| Acronym | Meaning |
| POW | Privately-Owned Weapon. A Soldier's Personal Weapon. |
| CAB | Combat Aviation Brigade; Cabin; Centralized Accounting & Billing (Navy); Contract Adjustment Board; Cost Analysis Brief; Combat Action Badge |
| SBF | Support By Fire |
| ARFORGEN | Army Force Generation |
| PT | Physical Training. Used In The Plural (PTs) |
| AWR | Air Worthiness Release |
| VBIED | Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device |
| COB | Close Of Business. The End Of The Day Or Duty Shift. MEANING: By The End Of The Duty Day. USAGE: Get That To Me By COB Today!!!; Contingency Operating Base. Example: Contingency Operating Base (COB) Speicher |
| PIR | Parachute Infantry Regiment |
| BCD | Bad Conduct Discharge; Binary-Coded Decimal; Battlefield Coordination Detachment |