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Acronym
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Meaning
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KIA
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Killed In Action |
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TOA
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Transfer Of Authority |
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OCS
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Officer Candidate School |
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PX
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Post EXchange. A Multi-purpose Store Which Usually Includes A Barber Shop And A Convenience Store. |
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NBC
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Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Weapons |
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PERSTEMPO
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Personnel Tempo. Refers To The Unit Workload Level And Number Of Deployed Days Per Year. |
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BNCOC
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Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course |
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CO
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Commanding Officer (also Conscientious Objector); Certifying Officer; Change Order; Contracting Officer |
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DX
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Direct Exchange (of Damaged Equipment) |
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PCS
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Permanent Change Of Station. Reassignment To A Different Duty Station. |
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SDO
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Staff Duty Officer. Same Duty As CQ (see Above) But Done By A Senior NCO At Battalion-level Or Above. |
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IOBC
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Infantry Officer Basic Course |
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MP
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Military Police |
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BCD
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Bad Conduct Discharge; Binary-Coded Decimal; Battlefield Coordination Detachment |
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FTX
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Field Training Exercise |
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OLC
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Oak-Leaf Cluster (signifying Subsequent Awards) |
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FLOT
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Forward Line Of Own Troops |
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TACSOP
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TACtical Standard Operation Procedure. The ?game-plan? That Units Follow When Conducting Tactical Operations. Similar To Sports Team And ?secret? Plays |
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USAREUR
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US Army Europe (HQ: Heidelberg) |
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IBCT
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Infantry Brigade Combat Team |