LIST OF AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS
The attached is a list of authorized abbreviations
for your use in reading and understanding morning report remarks.
If you come in contact with any abbreviations you do not understand and
are not contained in this listing, see your supervisor.
| A2 | Air Force Intelligence |
| AAA | Antiaircraft artillery |
| AACS | Army Airways Communication System |
| AASA | Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army |
| ABCD | Awaiting Bad Conduct Discharge |
| ABN | Airborne |
| ABS | Absent |
| AC | Army Corps |
| ACDU | Active duty |
| ACLV | Accrued leave |
| ACDUTRA | Active Duty for Training |
| AD | Active Duty |
| Adj | Adjutant |
| Adj O | Adjutant's Office |
| AFBU | Air Force Base Unit |
| AFC | Army Field Clerk, Army Finance Center |
| AFF | Army Field Forces |
| AFFE | Army Forces Far East |
| AFG | Army Forces Germany |
| AFHQ | Air Force Headquarters |
| AFM | Air Force Manual |
| AFNC | Air Force Nurse Corps |
| AFQT | Armed Forces Qualification Test |
| AFR | Air Force Regulation |
| AFRES | Air Force Reserves |
| AG | Adjutant General |
| AGCT | Army General Classification Test |
| AGD | Adjutant General's Department |
| AGFRTS | Air and Ground Force Resources and Technical Staff |
| AGO | Adjutant General's Office |
| AGR | Army Guard Reserve |
| AGRC | Adjutant General's Reserve Corps |
| AHQ | Army Headquarters |
| Almt | Allotment |
| Alot | Allotted |
| Alws | Allowances |
| AMEDS | Army Medical Service |
| ANC | Army Nurse Corps |
| ANG | Air National Guard |
| ANGUS | Air National Guard of the United States |
| APOD | Aerial Port of Debarkation |
| APOE | Aerial Port of Embarkation |
| APP | Appendix, apprehend |
| AR | Army Regulations |
| ARB | Army Retiring Board |
| ARNGUS | Army National Guard of the United States |
| Arty | Artillery |
| A/S | Army Students |
| ASofA | Assistant Secretary of the Army |
| ASCOM | Army Service Command |
| ASFTC | Army Service Field Training Center |
| ASG | Assign |
| Asgmt | Assignment |
| ASRCB | Air Service Replacement Concentration Barracks |
| A/S & T | Arm or Service & Theater |
| ASU | Area Service Unit |
| ATCH | Attach |
| ATL | Awaiting trial |
| AUS | Army of the United States |
| AUTHGR | Authority granted |
| Aval | Available, Availability |
| AVG | American Volunteer Group (China) |
| AW | Article of War |
| Awd | Awarded |
| AWOL | Absent without leave |
| BASD | Basic Active Service Date |
| BASEC | Base Section |
| BCD | Bad Conduct Discharge |
| BD | Board |
| Bks | Barracks |
| BOI | Basis of issue |
| BN | Battalion |
| BPED | Basic Pay Entry Date |
| Brig | Brigade |
| BSM | Bronze Star Medal |
| BTC | Basic Training Center |
| BTRY | Battery |
| BUL | Bulletin |
| CAC | Coast Artillery Corps |
| CAPT | Captain |
| Cas | Casual |
| CAV | Cavalry |
| CCS | Combined Chiefs of Staff |
| CD | Closed for Discharge |
| CDD | Certificate of disability for discharge |
| CE | Corps of Engineers, Construction Electrician's Corps |
| CEN | Center |
| CG | Commanding General |
| Char | Character |
| Char exc | Character excellent |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
| CIBad | Combat Infantryman Badge |
| CIC | Combat Information Center, Counter Intelligence Corps |
| CIG | Central Intelligence Group |
| CINCPOA | Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area |
| CIV | Civil, Civilian |
| CL | Civilian Life |
| CLUS | Continental Limits United States |
| CM | Court Martial, Mechanic |
| CMF | Court Martial Forfeiture |
| CMLC | Chemical Corps |
| CMP | Corps of Military Police |
| CO | Commanding Officer, company |
| Co | Comdr Company Commander |
| COG | Convenience of the government |
| COL | Colonel |
| Col Sgt | Color Sergeant |
| Comdr | Commander |
| Comdt | Commandant |
| Comm | Commission |
| COMP | Component, Composite, Composition |
| CONAC | Continental Air Command |
| CONAR | Continental Army |
| CONFI | Confine |
| CONFM | Confinement |
| CONSTAB | Constabulary |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| CONV | Convalescent, convicted, conviction |
| Corp | Corporal |
| COS | Chiefs of Staff |
| COSSAC | Chief of Staff Supreme Allied Command |
| Cp | Camp |
| CPL | Corporal |
| CQ | Charge of quarters |
| C of S | Chief of Staff |
| CVN | Convene |
| CWO | Commissioned Warrant Officer, Chief Warrant Officer |
| CZ | Canal Zone |
| DA | Department of the Army |
| DAF | Department of the Air Force |
| DB | Disciplinary barracks |
| DBT | Days Bad Time |
| DD | Dishonorable Discharge, Died of Disease |
| DDALV | Days delay en-route authorized chargeable as leave |
| DDALVP | Days delay en-route authorized chargeable as leave provided it does not interfere with reporting on date specified and provided individual has sufficient accrued leave. |
| DEBK | Debark |
| DEML | Detached enlisted men's list |
| DEMOB | Demobilize |
| Demob Sta | Demobilization Station |
| DEP | Depot |
| DEPT | Depart, Department |
| DEROS | Date eligible for return from overseas |
| DES | Desert, Deserter |
| DESTN | Destination |
| DET | Detach |
| DETALL | Detached from duty indicated and from all other duty assigned |
| DFC | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| DFR | Dropped from roll |
| DIC | Deceased Insurance Compensation |
| DILD | Died in line of duty |
| DISAP | Disapprove |
| DISCH | Discharge |
| DISEMB | Disembark |
| DISP | Dispensary |
| DIST | District |
| DIV | Division |
| DNB | Died, Non Battle |
| DNILD | Died not in line of duty |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DOCU | Document |
| DOD | Died of disease |
| DOE | Date of enlistment |
| DOI | Died of Injury |
| DOL | Detached Officers List |
| DOP | Detachment of patients |
| DOR | Date of rank |
| DOS | Date of separation |
| DOW | Died of wounds |
| DPG | Date of permanent grade |
| DP | By direction of the President |
| DR | Date of rank |
| D/R | Date of rank |
| DS | Detached Service |
| DSABL | Disable, disability |
| DSC | Distinguished Service Cross |
| DSM | Distinguished Service Medal |
| DSPLN | Discipline |
| DTL | Detailed |
| DTN | Detain |
| DU | Diagnosis undetermined |
| DW | Died of Wounds |
| DY | Duty |
| EAD | Extended active duty |
| ECH | Echelon |
| ED | Extra Duty |
| EDCMR | Effective date of change(s) on morning reports |
| EDCSA | Effective date of change of strength accountability |
| EDS | Estimated date of separation |
| EDT | Effective date of training |
| EDUC | Education |
| EER | Enlisted Evaluation Report |
| EET | Education Equivalency Test |
| ELIG | Eligible |
| EM | Enlisted man or men, Education Manual, Electrician's Mate |
| EMB | Embark |
| EMERG | Emergency |
| EMT | Emergency medical tag |
| ENL | Enlist |
| Enr | Enrolled |
| EOS | Eligible for overseas service |
| EPD | Earliest practicable date |
| EPTS | Existed prior to service |
| E/R | En route |
| ERC | Enlisted Reserve Corps |
| ERR | Error |
| ES | Eligible for separation |
| ESC | Escort |
| ETA | Estimated time of arrival |
| ETC | Estimated time of completion |
| ETD | Estimated time of departure |
| ETOUSA | European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army |
| ETR | Estimated time of return |
| ETS | Expiration term of service |
| EVAC | Evacuate |
| EW | Enlisted Woman or Women |
| Exp | Expeditionary |
| EXPED | Expedition |
| EXPR | Expire |
| EXT | Extend, extension |
| Ext enlmt | Extended enlistment, Extension of enlistment |
| FA | Field Artillery |
| FCUSA | Finance Center, U.S. Army |
| F/E | Fraudulent enlistment |
| FE | Fighter Escort |
| FIN | Finance |
| FN | Flight Nurse |
| NA | Following named Airmen |
| FNO | Following named Officers |
| FO | Field Orders |
| FOD | Finding of Death |
| FRAUD | Fraudulent |
| FSSD | Foreign Service Selective Day |
| FTR | Fighter |
| Fur | Furlough |
| FURAS | For further assignment |
| Fur to Res | Furlough to Reserve |
| G2 | Army Intelligence Staff |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| GAR | Garrison |
| GCM | General Court Martial |
| GCMO | General Court Martial Order |
| GCT | General Classification Test |
| GD | General Discharge |
| GMS | General Military Service |
| Gnr | Gunner(y) |
| GO | General Orders |
| GRD | Guard |
| GRDHSE | Guardhouse |
| GU | Gonorrhea Urethritis |
| HHG | Household goods |
| Hon | Honorable |
| Hon disch | Honorably Discharged |
| HOR | Home of record |
| HOSP | Hospital |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| Hq Co | Headquarters Company |
| Hq Tr | Headquarters Troop |
| IEC | Individual Effectiveness Course |
| IHCA | In hands of Civil Authorities |
| IG | Inspector General |
| INDEF | Indefinite |
| INDUC | Induction |
| INF | Infantry |
| INFO | Information |
| INJ | Injure |
| JA | Japan, Judge Advocate |
| JAG | Judge Advocate General |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| Jd enlmt | Joined by enlistment |
| JTR | Joint Travel Regulations |
| KIA | Killed in action |
| KILD | Killed in line of duty |
| LD | Line of Duty |
| LDR | Leader |
| L of H | Legion of Honor |
| LM | Legion of Merit |
| LOG | Logistic |
| LP | Last Paid, Loss of Pay |
| LSL | Lump Sum Leave Payment |
| Lt | Lieutenant |
| LTCOL | Lieutenant Colonel |
| LTGEN | Lieutenant General |
| LTRO | Letter order |
| LV | Leave, Leave of Absence |
| LWOP | Leave without pay |
| MAAFHQ | Mediterranean Allied Air Forces Headquarters |
| MAE | Medical Air Evacuation |
| MAJ | Major |
| MAJGEN | Major General |
| MC | Medical Corps |
| MCM | Manual of Courts-martial |
| MD | Medical Department |
| MDW | Military District Washington |
| MECZ | Mechanized |
| MG | Machine gun |
| MH | Medal of Honor |
| MIA | Missing in action |
| MID | Military Intelligence Division |
| MIL | Military |
| MIS | Missing |
| MISCON | Misconduct |
| MOB | Mobilize |
| MOP | Mustering-out-pay |
| MOS | Military Occupational Specialty |
| MP | Military Police |
| MPERR | Master Personnel Record |
| MPR | Military Pay Record |
| MRU | Machine Records Unit |
| MSC | Medical Service Corps |
| MSGT | Master Sergeant |
| MSN | Mission |
| MSTS | Military Sea Transportation Service |
| MTD | Mounted |
| NA | National Army |
| NAIIU | Not authorized if issued under |
| NBC | Non Battle Casualty |
| NCO | Non-commissioned Officer |
| NEPT | Not Excused Physical Training |
| NET | Not earlier than |
| NG | National Guard |
| NGB | National Guard Bureau |
| NLD | Not in line of duty |
| NOA | Not otherwise authorized |
| NOPE | New Orleans Port of Embarkation |
| NPOPR | Not paid on prior rolls |
| NPS | No prior service |
| NTI | No travel involved |
| NTL | No time lost |
| NYPE | New York Port of Embarkation |
| OBAM | Ordnance Base Auto Maintenance |
| OCLUS | Outside Continental limits of United States |
| OCMH | Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Army, Washington |
| OCS | Officer Candidate School |
| OLC | Oak Leaf Cluster |
| ORC | Officers' Reserve Corps |
| Ord | Orders |
| Org | Organization |
| OS | Overseas Service |
| O/S SV | Overseas Service |
| OSA | Office of the Secretary of the Army |
| OSI | Office of Special Investigation |
| OTC | Officers' Training Corps |
| OTS | Officers' Training School |
| OTU | Operational Training Unit |
| OUTUS | Outside the United States |
| PAC | Pursuant to authority contained in |
| PCA | Permanent change of assignment |
| PCS | Permanent change of Station |
| PEB | Physical Evaluation Board |
| PERS | Personnel |
| PFC | Private First Class |
| PFD | Present for duty |
| PH | Purple Heart |
| P Hosp | Post Hospital |
| PHYS | Physical |
| PHYSEXAM | Physical examination |
| PI | Philippine Islands |
| PION | Pioneer |
| PLAT | Platoon |
| PLT | Pilot |
| PMG | Provost Marshal General Center |
| PNFD | Present not for duty |
| PNT | Patient |
| POD | Port of debarkation |
| POE | Port of embarkation |
| POM | Preparation for overseas movement |
| POV | Private Owned Vehicle |
| POW | Prisoner of War |
| Pr enlmt | Prior enlistment |
| PRIS | Prison, Prisoner |
| PS | Philippine Scouts |
| Pvt | Private |
| PX | Army Exchange |
| QM | Quartermaster |
| QMC | Quartermaster Corps |
| Qual | Qualified |
| RA | Regular Army |
| RAR | Regular Army Reserve |
| RAT | Rations |
| RCG | Upon Request of the CG (Commanding General) |
| RCP | Rotation Combat Personnel |
| RCT | Regimental Combat Team, Recruit |
| REC | Recruit Education Center |
| REENL | Reenlist |
| REGT | Regiment |
| REHAB | Rehabilitate |
| REINF | Reinforce |
| REJN | Rejoin |
| REL | Relieve, relief |
| REORG | Reorganize |
| REPL | Replace |
| REPT | Report |
| REQ | Request |
| Resc | Rescind, rescission |
| RET | Retire, Retained, Return |
| Retd | Retired |
| RETRO | Retroactive |
| RET fro/S | Return from Overseas |
| REVO | Revoke |
| RORG | Reorganize |
| ROTC | Reserve Officer Training Corps |
| R & P | Records & Processing |
| RS | Reception Station |
| RSG | Reassign |
| RTC | Replacement Training Center |
| RTDA | Returned absentee |
| RTN | Return, returnee |
| Sl | Adjutant |
| S2 | Intelligence Officer |
| S3 | Operations and Training Officer |
| S4 | Supply Officer |
| SA | Secretary of the Army |
| SAR | Search and Rescue |
| SAT | Signal Aviation Training |
| SATC | Students Army Training Camp, Students Army Training Corps |
| SAU | Shrivenham Army University (England) |
| SC | Shuster Collection, Modern Military Records, National Archives, Washington, D.C. |
| S of C | Statement of Charges |
| SCH | School |
| SD | Special duty, steward |
| SEAC | Southeast Asia Command |
| SEC | Section |
| Sent | Sentence |
| Sep | Separate |
| SEPROS | Separation processing |
| SER | Serial |
| SF | Standard Form |
| SFC | Sergeant First Class |
| SFW | Shell fragment wound |
| SGS | Secretary, General Staff |
| SGT | Sergeant |
| SHAEF | Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force |
| SHAPE | Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe |
| SIC | Security Intelligence Corps |
| SIG | Signal |
| SGC | Signal Corps |
| SIW | Self inflicted wounds |
| Sk | Sick |
| SM | Soldier's Medal |
| SMOP | So much of paragraph |
| SO | Special Orders |
| SOP | Standing operating procedure |
| Sp CM | Special Court Martial |
| Sp CMO | Special Court Martial Order |
| SPS | Special Services |
| SQ | Squadron |
| SQD | Squad |
| SR | Special Regulations |
| SSGT | Staff Sergeant |
| SSM | Silver Star Medal |
| SSN | Specification serial number |
| SSVC | Selective Service |
| STA | Station |
| STG | Staging |
| STU | Student |
| SU | Service Unit |
| SumCM | Summary Court Martial |
| SURGEN | Surgeon General |
| SURVL | Survival |
| SVC | Service |
| SVS | Service School |
| T/A | Table of Allowance |
| TAC | Tactical Air Command |
| TAF | Tactical Air Force |
| TAG | The Adjutant General |
| TB | Technical Bulletin |
| TBGAA | Travel by Government automobile authorized |
| TBMAA | Travel by military aircraft authorized |
| TC | Training circular, Transportation Corps, Trial Counsel, Training Center |
| TDN | Travel directed is necessary in the military service |
| TDPFO | Temporary duty pending further orders |
| TDY | Temporary duty |
| TEC | Technician |
| TEMAC | Temporary active duty |
| TIG | The Inspector General |
| TJA | Trial Judge Advocate |
| TJAG | The Judge Advocate General |
| Tk Bn | Tank Battalion |
| Tk Brig | Tank Brigade |
| Tk C | Tank Corps |
| Tk Co | Tank Company |
| TMRS | Trans Military Railway Service |
| Tng | Training |
| Tng Bn | Training Battalion |
| Tng C | Training Corps |
| Tng Cen | Training Center |
| Tng Cp | Training Camp |
| Tng Regt | Training Regiment |
| Tng Sch | Training School |
| Tng Sta | Training Station |
| TO | Technical Order |
| TOE | Term of enlistment |
| TOPNS | Theater of operations |
| TOPSEC | Top Secret |
| TPA | Travel by privately owned conveyance is authorized |
| TPMG | The Provost Marshal General |
| TQMG | The Quartermaster General |
| TRF | Transfer |
| TRK | Truck |
| TRNE | Trainee |
| TRP | Troop |
| TSG | The Surgeon General |
| TSU | Technical Service Unit |
| TVL | Travel |
| U | Unit |
| UCMJ | Uniform Code of Military Justice |
| UD | Undesirable Discharge |
| UHC | Under Honorable Conditions |
| UMTS | Universal Military Training in Service |
| UNASGD | Unassigned |
| UNAUTHD | Unauthorized |
| UNDES | Undesirable |
| UNEX | Unexecuted |
| UOHC | Under Other Than Honorable Conditions |
| US | United States |
| USA | United States Army |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USAMD | United States Army Military District |
| USAR | United States Army Reserve |
| USDA | United States Department of the Army |
| USDB | United States Disciplinary Barracks |
| USFET | United States Forces European Theater |
| USJCS | United States Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| VA | Veterans Administration |
| VC | Veterinary Corps |
| VEH | Vehicle |
| VO | Verbal Orders |
| VOC | Verbal orders of the Commander |
| VOCG | Verbal orders Commanding General |
| VOCO | Verbal orders Commanding Officer |
| Vou | Voucher |
| WAC | Women's Army Corps |
| WACRES | Women's Army Corps Reserve |
| WD | War Department |
| WDGS | War Department General Staff |
| WDGSS | War Department General and Special Staffs |
| WG | Wing |
| WIA | Wounded in action |
| WO | Warrant Officer |
| WOJG | Warrant Officer Junior Grade |
| WP | Will proceed |
| WPN | Weapon |
| WPS | With prior service |
| WPWOD | Will proceed without delay |
| WWI | World War I |
| WWII | World War II |
| X2 | Counterespionage |
| YOB | Year of birth |
| YR | Year |
| ZI | Zone of Interior |