| Acronym | Meaning |
| USMC | U Signed The Mother-f*ckin' Contract |
| TU | (or Tango Uniform) Tits Up. Broken. Not Working. |
| LLMF | Lost Like A Mother F*cker. |
| UAFB | "Useful As A Football Bat." Anyone Who Cannot Perform Even Simple Duties Due To Incompetence, And As Such Has No Useful Application Or Purpose. |
| USMC | U Suck My C*ck |
| NAVY | Never Again Volunteer Yourself |
| DAT | Dumb-Ass Tanker (in The Pre-computer Era) |
| GOBI | General Officer's Bright Idea - Usually Means The Opposite. |
| CDAT | Computerized Dumb-Ass Tanker (in The Era Of Modern Weaponry) |
| SH | Sierra Hotel: Sh*t Hot |