Military Acronyms for Significant Others

[Meredith]

Here is a list that we've adapted from 4militaryfamlies.com...we added a few that we thought were missing and a few forum related ones! If you'd like to add any just add them in a post at the bottom and we'll put them into the list!

Hope these help!

Military Acronyms
• AAFES - Army Air Force Exchange Service
• ACU – Army Combat Uniform
• AFC - Air Force Career
• AKO - Army Knowledge Online
• BAS - Basic Allowance for Substance
• BAH - Basic Allowance for Housing
• BDE – Brigade
• BOSS – Betterment of Single Soldiers
• BX - Base Exchange
• CDC - Child Development Center
• CinC – Commander in Chief
• CMF - Career Management Fields
• COLA - Cost Of Living Allowance
• DeCA - Defense Commissary Agency
• DEERS - Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
• DITY – Do it Yourself (DITY move – PCSing without use of military movers)
• EFMP - Exceptional Family Member Program
• EOS – End Obligated Service
• ETS – Expiration of Term of Service; Estimated Time of Service
• ESC/EWC - Enlisted Spouses/Wives Club
• FAC - Family Assistance Center
• FCP - Family Care Plan
• FLO - Family Liaison Officer
• FRG – Family Readiness Group
• FRO - Family Readiness Officer
• FSA - Family Separation Allowance
• FSC - Family Support Center
• FSG - Family Support Group
• FSGLI – Family Servicemember Group Life Insurance
• ITT - Information, Tours, and Travel
• LES - Leave and Earnings Statement
• MOS - Military Occupational Specialty (job)
• MPF - Military Personnel Flight
• MWR - Morale, Welfare, and Recreation
• NEX - Navy Exchange
• NKO – Navy Knowledge Online
• OPSEC - Operations Security
• OSC/OWC - Officers' Spouses/Wives Club
• PCS - Permanent Change of Station
• POA - Power Of Attorney
• POC - Point Of Contact
• PSD – Personnel Service Department
• PRD – Projected Rotation Date
• PX - Post Exchange
• R&R – Rest & Relaxation (leave time during deployments also called mid-tour leave)
• RMO - Round Metallic Object aka unit coin
• ROE - Rules of Engagement
• SGLI - Servicemember's Group Life Insurance
• TDY - Temporary Duty
• TLA - Temporary Living Allowance
• TLF - Temporary Living Facility

Forum Acronyms
• MTMH- Married to My Hero!! (DUH ;) )
• DH – Darling/Dear Husband
• DS – Darling/Dear Son
• DD- Darling/Dear Daughter
• MIL – Mother in Law
• FIL – Father in Law
• SIL – Sister in Law
• BIL – Brother in Law

[Mary Cat]

THis is great!
THanks Mere!!!

[Lovey]

nice mere!

[Lisa]

you're so smart Mere!

[kelamarie]

YESSSS THANKS MERE!! ... i need these still on occassion ;)

[Mary Cat]

Wait, What the heck Is "Basic Allowance for Substance???"

[Danie]

That's what they give you to buy food. It's about $300 for the month...

[a-m]

Everytime I read this... I re-live the day Rachel's hubby [Jeff] interrogated me on what Yvain does, where he's at, etc... but he was using all the acronyms and I had no idea what he was talking about lmao!

[Mary Cat]

Ohhhh okay, thanks Danie!
Does that change with rank and number of dependents like your BAH does?

[~SaBrInA_lEiGh~]

haha these are great thanks and...

a-m haha thasts too funny

[Mary Cat]

We should do a post with the different branches ranks and abbreviations! :D

[ReginaCherie]

yay mere is so smart!

[~SaBrInA_lEiGh~]

yeah mary is right then i wont be soo confused all the time

[Mary Cat]

I gotcha girls. Posted them last night!