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CC- Cadet Candidate at USMAPS (West Point Prep)
CCBT-Cadet Candidate Basic Training
 
Don't forget to add:
DS and DD, new members always have to ask what they mean.
 
WAMom68 said:
PCS = Permanent Change of Station
DITY = ??
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DITY = Do IT Yourself = move at least some of your own household goods and get reimbursed by the government. Can be a real money maker. Then again, it doesn't work so well for all of those overseas moves some of us have had. :rolleyes:

On the subject of PCS - a Permanent Change of Station is a full move as opposed to a TDY = Temporary Duty assignment.
 
The use of the acronym 'TDY' has sometimes amused me. We have a lot of friends who are Gov't workers/contractors and they would always say they are going on TDY and be gone to Washington or Houston for a few days. A few days is TDY? ! It sounds to me that 'Temporary Duty' would be longer than a couple of days. :biggrin:
 
TDY can be anything from a couple of days to a couple of months. I'm probably going to get the number wrong, but I think TDY is usually any trip less than 20 weeks. It is Duty because you are required to do it. It is temporary because you aren't "permanently" moving your household there.

The important thing about being on TDY is that you are paid a per diem to cover your temporary travel expenses (lodging and food) in addition to transportation costs while still receiving your regular pay to maintain your permanent home. Frugal habits while traveling can mean that TDY is a money maker.
 
Thanks for taking the time to put this idea together tpg. I never would have been to do it all.
 
Hey tpg, I know you are probably busy during this time of year, but don't forget about this acronym list. If you want, one of us can take it over for you. No hurry, but I didn't want this thread to get too close to the bottom and get forgotten. The list is looking like it is pretty close so it shouldn't take much more work.

Later,

Brian
 
Trying to help out TPG

I went through this thread and copied all of these into a spread sheet, sorted it, then eliminated the duplicates. Here is what I came up with:

“Prep School” – USAFA Preparatory School
1/C – 1st Classman or Senior
2/C – 2nd Classman or junior
3/C – 3rd Classman or sophomore
4/C – 4th Classman or freshman
A & F – Accounting and Finance
AAP – USCGA Academy Admissions Partner
AAR – After Action Review
ACC – Air Command
A-day – Acceptance Day (USMA)
AFROTC – Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Aft – Rear of a Ship
AI – Additional Instruction
AIAD – Academic Individual Advanced Development
AIM – Academy Information Meeting; Academy Introduction Mission; Admissions Information Meeting
AIM – Academy Introduction Mission (not Information Meeting)
ALO – Air Force Admissions Liaison Officer
ALO – also is an Air Liaison Officer -- calls in air strikes for the Army via AF
ANG – Army National Guard
AOG – Association Of Graduates (West Point)
APFT – Army Physical Fitness Test
AROTC – Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
AY – Academic Year
BAC – Base Administration Center
BCG – Birth Control Glasses; otherwise known as prescription glasses.
BCT – USAFA Basic Cadet Training
Beast – Beast Barracks or USMA’s Cadet Basic Training
BGO – Blue Gold Officer
BLUF – Bottom Line Up Front (close relative of KISS)
BMC – Branch Medical Clinic
BOQ/VOQ – Bachelor Officer's Quarters/Visiting Officer's Quarter
Bow – Front of a ship
BUDS – Basic Underwater Demolitions School
Bulkhead – Wall
BZ/IBZ/ABZ – Below Zone/In/Above --- promotions
C – anything --- cargo/transport i.e 5, 130
Cadet – A Student who is attending USMA, USMAPS, UASFA, USCGA, AROTC and AFROTC
CBT – Cadet Basic Training
CC – Commander of the squadron
CC – Cadet Candidate at USMAPS (West Point Prep)
CCBT – Cadet Candidate Basic Training
CCEB – Cadet Candidate Evaluation Board
CFA – Candidate Fitness Assessment
CFS – Candidate Fitness Score
CFT – Cadet Field Training
CGAS – Coast Guard Academy Scholars program
CGO – Candidate Guidance Office (Admissions Office)
CLDT – Cadet Leader Development Training
CNO – Chief of Naval Operations
CO – Commanding Officer
Company – O-1 - O-3
COR – Cadet Observation Report
COW – Junior at USMA
CSO – Combat Systems Officer
CTLT – Cadet Troop Leadership Training
CTO – Company Training Officer
CVW – Candidate Visitation Weekend
CWO – Chief Warrant Officer
DANT – Commandant
DD – Dear daughter
Deck – Floor
DG – Distinguished Graduate
DHS – Department of Homeland Security
DITY – Do it yourself
DLA – Dislocation Allowance - paycheck you get for moving
DNP – Do Not Promote
DO – Deputy Ops
DOD – Department of Defense
DoDMERB – Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board
DOT – Department of Transportation
DP – Definitely Promote
Dream Sheet/Form 90 – Your wish list submitted for next assignment
DS – Dear son/Dear spouse
DWO – Deck Watch Officer
E – anything --- electronic - EA 6
EA – Early Action admissions
EOIT – Engineering Officer in Training
EP – Emergency Procedure
EQ – Exceptionally Qualified (grading system)
EWO – Electronic Warfare Officer
F – anything --- fighters i.e. F-15, 16, 22, 35, etc
FEB – Flight Evaluation Board
Field Grade – O-4 - O-6
Firstie – Senior
Flag – Generals and above
Flight Deck – Top Floor
FR&W – Formal Room & Wing Inspection
FS – Fighter Squadron
FTU – Fighter Training Unit
FW – Fighter Wing
GIB – Guy in Back = WSO/RIO
Head – Bathroom
HQ – Head Quarters
I-Day – USNA Induction Day
IFS – Initial Flight Screening
Indoc – USMMA Induction
IOCT – Indoor obstacle course test
IOTC – Indoor Obstacle Training Course
IP/IWSO – Instructor Pilot/WSO
IT – Incentive Training, inspirational Training, Punishment PT
JIATF – Joint Interagency Task Force
JPME – Joint PME
JROTC – Junior Reserve Officer training Corps
JSOTF – JT Special Operations Task Force
JTF – Jt Task Force
Kings Point – United States Merchant Marine Academy
Knob – Freshman at The Citadel
Ladder well – Stairs
LE – Law Enforcement
LES – Leave/Earning Statement -- paycheck
LMO – Last Military Obligation
LOA – letter of Assurance
Main Deck – Bottom Floor
MALO – USMA Military Academy Liaison Officer
MARAD – Maritime Administration
MIAD – Military Individual Advanced Development
MIDN – Midshipman
Midshipman – A student training to be a commissioned officer at either the USNA, USMMA, or in NROTC
MMA – Massachusetts Maritime Academy
MMI – Marion Military Institute
MOC – member of Congress
MOS – Military Occupational Specialty
MPC – Military Personnel Center (for the AF where your assignment comes from)
MRP – Medical Rehabilitation Platoon
MSSQ – Mission Support Squadron
NAPS – Naval Academy Preparatory School
NASS – Naval Academy Summer Seminar
New Cadet – USMA cadet during Beast, on A-day they become a cadet
NG – National Guard
NIFT – Navigator Introductory Flight Training
NMMI – New Mexico Military Institute
NROTC – Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps
NROTC (MO) – Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (Marine Option)
nULL – Freshman in the VWIL program at Mary Baldwin College
OCC – USMC Officers Candidates Course
OCS – Officers Candidates School
ODU – Operational Dress Uniform
OER/OPR – Officer Evaluation Review or Performance
OQT – Officer Qualifying Test
OTS – USAF Officer Training School
P – Promote
PA – Public Affairs --- news
PACAF – Pacific Air Force
PAI – Personal Appearance Inspection
Passageway – (P-Way) Hallway
PCP – Physical Conditioning Platoon (Also known as the “Pork Chop Platoon” You never want to go here)
PCS – Permanent Change of Station
PDA – Public Display of Affection
PEP – Performance Enhancement Program
PFE – Physical Fitness Evaluation
PI – Personnel Inspection
PIAD – Physical Individual Advanced Development
PKT – Plebe Knowledge Test
PLC – USMC Platoon Leaders Course
Plebe – a freshman student at either USMA, USNA, or USMMA
PME – Professional Military Education
PMS – Professor of Military Science
Port – left hand side of a ship when facing the Bow
POV – Privately Owned Vehicle
PPQ – Potentially Pilot Qualified
PPW – Plebe parent Weekend
PT – Physical Training
P-Way or Passageway – hallway
QMED – Qualified Member of the Engineering Department
RA – Regular Admissions (USCGA)
Rack – Bed
RAT – A Freshman at VMI
Rat mass – The entire freshman class at VMI
Ratline – Freshman induction at VMI
RD – Regional Admissions Director
R-Day – USMA Reception Day and Reporting in day at USCGA.
RIF – Reduction in Forces - comparable to lay-offs
RIO – Radio Intercept Officer = WSO
ROCI – Reserve Officer Candidate Indoctrination
ROTC – Reserve Officer Training Corps
RTO – Regimental Training Officer
RTOA – Regimental Training officer Assistant
RTU – Replacement Training Unit
SA – Service Academy
SAMI – Saturday AM Inspection
SAP – Study Abroad Program
SAR – Search and Rescue
SEAL – SEa Air Land (Navy Special Forces)
SERB – Selective Early Retirement Board
Shack – Bulls eye for hitting the target
SLS – Summer Leaders Seminar (West Point)
SMC – Senior Military College
SMP – Simultaneous Membership Program (ANG)
South Com – Southern Command
SQ3R– Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review
Starboard – Right hand side of a ship when facing the Bow
SUNT – Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training
SUPE – Superintendent
SUPT – Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Swab – USCGA Freshman (4th class Cadet)
TAD – Temporary Assigned Duty
TBS – USMC “The Basic School”
TDY – Temporary Duty Assignment
TEE – Term End Exam
TLA – Temporary Living Allowance ( subsidy for living in a hotel when you PCS
TM – Team Movement
TMO – Transportation Movement Office (your movers)
UAV – Predator
UCMJ – Uniform Code of Military justice
UNT – Undergraduate Navigator Training
UPT – Undergraduate Pilot Training
USA – United States Army
USAF – United States Air Force
USAFA – United States Air Force Academy
USAFASS – United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar
USAFE – USAF Europe
USCG – United States Coast Guard
USCGA – United States Coast Guard Academy
USMA – United States Military Academy
USMAPS – United States Military Academy Preparatory School
USMC – United States Marine Corps
USMMA – United States Merchant Marine Academy
USN – United States Navy
USNA – United States Naval Academy
VMI – Virginia Military institute
VWIL – Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin College
Wardroom – Officers Mess or Cafeteria
WCS – Whole Candidate Score
WIC – Weapons Instructor Course - Nellis for AF
WING KING – Commander of the Wing
WO – Warrant Officer
WSO – Weapon System Officer
XO – Executive Officer
Yearling – A Sophomore (at USMA)
Youngster – A Sophomore (at USNA)
YP – Yard Patrol Craft, a small USNA training ship
Yuk – sophomore (At USMA)
Zero Deck – Basement
 
coolsailing,

Thank you so much for finishing this up. It looks excellent. I am not the master of military acronyms, but It has all of the ones that I wondered about when I first joined. If everyone else agrees, maybe we can have TN make this a sticky.

Later,

Brian
 
Made one last change by adding Tattoo , that should finish it up

“Prep School” – USAFA Preparatory School
1/C – 1st Classman or Senior
2/C – 2nd Classman or junior
3/C – 3rd Classman or sophomore
4/C – 4th Classman or freshman
A & F – Accounting and Finance
AAP – USCGA Academy Admissions Partner
AAR – After Action Review
ACC – Air Command
A-day – Acceptance Day (USMA)
AFROTC – Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Aft – Rear of a Ship
AI – Additional Instruction
AIAD – Academic Individual Advanced Development
AIM – Academy Information Meeting; Academy Introduction Mission; Admissions Information Meeting
AIM – Academy Introduction Mission (not Information Meeting)
ALO – Air Force Admissions Liaison Officer
ALO – also is an Air Liaison Officer -- calls in air strikes for the Army via AF
ANG – Army National Guard
AOG – Association Of Graduates (West Point)
APFT – Army Physical Fitness Test
AROTC – Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
AY – Academic Year
BAC – Base Administration Center
BCG – Birth Control Glasses; otherwise known as prescription glasses.
BCT – USAFA Basic Cadet Training
Beast – Beast Barracks or USMA’s Cadet Basic Training
BGO – Blue Gold Officer
BLUF – Bottom Line Up Front (close relative of KISS)
BMC – Branch Medical Clinic
BOQ/VOQ – Bachelor Officer's Quarters/Visiting Officer's Quarter
Bow – Front of a ship
BUDS – Basic Underwater Demolitions School
Bulkhead – Wall
BZ/IBZ/ABZ – Below Zone/In/Above --- promotions
C – anything --- cargo/transport i.e 5, 130
Cadet – A Student who is attending USMA, USMAPS, UASFA, USCGA, AROTC and AFROTC
CBT – Cadet Basic Training
CC – Commander of the squadron
CC – Cadet Candidate at USMAPS (West Point Prep)
CCBT – Cadet Candidate Basic Training
CCEB – Cadet Candidate Evaluation Board
CFA – Candidate Fitness Assessment
CFS – Candidate Fitness Score
CFT – Cadet Field Training
CGAS – Coast Guard Academy Scholars program
CGO – Candidate Guidance Office (Admissions Office)
CLDT – Cadet Leader Development Training
CNO – Chief of Naval Operations
CO – Commanding Officer
Company – O-1 - O-3
COR – Cadet Observation Report
COW – Junior at USMA
CSO – Combat Systems Officer
CTLT – Cadet Troop Leadership Training
CTO – Company Training Officer
CVW – Candidate Visitation Weekend
CWO – Chief Warrant Officer
DANT – Commandant
DD – Dear daughter
Deck – Floor
DG – Distinguished Graduate
DHS – Department of Homeland Security
DITY – Do it yourself
DLA – Dislocation Allowance - paycheck you get for moving
DNP – Do Not Promote
DO – Deputy Ops
DOD – Department of Defense
DoDMERB – Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board
DOT – Department of Transportation
DP – Definitely Promote
Dream Sheet/Form 90 – Your wish list submitted for next assignment
DS – Dear son/Dear spouse
DWO – Deck Watch Officer
E – anything --- electronic - EA 6
EA – Early Action admissions
EOIT – Engineering Officer in Training
EP – Emergency Procedure
EQ – Exceptionally Qualified (grading system)
EWO – Electronic Warfare Officer
F – anything --- fighters i.e. F-15, 16, 22, 35, etc
FEB – Flight Evaluation Board
Field Grade – O-4 - O-6
Firstie – Senior
Flag – Generals and above
Flight Deck – Top Floor
FR&W – Formal Room & Wing Inspection
FS – Fighter Squadron
FTU – Fighter Training Unit
FW – Fighter Wing
GIB – Guy in Back = WSO/RIO
Head – Bathroom
HQ – Head Quarters
I-Day – USNA Induction Day
IFS – Initial Flight Screening
Indoc – USMMA Induction
IOCT – Indoor obstacle course test
IOTC – Indoor Obstacle Training Course
IP/IWSO – Instructor Pilot/WSO
IT – Incentive Training, inspirational Training, Punishment PT
JIATF – Joint Interagency Task Force
JPME – Joint PME
JROTC – Junior Reserve Officer training Corps
JSOTF – JT Special Operations Task Force
JTF – Jt Task Force
Kings Point – United States Merchant Marine Academy
Knob – Freshman at The Citadel
Ladder well – Stairs
LE – Law Enforcement
LES – Leave/Earning Statement -- paycheck
LMO – Last Military Obligation
LOA – letter of Assurance
Main Deck – Bottom Floor
MALO – USMA Military Academy Liaison Officer
MARAD – Maritime Administration
MIAD – Military Individual Advanced Development
MIDN – Midshipman
Midshipman – A student training to be a commissioned officer at either the USNA, USMMA, or in NROTC
MMA – Massachusetts Maritime Academy
MMI – Marion Military Institute
MOC – member of Congress
MOS – Military Occupational Specialty
MPC – Military Personnel Center (for the AF where your assignment comes from)
MRP – Medical Rehabilitation Platoon
MSSQ – Mission Support Squadron
NAPS – Naval Academy Preparatory School
NASS – Naval Academy Summer Seminar
New Cadet – USMA cadet during Beast, on A-day they become a cadet
NG – National Guard
NIFT – Navigator Introductory Flight Training
NMMI – New Mexico Military Institute
NROTC – Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps
NROTC (MO) – Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (Marine Option)
nULL – Freshman in the VWIL program at Mary Baldwin College
OCC – USMC Officers Candidates Course
OCS – Officers Candidates School
ODU – Operational Dress Uniform
OER/OPR – Officer Evaluation Review or Performance
OQT – Officer Qualifying Test
OTS – USAF Officer Training School
P – Promote
PA – Public Affairs --- news
PACAF – Pacific Air Force
PAI – Personal Appearance Inspection
Passageway – (P-Way) Hallway
PCP – Physical Conditioning Platoon (Also known as the “Pork Chop Platoon” You never want to go here)
PCS – Permanent Change of Station
PDA – Public Display of Affection
PEP – Performance Enhancement Program
PFE – Physical Fitness Evaluation
PI – Personnel Inspection
PIAD – Physical Individual Advanced Development
PKT – Plebe Knowledge Test
PLC – USMC Platoon Leaders Course
Plebe – a freshman student at either USMA, USNA, or USMMA
PME – Professional Military Education
PMS – Professor of Military Science
Port – left hand side of a ship when facing the Bow
POV – Privately Owned Vehicle
PPQ – Potentially Pilot Qualified
PPW – Plebe parent Weekend
PT – Physical Training
P-Way or Passageway – hallway
QMED – Qualified Member of the Engineering Department
RA – Regular Admissions (USCGA)
Rack – Bed
RAT – A Freshman at VMI
Rat mass – The entire freshman class at VMI
Ratline – Freshman induction at VMI
RD – Regional Admissions Director
R-Day – USMA Reception Day and Reporting in day at USCGA.
RIF – Reduction in Forces - comparable to lay-offs
RIO – Radio Intercept Officer = WSO
ROCI – Reserve Officer Candidate Indoctrination
ROTC – Reserve Officer Training Corps
RTO – Regimental Training Officer
RTOA – Regimental Training officer Assistant
RTU – Replacement Training Unit
SA – Service Academy
SAMI – Saturday AM Inspection
SAP – Study Abroad Program
SAR – Search and Rescue
SEAL – SEa Air Land (Navy Special Forces)
SERB – Selective Early Retirement Board
Shack – Bulls eye for hitting the target
SLS – Summer Leaders Seminar (West Point)
SMC – Senior Military College
SMP – Simultaneous Membership Program (ANG)
South Com – Southern Command
SQ3R– Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review
Starboard – Right hand side of a ship when facing the Bow
SUNT – Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training
SUPE – Superintendent
SUPT – Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
Swab – USCGA Freshman (4th class Cadet)
TAD – Temporary Assigned Duty
TATTOO – CTO training time with plebes
TBS – USMC “The Basic School”
TDY – Temporary Duty Assignment
TEE – Term End Exam
TLA – Temporary Living Allowance ( subsidy for living in a hotel when you PCS
TM – Team Movement
TMO – Transportation Movement Office (your movers)
UAV – Predator
UCMJ – Uniform Code of Military justice
UNT – Undergraduate Navigator Training
UPT – Undergraduate Pilot Training
USA – United States Army
USAF – United States Air Force
USAFA – United States Air Force Academy
USAFASS – United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar
USAFE – USAF Europe
USCG – United States Coast Guard
USCGA – United States Coast Guard Academy
USMA – United States Military Academy
USMAPS – United States Military Academy Preparatory School
USMC – United States Marine Corps
USMMA – United States Merchant Marine Academy
USN – United States Navy
USNA – United States Naval Academy
VMI – Virginia Military institute
VWIL – Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin College
Wardroom – Officers Mess or Cafeteria
WCS – Whole Candidate Score
WIC – Weapons Instructor Course - Nellis for AF
WING KING – Commander of the Wing
WO – Warrant Officer
WSO – Weapon System Officer
XO – Executive Officer
Yearling – A Sophomore (at USMA)
Youngster – A Sophomore (at USNA)
YP – Yard Patrol Craft, a small USNA training ship
Yuk – sophomore (At USMA)
Zero Deck – Basement
 
Hey, TN. Would you mind going ahead and "sticking" this? The list is looking really good thanks to the hard work of tpg and coolsailing as well as contributions by many others. If anyone has more additions to the list we will still be able to add them correct?

Thank you,

Brian
 
What does TWE dtand for. I am assuming it is a letter that tells a candidate that they have not been accepted into SA. Just wondering.
Thanks
Onee
 
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