| Acronym | Meaning |
| MARINE | Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential |
| NDG | No Damn Good |
| LPCS | Leather Personnel Carriers, Or Combat Boots. Generally Used When Describing A Mode Of Travel (i.e., "We'll Be Taking Our LPCs Over To The Range.") |
| USMC | Uncle Sam's Moldy Crotch |
| LLMF | Lost Like A Mother F*cker. |
| FODA | F*ck Off And Die Asshole. Note: Foda Is Also Portuguese For Fuck. When Said By Itself, It Can Have The Same Connotation As "F*ck Off And Die, Asshole." |
| ECE | Equine-Canine Extravaganza; I.e. Dog And Pony Show - Useless Perfection Of Duty Or Equipment For (usually) Bored Commanders Or Press/media |
| FAINTED | Faked An Injury, Necessary To Escape Duty |
| GOBI | General Officer's Bright Idea - Usually Means The Opposite. |
| TAMFR | This Ain't My First Rodeo. Often Used By Newly Promoted Officers. |