| Acronym | Meaning |
| BAQ | Basic Allowance For Quarters; Basic Aircraft Qualification |
| OLC | Oak-Leaf Cluster (signifying Subsequent Awards) |
| HVT | High-Value Target |
| OER | Officer Evaluation Report |
| CAB | Combat Aviation Brigade; Cabin; Centralized Accounting & Billing (Navy); Contract Adjustment Board; Cost Analysis Brief; Combat Action Badge |
| FUBAR | Fucked Up Beyond Any Repair |
| VBIED | Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device |
| OCS | Officer Candidate School |
| HBCT | Heavy Gade Combat Team |
| TRM | Training Resource Model |