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UNSAT
— Unsatisfactory
DMHRSI
— Defense Medical Human Resources System - internet
C4I
— Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence
MSG
— Message
NAVY
— Never Again Volunteer Yourself
PRD
— Projected Rotation Date
BJOQ
— Blue Jacket of the Quarter
AFFF
— Aqueous Film Forming Foam
FAC/A
— Forward Air Controller/Airborne
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
MOA
— Memorandum Of Agreement
TADCEN
— Training and Distribution Center
TOPGUN
— United States Navy Fighter Weapons School
XO
— Executive Officer
AWOL
— Absent Without Leave
SECDEF
— United States Secretary of Defense
DOD
— United States Department of Defense
ICO
— In Care Of
POTUS
— President Of The United States. Acronym used by Whitehouse staff. See also FLOFTUS.
CDR
— Commander
OPSO
— Operations Officer
UCMJ
— Uniform Code of Military Justice
GSA
— U.S. General Services Administration
EOD
— Explosive Ordnance Disposal
SAG
— Surface Action Group
BAM
— Broad-Ass Marine
UAV
— Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
MFWIC
— Mother Fucker What's In Charge
COMSEC
— Communications Security (military)
UNODIR
— Unless Otherwise Directed
IAW
— In Accordance With
CMS-ID
— Career Management System-Interactive Detailing
BOHICA
— Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
EOOW
— Engineering Officer Of the Watch
MIDRATS
— Midnight Rations
TF
— Task Force
EW
— Electronic Warfare
SUPPO
— Supply Officer
CSOOW
— Combat Systems Officer Of the Watch
POD
— Plan Of the Day
AT
— Annual Training
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 (
3M
— Maintenance And Material Management (MMM)
NALCOMIS
— Naval Aviation Logistics Command/Management Information System
CO
— Commanding officer
SCBA
— Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
NAS
— Naval Air Station
CAPT
— Captain
BCD
— Bad Conduct Discharge
CF
— Cluster Fuck
BB
— Battleship
DESRON
— Destroyer Squadron
DE
— Destroyer Escort
NAVFAC
— Naval Facilities Engineering Command
CB
— Construction Battalion
RIO
— Radar Intercept Officer (US Navy)
RMD
— Restricted Maneuvering Doctrine
TG
— Task Group
CEC
— Cooperative Engagement Capability
CPO
— Chief Petty Officer
FOD
— Foreign Object Damage
RT
— Radiotelephone
CWO
— Chief Warrant Officer
FAC
— Forward Air Control
WO
— Warrant Officer
OCS
— Officer Candidate School
SICLOS
— Shift Inspect Clean Lube Oil Strainers
FC
— Fuel Cell
NAVSUP
— Naval Supply Systems Command
JBD
— Jet Blast Deflector
NAWCAD
— Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
SA
— Seaman Apprentice
BZ
— Bravo Zulu
NAVAIR
— Naval Air Systems Command
TAD
— Temporary Additional Duty
VRC
— Fleet Logistics Support Squadron
WTF
— Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
ICO
— In Case Of
DD
— destroyer (Navy ship) (US DoD)
TFOA
— Things Falling Off Aircraft
LCDR
— Lieutenant Commander, USN
JTF
— Joint Task Force
PWD
— Public Works Department
QM
— Quartermaster
ASUW
— Anti-surface Warfare
CAP
— Combat Air Patrol
COMMO
— Communications Officer
LTJG
— Lieutenant, Junior Grade
OOD
— Officer Of the Deck
NCIS
— Naval Criminal Investigative Service (US)
NAVSEA
— Naval Sea Systems Command
SN
— Seaman
COD
— Carrier Onboard Delivery
AIMD
— Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department
AAW
— Anti-Air Warfare
UAS
— Unmanned Aerial System
CNO
— Chief of Naval Operations
CHENG
— Chief Engineer
USN
— United States Navy
COMEX
— Commence Exercise
ASVAB
— armed services vocational aptitude battery
SEAL
— Sea, Air, Land
CAG
— Commander Air Group
PT
— Physical Training. Used In The Plural (PTs)
CIC
— Combat Information Center
SOP
— Senior Officer Present
SECNAV
— United States Secretary of the Navy
NKO
— Navy Knowledge Online
UA
— Unauthorized Absence
DAPA
— Drug and Alcohol Programs Advisor
COMNAVAIRPAC
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, PACific
LPO
— Leading Petty Officer
NEX
— Navy Exchange
DCC
— Damage Control Central
FCF
— Functional Check Flight
USMC
— United States Marine Corporation
RADM
— Rear Admiral
CAG
— Carrier Air Group
EAOS
— End of Active Obligated Service
COMNAVSECGRU
— Commander, Naval Security Group
AUTEC
— Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center's
BOL
— Bupers Online
HM
— Hospital Corpsman
CDO
— Command Duty Officer
VTU
— Volunteer Training Unit
ENS
— Ensign (USCG, USN)
WTD
— Watertight Door
JAG
— Judge Advocat General
VERTREP
— Vertical Replenishment
LT
— Lieutenant
LCPO
— Leading Chief Petty Officer
OPNAV
— Office of Chief of Naval Operations
CV
— Aircraft carrier (US)
MCPON
— Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
STREAM
— Standard Tension REplenishment Alongside Method
HELO
— Helicopter
POW
— Prisoner of war
UWT
— Underwater Telephone
TU
— Task Unit
DEVGRU
— Naval Special Warfare DEVelopment GRoUp
FRS
— Fleet Replacement Squadron
DRRS-N
— Defense Readiness Reporting System Navy
NAVMILPERSCOM
— Navy Military Personnel Command
CVBG
— Carrier Battle Group
NFO
— Naval Flight Officer
EEBD
— Emergency Escape Breathing Device
PCS
— Permanent Change Of Station. Reassignment To A Different Duty Station.
NBSD
— Naval Base San Diego
FMF
— Fleet Marine Force (US)
DON
— Department Of the Navy
SCPO
— Senior Chief Petty Officer
VP
— Fixed Wing Patrol Squadron
GQ
— General Quarters
NAVTRA
— Chief of Naval Training
SR
— Seaman Recruit
BJOY
— Blue Jacket of the Year
URL
— Unrestricted Line
BUPERS
— Bureau of Navy Personnel
MAA
— Master-At-Arms
CVW
— Carrier Air Wing (US Navy)
SOPA
— Senior Officer Present Afloat
3MC
— Maintenance Material Management Coordinator
COMPTUEX
— Composite Training Unit Exercise
ASW
— Anti-Submarine Warfare
ASWO
— Anti-Submarine Warfare Officers
LES
— Leave and Earnings Statement
NAVCOMP
— COMPtroller of the NAVy
MO
— Maintenance Officer
COMPACFLT
— Commander, Pacific Fleet
CNET
— Chief of Naval Education and Training
SWO
— Surface Warfare Officer
DL
— Destroyer Leader
SPAWARSYSCEN
— Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
OFS
— Out Freaking Standing
NAVSECGRUACT
— Naval Security Group Activity
ASAU
— Air Search and Attack Unit
USNA
— United States Naval Academy
BMOW
— Boatswain's Mate Of the Watch
SE
— Support Equipment
SLBM
— Submarine-launched ballistic missile
AVGAS
— Aviation Gasoline
BCGS
— Birth Control Glasses
SAM
— Special Airlift Mission
TE
— Task Element
NMCI
— Navy & Marine Corporation Intranet
MCPO
— Master Chief Petty Officer
UNREP
— Underway Replenishment
COMNAVSEASYSCOM
— Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
UDT
— Underwater Demolition Team
SSTG
— Ships Service Turbo Generator
SSES
— Ships Signal Exploitation Space
COMSUBLANT
— COMmander, SUBmarine force AtLANTtic
FAC
— Forward Air Controller
DDG
— Guided Missile Destroyer (US)
LDO
— Limited Duty Officer
NSAWC
— Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
RTC
— Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois
NAVMAT
— Naval Material Command (disestablished 85)
COMNAVAIRLANT
— COMmander, NAVal AIR forces, atLANTic
SUBRON
— Submarine Squadron
VCNO
— (U.S.) Vice Chief Of Naval Operations
COMNAVSEASYSCOM
— COMmander, NAValy SEA SYStems COMmand
SCW
— Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist insignia
NEL
— Navy eLearning
CLGN
— Nuclear powered Guided Missile Light Cruiser
PRT
— Physical Readiness Test
NSWG
— Naval Special Warfare Group
SAPR
— Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
JTFEX
— Joint Task Force Exercise
RAG
— Replacement Air Group
CIWS
— Close-in weapons system
DCA
— Damage Control Assistant
AOW
— Auxilliaryman of the Watch
WSO
— Weapon System Operator
BUMED
— U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
DCAG
— Deputy Air Wing Commander
NSIPS
— Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System
FN
— Fireman
ASW
— Auxiliary SeaWater system
CVN
— Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear Powered (US)
NAVEDTRA
— NAVy EDucation and TRAining
CL
— Light Cruiser
FMSS
— Field Medical Service School
CGN
— Guided Missile Cruiser, Nuclear Powered
OM
— On the Move
DLGN
— Nuclear powered Guided Missile Destroyer Leader
MPA
— Main Propulsion Assistant
NSGA
— Naval Security Group Activity
MM
— Machinist's Mate
SARC
— Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman
BU
— Builder
HS
— Helicopter Squadron
NPC
— Navy Personnel Command
NAWCWD
— Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division
CQ
— Carrier Qualification
YN
— Yeoman
NAVFLIGHTDEMRON
— NAVal FLIGHT DEMonstRatiON team, The Blue Angels
PRIFLY
— Primary Flight Control
UA
— Unauthorized
NCDU
— Navy Combat Demolition Unit
SUBSAFE
— SUBmarine SAFEty program
RL
— Restricted Line
NCTS
— Naval Computer Telecommunications Station
NROTC
— Naval Reserve Officer Training Corporation
NJROTC
— Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corporation
CVN
— Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier
CSEC
— Computerized Self Evaluation Checklist
NCTAMS
— Navy Computer and Telecommunications Air Master Station
HN
— Hospitalman
SRB
— Selective Reenlistment Bonus
DESDIV
— DESstroyer DIVision
LSO
— Landing Signal Officer
SOFA
— Status Of Forces Agreement
CMDCM
— Command Master Chief
WSO
— Weapons System Officer
ARRS
— Afloat Readiness Reporting System
PACOM
— United States Pacific Command
AT
— Aviation Electronics Technician
SEAOPDET
— Sea Operational Detachment
FA
— Fireman Apprentice
MMCPO
— Maintenance Master Chief Petty Officer
MCO
— Material Control Officer
MSW
— Main Seawater System
AR
— Airman Recruit
DFM
— Diesel Fuel Marine
SNA
— Student Naval Aviator
AB
— Aviation Boatswain's Mate
ADT
— Active Duty Training
COB
— Chief of the Boat
DDR
— Radar Picket Destroyer
IMF
— Intermediate Maintenance Facility
CMDCS
— Command Senior Chief
TAO
— Tactical Action Officer
ABF
— Aviation Boatswain's Mate
PHA
— Physical Health Assessment
AA
— Airman Apprentice
ECRC
— Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center
IMRL
— Individual Material Readiness List
FDO
— flight deck officer
CMC
— Command Master Chief
GM
— Gunner's Mate
CRUDESRON
— CRUiser DEStroyer squadRON
AMMRL
— Aviation Maintenance Material Readiness List
CA
— Heavy Cruiser
PDHRA
— Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment
EAWS
— Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist
SCAT
— Small Craft Attack Team
CARBATGRU
— CARrier BATtle GRoUp
CN
— Constructionman
IAP
— In Assignment Processing
AFCM
— Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman
DM
— Destroyer Minelayer
PDHA
— Post-Deployment Health Assessment
BUPERS
— Bureau of Naval Personnel
CLG
— Guided Missile Light Cruiser
FRC
— Fleet Readiness Center
OMPF
— Official Military Personnel File
EO
— Equipment Operator
IAMM
— Individual Augmentation Manpower Management
NWTD
— Non Watertight Door
DCPO
— Damage Control Petty Officer
AFFF
— Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
CGN
— Guided Missile Cruiser Nuclear Power
MIDN
— Midshipman
AN
— Airman
GCCS-M
— Global Command and Control System-Maritime
IRT
— In Reference To
CINCLANTFLT
— Commander-In-Chief, us atLANTic FLeeT
ABE
— Aviation Boatswain's Mate
NJROTC
— Navy Junior Reserve Officers'Training Corps
COMNAVAIRFOR
— Commander, Naval Air Forces
OOMA
— Optimized-Organizational Maintenance Activity
AM
— Aviation Structural Mechanic
RADCON
— Radiation Control
CG
— Guided Missile Cruiser
ACR
— Armored Cruiser
AD
— Aviation Machinist's Mate
NOSC
— Navy Operational Support Center
CINCPACFLT
— Commander-In-Chief, us PACific FLeeT
EM
— Emergency Management
AG
— Aerographer's Mate
EDMC
— Engineering Department Master Chief
LANTCOM
— United States Atlantic Command
SWCC
— Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen
CINCUSNAVEUR
— Commander-In-Chief, US NAVal forces EURope
CICO
— Combat Information Center Officer
NECC
— Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
LKA
— Amphibious Cargo Ship (landing Craft Carriers)
CZ
— Aircraft Carrier
AUXO
— Auxiliaries Officer
EXW
— Expeditionary Warfare
LHA
— Landing, Helicopter, Assault
FCPCP
— Fleet Computer Programming Center of the Pacific
CTR
— Cryptologic Technician Collection
CTN
— Cryptologic Technician Networks
EMI
— Extra Military Instruction
NSY
— Naval Shipyard
RIMPAC
— Rim of the Pacific
DIRNSA
— DIRector of the National Security Agency
EDO
— Engineering Duty Officer
SOP(A)
— Senior Officer Present (Ashore)
JO
— Journalist
CM/C
— Command Master Chief
POM
— Plan of the Month
VAQ
— Fixed Wing Electronic-Attack Squadron
CTM
— Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance)
MMCO
— Maintenance/Material Control Officer
CAG
— Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser
FR
— Fireman Recruit
HMFIC
— Head M F In Charge
LPOD
— Last Plane On Deck
PHRA
— Physical Health Re-Assessment
AE
— Aviation Electrician's Mate
CSC
— Command Senior Chief
FCPOM
— First Class Petty Officer's Mess
NUWC
— U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center
COMSUBPAC
— Commander, Submarine Force Pacific
COMLANTFLT
— COMmander, u.s. atLANTic FLeeT
NMCI
— Navy/Marine Corps Intranet
EWS
— Engineering Watch Supervisor
HA
— Hospital Apprentice
ESWS
— Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist
CT
— Cryptologic Technician
COMDESGRU
— Commander, Destroyer Group
FSA
— Food Service Attendant
ECMO
— Electronic Counter-Measures Operators
CPOM
— Chief Petty Officer's Mess
ALPO
— Assistant Lead Petty Officer
RDC
— Recruit Division Commander
OBA
— Oxygen Breathing Apparatus
DLG
— Guided Missile Destroyer Leader
COMSUBFOR
— COMmander, SUBmarine FORce
DC
— Damage Controlman
PSNS&IMF
— Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
SO
— Special Warfare Operator, aka US Navy SEAL.
SS
— Submersible Ship (submarine)
CARRIER
— Lighter-than-air
AF
— Aviation Photographer's Mate
EOS
— Enclosed Operating Space
ABH
— Aviation Boatswain's Mate
MALS
— Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
WCS
— Workcenter Supervisor
AS
— Aviation Support Equipment Technician
MU
— Musician
CR
— Construction Recruit
AWCS
— Assistant Work Center Supervisor
SSGN
— The SS denotes submarine, the G denotes guided missile, and the N denotes nuclear-powered.
CTT
— Cryptologic Technician (Technical)
CNET
— Command Naval Education and Training
VF
— Fixed-Wing Fighter
COMDESRON
— Commander Destroyer Squadron
FSO
— Food Service Officer
AK
— Aviation Storekeeper
FCDSSA
— Fleet Combat Direction Systems Support Activity
NNSY
— Norfolk Naval Shipyard
HR
— Hospital Recruit
AFC
— Aviation Fire Control
CTI
— Cryptologic Technician Interpretive
POW
— Plan of the Week
EOSS
— Engineering Operational Sequencing Systems
SRW
— Shutdown Roving Watch
VAW
— Fixed Wing Airborne Early Warning Squadron
ADSW
— Active Duty Special Worker
CSC
— Culinary Specialist Chief (E-7)
IC
— Interior Communications Electrician
CS
— Culinary Specialist (navy rating)
F/MC
— Fleet Master Chief
CE
— Construction Electrician's Mate
SSN
— The SS denotes submarine, while N denotes nuclear-powered
NAVFLIGHTDEMRON
— Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron
AC
— Air Controlman
NAVSTA
— Naval Station
CDB
— Career Development Board
DESDIV
— Destroyer Division
VFA
— Fixed Wing Strike Fighter Squadron
BM
— Boatswain's Mate
SEALS
— United States Navy SEALs
DRB
— Discipline Review Board
AMO
— Assistant Maintenance Officer
DLGN
— Nuclear-powered Guided Missile Destroyer Leader
NROTC
— Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps
RPOC
— Recruit Chief Petty Officer
ASWO
— Antisubmarine Warfare Officer
EIDWS
— Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist
NMPS
— Navy Mobilization and Processing Site
SSES
— Special Signals Exploitation Space
AO
— Aviation Ordnanceman
OSA
— Overseas Contingency Operation Support Assignments
JP-5
— Jet Propellant no. 5
HT
— Hull Maintenance Technician
GSM
— Gas turbin mechainc
SSBN
— The SS denotes submarine, the B denotes ballistic missiles, and the N denotes nuclear-powered
OPS-O
— Operations officer
FTN
— Forget the Navy
CA
— Construction Apprentice
AZ
— Aviation Maintenance Administrationman
IP
— Irish Pennant
SAU
— Search Attack Unit
PTS
— Perform to Serve
ITS
— Information Technology Submarines
WTH
— Water Tight Hatch
MT
— Missile Technician
PFA
— Physical Fitness Assessment
NSWC
— Naval Surface Warfare Center
LPD
— Land Platform Dock
ET
— Electronics Technician
ST
— Sonar Technician
TM
— Torpedoman's Mate
CRG
— Coastal Riverine Group
EN
— Engineman
CEC
— Civil Engineer Corps
FTN
— Full-time Navy
MPA
— Military Patrol Craft
ERS
— Engineroom Supervisor
IT
— Information System Technician
LS
— Logistic Specialist
CSC
— Combat Systems Coordinator
CM
— Construction Mechanic
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