| Acronym | Meaning |
| TU | (or Tango Uniform) Tits Up. Broken. Not Working. |
| FNG | F*cking New Guy. Soldier Coming To A Unit Straight From AIT. Sometimes Pronounced Fin-gee. |
| CS | (Charlie Sierra) Can Mean "Chicken Sh*t" Or "C*ck Sucker." |
| FIIGMO | F*ck It, I've Got My Orders (a.k.a. "Short-timer's Disease") |
| LCPL | Abbreviation For The Rank Of Lance Corporal; Also Last Cleaning Position Left |
| SSDD | Same Sh*t, Different Day |
| FUBB | F*cked Up Beyond Belief (A Worst-Case Scenario) |
| SWAG | Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. A Close Approximation. |
| USMC | University Of Science And Mystical Culture |
| FISHDO | F*ck It, Shit Happens, Drive On (military Equivalent Of "par For The Course.") |