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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