| Acronym | Meaning |
| STX | Situational Training Exercise |
| POM | Program Objective Memorandum |
| SOCOM | Special Operations COMmand. This Is The Military Organization That Oversees The Activities Of Such Elite Units As The US Navy SEALs And US Army Delta Force |
| APFT | Army Physical Fitness Test |
| AWR | Air Worthiness Release |
| AAFES | Army And Air Force Exchange Service |
| PLF | Parachute Landing Fall |
| RPG | Rocket-Propelled Grenade |
| PT | Physical Training. Used In The Plural (PTs) |
| KIA | Killed In Action |