Army Regulation 310–50 Military Publications Authorized Abbreviations, Brevity Codes, and Acronyms Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 15 November 1985 Unclassified USAPA EPS - * FORMAL * TF 2.45 05-21-98 07:23:12 PN 1 FILE: r130.fil SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 310–50 Authorized Abbreviations, Brevity Codes, and Acronyms This revision-- o Contains new and revised abbreviations, brevity codes , and acronyms. o Incorporates chapter 4, sections I and II of the previous regulation into chapters 2 and 3. o Redesignates chapter 5 of the previous regulation as chapter 4. USAPA EPS - * FORMAL * TF 2.45 05-21-98 07:23:13 PN 2 FILE: r130.fil Headquarters Army Regulation 310–50 Department of the Army Washington, DC 15 November 1985 Effective 15 November 1985 Military Publications Authorized Abbreviations, Brevity Codes, and Acronyms has been made to highlight changes from the a p p r o v a l f r o m H Q D A ( D A A G – A M S – P ) , earlier regulation dated 15February 1984. ALEX, VA 22331–0301. Summary. This regulation governs Depart- m e n t o f t h e A r m y a b b r e v i a t i o n s , b r e v i t y Interim changes. Interim changes to this codes, and acronyms. regulation are not official unless they are au- thenticated by The Adjutant General. Users Applicability. This regulation applies to el- will destroy interim changes on their expira- ements of the Active Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve who manage, tion dates unless sooner superseded or re- prepare, and distribute Army correspondence. scinded. P r o p o n e n t a n d e x c e p t i o n a u t h o r i t y . S u g g e s t e d I m p r o v e m e n t s . T h e p r o p o - Not applicable. nent of this regulation is The Adjutant Gener- Impact on New Manning System. This al’s Office. Abbreviations, brevity codes, and regulation does not contains information that acronyms which are considered to have an affects the New Manning System. Army–wide impact will be submitted on DA A r m y m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r o l p r o c e s s . Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publi- This regulation is not subject to the require- cations and Blank Forms), with justification, History. This UPDATE printing publishes a ments of AR 11–2. It does not contain inter- t o H Q D A ( D A A G – A M S – P ) , A L E X V A r e v i s i o n w h i c h i s e f f e c t i v e 1 5 N o v e m b e r nal control provisions. 22331–0301. 1 9 8 5 . B e c a u s e t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e e n t i r e Supplementation. Supplementation of this revised text has been reorganized, no attempt D i s t r i b u t i o n . A c t i v e A r m y , B , C , D ; regulation and establishment of forms other than DA forms are prohibited without prior ARNG, B: USAR, B. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) “O” listings •2–15, page80 “P” listings •2–16, page83 Chapter 1 “Q” listings •2–17, page91 General, page1 “R” listings •2–18, page92 Purpose •1–1, page1 “S” listings •2–19, page98 References •1–2, page1 “T” listings •2–20, page109 Explanation of terms •1–3, page1 “U” listings •2–21, page116 Responsibilities. •1–4, page1 “V” listings •2–22, page126 Policy •1–5, page1 “W” listings •2–23, page128 General instructions when originating and using abbreviations, “X” listings •2–24, page129 brevity codes, and acronyms •1–6, page2 “Y” listings •2–25, page130 “Z” listings •2–26, page130 Chapter 2 Alphabetical Listing of Authorized Abbreviations, Brevity Chapter 3 Codes, and Acronyms, page2 Alphabetical Explanation of Authorized Abbreviations, “A” Listings •2–1, page3 Brevity Codes, and Acronyms, page130 “B” listings •2–2, page19 “A” listings Abbreviated Performance Characteristics (APC) •3–1, ’C’ listings •2–3, page22 page130 “D” Listings •2–4, page33 “B” listings •3–2, page140 “E” listings •2–5, page41 “C” listings •3–3, page142 “F” listings •2–6, page45 “D” listings •3–4, page150 “G” listings •2–7, page50 “E” listings •3–5, page155 “H” listings •2–8, page53 “F” listings •3–6, page158 “I” listings •2–9, page55 “G” listings •3–7, page161 “J” listings •2–10, page59 “H” listings •3–8, page163 “K” listings •2–11, page61 “I” listings •3–9, page164 “L” listings •2–12, page62 “J” listings •3–10, page166 “M” listings •2–13, page66 “K” listings •3–11, page168 “N” listings •2–14, page75 “L” listings •3–12, page168 “M” listings •3–13, page170 AR 310–50 • 15 November 1985 i USAPA EPS - * FORMAL * TF 2.52 Unclassified 05-20-98 13:18:37 PN 137 FILE: r130.fil Contents—Continued “N” listings •3–14, page176 “O” listings •3–15, page179 “P” listings •3–16, page181 “Q” listings •3–17, page186 “R” listings •3–18, page187 “S” listings •3–19, page191 “T” listings •3–20, page198 “U” listings •3–21, page202 “V” listings •3–22, page210 “W” listings •3–23, page211 “Y” listings •3–24, page212 “Z” listings •3–25, page212 Chapter 4 Other Abbreviations, page213 National distinguishing letters for use by NATO Armed Forces •4–1, page213 Quadripartite Standardization Agreement (QSTAG) Abbreviations •4–2, page213 Appendix A, page214 USAPA EPS - * FORMAL * TF 2.52 ii AR 310–50 • 15 November 1985 05-20-98 11:24:51 PN 138 FILE: r130.fil Chapter 1 1–5. Policy General a. Abbreviations, brevity codes, and acronyms in this regulation may be used when preparing military records, publications, corre- 1–1. Purpose spondence, messages, operation plans, orders, and reports within This regulation— DA, except as qualified in h below. a. Authorizes standardized abbreviations, brevity codes, and acro- b. Abbreviations, brevity codes, and acronyms that conflict with nyms to be used throughout the Department of the Army. this regulation will not be used in official correspondence or Army b. Prescribes procedures for the use of abbreviations, brevity publications. codes, and acronyms within the Department of the Army. c. Do not use an abbreviation, brevity code, or acronym unless— c. Governs the use of abbreviations, brevity codes, and acronyms (1) Usage saves time. in correspondence with other Department of Defense (DOD) Serv- (2) The lack of space in a table or form makes it necessary. ices, Armies of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and (3) It is readily understood and can be identified by the recipient. Australia. d. Except as indicated below, abbreviations, brevity codes, and d. Lists national distinguishing letters reserved for identifying acronyms used in correspondence with the other DOD Services, NATO Armed Forces. A r m i e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , U n i t e d K i n g d o m , C a n a d a , a n d Australia–will be spelled out the first time used, followed by the 1–2. References abbreviation, brevity code, or acronym in parentheses. a. Related publications are listed in appendix A. (1) Customary or assigned short titles of official publications. b. In addition to those listed in chapters 2 and 3, abbreviations in (2) Abbreviations for points of the compass. the following publications are authorized for Army use: (3) Model designations and symbols assigned to aircraft, missiles, (1) FM 21–30. This FM authorizes abbreviations used in opera- vessels, and vehicles. tional plans and orders to form military symbols. This includes (4) Abbreviations for titles, ranks, and grades. reports, records, overlays, and charts. (5) Standard abbreviations for geographical locations. (2) FM 21–31. This FM authorizes abbreviations used in maps, (6) Standard dictionary abbreviations. overlays, and related activities to form topographic symbols. ( 7 ) A b b r e v i a t i o n s f o r t y p e s o f w e a t h e r p h e n o m e n a u s e d b y ( 3 ) D O D – S T D – 1 2 D . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n s u p e r s e d e s aerologists and meteorologists. MIL–STD–12C. (8) Flight plan abbreviations set by the Federal Aviation Admin- (4) MIL–STD–129F. This publication contains markings for ship- istration or the International Civil Aviation Organization. ment and storage. (9) Abbreviations used by specialists and technicians when com- (5) SB 708–6C. This supply bulletin lists abbreviations and sym- municating with colleagues only. bols approved for— e. Under the terms of Standardization Agreement (STANAG) (a) Preparing some Federal Catalog System item identifications. 2066 (AR 340–10), abbreviations, brevity codes, and acronyms nor- (b) Listing Federal Catalog data in supply manuals and the parts m a l l y a r e n o t u s e d i n m i l i t a r y c o r r e s p o n d e n c e b e t w e e n A l l i e d lists appendixes of technical manuals.