Military Acronyms
Let's face it, the Military loves their acronyms. It doesn't matter if you're a new recruit, seasoned operator or the spouse of a soldier, you're going to eventually come up against a term you haven't encountered before. Don't sweat it, we've got you covered with our Military Acronym Finder. If you've got some time to kill, browse through the acronym's letter by letter. If you just need to find a definition for an acronym real quick, use the handy search box. If we missed an Acronym in our database, send it to us!
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Popular Military Acronyms
| Acronym | Definition |
| ASVAB | The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States armed forces. |
| MILSPEC | military specification |
| OCS | Officer Candidate School |
| ACU | Army Combat Uniform |
| AIT | Advanced Individual Training |
| BDU | Battle Dress Uniform |
| BCT | Basic Combat Training |
| MOLLE or M.O.L.L.E. | MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DEFCON | defense readiness condition |
| MIA | missing in action |
| POW | prisoner of war |
| 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 (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), business information technology and space systems. |
| DFGL | DFGL Distinct Faith Group Leader |
Featured Military Acronyms
| Acronym | Definition |
| AFMS | Air Force Medical Service |
| hold | (DOD,NATO) 2. To maintain or retain possession of by force, as a position or an area. |
| ARSST | Army space support team |
| GEOLOC | geographic location; geographic location code |
| reduced charge | (DOD) 1. The smaller of the two propelling charges available for naval guns. |
| TEK | TeleEngineering Kit |
| NSO | non-Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) option |
| DSMAC | digital scene-matching area correlation |
| MRRR | mobility requirement resource roster |
| MRMC | US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command |
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