Military Abbreviations/Acronym's
A guide to some of the most common military abbreviations & acronym's and their meanings.
| Abbreviation | Meaning | Abbreviation | Meaning |
| AAA | Anti-Aircraft Artillery | AB | Air Base |
| Abn. | Airborne | AD | Active Duty or Armored Division |
| AFB | Air force Base | Armd | Armored |
| Arty. | Artillery | BB | Battleship (USN) |
| Bde. | Brigade | BC | Bombardment Group |
| Bn. | Battalion | Bty./Btry. | Battery |
| Cav. | Cavalry | Co./CO | Company/Commanding Officer |
| Conus | Continental United States | Corp./Cpl. | Corporal |
| CV | Carrier | DD | Destroyer (USN) |
| Det. | Detachment | DOS | Date Of Separation |
| EAD | Entered Active Duty (Date) | FA | Field Artillery |
| FG | Fighter Group | G.I. | Government Issue |
| Gp. | Group | Inf. | Infantry |
| MCAS | Marine Corps Air Station | MIA | Missing In Action |
| MOS | Military Occupational Specialty | MP | Military Police |
| NAS | Naval Air Station | NMCB | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion |
| PCS | Permanent Change Of Station | Pfc. | Private First Class |
| Plt. | Platoon | PO | Petty Officer |
| Pvt. | Private | PW/POW | Prisoner of War |
| QM | Quatermaster | Rcn. | Reconnaissance |
| RCT | Regimental Combat Team | Regt | Regiment |
| Sgt. | Sergent | Sig. | Signal |
| SN/SSN | Service Number/Social Secuity Number | Sq. | Squad or Squadron |
| TAD | Temporary Additional Duty | TAFMS | Total Active Federal Military Service (date) |
| TCG | Troop Carrier Group | TDY | Temporary Duty |
| USA | United States Army | USAAC/USAAF | United States ArmyAir Corps/Army Air Force |
| USAF | United States Air Force | USMC | United States Marine Corps |
| USN | United States Navy | WIA | Wounded In Action |