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Jargon Buster
Government - military
Military jargonAAFES - Army and Air Force Exchange Service AAR - After Action Report AFB - Air Force Base AFSC - Air Force Specialty Code, A job, see MOS AIREVAC - Airborne evacuation AIT - Advanced Individual Training AMC - Air mobility Command AQL - Acceptable Quality Level ARC - Alcoholism Rehabilitation Center AUNK - Army, rank Unknown AWOL - Absence Without Leave aye - Yes (or) understood BAH - Basic Allowance for housing barracks - Living spaces on base or post - see quarters BAS - Basic Allowance for Sustenance BCGs - Birth Control Glasses BCT - Basic Combat Training BEQ - Bachelor Enlisted Quarters BDU - Battle Dress Uniform BMC - Base Medical Center BMO - Battalion Maintenance Officer BMR - Basic Military Requirements brig - A jail or prison for military personnel bulkhead - The wall CAT - Command Assessment Team CDR - Contractor Discrepancy Report CFO - Chief Finance Officer CHAMPUS - Civilian Health and Medical Programs of the Uniformed Services (What we had before TRICARE, see TRICARE) CIF- Central Issue Facility CO - Commanding Officer COLA - Cost of living Allowance con-leave - Convalescent leave CONUS - Continental United Statescourt martial - In the service, a military court of law deck - The floor DEERS - Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System deploy - To send ships and personnel abroad for duty DEW - Distant Early Warning (system) DITY- Do it yourself Move DNIF - Duties Not Including Flying DOD - Department of Defense DOR - Date of Rank DPV - Desert Patrol Vehicle EAM - Emergency Action Message EAS, EAOS- End of Active Obligated Service ELS - Expected Loss of Service ELT - Emergency Locator Transmission EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Team) EOS - End of Obligated Service ERB - Emergency Radio Beacon ETS- End of Term in Service EWS - Electronic Warfare System GI - A slang word, "Government Issued" or "Government Inspected" GMO - General Medical Officer GQ - General Quarters (aboard ship) galley - A shipboard kitchen GITMO - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (U.S. Naval/Marine Station) GMT - Greenwich Mean Time (see Zulu) guidon - A company identification pennant HAWC - Health and Wellness Centerhead - The bathroom; see latrine HUEY - A type of helicopter Humvee - All-terrain vehicle, replacing the Jeep. JAG - Judge Advocate General JOB - Junk on Bunk (for inspection) JRTC- Joint Readiness Training latrine - The bathroom; see head LES- Leave and Earning Statement Leavenworth - The brig, Ft. Leavenworth, see brig LOR - Letter of Reprimand MARS - Military Affiliate Radio System MATS - Military Air Transport Service MCAS - Marine Corps Air Station MCRD - Marine Corps Recruit Depot MEB - Medical Evaluation Board MEDEVAC - Aeromedical Evacuation MOS - Military Occupational Specialty MP - Military Police MRE - Meals Ready to Eat MTF - Medical Treatment Facility MWR - Morale, Welfare and Recreation NADA - Naval Aviation Depot NAS - Naval Air Station NAVCARE - A clinic name, see TRICARE NAVEX - NHSD beneficiaries' pharmacy NAVSTA - Navy station NCO - Non Commissioned OfficerNCOIC - Non Commissioned Officer in Charge NEST - Nuclear Emergency Search Team NHSD - Naval Hospital, San Diego NIS - Naval Investigative Service NMCSD - Naval Medical Center, San Diego NTC - Naval Training Center NUNK - Navy, rank unknown NVG - Night Vision Goggles OCONUS - Outside the continental United States OIC - Officer in Charge overhead - The ceiling P&R - Pay and Records PCS - Permanent Change of Station PEB - Physical Evaluation Board POC - The Point or Person of Contact POD - Plan of the Day PRT - Physical Readiness Test PTE - Prior to Enlistment quarters - Living spaces aboard a ship; see barracks rack - A bed or cot RRS - Rate, Rank & Service SAC - Strategic Air Command SAR - Search and Rescue (Team) SCR - Systems Change Request SEAL - SEa-Air-Land (Team) Sick Bay - A ship's "clinic" Sick Call - A time and place where service members report for medical evaluation SIMA - Ship's Intermediate Maintenance Activity SIQ - Sick in Quarters SOP - Standard Operating Procedure SP - Shore Patrol TAD - Temporary Assigned Duty TDY - Temporary Duty TRICARE - (CHAMPUS) Dependent Insurance UA - Unauthorized Absence UCMJ - Uniform Code of Military Justice UDT - Underwater Demolition Team UIC - United Identification Code UOD - Uniform of the Day USA - United States Army USAF - United States Air Force USCG - United States Coast Guard USMC- United States Marine Corps USN - United States Navy USNS - United States Naval Ship (not a regular part of fleet) USS - United States Ship VA - Veterans Administration watch - A turn at standing watch on ship; a lookout WESPAC - Western Pacific and Asia region wilco - Will comply WWQ - WorldWide Qualified (for duty) XO - Executive Officer Zulu - Greenwich Mean Time (see GMT)
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