Marine Lingo & Acronyms

[thedrifter]

What does HELP stand for?
Heat, Escape, Lessening, Posture

What does PDF stand for?
Principle, Direction of, Fire

What does SURVIVAL stand for?
Size up the situation, Undue haste makes waste, Remember where you are, Vanquish panic and fear, Improvise, Value living, Act like the natives, Live by your wits.

What does LASER stand for?
Light, Amplification by the, Stimulated, Emission of, Radiation.

What does T-TIDE stand for?
Tradition, Training, Identity, Discipline, Esprit de Corps

What does PERMA stand for?
Preparation, Embarkation, Rehearsal, Movement, Assault

What does CARESS stand for?
Contact, Ambush, Raid, Economy of Force, Search and destroy, Security

What does V(olts) A/C stand for?
(3 types of bleeding)Venous, Arterial, Capillary

What does CALIP stand for?
(five types of wounds)Crush, Abrasion, Laceration, Incision, Puncture

What does CELT stand for?
(four types of burns)Chemical, Electrical, Laser, Thermal

What does ALICE in Alice pack stand for?
All-purpose, Lightweight, Individual, Carrying, Equipment

What does MARG stand for?
Marine, Amphibious, Readiness, Group.

What does R-PIE stand for? Reconnaissance, Patrolling, Insertion, Extraction.

What does NBC stand for?
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

What does SRIG stand for?
Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Group

What does CHAMPUS stand for?
Civilian, Health, And, Medical, Program for, Uniformed, Services.

What does NROTC stand for?
Naval, Reserve, Officer, Training, Corps.

What does MJROTC stand for?
Marine Corps, Junior, Reserve, Officer, Training, Corps

What does SGLI stand for?
Servicemen's, Group, Life, Insurance.

What does CONUS stand for?
CONtinental, United, States.

What does JUMPS stand for?
Joint, Uniformed, Military, Pay, System.

What does BUPERS stand for?
BUreau of Naval, PERSonnel

What does COLA stand for?
Cost, Of, Living, Allowance.

What does MCI stand for?
Marine, Corps, Institute.

What does MECEP stand for?
Marine, Enlisted, Commissioning, Education, Program.

What does MGIB stand for?
Montgomery, G, I, Bill

What does OCS stand for?
Officer, Candidate, School.

What does BOOST stand for?
Broadened, Opportunity for, Officer, Selection and, Training.

What does CNIS stand for?
Criminal, Naval, Investigative, Service.

What does FIIST stand for?
(Five types of grenades)Fragmentation, Incendiary, Illumination, Smoke, Training.

What does BIGOT stand for?
(Five battles in WWII)Boganville, Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Tarawa.

What does ADDRAC stand for?
Alert, Direction, Description, Range, Assignment, Control.

What does BRASS-F stand for?
Breathe, Relax, Aim, Stop, Squeeze, Follow through.

What does RIP stand for?
(Purpose of terrorism)Religious, Ideological, Political

What does PEP stand for?
(Purpose of interior guard)Preserve order, Enforce regulations, Protect property

What does BAMCIS stand for?
(six troop leading steps)Begin the planning: Key words METT-T and KOCOA
METT-T: Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troops and fire support, Time.
KOCOA: Key Terrain, Obstacles, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Avenues ofapproach.
Arrange Reconnaissance
Make Reconnnaissance
Complete the Plan - complete plans for EPWs (five S's)
Silence, Safeguard, Speed, Search, Segregate.
Issue the order
Supervise

What does SMEAC stand for?
(Five paragraph order) Situation: Give the enemy situation key word SALUTE, Anticipate the enemy key word
DRAW-D, Friendly situation key word HAS.
SALUTE: Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment
DRAW-D: Defend, Reinforce, Attack, Withdraw, Delay
HAS: Higher, Adjacent, Supporting
Mission
Execution
Administration and Logistics (Four B's)
Beans, Bullets, Badguys, Band-Aids
Command and Signals


Sempers,

Roger

[firstsgtmike]

Without investing too much thought, FIGMO and FUBAR come to mind.

FUBAR has a story all its own, when we sent a boot 2nd Lt. to the O Club paging Major Fubar so he could report in to his new Commanding Officer.

[virwar]

SNAFU, TARFU, FUBAR, FIGMO(???) Please edgamakayt 1st SGT

[fabboss]

AND ALSO THE 7 P'S

PROPER
PRIOR
PLANNING
PREVENTS
****
POOR
PREFORMANCE

[wrbones]

Situation
Normal
All
****ed
Up

****ed
Up
Beyond
All
Recognition

I can't remember GITMO, but I oughta

I'd fergotten all about the seven P's as well! Thanks fer the reminder Fabboss

[firstsgtmike]

FIGMO?

Fvckit
I
Got
My
Orders.

Okinawa, 196?. Junk on the Bunk, three days before he was due to rotate. Single racks. The Colonel breezing through, just nodding his head.

Saw a red (homemade) wooden ladder propped up against one of the racks, with no layout. "What is THIS?"

"Too short to sweat it, Sir, So short I need a ladder to climb up into the rack, Sir. FIGMO "

His orders were cancelled and he got a three month involuntary extention on the Rock.

(The Colonel didn't have a sense of humor.)

[Barrio_rat]

GTMO (pronounced Gitmo) = Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ... I'll leave out the 'duh'?

We also used to just say AFU (that's when the situation wasn't normal I guess - LOL)

Here's some more...

AC = Air Crew

AGM = Air to Ground Missile; Missile Range Instrumentation Ships, Air Surface Attack Missile

AIM = Air Intercept Aerial Missile, Guided Missile

AO = Aviation Ordnance (IYAOYAS)

ATC = Air Traffic Control

I'm sure Bones remembers these next two all too well

AWM = Awaiting Maintenance

AWP = Awaiting Parts

BFH = Big Fvcking Hammer (an ordies most favored tool)

CAD = Cartridge Actuated Device

CBU = Cluster Bomb Unit (there are three basic and more popular types of these devices, each wonderfully destructive in their own way - aerosol, bomblet and flachet)

CDI = Collateral Duty Inspector

EOD = Explosive Ordnance Disposal

FOD = Foreign Object Damage (remember the FOD Walks Bones, Barndog?)

FSSG = Force Service Support Group

GAU = Gun, Aircraft, Unit

GPU = Gun Pod Unit

GSE = Ground Support Equipment (now called SE)

HAMS or H&MS = Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron (these don't exist by this name anymore)

HEI = High Explosive Incendiary

HERO = Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (this means; turn off yer damn radios when you come into our area!)

H&HS = Headquarter and Headquarters Squadron (Marine)

HMA = Marine Helicopter Squadron

HMH = Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron

HML = Marine Light Helicopter Squadron

HMLA = Marine Helicopter Light Attack Squadron

HMM = Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

HUD = Heads Up Display

IMRL = Individual Material Readiness List

IYAOYAS = If You Ain't Ordnance You Ain't Sh.t

IPB = Illustrated Parts Breakdown

IPBM = Illustrated Parts Breakdown Manual

KISS = Keep it Simple Stupid

LAU = Launcher

LGB = Laser Guided Bomb

MAF = Maintenance Action Form

MALS = Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (what used to be called a H&MS)

MCAS = Marine Corps Air Station

MCB = Marine Corps Base

MER = Multiple Ejector Rack

Mighty Mouse = A supersonic, unguided 2.75 inch folding fin aircraft rocket

PMBR = Practice Multiple Bomb Rack

SATS = Short Airfield Tactical Site - Loader or Trailer

TER = Triple Ejector Rack

WP (Willie Pete) = White Phosphorous

WSE = Weapons Support Equipment

Zuni = A supersonic, unguided 5 inch folding fin aircraft rocket

[leroy8541]

RIP- Recon Introductory Program
SEER- survival evasion escape rescue
BOOT- new guy
short timer, double digit midgit,-old guy
GUAM-give up and masturbate
STA-situation target aquisition
brown bagger-married guy
shi!t bird-leroy8541

[SHOOTER1]

And dont forgit SATS that was probably every fourth word out of our mouths in Nam.(SORRY ABOUT THAT S***)

[Barndog]

Yeah, the subject of one of Bones' and my phone conversations one day. When President Carter decided to rescue the Iranian Hostages - his unit was one to come down from Tustin. Anyways, right in front of HMA-369's (HMT-303 when you were there Rat) hangar, as the birds taxied in........ they intermeshed rotor blades and the sh!t flew!!!!! And I mean FLEW - clear down to VMO-2's end of the flight line, and down to HMA-169's too. (I am guessing this was before they did the remodel of the airfield, and before you were there??)

We stood down for a week. FOD walk was 3 days. My bird got a chunk of crap thru the engine access bay door, missed all the hydraulic lines and fuel lines, just pierced the cowling (both sides).
I just watched a special on TV about that effort in Iran not to long ago.

Even tho I met Bone's here, we sucked alot of the same jet fumes together, flew the same airspace, and walked alot of the same tarmac too.

You too Rat. But, you worked in Hams, so you don't rate. LMAO

Semper FI