Unfamiliar Terms
9 Line- a request for a medevac; this report contains nine sections of information to be transmitted over a radio
Advon- Advanced Party; a smaller detachment of military personnel sent ahead of the main party
Court Martial- punishment under the UCMJ that can result in loss of rank, loss of money, and imprisonment
HESCO- large structured barriers filled with sand and dirt to
HUMVEE- High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
FLAK- a vested form of body armor that holds SAPI plates
FOBbit- a derogatory term for a person who never left the FOB; a play on words with J.R.R. Tolkien’s’ “hobbit”
Incoming- term shouted when mortars are possibly going to hit
Kevlar- the helmet issued to military members or the material with which the helmet is made of: para-aramid synthetic fiber
LT- short for lieutenant; pronounced L-T.
G-6- General Staff Level section of the United States Marine Corps for Signal and Communication (Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems)
Grunt- Military MOS with the first two delegators as 03 infantry that include rifleman, assaultman, scout sniper, reconnaissance, mortarman, machine gunner, baby killer, hardasses
Gunny- a fond name for a Gunnery Sergeant, or E-7, in the United States Marine Corps
Medevac- medical evacuation
POG- personnel other than grunt; pronounced “pogue”; typically a derogatory term
River City- a state of communications that requires the immediate shutdown of anything to be relayed out of the country; it is put in place in the event of a military member’s death until immediate family is notified, and in times of certain missions that the CO deems communication to be locked down.
Shoot the Shit- aka smoking and joking; to fuck off and not work; to converse with friends and other cohorts typically in a smoke pit and during the long moments of boredom
Terp- interpreter
Vic- vehicle
Wadi- an Arabic term for valley
White Line- an internet connection that is not affiliated with the Marine Corps’ network
Wook/Wookie- derogatory term for a female Marine
Acronyms
AC | Air Conditioner |
AFN | Armed Forces Network |
ANA | Afghan National Army |
AOR | Area of Responsibility |
AUP | Afghan Uniformed Police |
BAS | Battalion Aid Station |
CAR | Combat Action Ribbon |
CB | Construction Battalion |
CENTRIXS | Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System |
CO | Commanding Officer |
COC | Command Operations Center |
COP | Combat Outpost |
ECP | Entry Control Point |
EKG | Echocardiogram |
FET | Female Engagement Team |
FOB | Forward Operating Base |
FROG | Flame Resistant Organizational Gear |
GBOSS | Ground Based Operational Surveillance System |
GI | Government Issue |
HME | Homemade Explosives |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
IED | Improvised Explosive Device |
IFAK | Individual First Aid Kit |
IP | Internet Protocol |
IV | Intravenous |
KIA | Killed In Action |
LMST | Lightweight Multiband Satellite Communications Terminal |
M-ATV | MRAP All Terrain Vehicle |
MCI | Marine Corps Institute |
MCMAP | Marine Corps Martial Arts Program |
MCT | Marine Combat Training |
MOS | Military Occupational Specialty |
MP | Military Police |
MRAP | Mine Resistant Ambush Protected |
MRE | Meal-Ready to Eat |
MTU | Maximum Transmission Unit |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NCIS | Naval Criminal Investigative Service |
NIPRnet | Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network |
NVG | Night Vision Googles |
OOD | Officer of the Day |
PB | Patrol Base |
PMT | Police Mentoring Team |
POG | Personnel Other than Grunt |
PTSD | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
RAS | Rear Area Security |
R&R | Rest and Relaxation |
RCT | Regimental Combat Team |
REM | Rapid Eye Movement |
ROI | Return On Investment |
RV | Recreational vehicle |
SAPI | Small Arms Protective Inserts |
SIPRnet | Secret Internet Protocol Router Network |
SNCO | Staff Non-Commissioned Officer |
TCF | Technical Control Facility |
TCN | Third Country National |
TTYL | Talk To You Later |
UCMJ | Uniformed Code of Military Justice |
USMC | United States Marine Corps |
VA | Veteran’s Affairs |
VLC | Video Lan Client |
WPPL | Wireless Point to Point Link |
XO | Executive Officer |
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