| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOS | Military Occupational Specialty. Formal Job Classification |
| OPORD | Operations Order |
| MM | Military Medal |
| TF | Task Force |
| BCD | Bad Conduct Discharge; Binary-Coded Decimal; Battlefield Coordination Detachment |
| AAFES | Army And Air Force Exchange Service |
| AAR | After-Action Review (formerly After-Action Report); Air-to-Air Receive; Air-to-Air Refueling; Aircraft Accident Report |
| AN | Army/Navy; See JETDS |
| DFAS | Defense Finance And Accounting System |
| METL | Mission Essential Task List |