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