COMMON ACRONYMS RELATED TO
SEXUAL ASSAULT ISSUES IN THE MILITARY
A
ACCA: Army Court of Criminal Appeals
ADC: Area Defense Counsel
ADSEP: Administrative Separation
AFCCA: Air Force Court of Criminal
Appeals
AFOSI: Air Force Office of Special
Investigations
ATAC: Advanced Trial Advocacy Course
B
BOI: Board of Inquiry
C
CA: Convening Authority
CAAF: Court of Appeals of the Armed
Forces
CGIS: Coast Guard Investigative Service
CID: Army Criminal Investigation
Command
CM: Court-Martial
CMA: Court of Military Appeals
CTT: Complex Trial Team
CY: Calendar Year
D
DAVA: Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate
DCAP: Defense Counsel Assistance
Program
DD Form: Department of Defense Form
DEOMI: Defense Equal Opportunity
Management Institute
DIBRS: Defense Incident-Based Reporting
System
DFSC: Defense Forensic Science Center
DMDC: Defense Manpower Data Center
DoD: Department of Defense
DoDD: Department of Defense Directive
DoDI: Department of Defense Instruction
DODIG: Department of Defense Inspector
General
D-SAACP: DoD Sexual Assault Advocate
Certification Program
DSAID: Defense Sexual Assault Incident
Database
DSO: Defense Service Office
DTFMSA: Defense Task Force on Sexual
Harassment & Violence at the Military
Service Academies
DTFSAMS: Defense Task Force on Sexual
Assault in the Military Services
DTM: Directive-Type Memorandum
F
FAP: Family Advocacy Program
FAPM: Family Advocacy Program
Manager
FLETC: Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center
FSC: Family Support Center
FY: Fiscal Year
G
GAO: Government Accountability Office
GCM: General Court-Martial
GCMCA: General Court-Martial
Convening Authority
H
HQE: Highly Qualified Expert
I
IDA: Initial Disposition Authority
IO: Investigating Officer
J
JA: Judge Advocate
JAG: Judge Advocate General
COMMON ACRONYMS RELATED TO
SEXUAL ASSAULT ISSUES IN THE MILITARY
JPP: Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year
2012 Amendments Panel
JSC: Joint Service Committee on Military
Justice
JSC-SAS: Joint Service Committee-Sexual
Assault Subcommittee
M
MCIO: Military Criminal Investigative
Organization
MCM: Manual for Courts-Martial
MEPS: Military Entrance Processing
Station
MJA: Military Justice Act
MJIA: Military Justice Improvement Act of
2013
MJLCT: Military Justice Litigation Career
Track
MJRG: Military Justice Review Group
MRE: Military Rules of Evidence
MTF: Medical Treatment Facility
N
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCO: Non-commissioned Officer
NCVLI: National Crime Victim Law
Institute
NDAA: National Defense Authorization
Act
NJP: Non-judicial Punishment
NJS: Naval Justice School
NMCCA: Navy and Marine Corps Court of
Criminal Appeals
O
OIC: Officer-in-Charge
OMB: Office of Management and Budget
P
PHO: Preliminary Hearing Officer
PME: Professional Military Education
POD: Protect Our Defenders
R
RCM: Rules for Courts-Martial
RSP: Response Systems to Adult Sexual
Assault Crimes Panel
S
SAPR: Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response
SAPRO: Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response Office
SAPRVA: Sexual Assault Prevention and
Response Victim Advocate
SARC: Sexual Assault Response
Coordinator
SART: Sexual Assault Response Team
SASC: Senate Armed Services Committee
SCM: Summary Court-Martial
SCMCA: Summary Court-Martial
Convening Authority
SHARP: Sexual Harassment/Assault
Response and Prevention
SJA: Staff Judge Advocate
SPCM: Special Court-Martial
SPCMCA: Special Court-Martial
Convening Authority
STC: Senior Trial Counsel
SVC: Special Victims’ Counsel
SVIP: Special Victim Investigation and
Prosecution (formerly Special Victim
Capability)
SVP: Special Victim Prosecutor
SVU: Special Victim(s) Unit
SVUI: Special Victim Unit Investigator
SWAN: Service Women’s Action Network
T
TCAP: Trial Counsel Assistance Program
TDAC: Trial and Defense Advocacy
Course
TJAG: The Judge Advocate General
COMMON ACRONYMS RELATED TO
SEXUAL ASSAULT ISSUES IN THE MILITARY
TJAGLCS: The Judge Advocate General’s
Legal Center and School (Army)
U
UCI: Unlawful Command Influence
UCMJ: Uniform Code of Military Justice
UCR: Uniform Crime Reports
USCCR: United States Commission on
Civil Rights
USAMPS: United States Army Military
Police School
USACIL: United States Army Criminal
Investigation Laboratory
V
VA: Victim Advocate
VLC: Victims’ Legal Counsel
VWAP: Victim Witness Assistance Program
VWL: Victim Witness Liaison
W
WGRA: Workplace and Gender Relations Survey
of Active Duty Members
WGRR: Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Reserve Component Members
WGRS: Workplace Gender Relations Survey
For a complete list see DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms at
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/dictionary.pdf.
