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