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