| Acronym | Meaning |
| USMC | University Of Science And Mystical Culture |
| GSS | General Star Spangled, Refers To Any Over Patriotic, Usually Callous And Uncaring General. |
| FNG | F*cking New Guy. Soldier Coming To A Unit Straight From AIT. Sometimes Pronounced Fin-gee. |
| HANO | High-Altitude No-Opening Parachute Technique. Used To Describe Total Malfunctions During Parachute Operations, Regardless Of Actual Altitude, As Well As Any Fall. (Used In Sarcastic Reference To HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) Jumps) |
| NFG | No F*cking Good, A.k.a. Busted, Non Functional, Broken. Also "New F*cking Guy" |
| MST | Morale Suppression Team. |
| WOPA | Warrant Officer Protection Agency. An Informal Tongue-in-cheek Reference To The Fraternal Tendencies Of The Warrant Officer Corps. |
| LLMF | Lost Like A Mother F*cker. |
| SH | Sierra Hotel: Sh*t Hot |
| MARINE | Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential |