casualty assistance officer
noun [ C ] US uk/ˌkæʒ.ju.əl.ti əˈsɪs.təns ˌɒf.ɪ.sər/ us/ˌkæʒ.u.əl.ti əˈsɪs.təns ˌɑː.fɪ.sɚ/ (abbreviation CAO)
军队伤亡援助官
a member of the armed forces whose job is to help and support the family of a soldier, sailor, pilot, etc. who has been killed
Navy casualty assistance officers have been assigned to help the family. 已经指派了海军伤亡援助官来帮助这家人。
Synonym: casualty officer
Compare: casualty notification officer
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- A casualty assistance officer is assigned to help the bereaved family, answering questions and even helping with funeral arrangements.
- In her capacity as a casualty assistance officer, she spent 12 to 14 hours a day at the family's home.
- After my husband was killed on his fourth tour, my casualty assistance officer handed me a check for $100,000 and I wanted to tear it up and throw it right back at him.
- A good Casualty Assistance Officer will advise survivors to resist the temptation to spend the insurance money quickly.
- My CAO [casualty assistance officer] was here for weeks after Jeff was killed and he took care of everything.