| Acronym | Meaning |
| 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) |
| BTDTBTTS | Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt |
| BOG | Boots On The Ground. Number Of Soldiers Available. |
| DAT | Dumb-Ass Tanker (in The Pre-computer Era) |
| ROAD | Retired On Active Duty (i.e., "ROAD Warrior") |
| FUBB | F*cked Up Beyond Belief (A Worst-Case Scenario) |
| SLUF | Short Little Ugly F*cker, Term For Small Jet Aircraft Or A Racist Term For Native People |
| NPGS | No Pussy Getters; See BCD |
| USMC | U Suck My C*ck |
| USAF | "U" Sure Are F*cked |