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GR
— Greece
MA/SB
— motor anti-submarine boat
SUKHANI
— Royal Indian Navy rating
QARNNSR
— Queen Alexander's Royal Naval Nursing Service Reserve
XO
— Executive Officer
BANTIE
— South African rating
TOPGUN
— United States Navy Fighter Weapons School
SECDEF
— United States Secretary of Defense
UAV
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
HQ
— Headquarters (HDQ Preferred)
CDR
— Commander
(AW)
— Radio rating
UCMJ
— Uniform Code of Military Justice
SAG
— Surface Action Group
OPSO
— Operations Officer
COMSEC
— Communications Security (military)
BMT
— Basic Military Training
POOW
— Petty Officer Of the Watch
MSC
— Military Sealift Command
TF
— Task Force
AA
— Anti-Aircraft
SPAWAR
— The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), based in San Diego, is an echelon II organization within the United States Navy and Navy's technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISR (
ADM
— Admiral
CO
— Commanding officer
SCBA
— Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
CAPT
— Captain
IED
— Improvised Explosive Device
POD
— Plan Of the Day
RIO
— Radar Intercept Officer (US Navy)
NAS
— Naval Air Station
FOD
— Foreign Object Damage
RDF
— Radio Direction Finder
(AR)
— Radio rating
AEW
— Airborne Early Warning
DE
— Destroyer Escort
TG
— Task Group
CPO
— Chief Petty Officer
OCS
— Officer Candidate School
RMD
— Restricted Maneuvering Doctrine
TY/
— Temporary
NAVSUP
— Naval Supply Systems Command
NAWCAD
— Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
WO
— Warrant Officer
NAVAIR
— Naval Air Systems Command
RT
— Radiotelephone
SICLOS
— Shift Inspect Clean Lube Oil Strainers
DOI
— Died Of Injuries
JTF
— Joint Task Force
JBD
— Jet Blast Deflector
DFC
— Distinguished Flying Cross
USN
— United States Navy
LCDR
— Lieutenant Commander, USN
(PLY)
— Plymouth
NCIS
— Naval Criminal Investigative Service (US)
VRC
— Fleet Logistics Support Squadron
DSC
— Distinguished Service Cross
SA
— Seaman Apprentice
SOE
— Special Operations Executive
RCNVR
— Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
ACT/
— Acting
OOD
— Officer Of the Deck
CWGC
— Commonwealth War Graves Commission
LTJG
— Lieutenant, Junior Grade
ASUW
— Anti-surface Warfare
LCT
— Landing Craft Tank
DOW
— Died Of Wounds
PT
— Physical Training. Used In The Plural (PTs)
SN
— Seaman
SA
— South Africa
MSC
— Medical Service Corps
RFC
— Royal Flying Corps
MPD
— Missing Presumed Dead
LPO
— Leading Petty Officer
UAS
— Unmanned Aerial System
PO3
— Petty Officer Third Class
COMNAVAIRPAC
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, PACific
RNV(W)R
— Royal Naval Volunteer (Wireless) Reserve
TU
— Training Unit
SEAL
— Sea, Air, Land
SECNAV
— United States Secretary of the Navy
(HG)
— Higher Grade
PSNS AND IMF
— Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
USMC
— United States Marine Corporation
SOP
— Senior Officer Present
ROK
— Republic Of Korea
FADM
— Fleet Admiral
DEP
— delayed entry program
NKO
— Navy Knowledge Online
A/S
— Anti-Submarine
DAPA
— Drug and Alcohol Programs Advisor
RET
— Retired
RA
— Royal Artillery
DCC
— Damage Control Central
UA
— Unauthorized Absence
AUTEC
— Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center's
BYMS
— British Yard Minesweeper
PAO
— Public Affairs Officer
COMNAVSECGRU
— Commander, Naval Security Group
RADM
— Rear Admiral
CWO4
— Chief Warrant Officer Fourth Class
NEX
— Navy Exchange
LCA
— Landing Craft, Assault
DLA
— Dislocation Allowance
LSE(LC)
— landing ship emergency repair (Landing Craft)
RM
— Royal Marines
MV
— Motor Vessel
MT
— Motor Tanker
QGM
— Queen's Gallantry Medal
OPNAV
— Office of Chief of Naval Operations
ENS
— Ensign (USCG, USN)
RNORN
— Royal Norwegian Navy
RAN
— Royal Australian Navy
RAMC
— Royal Army Medical Corps
VTU
— Volunteer Training Unit
FMF
— Fleet Marine Force (US)
VERTREP
— Vertical Replenishment
STREAM
— Standard Tension REplenishment Alongside Method
WTD
— Watertight Door
HM
— Hospital Corpsman
LCPO
— Leading Chief Petty Officer
SOPA
— Senior Officer Present Afloat
RNASBR
— Royal Navy Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve
AFU
— Advanced Flying Unit
DEVGRU
— Naval Special Warfare DEVelopment GRoUp
UXB
— Unexploded Bomb
USNA
— United States Naval Academy
SP BR
— Special Branch
LCF
— Landing Craft Flak
HELO
— Helicopter
JAG
— Judge Advocat General
MCPON
— Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
TU
— Task Unit
RCN
— Royal Canadian Navy
NFO
— Naval Flight Officer
LT
— Lieutenant
PO
— Petty Officer
FPB
— Fast Patrol Boat
UWT
— Underwater Telephone
1C
— 1st class
FRS
— Fleet Replacement Squadron
PARA
— Parachute Regiment, British Army
NBSD
— Naval Base San Diego
VAD
— Voluntary Aid Detachment
SCPO
— Senior Chief Petty Officer
VP
— Fixed Wing Patrol Squadron
RE
— Royal Engineers
NAVMILPERSCOM
— Navy Military Personnel Command
GQ
— General Quarters
BUPERS
— Bureau of Navy Personnel
SLBM
— Submarine-launched ballistic missile
MPK
— Missing Presumed Killed
MC
— Military Cross
SR
— Seaman Recruit
MAA
— Master-At-Arms
URL
— Unrestricted Line
DOWS
— died on war service
RMA
— Royal Marine Artillery
COMPTUEX
— Composite Training Unit Exercise
NAVTRA
— Chief of Naval Training
COMPACFLT
— Commander, Pacific Fleet
ASWO
— Anti-Submarine Warfare Officers
DSM
— Distinguished Service Medal
PY/
— Probationary
MET
— Meteorological
ASAU
— Air Search and Attack Unit
WO1
— Warrant Officer First Class
MO
— Maintenance Officer
NAVCOMP
— COMPtroller of the NAVy
SSES
— Ships Signal Exploitation Space
SQN
— Squadron
BMOW
— Boatswain's Mate Of the Watch
MBE
— Member of the British Empire
I/C
— In Charge
RNVR
— Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
SWO
— Surface Warfare Officer
LES
— Leave and Earnings Statement
NMCI
— Navy & Marine Corporation Intranet
LCI(L)
— landing craft infantry (large)
VADM
— Vice Admiral
DL
— Destroyer Leader
UNREP
— Underway Replenishment
(L)
— Electrical
SS
— Special Service
RIN
— Royal Indian Navy
LCU
— Loyal Citizens of Ulster
CWO
— Commissioned Warrant Officer
MCPO
— Master Chief Petty Officer
NAVSECGRUACT
— Naval Security Group Activity
SEACUNNY
— Royal Indian Navy rating
DSO
— Distinguished Service Order (British military decoration)
CWO2
— Chief Warrant Officer Second Class
RMLI
— Royal Marine Light Infantry
HBL
— Home Based Ledger
LCP(L)
— landing craft personnel (large)
SSTG
— Ships Service Turbo Generator
LCOCU
— Landing Craft Obstacle Clearance Unit
LDO
— Limited Duty Officer
COMNAVSEASYSCOM
— COMmander, NAValy SEA SYStems COMmand
2C
— 2nd class
VCNO
— (U.S.) Vice Chief Of Naval Operations
NSAWC
— Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
LCV
— Landing Craft Vehicle
SUBRON
— Submarine Squadron
COMSUBLANT
— COMmander, SUBmarine force AtLANTtic
UDT
— Underwater Demolition Team
SCW
— Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist insignia
JTFEX
— Joint Task Force Exercise
NAVMAT
— Naval Material Command (disestablished 85)
WSO
— Weapon System Operator
(A)
— Air Frame
RCNC
— Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
MN
— Merchant Navy
3C
— 3rd class
DCO
— Direct Commission Officer
RTC
— Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois
NSWG
— Naval Special Warfare Group
PO1
— Petty Officer First Class
LASCAR
— general term for a sailor from the Indian Ocean area, mainly India, serving on British ship
LSL
— landing ship logistics
RANR
— Royal Australian Naval Reserve
LBE
— Landing Barge, Emergency Repair
NEL
— Navy eLearning
JG
— Junior Grade Lieutenant, US Navy
TE
— Task Element
RCNR
— Royal Canadian Naval Reserve
DEMS
— Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships
DLGN
— Nuclear powered Guided Missile Destroyer Leader
AOW
— Auxilliaryman of the Watch
LCI(M)
— landing craft infantry (medium)
REGT
— Regiment
DCAG
— Deputy Air Wing Commander
DU
— Dutch
MGB
— Motor Gun Boat
LCS(L)
— landing craft support (large)
NAPS
— Naval Auxiliary Patrol Service
LBW
— Landing Barge Water
LCP(R)
— landing craft personnel (ramped)
RAG
— Replacement Air Group
VFA
— Fixed Wing Fighter Attack Squadron
CWO3
— Chief Warrant Officer Third Class
LCT(R)
— landing craft tank (rocket)
FMSS
— Field Medical Service School
LCF(L)
— landing craft flak (large)
(E)
— Engineering Branch
LBO
— Landing Barge Oiler
BPD
— Boom Patrol Detachment
LCS(M)
— landing craft support (medium)
(PO)
— Portsmouth
DCA
— Damage Control Assistant
GM
— George Medal
HS
— Helicopter Squadron
DAMS
— Defensively Armed Merchant Ships
NAWCWD
— Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division
(A)
— Air Branch
ASW
— Auxiliary SeaWater system
NCDU
— Navy Combat Demolition Unit
LCVP
— landing craft vehicle/personnel
(P)
— Pilot
RND
— Royal Naval Division
MFA
— Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary
RNAS
— Royal Naval Air Station
(S)
— Steward
RFR
— Royal Fleet Reserve
SBS
— Special Boat Service
FAA
— Fleet Air Arm
PRIFLY
— Primary Flight Control
MM
— Machinist's Mate
NAVEDTRA
— NAVy EDucation and TRAining
(O)
— Ordnance
NSGA
— Naval Security Group Activity
OTU
— Officer Training Unit
LBV
— Landing Barge, Vehicle
NAP
— Naval Auxiliary Patrol
BHANDARY
— Royal Indian Navy rating
LS
— Leading Seaman
EFTS
— Elementary Flight Training School
LNO
— Leading Naval Officer
LBV(M)
— landing barge vehicle (motorised)
MPA
— Main Propulsion Assistant
NAVFLIGHTDEMRON
— NAVal FLIGHT DEMonstRatiON team, The Blue Angels
(O)
— Officer's Cook or Steward
LCG(L)
— landing craft gun (large)
RAFR
— Royal Australian Fleet Reserve
RL
— Restricted Line
NDP
— Naval Dockyard Police
NCTS
— Naval Computer Telecommunications Station
(PO)
— Polish
RNCVR
— Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
MFV
— Motor Fishing Vessel
NROTC
— Naval Reserve Officer Training Corporation
NID
— Naval Intelligence Division
UA
— Unauthorized
LCQ
— landing craft administration
AB
— Able Seaman (rank)
SFTS
— Service Flight Training School
LCP
— Landing Craft Personnel
(E)
— Engines
LSO
— Landing Signal Officer
(S)
— Supply
(CH)
— Chatham
LCH
— Landing Craft Headquarters
RNR
— Royal Naval Reserve
DESDIV
— DESstroyer DIVision
RNSR
— Royal Naval Special or Supplementary Reserve
RMB
— Royal Marine Band
NJROTC
— Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corporation
PO2
— Petty Officer Second Class
ML
— Motor Launch
(D)
— Dentist
YMS
— Yard Minesweeper, US
RFA
— Royal Fleet Auxiliary
RME
— Royal Marine Engineers
RANVR
— Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
SS
— Steamship
BVLS
— British Vessels Lost at Sea
SERANG
— Royal Indian Navy rating
O/P
— on passage
LCT(A)
— landing craft tank (armoured)
LA
— Light Assault
RNEC
— Royal Naval Engineering College
SGB
— Steam Gun Boat
MTB
— Motor Torpedo Boat
(T)
— Torpedo
IMMED CL
— Immediate Class
RINR
— Royal Indian Naval Reserve
WSO
— Weapons System Officer
VRA
— Volunteer Reserve Airman
LCM
— Landing Craft Mechanised
LST
— Landing Ship Tanker
LST(C)
— landing ship tank (carrier)
PENS
— Pensioner
RNCR
— Royal Naval Canadian Reserve
RNPS
— Royal Naval Patrol Service
KROOMAN
— African seaman, including South Africa
NVF
— Naval Volunteer Force
MFPV
— motor fishing patrol vessel
MBMU
— Motor Boat Maintenance Unit
TE
— Training Establishment
HS
— Hospital Ship
NZD
— New Zealand Division
RMR
— Royal Marine Reserve
FIS
— Flight Instructor School
SANF
— South African Naval Force
OFSI
— Operational Flying School Instruction
MNBDO
— Marine Naval Base Defence Organisation
MONAB
— Mobile Naval Air Base
NCSO
— Naval Chief Staff Officer
ITC
— Infantry Training Command
HMCG
— His Majesty's Coast Guard
SCO
— sonar control operator
RNN
— Royal Netherlands or Dutch Navy
RMPSR
— Royal Marine Police Special Reserve
MMS
— Motor Minesweeper
MSW
— Main Seawater System
TS
— Training Ship
PWSS
— Port War Signal Station
RIM
— Royal Indian Marines
NO
— Norwegian Language (ISO 639-1 Code)
HKRNVR
— Hong Kong RNVR
NDF
— Naval Defence Force
WRNS
— Women's Royal Naval Service
MMR
— Mercantile Marine Reserve
SAR
— sea-air rescue
SS
— Straits Settlements
PS
— Patrol Service
ST
— Steam Tanker
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