| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECE | Equine-Canine Extravaganza; I.e. Dog And Pony Show - Useless Perfection Of Duty Or Equipment For (usually) Bored Commanders Or Press/media |
| WTF | What The F*ck; Said As "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" Spoken Phonetically. Radio Response To Bad News (often Shunned) Pre-dating The Internet Use Of The Acronym In Chat Rooms And Instant Messaging By Decades. |
| NUB | Non-Useful Body. Someone Who, While Assigned To The Unit, Can Not Be Fully Utilized, Generally Because They Have Not Yet Completed The Requisite Qualifications. |
| FIGMO | F*ck It, Got My Orders —The State Of Apathy Between When Transfer Orders Are Received And When The Transfer Takes Place. |
| MARINE | My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment |
| KMAG YO-YO | Kiss My Ass, Guys, You're On Your Own |
| DAT | Dumb-Ass Tanker (in The Pre-computer Era) |
| GOBI | General Officer's Bright Idea - Usually Means The Opposite. |
| TARFU | Things Are Really Fucked Up. A Situation Worse Than SNAFU, But Not Quite FUBAR. |
| YMRASU | Yes, My Retarded Ass Signed Up (US Army Backwards) |