US ARMY ACRONYMS

ARMY : Ain't Ready for the Marines Yet
AWR : (Alpha Whiskey Romeo) Allah's Waiting Room. When engaged, insurgents have a tendency to flee to the same building (the AWR), at which point the troops radio in an air strike.
ATFU : Ate the Fuck Up. When someone/thing is not up to the Army standard.
BCD : Birth Control Device. Refers to the standard issue eyeglasses, generally known for being exceptionally unstylish.
BCGs : Birth Control Glasses; see BCD, or see below under Equipment. See also RPG
BOB : Big Orange Ball. The Sun.
BOG : Boots On the Ground. Number of soldiers available.
BOHICA : Bend over, here it comes again. Be Optimistically Happy, It's Christmas Again.
BTDT : Been There, Done That
BTDTBTTS : Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt
CDAT : Computerized Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the era of modern weaponry)
CF : (Charlie Foxtrot) Cluster Fuck
CS : (Charlie Sierra) can mean "Chicken Shit" or "Cock Sucker."
DAN : Dick, ass, and nuts. Used when referring to a smell, particularly that of a soldier who hasn't showered in a while. When used in a sentence, "Joe smells like DAN."
DICK : Dedicated Infantry Combat Killer (used in Infantry Training)
DH : Darling Husband (used almost exclusively by dependent spouse types)
DAT : Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the pre-computer era)
DILLIGAFF : Do I Look Like I Give A Flying Fuck?
ECE: Equine-Canine Extravaganza. See Dog and Pony Show
FAINTED : "Faked An Injury Necessary To Escape Duty"
FIDO : "Fuck It. Drive On" Equivalent of "Shit Happens" Pronounced like a dog's name: Fy-dough. It is also slang for a Fire Direction Officer, officially an FDO.
FIIGMO : Fuck It, I've Got My Orders (a.k.a. "Short-timer's Disease")
FISHDO : Fuck It, Shit Happens, Drive On (military equivalent of "par for the course.")
FM : Fucking Magic. Used to explain something complicated, generally to someone new who has asked a question that would take too long to explain. "How does that work?" "Oh, it uses FM." Also used in reference to "Field Manuals", which is a slang term for porn magazines (Playboy, Penthouse, etc.)
FNG : Fucking New Guy. Soldier coming to a unit straight from AIT. Sometimes pronounced "fin-gee".
FOAD : Fuck Off And Die
FODA : Fuck Off and Die Asshole. Note: Foda is also Portuguese for fuck. When said by itself, it can have the same connotation as "Fuck off and die, asshole."
FTA : Fuck the Army; Fun Travel Adventure; Follow The Airborne
FTN : Fuck the Navy
FUBAR : Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition (Also: Fucked Up Beyond Any Recovery, Fucked Up Beyond Any Repair)
FUBIJAR : Fuck You Buddy, I am Just a Reservist!
FUBB : Fucked Up Beyond Belief (a worst-case scenario)
FUBIS : Fuck You, Buddy, I am Shipping. Used toward the end of a tour of duty to indicate an attitude of general apathy and contempt. (see also FIIGMO)
FUGAZI : Fucked-up, Got Ambushed, Zipped-In
FYB : Fuck Your Buddy. When someone unintentionally gets a friend in trouble, he is playing FYB. Also, lap running PT in which last man in must finish within a given time or the run must be repeated.
FYYFF : Fuck You, You Fucking Fuck
GFAG : Go Fuck a Goat
GI : Government Issue; originally used for government supplied equipment, often used by soldiers to refer to themselves. The origin of the term is actually 'galvanized iron', which was stamped on US Army equipment.
GOBI : General Officer's Bright Idea; usually means the opposite.
GSS : General Star Spangled, refers to any over patriotic, usually callous and uncaring general.
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)
InI : Intoxication and Intercourse (also I&I). Used to specify activity during leave/time-off; see RnR.
JAFO : Just Another Fucking Observer. Aviation slang for the co-pilot or observer on an aircraft.
JANFU : Joint Army-Navy Fuck:up.
KMAGYOYO : Kiss My Ass, Guys, You're On Your Own
KP : Kitchen Patrol. Periodic one-day duty assignment for lower-grade soldiers to do mess hall work, ranging from helping to prepare food to cleaning out the grease traps.
LCPL Abbreviation for the rank of Lance Corporal, also Last Cleaning Position Left
LLMF : Lost Like a Mother Fucker.
LPCs : Leather Personnel Carriers, or combat boots. Generally used when describing a mode of travel (i.e., "We'll be taking our LPCs over to the range.")
MARINE : My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment; Muscles Are Required Intelligence Not Essential
MPH : Said phonetically as Mike Papa Hotel, meaning My Pussy Hurts.
MST : Morale Suppression Team.
NAVY : Never Again Volunteer Yourself.
NCO : No Civilian Opportunities. This is a jab at non-commissioned officers who are said to stay in the Army because they could not get another job, not because they want to be soldiers or are good at their job.
NDG : No Damn Good
NFG : No Fucking Good, a.k.a. busted, non functional, broken. also "New Fucking Guy"
NPGs : No Pussy Getters; see BCD
OCONUS : Outside CONtinental United States
PFC : Pointless Fucking Chevron, or Proud Fucking Civilian. Also abbreviation for the rank of Private First Class
PFM : Pure Fucking Magic
POG : People Other than Grunts (US Army Infantry); Permanently On the Ground (US Air Force, US Naval Aviation and US Army Aviation)
PCP : "Pork Chop Platoon" Physical Conditioning Platoon
REMF : rear-echelon motherfucker. Widely used in the Vietnam War, it was intended to refer to anyone with non-combat jobs, including nurses and doctors at China Beach or supply clerks; however, the real acrimony of the phrase was directed to the high-ranking officers at Military Assistance Command and The Pentagon, who sent soldiers into combat at no risk to themselves: General William Westmoreland, Ambassador Maxwell Taylor, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
RHIP : Rank Hath Its Privileges
RLO : Regular Line Officer
ROAD : Retired On Active Duty (i.e., "ROAD warrior")
RPG : Rape Prevention Glasses, Rocket Propelled Grenade
RnR : Rest and Relaxation (also R&R). Used to specify activity during leave/time-off; as in, "I need a little RnR."
SNAFU : Situation Normal, All Fucked Up
SH : Sierra Hotel, Shit Hot; qualifies for Ace that day
SLUF : Short Little Ugly Fucker, term for small jet aircraft or a racist term for native people
SOS : Same Old Shit; Shit On a Shingle. Creamed chipped beef on toast/biscuit, a breakfast staple.
SRDH : Shit Rolls Down Hill. Used to denote unwanted or unpleasing duties assigned to lower ranks.
SSDD : Same Shit, Different Day
SSND : Same Shit, New Day
SST : Slang for the vehicle used to remove human waste from the portable toilets meaning "Shit-Sucking Truck."
SWAG : Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. A close approximation.
SFUS : Standard Fucked Up Situation.
TAMFR : This Ain't My First Rodeo. Often used by newly promoted captains.
TARFU : Things Are Really Fucked Up. A situation worse than SNAFU, but not quite FUBAR.
TU : (or Tango Uniform) Tits Up. Broken. Not working.
TWAT : Tanker Without A Tank. Used for tankers who are performing infantry duties. Mainly used by Infantry in Iraq.
USAF : "U" Sure Are Fucked
US ARMY : Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet.
USMC : Uncle Sam's Misguided Children
WOJG : Warrant Officer, Junior Grade. Informal reference to lowest grade of Warrant Officer (WO1). Also called "spot" or "crouton" because of the insignia of grade (a single black square on a silver bar.)
WOPA : Warrant Officer Protection Agency. An informal tongue-in-cheek reference to the fraternal tendencies of the Warrant Officer Corps.
WPPA: West Point Protective Association. The not-so-informal group of graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, who are often accused of protecting each other, regardless of their level of competence or errors committed. Term is generally frowned upon by members of the WPPA.
WTF : What The Fuck, said as "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" spoken phonetically. Radio response to bad news (often shunned) pre-dating the internet use of the acronym in chat rooms and instant messaging by decades.
YMRASU : Yes, My Retarded Ass Signed Up (US Army backwards)

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