List of U.S.government and military acronyms
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Listofinitialisms,acronyms("wordsmadefrom partsofother words,pronounceable"),and other abbreviationsused by
thegovernmentand themilitaryoftheUnited States:
Contents:
Top·0–9·A ·B ·C ·D ·E·F·G ·H ·I·J·K ·L·M ·N ·O ·P·Q ·R ·S·T·U ·V ·W ·X ·Y ·Z·Seealso
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◾ 0K -ZeroKilled (pronounced OK,astheexpressionthateverythingisallright)
◾ 1LT –FirstLieutenant(U.S.Army)(USAFuses"1stLt")
◾ 2LT –Second Lieutenant(U.S.Army)(USAFuses"2d Lt")
◾ 2IC –Second InCommand
A
◾ A –analog
◾ A1C –Airman1stClass(USAFE-3)
◾ A2C2 –Armyairspacecommand and control
◾ A-3–(OperationsDirectorate(COMAFFOR))
◾ A-5–(PlansDirectorate(COMAFFOR))
◾ AA –Anti-aircraft
◾ AA –Armed ForcesAmerica
◾ AA –assemblyarea
◾ AA –assessmentagent
◾ AA –avenueofapproach
◾ AAA –antiaircraftartillery
◾ AAA –arrivaland assemblyarea
◾ AAA –assignalternatearea
◾ AAAS –amphibiousaviationassaultship
◾ AABB –AmericanAssociationofBlood Banks
◾ AABWS –amphibiousassaultbulkwater system
◾ AAC –activityaddresscode
◾ AAC –ArmyAir Corps(British)
◾ AAC –AustralianArmyCadets(Australia)
◾ AACG –arrivalairfield controlgroup
◾ AADC –areaair defensecommander
◾ AADP –areaair defenseplan
◾ AA&E –arms,ammunition,and explosives
◾ AAEC –aeromedicalevacuationcontrolteam
◾ AAFC –AustralianAir ForceCadets(Australia)
◾ AAFES –Armyand Air ForceExchangeService
◾ AAFIF –automated air facilityinformationfile
◾ AAFS –amphibiousassaultfuelsystem
◾ AAFSF –amphibiousassaultfuelsupplyfacility
◾ AAGS –Armyair-ground system
◾ AAI –air-to-air interface
◾ AAM –air-to-air missile
◾ AAMDC –USArmyAir and MissileDefenseCommand
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AAOE –arrivaland assemblyoperationselement
◾ AAOG –arrivaland assemblyoperationsgroup
◾ AAP –Allied administrativepublication
◾ AAP –assignalternateparent
◾ AAR –after actionreport
◾ AAR –after actionreview
◾ AAS –ArmyApprenticeSchool(Australia)
◾ AAST –aeromedicalevacuationadministrativesupportteam
◾ AAT –automaticanalogtest
◾ AAT –aviationadvisoryteam
◾ AAU –analogappliqueunit
◾ AAV –amphibiousassaultvehicle
◾ AAW –antiair warfare
◾ AB –airbase
◾ AB –AirmanBasic(USAFE-1)
◾ ABCA –American,British,Canadian,AustralianArmiesProgram
◾ ABCS –armybattlecommand system
◾ ABD –airbasedefense
◾ ABV -AssaultBreacher Vehicle(U.S.Army)
◾ ABFC –advanced basefunctionalcomponent
◾ ACF –armycadetforce(UK Military)
◾ ADF –AustralianDefenceForce(Australia)
◾ ADFA –AustralianDefenceForceAcademy(Australia)
◾ ADFC –AustralianDefenceForceCadets(Australia)
◾ ADOS –activeduty,operationalsupport
◾ ADSW –activeduty,specialwork
◾ AE –Armed ForcesEurope
◾ AEW&C -Airborneearlywarningand control
◾ AFI –awaitingfurther instruction/Air ForceInstruction(requirementguide)
◾ AFMC –armed forcesmedicalcollege
◾ AFOQT –air forceofficer qualifyingtest
◾ AFOSI –Air ForceOfficeofSpecialInvestigations
◾ AFSC -Air ForceSpecialtyCode
◾ AHA –ammunitionholdingarea
◾ AIM –airborneinterceptmissile(U.S.military)
◾ AIPD –ArmyInstituteFor ProfessionalDevelopment
◾ AIRTC –Air TrainingCorps(former namefor theAustralianAir ForceCadets)
◾ AIT –advanced individualtraining(U.S.Army)
◾ Amn –airman(USAFE-2)
◾ ALCON –Allconcerned (U.S.military)
◾ AMU –aircraftmaintenanceunit
◾ AMXG –aircraftmaintenancegroup
◾ AMXS –aircraftmaintenancesquadron
◾ An –Antonov(Russian)
◾ ANZAC –Australianand New Zealand ArmyCorps
◾ AOL –absentover leave(U.S.Navy)
◾ AO –areaofoperations
◾ A&P –administrativeand personnel
◾ AP –Armed ForcesPacifice
◾ AP –armor-piercing
◾ APC –armored personnelcarrier
◾ APFSDS –armour-piercingfin-stabilized discardingsabot
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APO –ArmyPostOffice;SeealsoFPO
◾ APPN –appropriationnumber (U.S.Military)
◾ APRT –ArmyPhysicalReadinessTest(U.S.Army)
◾ ARA –AustralianRegular Army(Australia)
◾ ARes –ArmyReserve(Australia)
◾ ARM –anti-radar missile
◾ ARM –anti-radiationmissile
◾ ARMS –automated recruitmanagementsystem (U.S.military)
◾ ARMS –aviationresourcemanagementsystem (USAF)
◾ ART –alarm responseteam (USAF)
◾ ARVN –ArmyoftheRepublicof(South)VietNam (U.S.Military)
◾ ASAP –armysubstanceabuseprogram (U.S.military)
◾ ASAP –assoonaspossible
◾ ASEAN –AssociationofSouthEastAsianNations
◾ ASM –air-to-surfacemissile
◾ ASCM –anti-shipC missile
◾ ASV –anti-surfacevessel(airborneradar)
◾ ASVAB –armed servicesvocationalaptitudebattery
◾ ASW –Anti-submarinewarfare
◾ ATC –air trainingcorps
◾ ATC –air trafficcontrol
◾ ATO –air taskingorder
◾ ATO –antiterrorism officer
◾ ATRRS –armytrainingrequirementsand resourcessystem
◾ AWACS -AirborneW arningand ControlSystem
◾ AWOL –absentwithoutleave
B
◾ BAMCIS –BeginplanningArrangeReconMaketheplanCompletetheplanIssuetheorder Supervise(US
MarineCorps)
◾ BAH –BasicAllowancefor Housing
◾ BAR –BrowningAutomaticRifle
◾ BAU –BehaviouralAnalysisUnit
◾ BCD -Bad ConductDischarge(akaBigChickenDinner)
◾ BCG –BirthControlGlasses(U.S.MilitarySlang)
◾ BCT –BasicCombatTraining(U.S.Army)
◾ BDF –BarbadosDefenceForce(Barbados)
◾ BDU –BattleDressUniform (U.S.Military)
◾ Be –Beriev(Russian)
◾ BEA –BudgetExecutionAuthority(U.S.Navy)
◾ BFT –BlueForceTracker (U.S.Military)
◾ BG –Bodyguard
◾ BGHR –ByGod He'sRight(U.SMilitary)
◾ BLUF –Bottom LineUpFront(USMilitary)
◾ BMNT –BeginMorningNauticalTwilightight(U.SArmy)
◾ BN -Battalion(U.S.Army)
◾ BDE -Brigade(U.S.Army)
◾ BOHICA –Bend Over HereItComesAgain(USMilitarySlang)
◾ BRAC –BaseRealignmentAnd Closure
◾ BRAT (American)–BornRaised And Transferred (Americanusage,referstodependentchildrenofmilitary
personnel)UsuallyPronounced "MilitaryBrat" (Or "Air ForceBRAT",or Army"Brat",Navy"Brat" etc.).
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BRAT (British)–BritishRegimentAttachedTraveler (Britishmilitaryusage,mayhavebeentheoriginalusage,
whichwaslater adapted totheAmericanmilitary:Means"child thattravelswithasoldier")Usuallypronounced
"MilitaryBrat" or "BaseBrat".
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◾ BUB –BattleUpdateBrief
◾ BVR –Beyond VisualRange(USAF)
◾ BX –BaseExchange(USAF)
C
◾ C1 –Command
◾ C2 –Command And Control
◾ C3–Command ControlAnd Communication
◾ C4IR –Command ControlCommunicationComputersIntelligenceAnd Recognition
◾ CAC –CommonAccessCard (U.S.DoD,pron."cac")
◾ CAG –Commander,Air Group(U.S.Navy,pron."cag")
◾ CAGE –Commercialand GovernmentEntity
◾ CAPT –Captain(USNavy,USCG O-6)
◾ Capt –Captain(USMC,USAFO-3)
◾ CAS –CloseAir Support
◾ CASEX –Coordinated Antil-SubmarineEXercise
◾ CAT –CombatApplicationTourniquets
◾ CBRN –ChemicalBiologicalNuclear Radiological
◾ CBU –Cluster BombUnit
◾ CCIR –CommandersCriticalInformationRequirements
◾ CDAT –Computerized DumbAssTanker (M1AbramsCrewmen)
◾ CDIAC –CarbonDioxideInformationAnalysisCenter
◾ CDRUSPACOM Commander United StatesPacificCommand
◾ CENTCOM –CentralCommand (U.S.Military)
◾ CF –Cluster Fuck(alwayspronounced phonetically"CharlieFoxtrot")
◾ CH –CuntHair (aunitofmeasurement)
◾ CIA –Central Intelligence Agency
◾ CIC –Command IntelligenceCenter (U.S.Navy)
◾ CINCLANT –Commander-in-chief,AtlanticForces(U.S.Navybefore2002)
◾ CINCLANTFLT –Commander-in-chief,AtlanticFleet(U.S.Navybefore2002)
◾ CINCPAC –Commander-in-chief,PacificForces(U.S.Navybefore2002)
◾ CIWS –Close-InW eaponSystem
◾ CMSgt –ChiefMaster Sergeant(USAFE-9;highestAFenlisted rank)
◾ CMSAF –ChiefMaster SergeantoftheAir Force(USAFE-9–Senior Enlisted Member)
◾ CO –CommandingOfficer
◾ COA –CourseofAction
◾ COB -ChiefOftheBoat(ChiefPettyOfficer inchargeoftheBoatusuallyaMaster Chief(USN Submariner
Terminology))
◾ COCOM –CombatantCommander
◾ CODELS –CongressionalDelegations
◾ "'Col.Colonel
◾ COMINT –CommunicationsIntelligence
◾ COMPACFLT –Commander,PacificFleet(U.S.Navy)
◾ COMSEC' –Communication Security
◾ CONUS –ContinentalUnited States(U.S.military,pron."cone-us")
◾ CONUSA –ContinentalUnited StatesArmy(numbered ArmiesofU.S.military)
◾ CORDS –(U.S.military,Vietnam era)
◾ COP –CombatOutPost
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CoS –ChiefofStaff
◾ COT –Commissioned Officer Training
◾ CPL –Corporal(U.S.Armyand MarineCorpsE-4)
◾ CPO –ChiefPettyOfficer (USCG/USN E-7)
◾ CPT –Captain(USArmyO-3)
◾ CPX –Command PostExercise
◾ CQB –CloseQuartersBattle
◾ CRC –CONUSReplacementCenter (amilitaryprocessingcenter atFortBenning,Georgia,US)
◾ CSM –Command SergeantMajor (U.S.ArmyE9highestArmyenlisted rank))
◾ CT –Counter-terrorism Team
◾ CTR –CloseTargetReconnaissance
◾ CUB –Commander UpdateBrief
◾ CVN –Nuclear-powered AircraftCarrier (NOTE:theV comesfrom theexpression"heavier thanair flying
machine")
◾ CZN –Nuclear-powered AirshipCarrier (NOTE:theZcomesfrom theuseoftheword Zeppelinalthoughnon-
Zeppelinairshipswould alsobetransported onaCZN)
D
◾ DA –DefenceAttaché
◾ DAC –DepartmentoftheArmyCivilian
◾ DAGR –DefenseAdvanced GPSReceiver
◾ DARPA –DefenseAdvanced ResearchProjectsAgency(U.S.Military)
◾ DCAA –DefenseContractAuditAgency
◾ DCMA –DefenseContractManagementAgency
◾ DME -DepotMaintenanceEnterprise(U.S.Military)
◾ DFAC –DiningFacility(U.S.Military)
◾ DFAS –DefenseFinanceand AccountingService(U.S.Military)*D.I.A –DefensiveIntelligenceAgency
◾ DINFAC –DiningFacility(U.S.Military)
◾ DISA –DefenseInformationSystemsAgency
◾ DLB –Dead Letter Box
◾ DMEA -DefenseMicroelectronicsActivity
◾ DMS –DefenseMessageSystem (U.S.Military)
◾ DMZ –Demilitarized Zone
◾ DoDAAC –DepartmentofDefenseActivityAddressCode(U.S.Military)
◾ DoDAF –DepartmentofDefenseArchitecturalFramework(U.S.Military)
◾ DoDIC –DepartmentofDefenseIdentificationCode(U.S.Military)
◾ DOP –Drop-OffPoint
◾ DPMs –DisruptivePatternMaterial
◾ DRT –Dead RightThere;wounded insuchawayastoindicateimmediateand/or unavoidabledeath;oftenused
asasarcasticform ofthecivilianacronym DOA (Dead OnArrival)
◾ DTO –DailyTaskingOrder
◾ DTRA -DefenseThreatReductionagency
◾ DZ –DropZone
E
◾ E&E –Escapeand Evade
◾ EA -ElectronicAttack
◾ ECP –EntryControlPoint
◾ EI –Engineeringand Installation
◾ EIS –Engineeringand InstallationSquadron,EnvironmentalImpactStatement
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EI SIT –Engineering and Installation Site Implementaion Team
◾ ELINT –Electronic Intelligence
◾ EMI - Extra Military Instruction
◾ ENS –Ensign (US Navy junior officer rank, O-1)
◾ EOD –Explosive Ordnance Disposal
◾ EOS - End of Service
◾ EP - Electronic Protection
◾ EPW –Enemy Prisoner of War
◾ ERV –Emergency Rendezvous
◾ ETA –Estimated time of arrival
◾ ETS –Estimated Termination of Service
◾ EUCOM –European Command (U.S. Military)
◾ EW - Electronic Warfare (comprises EA, EP)
◾ Exfil –Exfiltration (Opposite of infiltration;exiting undetected)
F
◾ FA –Field Artillery
◾ FABS –Fetus Aborted By Squad
◾ FAK –First Aid Kit
◾ FAR –Federal Acquisition Regulation
◾ FBCB2 –Force XXI Battlefield Command Brigade and Below
◾ FBI –Federal Bureau of Investigation
◾ FEBA –Forward Edge of the Battle Area
◾ FIDO –FIre Direction Officer
◾ FIST –FIre Support Team
◾ FISTer –Member of a FIre Support Team
◾ FIST-V –FIre Support Team Vehicle
◾ FISINT –Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence
◾ FISHDO –Fuck It, Shit Happens, Drive On
◾ FitRep –Fitness Report
◾ FLOT –Forward Line of Troops
◾ FLOTUS –First Lady of the United States (U.S. –see POTUS)
◾ FM –Field Marshal
◾ FMC –Fully Mission Capable
◾ FO –Forward Observer
◾ FO –Foxtrot Oscar (i.e. F**k Off) (US/UK Forces)
◾ FOB –Forward Operating Base
◾ FOD –Foreign Object Damage (U.S.)
◾ FOD –Foreign Object Debris (U.S.)
◾ FPO –Fleet Post Office;See also APO
◾ FSA –Force Structure Allowance
◾ FSTE –Foreign Service Tour Extension
◾ FTUS –Full Time Unit Specialist
◾ FUBAR –Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition
G
◾ G1 –General Staff Level office for Personnel and Manpower (Division and Above)
◾ G2 –General Staff Level office for Military Intelligence (Division and Above)
◾ G3 –General Staff Level office for Operations and Plans (Division and Above)
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G4 –General Staff Level office for Logistics (Division and Above)
◾ G5 –General Staff Level office for Military/Civil Affairs (Division and Above)
◾ G6 –General Staff Level office for Signal and Communication (Division and Above)
◾ G7–General Staff Level office for Training and Exercises (Division and Above)
◾ G8–General Staff Level office for Force Development and Analysis (Division and Above)
◾ G9–General Staff Level office for Civil Operations (Division and Above)
◾ GBU –Guided Bomb Unit
◾ GEN –General
◾ GI –Government Issue
◾ GIGO –Garbage In Garbage Out
◾ GM –Gone Mersault
◾ GO –General Officer
◾ GOCO –Government owned, contractor operated
◾ GPMG –General Purpose Machine Gun
◾ GPS –Global Positioning System
◾ GROM –Polish Special Operations Team (Polish Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego)
◾ Gulag –The Chief Administration of Collective Labor Camps (Russian Главное Управление Лагерей,
"Glavnoye Upravleniye Lagerey")
H
◾ HALO –High Altitude Low Opening (Airborne)
◾ HBL - Holiday Block Leave (U.S. Army)
◾ HE –High Explosive
◾ HEAT –High Explosive Anti-Tank warhead
◾ HMAS –Her Majesty's Australian Ship (Australia)
◾ HMCS –Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (Canada)
◾ HMFIC –Head Motherf*cker In Charge –colloquialism for the highest-ranking person present;more commonly
used by NCO's than by officers (U.S. Military)
◾ HMMW V –High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (U.S. Military)
◾ HMNZS –Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (New Zealand)
◾ HMS –Hans Majestäts Skepp (His Majesty's ship, Sweden)
◾ HMS –Her Majesty's Ship (Royal Navies such as Royal British Navy) (His Majesty's Ship if King)
◾ Hr.Ms - His/Her Dutch Majesty's Ship (Dutch Royal Navy ship)
◾ HOMSEC –Homeland Security
◾ HRAP - Hometown Recruiter Assistance Program
◾ HQ –Headquarters
◾ HHB - Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
◾ HHC - Headquarters and Headquarters Company
◾ HHT - Headquarters and Headquarters Troop
◾ HUMINT –Human Intelligence
◾ HYT –High Year Tenure
I
◾ IAF –Indian Air Force
◾ IAF –Israeli Air Force
◾ ICBM –Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
◾ ICE –Individual Carrying Equipment
◾ ID –IDentification
◾ IED –Improvised Explosive Device
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IFAK –Individual First Aid Kit
◾ IFF –Identification Friend or Foe
◾ IFF –Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (USAF)
◾ IG –Inspector General (US Military)
◾ IFV –Infantry Fighting Vehicle
◾ INSCOM –United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
◾ Il –Ilyushin
◾ Interpol –International Criminal Police Organization
◾ ISO –Inter School Course
◾ ISR –Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
◾ IYAAYAS –If You Aint AMMO, You Ain't Shit
J
◾ JA –Judge Advocate [General]
◾ JAG –Judge Advocate General
◾ J.S.F –Joint Strike Fighter
◾ JATO –Jet-fuel Assisted Take Off
◾ JETDS –Joint Electronics Type Designation System
◾ JSAM –Joint Service Achievement Medal
◾ JSTAR –Joint Surveillance Target Acquisition Radar
◾ JSOC –Joint Special Operations Command
◾ JDAM –Joint Direct Attack Munition
◾ JEEP - Just Enough Essential Parts
K
◾ KATUSA –Korean Augmentation Troops to the United States Army
◾ KIA –Killed In Action
◾ KISS –Keep It Simple, Stupid –USAF
◾ KP –Kitchen Police or Kitchen Patrol
◾ KBO –Keep Buggering On
L
◾ LAAD –Low Altitude Air Defense
◾ LCDR –Lieutenant Commander (US Navy)
◾ LCPL –Lance Corporal (US Marines)
◾ LES –Leave and Earnings Statement
◾ LP –Listening Post
◾ LP/OP –Listening Post Observation Post
◾ LGOP –Little Group Of Paratroopers
◾ LT –Lieutenant
◾ LTC or Lt Col –Lieutenant Colonel
◾ LTG or Lt Gen–Lieutenant General
◾ LTJG –Lieutenant,Junior Grade (US Navy)
◾ LUP –Lying-Up Point
◾ LZ –Landing Zone
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◾ MARCORSYSCOM –MARine CORps SYStems COMmand (U.S. Military)
◾ MARFORRES –MARine FORces REServe (U.S. Marine Corps)
◾ MAW –Maximum Allowable Weight
◾ MBT –Main Battle Tank
◾ MCCS –Marine Corps Community Services (also known by the humorous backronym Marine Corps Crime
Syndicate)
◾ MCEN –Marine Corps Enterprise Network (U.S. Military)
◾ MCEITS –Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Service (U.S. Military)
◾ MCPO –Master Chief Petty Officer (USCG/USN E-9)
◾ MFA –Ministry of Foreign Affairs
◾ MG –Machine Gun
◾ MG –Major General
◾ MI –Military Intelligence
◾ Mi–Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (Russian)
◾ MIA –Missing In Action
◾ MedEvac–Medical Evacuation
◾ MICV –Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle
◾ MiG –Mikoyan-Gurevich (Russian)
◾ MK –Mark
◾ MK –Machinery Technician (U.S. Coast Guard)
◾ MLRS –Multiple Launch Rocket System
◾ MMFD –Miles and Miles of F...ing Desert (unofficial report in Gulf War)
◾ MOA –Military Operating Area (USAF Airspace)
◾ MOAB –Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, also known as "Mother Of All Bombs". (U.S. military)
◾ MOAC - Mother of All Coffee (Green Bean Coffee)
◾ MOB –Main Operating Base
◾ MOBCOM –MOBile COMmand
◾ MOPP –Mission Oriented Protective Posture
◾ MPDS –Military Planning Data Allowance
◾ MRAP –Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
◾ MRE –Meal Ready to Eat (U.S. Military)
◾ MRX –Mission Rehearsal Exercise
◾ MSgt –Master Sergeant (USAF E-7)
◾ MTOE –Modified Table Of Organizational Equipment
◾ MTS+–Movement Tracking System Plus
◾ MSDC+–Marine Science Diving Club (Diving Club Of Hasanudin University)
N
◾ NAFTA –North American Free Trade Agreement
◾ NAS –Naval Air Station
◾ NATO –North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
◾ NCIS –Naval Criminal Investigative Service (U.S. Navy)
◾ NAVAIR –Naval Air Systems Command
◾ NCI - National Cancer Institute
◾ NCO –Non-Commissioned Officer
◾ NCOES - Non-Commissioned Officer Education System
◾ ND –Negligent Discharge
◾ NIBC National Interagency Biodefense Campus
◾ NICBR - National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research
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NMC –Not Mission Capable
◾ NMCI –Naval Marine Corps Intranet (U.S. Navy)
◾ NNMSA –Non-Nuclear Munitions Storage Area
◾ NS –Network Services
◾ NSA –National Security Agency
O
◾ OBE –Overcome by Events (DoD)
◾ OCONUS –Outside Continental United States
◾ OCS –Officer Candidate School
◾ OM –On the Move (Normally just spelled out Oscar Mike)
◾ O&M,MC –Operations & Maintenance, Marine Corps (U.S. Navy)
◾ O&M,N –Operations & Maintenance, Navy (U.S. Navy)
◾ OODA –Observe, Orient, Decide, And Act
◾ OP –Observation Post
◾ ORM –Operational Risk Management
◾ OSM –Oh Shit Moment (U.S. Marine Corps)
◾ OSP –On Site Procurement
◾ OPORD –Operations Order
◾ OPSEC –Operations Security
◾ OTF –Out There Flapping (Airborne)
◾ OTS –Officer Training School
◾ OTV –Outer Tactical Vest
P
◾ PACOM –Pacific Command
◾ PCS –Permanent Change of Station
◾ PDS –Permanent Duty Station (U.S. Military)
◾ PDT –Pre-Deployment Training
◾ PE –Plastic Explosive
◾ PFC –Private First Class (U.S. Military)
◾ PFM –Pure Fuckin Magic (U.S. Military)
◾ PFT –Physical Fitness Test
◾ PII - Personally Identifiable Information or Personal Identity Information
◾ PL –Platoon Leader (U.S. Army)
◾ PLT –Platoon (U.S. Army)
◾ PMC –Partially Mission Capable
◾ PME –Professional Military Education
◾ PMS –Planned Maintenance Schedule (U.S. Navy)
◾ PNG –Passive Night Goggles
◾ PO –Post Office
◾ PO1 –Petty Officer 1st Class (USCG/USN E-6)
◾ PO2 –Petty Officer 2nd Class (USCG/USN E-5)
◾ PO3 –Petty Officer 3rd Class (USCG/USN E-4)
◾ POBCAK –Problem Occurs Between Chair And Keyboard
◾ POL –Petroleum Oil & Lubricants (U.S. Air Force)
◾ POC –Point Of Contact
◾ POTUS –President of the United States
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POG – Person Other than Grunt (All non-combat arms job fields i.e. any MOS or CMF other than infantry,
cavalry, armor, and artillery; among infantrymen, refers to anyone other than infantry or Special Forces)
◾ POW – Prisoner Of War
◾ POV – Privately Owned Vehicle
◾ PPG – PT Parade Games
◾ PRP – Personnel ReliabilityProgram
◾ PRP – Pretty Retarted Program
◾ PRT – Provincial Reconstruction Team
◾ PRT – Physical Readiness Training (U.S. Army)
◾ PT – Physical Training
◾ PTB - Powers That Be
◾ PV2 – Private 2nd class (U.S. Army E-2)
◾ PVT – Private (U.S. Army and Marine Corps E-1)
◾ PX – Post Exchange (U.S. Army)
R
◾ RAAF – Royal Australian Air Force (Australia)
◾ RAF – Royal Air Force (UK)
◾ RAN – Royal Australian Navy (Australia)
◾ RATO – Rocket Assisted Take Off
◾ RCSC – Royal Canadian Sea Cadets (Canada)
◾ REMF – Rear Echelon Mother Fucker
◾ RFL – Response Force Leader
◾ RMC – Royal Military College of Canada (Canada) in Kingston, Ontario
◾ RN – Royal Navy (UK)
◾ ROE – Rules Of Engagement
◾ ROMA Data, Right Out of My Ass Data. Unverifiable created data (different from SWAG)
◾ ROW PU – Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit
◾ RNZAF – Royal New Zealand Air Force (New Zealand)
◾ RPG – Rocket-Propelled Grenade
◾ RPM – Rounds per minute
◾ RS – RatShit (Australia – related to US – Unserviceable)
◾ RSS – Regional Security System (Caribbean)
◾ RTB – Return To Base
◾ RV – Rendez-Vous
◾ RTO - Radio Telephone Operator
S
◾ SA – Seaman Apprentice (USCG/USN E-2)
◾ SAS – Special Air Service (British special forces)
◾ SBS – Special Boat Service (British special forces)
◾ SAAS – Standard Army Ammunition System (U.S. Army)
◾ SAM – Surface-to-air Missile
◾ SARSS – Standard Army Retail Supply System (U.S. Army)
◾ SCOTUS – Supreme Court of the United States
◾ SCPO – Senior Chief Petty Officer (USCG/USN E-8)
◾ SEAC - Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
◾ SEAL – Sea, Air and Land (US Navy SEALs)
◾ SERE – Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
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SFC – Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army E7)
◾ SGM – Sergeant Major (U.S. Army E9 – Sometimes referred to as Staff Sergeant Major)
◾ SGT – Sergeant (U.S. Army E5)(U.S. Marines uses Sgt)
◾ SITREP – Situation Report
◾ SJA – Staff Judge Advocate
◾ SLAM – Standoff Land Attack Missile
◾ SMA – Sergeant Major of the Army (U.S. Army E9 – Senior Enlisted Member)
◾ SMEAC - Situation Mission Execution Admin/logistics Command/signal (US Marine Corps basic knowledge)
◾ SMSgt – Senior Master Sergeant (USAF E-8)
◾ SN – Seaman (USCG/USN E-3)
◾ SNAFU – Situation Normal: All Fucked Up
◾ SOCOM – United States Special Operations Command
◾ SOFA – Status of Forces Agreement
◾ SOP – Standard Operating Procedures
◾ SOS – Shit On a Shingle, or creamed chipped beef on toast.
◾ SPC – Specialist (U.S. Army E-4)
◾ SR – Seaman Recruit (USCG/USN E-1)
◾ SrA – Senior Airman (USAF E-4)
◾ SRR – Special Reconnaissance Regiment (British special Forces)
◾ SSDD – Same Shit Different Day
◾ SSDDBS – Same Shit Different Day Bigger Shovel
◾ SSG – Staff Sergeant (US Army E-6)
◾ SSgt – Staff Sergeant (US Air Force E-5)(U.S. Marines E-6)
◾ SOL – Shit Out of Luck (US Army)
◾ SOLJW F – Shit Out of Luck and Jolly Well Fucked (U.S. Marines)
◾ STOVL – Short Takeoff, Vertical Landing
◾ SUSFU – Situation Unchanged, Still Fucked Up
◾ SW AG – Scientific Wild Ass Guess
T
◾ TACP – Tactical Air Control Party (USAF)
◾ TAD – Temporary Additional Duty (U.S. Military)
◾ TBD – To Be Determined
◾ TDY – Temporary Duty (U.S. Military)
◾ TF – Task Force
◾ TFOA – Things Falling Off Aircraft
◾ TG6 – Task Group 6 (group designation for NZ SAS – NZ Army)
◾ TIC – Troops In Contact
◾ TSgt – Technical Sergeant (USAF E-6)
◾ TU – Tits Up (Dead, Inoperable), a.k.a. "tango uniform"
◾ TARFU – Things Are Really Fucked Up, or Totally And Royally Fucked Up
U
◾ UA – Unauthorized Absence
◾ UAS – Unmanned Aerial System
◾ UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
◾ UCAV – Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
◾ ULLS – Unit Level Logisitics System (U.S. Army)
◾ UMA – Unit Mobilization Assistor
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UN – United Nations
◾ US – Unserviceable
◾ USSS – United States Secret Service
◾ USAF – United States Air Force
◾ USAFE – United States Air Forces in Europe
◾ USAMRICD - United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
◾ USAMRIID - United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease
◾ USAMRMC - United States Army Medical Research and Materiél Command
◾ USAMRAA - United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
◾ USA PATRIOT Act – Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act
◾ USAREC – US Army REcruiting Command
◾ USAREUR – US Army European Command
◾ USMC – United States Marine Corps
◾ USN – United States Navy
◾ USO – United Service Organizations (U.S. Military)
◾ USR – Unit Status Report
◾ UUV – Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
◾ UXB – Unexploded Bomb (bomb disposal; British)
◾ UXO – Unexploded Ordnance
V
◾ VBIED – Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device
◾ VDM – Visual Distinguishing Mark
◾ VFD – Volunteer Fire Department
◾ VFR – Volunteer Fire and Rescue
W
◾ W IA – Wounded In Action
◾ W O1 – Warrant Officer 1
◾ W SA – Weapons Storage Area
◾ W MD – Weapons of Mass Destruction
◾ W ILCO – Will Comply
X
◾ XO – Executive Officer
See also
◾ military slang
◾ List of acronyms
◾ List of government and military acronyms
◾ List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions
◾ List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions
◾ List of U.S. Navy acronyms
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References
1. ^Wertsch, Mary E. (January 2006). Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress
(http://books.google.com/books?id=QxaITfanaUcC&pg=PA310#v=onepage&q=&f=false). ISBN 0-9776033-0-X.
2. ^Clifton, Grace, "Making the Case for the BRAT (British Regiment Attached Traveler)", British Educational Research
Journal, Vol. 30, No. 3 2004
3. ^Adams, Leah; Kirova, Anna (2006), Global Migration and education, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.,
p. 263–4, ISBN 0-8058-5838-5
External links
◾ AcronymFinder – Military and Government (http://milgov.acronymfinder.com/)
◾ Abbreviation.com – Military Abbreviations (http://www.abbreviations.com/acronyms/MILITARY)
◾ All Acronyms – Military Acronyms (http://www.all-acronyms.com/?g=2)
◾ Acronyms List – US Military Acronyms (http://www.acronymslist.com/cat/us-military-acronyms.html)
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