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List of abbreviations, acronyms and initials related to military subjects such as modern armour, artillery, infantry, and weapons, along with their definitions. Thailand when an army warrant officer had chewed him out for not saluting him and. About 90,000 troops form the institutional army and provide. Appendix c military and army acronyms, abbreviations, and. In the united states, military vocabulary is standardized by the department of defence. Stupid policies get the axe 2, 3 teenagers and money part 1 3 military discount of the month. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the united states government and military other nations will have their own.
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Defense and intelligence abbreviations and acronyms occasional paper number two november 1997 dvp2600182897 j o i n t m i l i t a r y i n t e l l i g e n c e c o l l e g e 1 9 6 2 d e f e n s e i n t e l ig c a g e n c y u n i t e d states o f a m e r c a joint military intelligence college pcn 28034 defense and intelligence abbreviations. He returned to conus with two months left on his enlistment, so he was discharged upon arrival at travis afb in california in 1965 and. Military terms, abbreviations, acronyms 1 gung ho 1, 2, 4 meet the military. Dictionary sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to. Like other organizational colloquialisms, their use often creates or reinforces a sense of esprit and closeness within the organization. These acronyms are used by the united states army, navy, air force, and marine corps. Like all armies, it has the primary responsibility for landbased military operations the modern army had its roots in the continental army which was formed on june 14, 1775, before the establishment of the united states, to meet the demands of the american revolutionary war. List of army abbreviations and acronyms in governmental. Acronyms are commonly used to make big concepts easy to communicate, and theres a good chance you havent heard of at least a few. Army aviation fighter management system abcas qstag. Army research laboratory center for distributed quantum information. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a single word or a phrase of any kind, while an acronym is a shortened form that takes only the first letters of the words from a phrase. Army national guard arng cpls can submit their certifications now to the respective state military personnel offices. An army acronym to refer to gas, diesel, and other types of fuel.
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In short, every acronym is an abbreviation, while not every abbreviation is an acronym. Aoc area of concern aphc army public health center. The united states navy, like any organization, produces its own acronyms and abbreviations, which often come to have meaning beyond their bare expansions. All proceeds from the operation of this site are donated to veteran and other charities. Correspondence should be addressed to managing editor, army history, u. Application this publication applies to the office of the secretary of defense, the services, the. Authorized abbreviations, brevity codes, and acronyms. Dod dictionary of military and associated terms, january 2020. Darcom us army materiel development and readiness command. Questions on the suitability of abbreviations in the standard data elements are resolved by the commander, u. Department of the army washington, dc 15 october 1983 military publications dictionary of united states army terms short title. This acronym is marked as active and was last updated in 2015.
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