice Bureau. |
| PAD | Passive air defence. |
| para | Parachute or paragraph. |
| Para | Paratrooper. |
| PARA | Prefixed by Arabic number indicates Battalion of The Parachute Regiment. |
| Pax | Paratroopers or personnel deployed by parachute. |
| PB | Permanent Base (medical). |
| P & BT | Physical and Bayonet Training. |
| pdr - pr | Pounder. |
| pet | Petrol. |
| Pg | Pagoda. |
| ph | Photograph or photographic. |
| photogrid | Gridded vertical air photograph. |
| photogrod | Vertical air photograph, gridded. |
| Ph R | Photographic reconnaissance. |
| pk - Pk | Park. |
| Pl - pl | Platoon. |
| Pln | Platoon. |
| Plns | Platoons. |
| Pnr | Pioneer. |
| PO | Post office. |
| POL | Petrol, oil and lubricants. |
| posn | Position. |
| POW | Prisoner of war. |
| PP | Petrol Point. |
| pr | Pounder. |
| Pres - Pre | Presumed. |
| PRH | Petrol rail head. |
| P.R.I. | President of the Regimental Institute's Fund. PRI
shops are unit gift shops that sell regimental badges, buttons etc. Some
career officers would equip
themselves with the necessaries vital for a successful career, which
they hoped impress the RSM and the CO. |
| pro | Provost. |
| Proc | Proceeded. |
| PRP | Petrol refilling point. |
| pt | Point. |
| ptl | Patrol. |
| Pt. II O | Part II Orders. |
| PUO | Pyrexia (fever) of unknown source. |
| PU | Permanently Unfit (medical). |
| PW | Prisoner/s of war. |
| Python | Leave given to troops who had served four years or more abroad prior to returning home. |
Abbreviations