| Acronym | Meaning |
| AO | Accounts Office; Acquisition Objective; Action Officer; Aircraft Operator; Oiler (underway Replenishment); Administration Officer; Air Officer; Area Of Operations; Aviation Ordnance Person |
| MIA | Missing In Action. Missing In A Battle Situation |
| POC | Point Of Contact |
| ARFORGEN | Army Force Generation |
| PT | Physical Training. Used In The Plural (PTs) |
| IBCT | Infantry Brigade Combat Team |
| TF | Task Force |
| AC | Aircraft Commander; Active Component; Alternating Current; Aircraft; Aircraft Carrier; Air Conditioning; Air Controller; Aircrew; Armament Computer; Associate Contractor |
| DRU | Direct Reporting Unit |
| POV | Privately-Owned Vehicle. A Soldier's Personal Automobile. |