| Acronym | Meaning |
| USMC | U Signed The Mother-f*ckin' Contract |
| POG | People Other Than Grunts (US Army Infantry); Permanently On The Ground (US Air Force, US Naval Aviation And US Army Aviation) |
| FIIGMO | F*ck It, I've Got My Orders (a.k.a. "Short-timer's Disease") |
| CF | (Charlie Foxtrot) Cluster F*ck |
| USMC | Uncle Sam's Misguided Children |
| RLO | Regular Line Officer |
| FOAD | F*ck Off And Die |
| DAT | Dumb-Ass Tanker (in The Pre-computer Era) |
| SNAFU | Situation Normal: All F*cked Up |
| SSND | Same Sh*t, New Day |