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    This document provides definitions for common military acronyms and slang terms to help translate military conversations. It includes over 50 entries with short descriptions of terms like "About face," "AWOL," "Blues," "Bubblehead," "Doolie," "EOD," "Gitmo," "Head," "HMMWV," "IED," "JTF," "MEDEVAC," "MOS," "NCO," "Oorah/Hooah," "PCS," "POC," "PT," "ROTC," "Sandbox," "SEALs," "TAD/TDY," "Topside," "UA," and "UAV." The glossary is intended to help

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    GLOSSARY: MILITARY JARGON

    What did they just say? The following list of common military acronyms and slang will help you learn
    how to "translate" a military conversation.

    About face:

    The drill movement where a person or group turns and faces the opposite direction.

    ACU:

    Army Combat Uniform. It is the daily work uniform, as opposed to the dress uniform (for Army
    personnel).

    AWOL:

    Absent Without Official Leave, which means to leave duty without permission.

    Bravo Zulu:

    Praise for a good job or "well done."

    Blues:

    Blue dress uniform (for Marine Corps and Air Force).

    Bubblehead:

    Any person serving on a submarine or in the submarine service.


    Doolie:

    Nickname for a first-year Air Force Academy cadet.

    EOD:

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal, responsible for the safe handling, deactivation and removal of an
    unexploded ordnance—the military version of a bomb squad.

    EPW:

    Enemy Prisoner of War

    File 13:

    The garbage can.

    Galley:

    The kitchen aboard a ship.

    Gitmo:

    U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

    Head:

    The bathroom or latrine aboard a boat or ship.

    HMMWV:

    (Pronounced "humvee") High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

    IED:
    Improvised Explosive Device, which is a type of homemade bomb used in unconventional warfare.

    IRR:

    Individual Ready Reserve, which is a Reserve component of the Armed Forces made up of former active
    duty or reserve personnel.

    JTF:

    Joint Task Force

    MEDEVAC or Medivac:

    Removing a wounded person by using designated ambulance equipment, vehicles or aircraft.

    MOS:

    Military Occupational Specialty, a job classification.

    MP:

    Military Police

    NCO:

    Noncommissioned Officer

    OCS/OTS:

    Officer Candidate School/Officer Training School


    Oorah/Hooah:

    Marine Corps'/Army's (respectively) spirited cries. It's usually in response to a verbal greeting or as an
    expression of enthusiasm.

    PCS:

    Permanent Change of Station; relocate to another base.

    PFT:

    Physical Fitness Test

    POC:

    Point of Contact, the person to connect with on a given matter.

    PT:

    Physical Training, physical exercise to build or maintain strength, agility and flexibility.

    ROTC:

    Reserve Officers' Training Corps

    Sandbox:

    Iraq or other desert area.

    SEALs:

    United States Navy SEALs (stands for SEa, Air, Land).

    TAD/TDY:
    Temporary Additional Duty/Temporary Duty

    Topside:

    The upper deck of a ship.

    UA:

    Unauthorized Absence (similar to AWOL)

    UAV:

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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