ACRONYMS GLOSSARY

As with Jargon, Professions also have their own Glossary. That is, a listing of information that is only meaningful to those involved in that discipline. These abbreviations, acronyms, words, and phrases, that when first utilized require an explanation, are then repeated within documents with any further consideration, are delineated herein.

GLOSSARY ACRONYM MEANING A AA Alumni Association AFA Air Force Academy aka also known as AOIC Assistant -In-Charge AQT Aviation Qualification Test ASTB Aviation Standard Test Battery ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare ATM Automatic Teller Machine AT&T American Telephone and Telegraph AVE AVEnue B BALT BLVD BouLeVarD BS Bachelor Of Science BUD/S Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal School C CG Coast Guard CNO Chief of Naval Operations COM COMINCH IN CHief COD Close Order Drill CQPR Cumulative Quality Point Rating CSTS Command Seamanship Training Session / Command Seamanship Training Squadron D DANT DC District Of Columbia DE DelawarE DOD Department Of Defense DSRB Dog Service Record Book E EBBS Electronic Bulletin Board Service EDO Engineering Duty Officer / Engineering Duty Option EI Extra Instruction E-MAIL Electronic MAIL ECA ExtraCurricular Activity EXEC EXECutive Officer F FAR Flight Aptitude Rating FE Field Exercises FIRSTIE First Class FLAMER Second Class Midshipman FMFU Fleet Marine Force Units G NO DATA H NO DATA I I-DAY Induction DAY IE That Is ISP InterNet Service Provider J JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff JO Junior Officer JOT Junior Officer Training JRT Joint Reserve Training K KIA Killed-In-Action L LANTPATRAMID AtLANTic Professional Afloat TRAining for MIDshipman Program (YP Cruise)

LT M MA MAssachusetts MC Marine Corps MCAS Marine Corps Air Station MD MGSP Midshipman Group Study Program MID Midshipman MIDN MidshipmaN MODEM MOdulator-DEMoluator MOTHER B Bancroft Hall MPO Midshipmen Personnel Office MPS Maritime Pre-Positioning Ship N

N Naval / Navy / North / Northern NA Naval Academy NAS Naval Air Station NAWC Naval Air Warfare Center NAVSEA NAVal SEA Systems Command NFCU Navy Federal Credit Union NFO Naval NLT Not Later Than N/MCMS Navy/Marine Coprs Memorial Stadium NTT Naval Tactical Training NY New York O OC Obstacle Course OIC Officer-In-Charge OOM Order Of Merit 0-CRS USMC P PA PennsylvaniA PAO Public Affairs Office / Public Affairs Officer PCR Professional Competency Review PE Physical Education PEP Physical Education Program PFC First Class PFT Physical Fitness Test / Physical Fitness Training PLEBE Fourth Class Midshipman / 4/C Midshipman PPW Plebe Parents’ Weekend P-RADE PaRADE PREFCARD PREFerence CARD PRO PROfessional PROTRAMID PROfessional TRAining For MIDshipmen PRT Physical Readiness Test PT Physical Training

Q QPR Quality Point Rating R RDF Rapid Deployment Force RD RoaD RET RETired RTB Return-To-Base RHIP Rank Has Its Privileges RHIR Rank Has Its Responsibilities S

S/E SouthEast / SouthEastern SEALS SEcond Class Alley SPPA Southeastern Pennsylvania Parents’ Association SQPR Semester Quality Point Rating ST SainT / STreet SUB SUBmarine / SUBmariner SUPE SUPErintendent SWO Surface Warfare Officer T TDY Temporary DutY TRA TRAining U US United States USCG United States Coast Guard Academy USCGA United States Coast Guard USMA United States Military Academy USMC United States Marine Corps USN / United States Naval USNA United States Naval Academy USNA AA United States Naval Academy Alumni Association USNR United States Navy Reserve V VA VirginiA VFMAC Valley Forge Military Academy and College VGEP Voluntary Graduate Education Program

W WASH WASHington WDTC War Dog Training Center X NO DATA Y YARD United States Naval Academy YOUNGSTER Third Class Midshipman YP Yard Patrol Craft YPCPS Yard Patrol Craft Power Squadron Z NO DATA OTHER 1/C First Class 2/C Second Class 3/C Third Class 4/C Fourth Class