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AAR - after-action report
ACES - Army Continuing Education System
ADRO - Additional Duty Retention Officer
ADT - active duty for training
ADURNCO - Additional Duty Unit Retention NCO
AFQT - Armed Forces Qualification Test
AIT - advanced individual training
ASAP - as soon as possible
ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
AT - annual training
ATRRS - Army Training Requirements and Resources System

-C-

CAP - Corrective Action Plan
CATB - Combat Arms Training Brigade
CDR - commander
Ch - chapter
CL - clerical
CMF - career management field
CO - combat
CSM - Command Sergeant Major

-D-

DMOS - duty military occupational specialty
DOB - date of birth
DOE - date of entry
DOL - Director of Logistics
DOR - date of rank
DPCS - Director of Personnel and Community Services

-E-

EL - electronics
ESGR - Employer Support of Guard and Reserve
ESO - Education Service Officer
ETS - expiration term of service

-F-

FA - field artillery
FLL - First Line Leader
1SG - First Sergeant
FTS - Full Time Support
FTSF - Full Time Support Force
FTSREDNCO - Full Time Support Readiness NCO
FTSR& - Full Time Support Recruiting and Retention NCO
FTSR& - Full time Support Recruiting and Retention Sergeant Major

-G-

GM - general maintenance
GT - general technical

-I-

IADT - initial active duty training
IET - initial entry training
ISR - in-service recruit
IST - inter-state transfer

-L-

LES - leave and earning statement

-M-

MEPS - Military Entrance Processing Station
MM - motor maintenance
MOS - military occupational specialty
MPT - military personnel technician
MSC - Major Subordinate Command

-N-

NCO - noncommissioned officer
NCOES - Noncommissioned Officer Education System
NGB - National Guard Bureau
NGSFO - National Guard Soldier and Family Orientation Program
NJARNG - New Jersey Army National Guard
NJDMAVA - New Jersey Department of Military and Veteran Affairs
NJNGTP - New Jersey National Guard Tuition Program
NPS - non-prior service

-O-

OCIE - organizational clothing and individual equipment
OCS - Officer Candidate School
OF - operations and food

-P-

PAO - Public Affairs Office
PARA - paragraph
POC - point of contact
POI - Program of Instruction
POTO - Plans, Operations, and Training Officer
PMOS - primary military occupational specialty
Pre-IET - pre-initial entry training
PS - prior service

-R-

RCAT - Retention Climate Assessment Team
RCT - Reserve Component Transition
RRM - Recruiting and Retention Manager
RRM OPS RET - Recruiting and Retention Manager, Operations and Training Officer for Retention
R& - Recruiting and Retention Full Time Support Force
R& - Recruiting and Retention NCO

-S-

SC - surveillance and communications
SLRP - Student Loan Repayment Program
SME - subject matter expert
SOP - standing operating procedure
ST - skilled technical
STO - split training option

-T-

TAG - The Adjutant General
TBD - to be developed
TBP - to be published
TDG - Traditional Drilling Guardsmen
T3BL - Training and Training Technology Battle Lab
TY - training year

-U-

UCP - unit climate profile
UIC - unit identification code
USPFO - United States Property and Fiscal Office
UTA - unit training assembly (one 4-hour training period)

-Y-

YTC - yearly training calendar
YTG - yearly training guidance

Appendix E: How to Have a Really Rotten Retention Program

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