| Acronym | Meaning |
| BTDT | Been There, Done That |
| CF | (Charlie Foxtrot) Cluster F*ck |
| FIIGMO | F*ck It, I've Got My Orders (a.k.a. "Short-timer's Disease") |
| GSS | General Star Spangled, Refers To Any Over Patriotic, Usually Callous And Uncaring General. |
| USMC | University Of Science And Mystical Culture |
| SNAFU | Situation Normal: All F*cked Up |
| WOJG | Warrant Officer, Junior Grade. Informal Reference To Lowest Grade Of Warrant Officer (WO1). |
| BTDTBTTS | Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt |
| POG | People Other Than Grunts (US Army Infantry); Permanently On The Ground (US Air Force, US Naval Aviation And US Army Aviation) |
| OCONUS | Outside CONtinental United States |