casualty assistance officer
noun[C]
USuk/ˌkæʒ.ju.əl.ti əˈsɪs.təns ˌɒf.ɪ.sər/us/ˌkæʒ.ju.əl.ti əˈsɪs.təns ˌɑː.fɪ.sɚ/(abbreviationCAO)amemberof thearmedforceswhosejobis tohelpandsupportthefamilyof asoldier,sailor,pilot, etc. who has beenkilled:
Navycasualtyassistanceofficershave beenassignedtohelpthefamily.
Synonym
casualty officer
Compare
casualty notification officer
- Acasualtyassistanceofficerisassignedtohelpthebereavedfamily,answeringquestionsandevenhelpingwithfuneralarrangements.
- In hercapacityas acasualtyassistanceofficer, shespent12 to 14hoursadayat the family'shome.
- After myhusbandwaskilledon his fourthtour, mycasualtyassistanceofficerhandedme acheckfor $100,000 and Iwantedtotearit up andthrowitrightback at him.
- A good Casualty Assistance Officer willadvisesurvivorstoresistthetemptationtospendtheinsurancemoneyquickly.
- My CAO [casualtyassistanceofficer] was here forweeksafter Jeff waskilledand he tookcareof everything.
The armed forces generally
- anti-military
- army
- barracks
- camouflage
- CAO
- casualty notification officer
- casualty officer
- challenge
- civvy street
- court martial
- deploy
- gendarmerie
- military
- mission
- reconnaissance
- reconnoitre
- the armed forces
- the SBS
- unmilitary
- WRAC