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Military
Abbreviations/Acronym's
A Guide to some of the
most common Military Abbreviations & Acronym's
and their meanings. |
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Abbreviation |
Meaning |
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
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AAA |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery |
AB |
Air Base |
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Abn. |
Airborne |
AD |
Active Duty or Armored Division |
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AFB |
Air force Base |
Armd |
Armored |
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Arty. |
Artillery |
BB |
Battleship (USN) |
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Bde. |
Brigade |
BC |
Bombardment Group |
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Bn. |
Battalion |
Bty./Btry. |
Battery |
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Cav. |
Cavalry |
Co./CO |
Company/Commanding Officer |
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Conus |
Continental United States |
Corp./Cpl. |
Corporal |
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CV |
Carrier |
DD |
Destroyer (USN) |
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Det. |
Detachment |
DOS |
Date Of Separation |
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EAD |
Entered Active Duty (Date) |
FA |
Field Artillery |
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FG |
Fighter Group |
G.I. |
Government Issue |
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Gp. |
Group |
Inf. |
Infantry |
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MCAS |
Marine Corps Air Station |
MIA |
Missing In Action |
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MOS |
Military Occupational Specialty |
MP |
Military Police |
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NAS |
Naval Air Station |
NMCB |
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion |
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PCS |
Permanent Change Of Station |
Pfc. |
Private First Class |
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Plt. |
Platoon |
PO |
Petty Officer |
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Pvt. |
Private |
PW/POW |
Prisoner of War |
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QM |
Quatermaster |
Rcn. |
Reconnaissance |
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RCT |
Regimental Combat Team |
Regt |
Regiment |
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Sgt. |
Sergent |
Sig. |
Signal |
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SN/SSN |
Service Number/Social Secuity Number |
Sq. |
Squad or Squadron |
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TAD |
Temporary Additional Duty |
TAFMS |
Total Active Federal Military Service
(date) |
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TCG |
Troop Carrier Group |
TDY |
Temporary Duty |
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USA |
United States Army |
USAAC/USAAF |
United States ArmyAir Corps/Army Air Force |
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USAF |
United States Air Force |
USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
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USN |
United States Navy |
WIA |
Wounded In Action |
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