Military

1SG

First Sergeant

AAR

after-action review

AC

active component

ACES

Army Continuing Education System

ACAP

Army Career and Alumni Program

ACCP

Army Correspondence Course Program

ACS

Army Community Service

ACT

American College Test

ADT

active duty for training

AECP

Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Enlisted Commissioning Program

AEF

American Expeditionary Force

AER

Army Emergency Relief

AFAP

Army Family Action Plan

AIT

advanced individual training

AFTB

Army Family Team Building

AKO

Army Knowledge Online

AG

Adjutant General

AG

Army green

AGR

active guard and reserve

APFT

Army Physical Fitness Test

ANCOC

Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course

AOC

area of concentration

AR

Army Regulation

ARCENT

Army Forces, Central Command

ARCOM

Army Commendation Medal

ARNG

Army National Guard

ARTEP

Army Training and Evaluation Program

ASAP

Army Substance Abuse Program

ASI

additional skill identifier

AT

annual training

AT

antiterrorism

ATNAA

antidote treatment, nerve agent, autoinjector

ATRRS

Army Training and Requirements Resource System

AWOL

absent without leave

BAH

basic allowance for housing

BARS

BNCOC Automated Reservation System

BAS

basic allowance for subsistence

BCT

basic combat training

BCT

Brigade Combat Team

BCTP

Battle Command Training Program

BDU

battle dress uniform

BEAR

Bonus Extension and Reenlistment

BNCOC

Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course

BOSS

Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers

BSB

base support battalion

BSC

Battle Staff Course

CA

combat arms

CAC

Combined Arms Center

CAFAP

Consumer Affairs and Financial Assistance Program

CALL

Center for Army Lessons Learned

CANA

convulsive antidote for nerve agent autoinjector

CCF

Communist Chinese Forces (Korean War)

CFNCO

command financial noncommissioned officer

CLEP

College Level Examination Program

CMF

Career Management Field

CMH

Center of Military History

COA

course of action

COL

Colonel

CONUS

continental United States

CPL

Corporal

CQ

charge of quarters

CS

combat support

CSM

Command Sergeant Major

CSMC

Command Sergeant Major Course

CSS

combat service support

CTA

common table of allowances

CTC

combat training center

CTT

Common Task Test

CW2

Chief Warrant Officer 2

DA

Department of the Army

DAC

Department of the Army civilian

DANTES

Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support

DA PAM

Department of the Army Pamphlet

D-Day

execution date of any military operation

DEERS

Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System

DEP

Delayed Entry Program

DFAS

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DOD

Department of Defense

DOR

date of rank

DTP

Delayed Training Program

DUSTWUN

duty status-whereabouts unknown

DVA

Department of Veterans' Affairs

DWI

Driving while intoxicated

EEO

equal employment opportunity

EFMP

Exceptional Family Member Program

EO

equal opportunity

EPMS

Enlisted Personnel Management System

ETO

European Theater of Operations (World War II)

FAP

Family Advocacy Program

FPCON

force protection condition

FLEP

Funded Legal Education Program

FM

Field Manual

FMEAP

Family Member Employment Assistance Program

FORSCOM

Forces Command

FRAGO

fragmentary order

FRG

Family Readiness Group

FSC

First Sergeant Course

FTX

field training exercise

GEN

General

HMMWV

High Mobility Medium Wheeled Vehicle

HQDA

Headquarters, Department of the Army

IAW

in accordance with

ID

identification

IET

initial entry training

IMA

individual mobilization augmentee

IPFU

improved physical fitness uniform

IRR

Individual Ready Reserve

JER

Joint Ethics Regulation

JTR

Joint Travel Regulation

KIA

killed in action

LDP

Leader Development Program

LTG

Lieutenant General

LZ

landing zone

MACOM

Major Army Command

MCM

Manual for Courts Martial

MEDEVAC

medical evacuation

METL

mission essential task list

METT-TC

mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time and civilian considerations

MGIB

Montgomery GI Bill

MIA

missing in action

MILES

Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System

MILPER

military personnel

MKT

mobile kitchen trailer

MOH

Medal of Honor

MOOTW

military operations other than war

MOS

military occupational specialty

MOSC

military occupational specialty code

MSG

Master Sergeant

MTOE

modification table of organization and equipment

MTF

military treatment facility

MTP

Mission Training Plan

MWR

Moral, Welfare, and Recreation

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NBC

nuclear, biological, chemical

NCO

noncommissioned officer

NCOA

Noncommissioned Officer Academy

NCODP

Noncommissioned Officer Development Program

NCOER

Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report

NCOERS

Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Reporting System

NCOES

Noncommissioned Officer Education System

NCOIC

noncommissioned officer in-charge

NCOPD

Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development

NG

National Guard

NKPA

North Korean People's Army

NMC

non-mission capable

NTC

National Training Center

OC

observer controller

OCOKA

observation, concealment, obstacles, key terrain, avenues of approach

OCONUS

outside the continental United States

ODCSOPS

Office of the Deputy Chief of Operations

ODSCPER

Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel

OHA

overseas housing allowance

OIC

officer in charge

OMPF

official military personnel file

OPFOR

opposing forces

OPLAN

operations plan

OPORD

operations order

OTH

other than honorable

P

needs practice in the task

(P)

promotable

PCC

pre-combat checks

PCI

pre-combat inspections

PCS

permanent change of station

PDF

Panamanian Defense Force

PDM

Professional Development Model

PERSCOM

Personnel Command

PFC

Private First Class

PIR

Parachute Infantry Regiment

PLDC

Primary Leadership Development Course

PLT

platoon

PMCS

Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services

PMOS

Primary Military Occupational Specialty

POV

privately owned vehicle

POW

prisoner of war

PRC

People's Republic of China

PSG

platoon sergeant

PT

physical training

PZ

pickup zone

QOL

quality of life

RAP

Relocation Assistance Program

RC

reserve component

REFORGER

Return of Forces to Germany

Ret.

retired

ROE

rules of engagement

ROK

Republic of Korea

ROTC

Reserve Officers Training Corps

RSOI

reception, staging, onward movement, and integration

RUF

rules on the use of force

SALT

size, activity, location, and time

SALUTE

size, activity, location, unit, time, and equipment

SAT

Scholastic Assessment Test

SATS

Standard Army Training System

SBP

Survivor Benefit Plan

SBCT

Stryker Brigade Combat Team

SFC

Sergeant First Class

SGLI

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance

SGM

Sergeant Major

SGT

Sergeant

SMA

Sergeant Major of the Army

SMC

Sergeants Major Course

SMCT

Soldier's Manual of Common Tasks

SNA

Somali National Alliance

SOP

standing operating procedure

SPC

Specialist

SP/5

Specialist 5^th Class (E5)

SQI

skill qualification identifier

SRB

selective reenlistment bonus

SSG

Staff Sergeant

STARC

State Area Reserve Command

STP

Soldier Training Publication

STT

Sergeant's Time Training

STX

situational training exercise

T

trained in the task

TA

Tuition Assistance

TABE

Test of Adult Basic Education

TADSS

training aids, devices, simulators, and simulations

TAO

Transition Assistance Office

TAPES

Total Army Performance Evaluation System

TDY

temporary duty

Tech/4

Technical Sergeant, 4^th Class

T&EO

training and evaluation outline

TDP

TRICARE Dental Program

TF

task force

TIG

time in grade

TIOH

The Institute of Heraldry

TIS

time in service

TLP

troop leading procedures

TM

Technical Manual

TOE

table of organization and equipment

TOW

Tube Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided Missile

TPU

troop program unit

TRADOC

Training and Doctrine Command

TRICARE

Department of Defense regionally managed health care program

TRP

target reference point

TSC

TRICARE Service Center

TTP

tactics, techniques, and procedures

TUSA

Third United States Army

U

untrained in the task

UCMJ

Uniform Code of Military Justice

UN

United Nations

US

United States

USAAC

United States Army Air Corps

USAAF

United States Army Air Force

USAF

United States Air Force

USAR

United States Army Reserve

USASMA

United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

USC

United States Code

USMC

United States Marine Corps

USN

United States Navy

VA

Veterans' Administartion

VIP

very important person

WARNORD

warning order

WIA

wounded in action

WMD

weapons of mass destruction

WO1

Warrant Officer 1

WWI

World War 1

WWII

World War 2