Terms to learn - abbreviations - Navy "code" lol

[Kathryn]

1. DLA- Dislocation Allowance......when your sailor is preparing for a move to their next duty staion make sure they ask for DLA.... this is money they don't have to pay back when they are moving.... and we all know how expensive moving can be. This is available but not everyone asks for it

2. PCS- This stands for Permanent Change of Station

3. TMO- Traffic Management Office

4. TDY- Permissive Temporary Duty.... and pardon me to anyone who has read the term TAD as temporary assigned duty. Between being a Marine Brat and the fact that we were stationed with the Air Force for two years. I get my terms mixed up from time to time.

5. SITES stands for Standard Installation Topic Exchange Service- www.dmdc.osd.mil/sites this was a website base to find relocation assistance. As of 1 May 2007, the SITES web sites (www.dmdc.osd.mil/sites and www.dmdc.osd.mil/sites/provider) are no longer available. The Office of the Secretary of Defense, sponsors of the SITES web site, have made the transition to providing relocation information at www.militaryonesource.com and relocation tools at www.MilitaryHOMEFRONT.dod.mil/moving. Please update your bookmark(s) accordingly.

6. TLF- Stands for Temporary Lodging Facility

7. ARMY TLF- 1800 Go Army

8. Navy TLF - 1800 Navy Inn

9. CONUS- Stands for Continental US. Sometimes you might hear your sailor talk about being in CONUS and now you'll know what the heck that means.

10. OCONUS- Outside the Continental US

11. TLA- Stands for Temporary Living Allowance

12. TLE-- Temporary Living Expense

13. Advance Pay- Stands for exactly what it says it stands for BUT this is only in a desparate need situation because advance pay is difficult to live with when the Navy starts getting paid back each pay period until it is repayed. This is really hard to deal with if your sailor was already having financial difficulties. Don't encourage this if possible.

14. POV- Privately Owned Vehicle

15. Travel Entitlements: Transportation and Per Diem and Reimbursable Expenses, Temporary Lodging Expense and Household Goods Shipment, Termporary and Non-Temporary Storage of Household Goods, POV shipment and storage, DLA .. remember this is dislocations allowance, Evacuation/safe Haven Entitlements, Partial Reimbursement of Pet Quarantine Fees.... have to be honest... I had no clue about this one, and finally Reimbursement for Rental Car when POV arrives late.

16. CTZE- Combat Zone Tax Exclusion- this means that your sailors earnings received while performing duties in or in direct support of areas designated as a combat zone are exluded from taxable income. This is unlimited for enlisted and Warrant officers and limited to 6,867.00 per month for officers. (2007)

17. TSP- stands for Thrift Saving Plan. 401K like savings plan. allows members to contribute pretaxed dollars thereby reducing current taxes and accumulating long term tax deffered savings and earnings which can supplement future retirement income.

18. BAH- Stands for Basic Allowance for Housing

19. NEX- Navy Exchange... this is a basic shopping center for service members.

20. Commisary- This is another name for the grocery store. This store is on base and only to be used by military members and their dependents.

[Cassie's mom]

Wow I didn't know there were so many abbreviations. Thamks for the heads up. Especially the moving one.

[Michelle (EOD Mom)]

Heres one I just learned and this will be for the DEPPER's parents

RinC ---- Recruiter in Charge

LOL I found that out just now :)

[Deanna]

Thanks for posting these.

[Michelle (EOD Mom)]

Jennifer Justins mom posted these----There may be some the same as up top but there are alot that are different


BOOT CAMP VOCABULARY
Learning to Speak "Navy"If you're new to the military, or simply new to the Navy, be warned. You're going to have to learn a whole new vocabulary to communicate with your soon to be Sailor. Actually, Sailor is the first term you must learn. Although your Recruit is officially in the United States Navy from the swearing in ceremony, he or she is at first just that - a lowly Recruit. It's part of their name, now; when you get the address to boot camp, you'll see that you have to write "SR" (Seaman Recruit) as part of the name. Your Recruit also will wear a hat with "Recruit" emblazoned across the front. After battlestations, Recruits are officially known as Sailors. There is a capping ceremony, during which a new NAVY hat is given to the new Sailors. One more point of interest is that the word Sailor should always be capitalized.

PIR - Pass In Review - Boot Camp Graduation. ASMO - Assignment Memorandum - to be sent back in recruit training. RDC's frequently threaten their Division with being ASMO'd. Recruits do get ASMO'd for disciplinary or medical, or because a recruit has not passed a test.

Brother (or Sister) Divisions - Divisions sharing the same ship and PIR date. Ship - Barracks - There are currently nine ships that house Recruits:
Ship 5 - USS Theodore Roosevelt
Ship 6 - USS Constitution
Ship 7 - USS Chicago
Ship 9 - USS John F. Kennedy
Ship 10 - USS Enterprise
Ship 11 - USS Kearsarge
Ship 12 - USS Triton
Ship 13 - USS Marvin Shields
Ship 14 - USS Arizona

Division - A group of about 88 recruits that live, work, train, and (hopefully) will graduate together.

SIQ - Sick In Quarters - Really Recruits who are very sick or have extensive dental work are confined to their rack.

Ricky Crud - The upper respiratory, headaches, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and nosebleeds that plague a very large number of those in Boot Camp.

Ricky Heaven - An area in the RTC NEX which has games, fast food, internet access and telephones. Toward the end of boot camp, divisions may be awarded time in Ricky Heaven.

NEX - The Navy Exchange - A department store for Navy personnel and their families. The NEX at RTC is small, and sells items the Recruits will need during boot camp, as well as Navy souvenirs.

PT - Physical Training

P-Days - Processing Days, also known as P-Week - P-Days occur when Recruits first arrives at boot camp. During P-Days, they are issued initial equipment, uniforms, and supplies. They are undergo medical and psychological tests, are interviewed, and are ultimately assigned to a division. When P-Week is over, Boot Camp officially begins.

IT - Intensive Training - Getting IT’d is a consequence for all sorts of infractions.

PI - Personal Inspections - An inspection of a recruit's personal appearance and uniform. A recruit can earn between one and five points for PI. Points are taken away for irregularities such as an off center belt.


Captain's Cup - A field day, during which the divisions compete against each other. It is usually held the Saturday before graduation.

Battle Stations - The final boot camp test. It is a twelve hour long simulation of battles, crises, and ship life. It's a make or break event, that takes place on a state of the art simulated ship called the USS Trayer. The ship actually sits in water, and sights, sounds smells, and motion provide very realistic simulation of various historical Naval crises that the Recruits must successfully overcome. If the Recruits pass, they graduate from boot camp, and are allowed to trade in their recruit cap for a Navy cap in a very moving ceremony.

Marlinspike - A life size, model ship where Recruits practice mooring, line handling, putting out to sea and other aspects of Basic Seamanship.

PFA - Physical Fitness Assessment - There are two assessments that a Recruit must pass in order to graduate. The second PFA takes place during the 6th week of training.

DMI - Departmental Material Inspection - An inspection of bed making, folding, and stowing of gear.

Watch - Standing Watch - Time spent guarding the ship (barracks).

Muster - Roll Call

LLD - Light Limited Duty - Given to recruits who are not up to par physically due to illness, injury or dental work.

SEPS - Separation - The barracks for those who are awaiting separation from the Navy.

THU - Temporary Holding Unit - The barracks for those who are finished with boot camp, but are waiting to be transferred to school or their duty station.

BS - Battlestations

BZ - Bravo Zulu - "Well Done"

CO - Commanding Officer

PO - Petty Officer

Rack - Bed

Head - Bathroom

Chit - Request for special permission - A sailor fills out a chit for such things as requesting leave, getting a tattoo, or moving off base.

BCG - Boot Camp Glasses (also known as Birth Control Glasses) - The singularly unattractive large, black rimmed glasses issued to Recruits.

RDC - Recruit Division Commander - The Navy's version of the 'drill sergeant'.

Peanut Butter Shot - A very painful shot given in the buttocks or thigh.

Great Mistakes - A slang term for Great Lakes Naval Training Center.

Rate and Rating - Two important terms that are often confused and misused. Read about them here.

R-POC - Recruit Chief Petty Officer - The Recruit in charge of the division when the RDC’s aren’t there. The R-POC also leads the division when marching. The Recruit who is R-POD at the end of boot camp will be promoted to an E-3, but there is usually a lot of turnover for the position. The RDC's wouldn't want anyone's head to swell.

A-ROC - Assignment Recruit Petty Officer - This Recruit is the second in command when the RDC's are not present.

Yeoman - Clerk or secretary - Yeomans take care of paperwork, and spend a lot of time in the office. There are three Boot Camp yeomen: Medical, Dental, and the "general" Yeoman.

Master At Arms - The MAA is the Recruit responsible for discipline in the division. He or she must make sure the division behaves and that the galley is properly cleaned. The Master At Arms is usually unpopular with the other Recruits, and but is punished for their mistakes. It requires great leadership skills.

[Angie F.- WA: HM mom]

Hey moms, take the time to read through the posts above and this old discussion below and you'll no longer be "Acronym Stupid". LOL You'll impress the heck out of your recruit in your letters to BC and your new Sailor and his shipmates at PIR. :) Mine would often stop mid conversation to define an acronym he'd just said and I'd smile and say, yes, I know what that means, or, who that is, continue son. Now he does it only if I stop him and ask him to clarify. Have fun...

http://www.navyformoms.com/forum/topic/show?id=1971797%3ATopic%3A81...

[Kim]

This is awesome! I know most of the terms of PCS, TLF etc, but all things Navy I am a moron. This will definetly help my son not be frustrated with me if he doesn't have to translate. My husband retired from another branch of military service and we spent over 20 yrs translating to our family because we forgot we spoke another language. I think pig latin would have been easier for them sometimes. grin. Thanks for helping us out.

[Michelle (EOD Mom)]

I dont know if I am allowed to put this on here but I will put a warning......
*********WARNING************This link does contain some foul language

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:U.S._Navy_slang

Unfortunantly even if folks get offended your child will hear some of these things while in the Navy

[Margaret, 1 Sailor, 1 Recruit]

I have seen this link and anothers like it. I now have a better understanding of the term "talking like a sailor"!!!
One of my son's wants to be a corpsman. I laughed at all the nicknames they have for the corpsman!

[Mary..ship 9, div 30]

I just perused the above link! Wow! Very enlightening, humorous at times. I guess sailors will get to know them quickly. I will print out and hightlight the ones that pertain to females since my daughter is DEP. She will need the 'heads up'! Thanks for the link

[Michelle (EOD Mom)]

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