Regular age limits and requirements may be waived for some of these positions.ĭEP: Delayed Entry Program, a program that allows newly enlisted members to delay reporting for basic training -sometimes up to a year.ĮOD: Explosive Ordnance Disposal, responsible for the safe handling, deactivation and removal of an unexploded ordnance-the military version of a bomb squad. They’re essentially department stores (or shopping centers) where service members and their families can purchase tax-free items with very little markup cost.ĭCO: Direct Commission Officers, who are specially skilled officers who transition directly from civilian careers that are needed for military operations, such as law, medicine, religious studies, etc.
ĪIT: Advanced Individual Training, where soldiers receive specialty training after completing basic training.ĪSVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), an aptitude test developed by the Department of Defense that measures a young adult’s strengths and potential military success.ĪSVAB CEP: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Career Exploration Program, which is used for career exploration and given in high schools and community colleges, at Job Corps centers, and at correctional facilities.ĪWOL: Absent Without Official Leave, which means to leave duty without permission.īCT: Basic Combat Training, sometimes known as boot camp.īlues: Blue dress uniform (for Marine Corps and Air Force).īravo Zulu: Praise for a good job or "well done."īX, PX or AAFES: Base Exchange, Post Exchange, and Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Fight, Fly, Win: The motto of the U.S Air Force. It is the daily work uniform, as opposed to the dress uniform (for Army personnel).Īim High. “A” and “C” Schools: Advanced Training schools in the Navy and Coast Guard.Ībout face: The drill movement where a person or group turns and faces the opposite direction.ĪCU: Army Combat Uniform.
TAD MILITARY ACRONYM HOW TO
What did they just say? The following list of common military acronyms and slang will help you learn how to "translate" a military conversation.
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