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