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The guide below should help you understand the commonly used words and phrases in the UK military: Army Medical And Nursing Abbreviations AMS - Army Medical Services DGAMS - Director-General, Army Medical Services QARANC - Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps RAMC - Royal Army Medical Corps Commonly Used Army Abbreviations And Slang Phrases 2IC -Second In Command 7p's - Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents a Pretty Poor Performance ACE - Allied Command Europe ACV - Armoured Command Vehicle Adjt - Adjutant AFCENT - Allied Forces Central European Theatre AFV - Armoured Fighting Vehicle Military Slang Military Slang is a new book from The Imperial War Museum with an up to date book of army words and military abbreviations which includes many army abbreviations and army slang not published on this page. Military slang is not just confined to the army, but also includes the language from the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. Military slang used in recent military action such as Iraq and Afghanistan is also included. Buy Now for only £2-50. AMF - Allied Mobile Force AP - Armoured Piercing or Ammunition Point APC - Armoured Personnel Carrier APO - Army Post Office Armd - Armoured ARRC - Allied Rapid Reaction Corps ARV - Armoured Recovery Vehicle Forces War Records Forces War Records are a military genealogy site where you can find military records of over 3.5 million British Armed Forces personnel cross matched with over 4000 Regiments, Bases and Ships of the British Armed Forces. This link includes a free search and a special discount of 40% off membership offer for visitors from qaranc.co.uk who use the discount code AF40 if they decide to become a member. Search For Free Now. If you like this page and would like to easily share it with your friends and family please use the social networking buttons below: Tweet ASAP - As Soon As Possible ATGW - Army Tank Guided Weapon Att - Attached AWOL - Absent Without Leave AWACS - Airborne Warning And Control Systems BAOR - British Army of the Rhine Battle Bowlers - What the QAs of World War Two nicknamed their tin hats Bde - Brigade BFG - British Forces Germany BFPO - British Forces Post Office BG - Battle Group BGHQ - BattleGroup Headquarters Bimbling - To Walk Or Do Something Slowly Blag - To acquire something BMH - British Military Hospital Bn - Battalion Bootneck - A Royal Marine Commando BRSC - British Rear Support Command Bty - Battery Buzzes or Buzz - Gossip or Rumours CAD - Central Ammunition Depot Cam - Camouflaged Cas - Casualty Casevac - Casualty Evacuation CCP - Casualty Collecting Point CCS - Casualty Clearing Station CGS - Chief of the General Staff CinC - Commander in Chief CO - Commanding Officer Comd - Command or Commander Comms Z - Communications Zone Compo - Composite Ration (also called comp rat) COMSEN- Communications Centre Coord - Co-ordinate CoS - Chief of Staff Coy - Company CP - Command Post or Close Protection CPO - Chief Petty Officer (Navy Rank) or Command Pay Office CQMS - Company Quartermaster Sergeant Crabs - The slang name for the RAF C Sups - Combat Supplies Cr?pHat - Insert An a - The Slang That Paratroopers Call Every regiment Or Corps That Does Not Wear A Maroon Beret CV - Combat Vehicles CVD - Central Vehicle Depot CVR (T) or (W) - Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) or (Wheeled) CW - Chemical Warfare Def - Defence Det - Detached DF - Defensive Fire Dml - Demolition DS - Directing Staff (also called DiStaff) DTG - Date Time Group Ech - Echelon EDP - Emergency Defence Plan Emb - Embarkation EMP - Electro Magnetic Pulse En - Enemy EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Eqpt - Equipment ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival EW - Electronic Warfare or Early Warning Ex - Exercise FAC - Forward Air Controller Fat Albert - The nickname for the Hercules plane of the RAF FEBA- Forward Edge Battle Area FLET- Forward Location Enemy Troops FLOT- Forward Location Own Troops Fmm - Formation FOB - Forward Operating Base FOO- Forward Observation Officer FRT- Forward Repair Team FUP - Forming Up Point (or Position) Gat - A Gun Usually A Rifle GDP- General Defence Plan GOC- General Officer Commanding GPMG - General Purpose Machine Gun GPS - Global Positioning System Greenfly - The nickname of the British Army Intelligence Corps Grunt - Slang Word For An Infantryman Hack It - To endure or to do something HE - High Explosive HEAT - High Explosive Anti Tank Hel - Helicopter HLS – Helicopter Landing Site HMT – Hired Military Transport. This army abbreviation was used prior to and including World War Two for troopships such as HMT Dorsetshire and HMT Somersetshire. Hurry Up And Wait - The Phrase That Describes The Long Waits In Army Life HVM - Hyper Velocity Missile IED – Improvised Explosive Device II - Image Intensifier Int Sum - Intelligence Summary IO - Intelligence Officer IR - Individual Reservist IS - Internal Security IW - Individual Weapon Jack - To Be Selfish Jacked - To Give Up Jankers - Be on a charge or in the camp jail JFHQ - Joint Forces Headquarters JHQ - Joint Headquarters KFS – Knife, Fork and Spoon L of C - Lines of Communications LO - Liaison Officer Log - Logistic LRATGW - Long Range Anti Tank Guided Weapon LSDI - Large Scale Deliberate Intervention LSW - Light Support Weapon LUP - Lying Up Point LZ Landing Zone MBT - Main Battle Tank MC – Military Cross Mech - Mechanised Med - Medical MFC - Mortar Fire Controller MM – Military Medal MML - Manual of Military Law MO - Medical Officer Mob - Mobilisation MOD - Ministry of Defence Mov O - Movement Order MP - Military Police MT – Military Transport Msl - Missile NAAFI - Navy Army and Air Force Institutes NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NBC - Nuclear Biological and Chemical NCO - Non Commissioned Officer NOK - Next of Kin NTR - Nothing To Report Nugget - A Polite Way Of Calling Someone An Idiot! NYK - Not Yet Known OC - Officer Commanding O Group - Order Group OIC - Officer in Charge OOTW - Operations Other Than War OP - Observation Post Op O - Operation Order Oppo - Best Friend OR - Other Ranks (Often mistakenly taken to mean Ordinary Ranks) Or Bat - Order of Battle Pax - Passengers POETS Day - Push Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday P Info - Public Information Pl - Platoon POL - Petrol Oil and Lubricants POM - Potential Officer Material Pongos - Slang name for the army. I think this army abbreviation or rather nickname comes from the phrase where the army goes the pong goes. POW - Prisoner of War PVR - Premature Voluntary Release QM - Quartermaster RAF - Royal Air Force RAP - Regimental Aid Post or Rocket Assisted Projectile R&R – Rest and Recuperation or Rest and Relaxation RCZ - Rear Combat Zone Recce - Reconnaissance Regt - Regiment Rft - Reinforcement RHIP - Rank Has Its Privileges RHQ - Regimental Headquarters RJDF - Rapid Joint Deployment Force RMA - Royal Military Academy or Rear Maintenance Area ROE - Rules Of Engagement RSOI - Reception, Staging, Onward-Movement and Integration RTM - Ready To Move RTU - Returned or Return to Unit Rupert or Rodney - The Slang Name For An Officer, Usually One Of Low Rank Or New To The Service RV – Rendezvous Point SACUER -Supreme Allied Commander Europe SADO - Senior Administrative Officer SatCom -Satellite Communications Scran or Scoff - Food Scratcher - An army abbreviation for bed or place to sleep especially in the field SDR -Strategic Defence Review SHAPE -Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe SIB -Special Investigation Branch Sit -Situation SitRep -Situation Report SLR - Self Loading Rifle SMG-Sub Machine Gun SNCO - Senior Non Commissioned Officer SOPs – Standard Operating Procedures SP - Self Propelled or Start Point Sprog - A recruit or someone who has newly passed out and is new to a unit Sqn - Squadron Squaddie - Slang Word For A Soldier SSM - Surface to Surface Missile SSVC - Services Sound and Vision Corporation STOL - Short Take Off and Landing TA - Territorial Army TAB - Tactical Advance to Battle Tac - Tactical TCP - Traffic Control Point TCV - Troop Carrying Vehicle Tgt - Target Tk - Tank TOT - Time On Target Tp - Troop Tpt - Transport Two i/c - Second In Command UKMF - United Kingdom Mobile Force UN – United Nations Unclass - Unclassified UNPROFOR - United Nations Protection Force UXB - Unexploded Bomb U/S - Unserviceable VCDS - Vice chief of the Defence Staff VCP - Vehicle Check Point Veh - Vehicle VP - Voice Procedure VP – Vulnerable Point WE - War Establishment A Wet - A Cup Of Tea Or Coffee Whitecap - Royal Air Force (RAF) Policeman WIMP - Whinging Incompetent Malingering Person Wksp - Workshop Yomp or Tab - March Across Hills With Full Kit And Weapon At A Fast Pace Yomp is used by the Royal Marines whilst Tab is generally used by the Army. Medal And Award Abbreviations ARRC - Associate Royal Red Cross DCM - Distinguished Conduct Medal DSO - Distinguished Service Order MC - Military Cross MM - Military Medal OStJ - Officer of the Order of St John QHNS - Queen's Honorary Nursing Sister Nurse QHN - Queen's Honorary Nurse (Usually applied to male nurses) QVJI - Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute RRC - Royal Red Cross VC - Victoria Cross Rank Abbreviations OR - Other Rank Pte - Private LCpl - Lance Corporal Cpl - Corporal Sgt - Sergeant CSgt – Colour Sergeant (Infantry) SSgt – Staff Sergeant WO - Warrant Officer CSM - Company Sergeant Major CQMS - Company Quartermaster Master Sergeant QMG - Quartermaster General QMS - Quartermaster Sergeant RSM - Regimental Sergeant Major OC - Officer Commanding or Officer Cadet LT - Lieutenant Col - Colonel GOC - General Officer Commanding NATO Phonetic Alphabet The NATO phonetic alphabet is used by the armed forces to provide an easy to understand language in the heat of battle. It reduces mis-interpretation from background noise, weak radio signals, distorted audio, and radio operator accent. It originated in the 1950s. A - Alpha B - Bravo C - Charlie D - Delta E - Echo F - Foxtrot G - Golf H - Hotel I - India J - Juliet K - Kilo L - Lima M - Mike N - November O - Oscar P - Papa Q - Quebec R - Romeo S - Sierra T - Tango U - Uniform V - Victor W - Whisky X - X-ray Y - Yankee Z - Zulu Historical words, phrases and abbreviations which are no longer used: ASC - Army Service Corps BRCS - British Red Cross Society QAIMNS - Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service VAD - Voluntary Aid Detachment WAAC - Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Wilco - Will Comply: Used To Be Used In RAF Communications A QARANC wall plaque and shield is available to buy through Amazon. The QA shield is hand made and ready to hang on the wall. . Buy Now. View British Army Nursing Books - with free delivery available. 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