S&R = Well, I could have said SAR-techs but outside of the military even fewer people would realize who I speak of.
ASA = I honestly thought everybody knew what that was.
But AED and NOLS, I admitt I should have spelled those out.
Maybe the abbreviation thread needs to be expanded a bit, huh?

And btw, Canadians aren't just crazy, we're a little kooky as well. (Hey, I'm just trying to keep the alliteration going.)