Your best / favorite acronym?

2015-04-02T15:31:44-04:00

Acronyms can be a pain or a joy but no one uses acronyms quite like the military.

What do you think the best one you have seen is?
Special points for pronounceability and super-special points for self-referential or recursive acronyms!

My humble offering is ..
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
pronounced "T-La"

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 2 at 2015 3:46 PM

2015-04-02T15:46:09-04:00

FUBAR

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 2 at 2015 11:27 PM

2015-04-02T23:27:36-04:00

SNAFU is a good one.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 3 at 2015 7:48 AM

2015-04-03T07:48:21-04:00

My favorite acronym is TFE. If a Soldier gets whiney about walking tell him (or her) to cal the TFE for a lift. Then when they ask what TFE is, you tell them it's the Two Foot Express and to beat feet.

Response by MSgt Michael Durkee made Apr 3 at 2015 7:54 AM

2015-04-03T07:54:11-04:00

I've got two that are used quite a bit:

FYSA (For Your Situational Awareness)

OBE (Overcome By Events)

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 3 at 2015 10:39 PM

2015-04-03T22:39:41-04:00

BOHICA

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Apr 4 at 2015 8:24 AM

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KISS
KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 4 at 2015 10:27 AM

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DILLIGAF

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Apr 4 at 2015 12:13 PM

2015-04-04T12:13:42-04:00

FIGMO
FUJIGMO
JANFU
SNAFU
OSCAR MIKE

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Apr 4 at 2015 12:25 PM

2015-04-04T12:25:12-04:00

I like SWAG (Stupid wild-ass guess) I use this in all multiple choice test , the SWAG Method
and FINE ( F---up, insecure, neurotic, emotional) Next time you tell someone that you are fine, think about it!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 4 at 2015 12:46 PM

2015-04-04T12:46:05-04:00

Another favorite of mine is YP and MP. When a Soldier starts whining about their problems or doing a detail you tell them "that's a YP not a MP". When they ask you tell them "YP is a your problem not a my problem".

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 4 at 2015 1:01 PM

2015-04-04T13:01:40-04:00

Charlie Mike

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 4 at 2015 2:01 PM

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ATW!

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Apr 5 at 2015 9:46 AM

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FUBAR
BOHICA
SNAFU
LPC

Mr. Charles Foxtrot

Response by MSgt Garrick Hill made Apr 5 at 2015 3:14 PM

2015-04-05T15:14:44-04:00

LPC - Leather Personnel Carriers! (Boots)

Response by MSgt Garrick Hill made Apr 5 at 2015 10:26 PM

2015-04-05T22:26:17-04:00

AFVAD - Air Force Vehicle Avoidance Device...better known as the reflector belt. My Air Force brethren will understand. The AFVAD gives you and advantage to move slowly or quickly out of the way of a vehicle that is approaching you at 5 to 10 mph.

Response by LT Garth Young (Ret) made May 12 at 2015 12:26 PM

2015-05-12T12:26:50-04:00

How about FIGMO?

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2015 3:20 PM

2015-05-12T15:20:45-04:00

SNAFU is my favorite because it is the most accurate ever, and I believe it was created by average Joes.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2015 1:12 PM

2015-05-20T13:12:37-04:00

SWAG

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2015 1:19 PM

2015-05-20T13:19:05-04:00

FIGMO has always been a favorite, yet pisses me off. Always annoying when you need someone to do something, and they just yell FIGMO! and walk away.

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made May 20 at 2015 1:20 PM

2015-05-20T13:20:00-04:00

FNG - F#%^en New Guy!

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made May 20 at 2015 1:25 PM

2015-05-20T13:25:16-04:00

SWAG - Sonarmans Wild Ass Guess

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made May 20 at 2015 4:10 PM

2015-05-20T16:10:27-04:00

I always liked "do the letters F O mean anything to ya?"

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made May 28 at 2015 2:01 PM

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When things start going your way, just remember. . . BOHICA.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 28 at 2015 2:07 PM

2015-05-28T14:07:47-04:00

SPUNK - Special Parents, Unique Kids. Gotta love the ARMY and its Imagination

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made May 29 at 2015 12:39 AM

2015-05-29T00:39:37-04:00

CM is so appropriate in so many situations. Drive on!

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2015 12:43 AM

2015-05-29T00:43:33-04:00

ANAL= Ammonium Nitrate Aluminum
DCLPS= Det Cord Loop Priming System, but it is pronounced "dick lips"

Response by CPO Joseph Grant made May 29 at 2015 12:57 AM

2015-05-29T00:57:10-04:00

BBROYGBVGW

Easy way to read the color code on resistors.

Bad Boys Rape Our Yong Girls But Violet Gives Willingly

Obviously before PC became all the rage

Response by SGT Kevin Brown made May 29 at 2015 1:44 AM

2015-05-29T01:44:08-04:00

DILLIGAFF - Does it look like I give a flying f $!#

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 6 at 2015 7:53 PM

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BLUF - Base line up front

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 6 at 2015 8:30 PM

2015-09-06T20:30:12-04:00

That guy, or girl is an ID10T. Takes em' some time to figure that out! LOL!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 17 at 2016 3:33 PM

2016-06-17T15:33:39-04:00

navy- never again volunteer youself

Response by PFC Carl Drake made Nov 10 at 2016 1:12 AM

2016-11-10T01:12:28-05:00

DILIGAF

Response by LCpl Norberto G Bernabe Jr made Nov 10 at 2016 1:50 PM

2016-11-10T13:50:00-05:00

BOHICA was my platoon's name.

Response by 1SG Curt Hornback made Nov 12 at 2016 5:27 PM

2016-11-12T17:27:30-05:00

AMF
Alpha Mike Foxtrot

Response by PO1 Gary DeLisle made Nov 21 at 2016 5:15 PM

2016-11-21T17:15:59-05:00

Civilian Under Naval Training

Response by Maj John Cargill made Nov 22 at 2016 1:59 PM

2016-11-22T13:59:56-05:00

COMNAVFORWVN -- what we jokingly called the 9th Marines Naval Gunfire Liaison Officer when we were in Laos, way the hell out of Naval gunfire range. Commander Naval Forces Western Vietnam and Laos.

Response by Cpl Brian Johnston made Nov 25 at 2016 4:19 AM

2016-11-25T04:19:07-05:00

A.S.A.F.P. - Brother Chet in "Weird Science"

Response by MSG Frederick Otero made Dec 7 at 2016 8:32 PM

2016-12-07T20:32:32-05:00

Oxygen Thief!

Response by SGT Gary Bowker made Dec 18 at 2016 5:28 PM

2016-12-18T17:28:40-05:00

S.T.U.M.P.---- Stupid Trainee Under Military Protection
U.S. Army ---- Uncle Sam ain't Released Me Yet

Response by Cpl TMike Barnes made Mar 30 at 2017 2:06 PM

2017-03-30T14:06:09-04:00

Proper prior planning prevents piss-poor performance.

Response by Cpl TMike Barnes made Mar 30 at 2017 2:15 PM

2017-03-30T14:15:53-04:00

LIFER...Lost individual finally escaping reality

Response by PO3 David Adams made Apr 11 at 2017 10:46 AM

2017-04-11T10:46:19-04:00

STUMP OR LIMP - Stupid Trainee Under Military Protection or Lazy Ignorant Military Product

Response by PO3 David Adams made Apr 11 at 2017 10:47 AM

2017-04-11T10:47:52-04:00

Y2K Jelly - Half the Lubricant & Twice the Grit

Response by MSgt Chandos Clapper made Apr 13 at 2017 11:05 PM

2017-04-13T23:05:50-04:00

SNAFU

Response by SGT Forrest Fitzrandolph made Apr 28 at 2017 7:44 PM

2017-04-28T19:44:16-04:00

Fubar. No explanation needed!!

Response by SPC Debi Anderson made Jun 8 at 2017 9:52 PM

2017-06-08T21:52:59-04:00

6P
Piss poor planning prevents proper procedure.

Response by CPL Larry Hendricks made Jun 16 at 2017 7:45 PM

2017-06-16T19:45:14-04:00

USARMY Uncle Sam ain't released me yet

Response by COL Rich McKinney made Jul 2 at 2017 10:11 AM

2017-07-02T10:11:53-04:00

Practical Exercise Not Involving Soldiers. (work it out)

Response by SN Greg Wright made Jul 2 at 2017 2:17 PM

2017-07-02T14:17:01-04:00

Laser. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

Response by Cpl Matt Whiting made Jul 6 at 2017 3:11 PM

2017-07-06T15:11:20-04:00

ID 10 T

Response by SR Vicki Hawkins made Jul 27 at 2017 4:30 PM

2017-07-27T16:30:49-04:00

SNAFU

Response by 1LT Peter Duston made Aug 10 at 2017 7:53 PM

2017-08-10T19:53:24-04:00

I was an NSA (no such agency) "rent-a-trooper" as a "Monterey Mary" Russian linguist back in the late 1950's. Any other Rent-a-Troopers out there??

Response by SGT Steven Hines made Aug 24 at 2017 11:25 PM

2017-08-24T23:25:59-04:00

FIGMO. F It Got My Orders

Response by PO3 Scott Karl made Sep 26 at 2017 6:35 PM

2017-09-26T18:35:03-04:00

I worked on the weapons radar on F-4s. In A-school we had to learn about, and yes this an actual device, a Traveling Wave Amplifier Tube. Yes, we were taught about TWATs.

Response by SR Vicki Hawkins made Oct 8 at 2017 11:27 AM

2017-10-08T11:27:56-04:00

SNAFU

Response by TSgt Frank H made May 23 at 2018 9:19 AM

2018-05-23T09:19:24-04:00

SMEAC

Response by MSG Danny Mathers made Jul 21 at 2018 1:48 PM

2018-07-21T13:48:07-04:00

TSA, Terminal Stupid Attack.

Response by Capt Michael Vitulano made Sep 11 at 2018 10:03 PM

2018-09-11T22:03:44-04:00

Fubijar= fuck you buddy, I'm just a reservist .

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Sep 11 at 2018 11:03 PM

2018-09-11T23:03:06-04:00

FUBAR !

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 12 at 2018 11:16 AM

2018-09-12T11:16:39-04:00

FAT Fat Ass Tanker

Response by LCpl Steve Zupan made Jul 5 at 2019 8:13 PM

2019-07-05T20:13:35-04:00

SITFU

Response by COL Rick White made Jul 7 at 2019 7:24 PM

2019-07-07T19:24:24-04:00

MARINE....My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment. Army/Navy guys love this one; Marines have no sense of humor

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Nov 27 at 2019 4:50 PM

2019-11-27T16:50:42-05:00

FUK: Female from UK.

Response by Cpl Bernard Bates made Dec 1 at 2019 9:28 AM

2019-12-01T09:28:58-05:00

I still like "SNAFU" Semper Fi.

Response by SPC Michael Hornby made Feb 13 at 2020 1:45 PM

2020-02-13T13:45:30-05:00

FEAR. False emotions feeling real

Response by CPO Greg Smith made Mar 14 at 2020 7:47 AM

2020-03-14T07:47:37-04:00

DICNAVAB- Dictionary of Navy abbreviations

Response by SGT Doug Blanchard made May 3 at 2020 7:46 PM

2020-05-03T19:46:03-04:00

SNAFU
BOHICA
FUBAR