The military community uses numerous abbreviations and acronyms to identify various programs, organizations, and titles. As a military caregiver, you may be overwhelmed by your wounded warrior’s condition and the environment in which you are providing care. If you are struggling to understand military language, use the following list to find the meanings of abbreviations, acronyms, and terms related to military caregiving.
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A
AAFES: Army Air Force Exchange Service
ABCMR: Army Board for Correction of Military Records
AC: Active Component
ACAP: Army Career and Alumni Program
ACEP: Army Center for Enhanced Performance
ACES: Army Continuing Education System
ACFSC: Army Community and Family Support Center
ACS: Army Community Service
ACSIM: Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
ACU: Army Combat Uniform
AD: Active Duty
ADA: American with Disabilities Act
ADL: Activities of Daily Living
ADME: Active Duty Medical Evaluation
AEC: Army Education Center
AER: Army Emergency Relief
AFAP: Army Family Action Plan or Army Family Advocacy Program
AFC: Army Family Covenant
AFMCSS: Armed Forces Military Clothing Sales Store
AFTB: Army Family Team Building
AGR: Active Guard Reserve
AIFSN: Army Integrated Family Support Network
AIREVAC: Air Evacuation
AKIBK: Above Knee/Below Knee
AKO: Army Knowledge Online
ALARACT: All Army Action
AMAP: Army Medical Action Plan
AMEDD: Army Medical Department
AMVET: American Veterans
AOS: Army One Source
APFT: Army Physical Fitness Test
AR: Army Reserve
ARC: American Red Cross
ARFPC: Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee
ARI: Army Research Institute
ARNG: Army National Guard
ASAP: Army Substance Abuse Program
ASYMCA: Armed Service YMCA
ATC: Access to Care
AVC: Army Volunteer Corps
AVCC: Army Volunteer Corps Coordinator
AW2: Army Wounded Warrior Program
AWCTS: Army Warrior Care and Transition System
B
BAMC: Brooke Army Medical Center
BHIMH: Behavioral Health/Mental Health
BIRU: Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit
BOSS: Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers
C
C&P: Compensation and Pension
CAC: Casualty Assistance Command
CAO: Casualty Assistance Officer
Case Manager: Person in charge of coordinating care for patient
CBHCO: Community-Based Health Care Organization
CBOC: Community-Based Outpatient Clinic
CBWTU: Community-Based Warrior Transition Unit
CDC: Child Development Center
CHCS: Composite Health Care System
CHTW: Coming Home to Work
CIP: Combat Incentive Pay
CLEOS: Child and Youth Liaison, Education and Outreach Service
CMAOC: Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operation Center
CMP: Care Manager Program
CoA: Course of Action
COAD: Continue On Active Duty
COAR: Continue On Active Reserve
Commissary: Grocery store
CON LEAVE: Convalescent Leave
CONUS: Continental United States (not including Hawaii or Alaska)
CP: Civilian Personnel
CPAC: Civilian Personnel Activity Center
CPP: Civilian Personnel Policy
CRA: Clothing Replacement Allowance
CRDP: Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay
CRSC: Combat-Related Special Compensation
CSA: Chief of Staff of the Army
CSD: Combat Stress Disorder
CTP: Comprehensive Treatment Plan
CVL: Convalescent Leave
CYS: Child and Youth Services
CYSS: Child and Youth School Services
D
DA 2984: Official request for families to travel, completed by attending physician
DA WIA: Department of the Army Wounded In Action Branch
DA: Department of the Army
DAMC: Darnell Army Medical Center
DCIPS: Defense Casualty Information Processing System
DCS: Deployment Cycle System
DFAS: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
DOD: Department of Defense
DODD: Department of Defense Directive
DODI: Department of Defense Instruction
DRP: Deployment Readiness Program
DTAP: Disabled Transition Assistance Program
DVA: Department of Veterans Affairs
DVBIC: Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
E
EAP: Employee Assistance Program
ECHO: Extended Care Health Option
EEO: Equal Employment Opportunity
EFMP: Exceptional Family Member Program
ERB: Enlisted Record Brief
ERP: Employment Readiness Program
F
FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAP: Family Advocacy Program
FCP: Family Care Plan
FLC: Family Life Coach
FM: Family Member
FMLA: Family and Medical Leave Act
FMWRC: Family and Morale Welfare and Recreation Command
FORSCOM: Forces Command
FRG: Family Readiness Group
FRP: Financial Readiness Program
FRSA: Family Readiness Support Assistant
FRTI: Facilitator, Recorder, Transcriber, Issue
G
GAO: General Accounting Office
GMH: Government Military Housing
GOSC: General Officer Steering Committee
H
HIPAA: Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
HPOA: Healthcare Power of Attorney
HQ: Headquarters
HQDA: Headquarters Department of the Army
I
I&R: Information and Referral
ID: Identification Card
IG: Inspector General
IMA: Individual Mobilization Augmentee
IMCOM: Installation Management Command
IPR: In-Process Review
IRR: Individual Ready Reserve
ITO: Invitational Travel Order
IU: Individual Unemployablility
J
JAG: Judge Advocate General–legal assistance/Staff Judge Advocate
JFTR: Joint Federal Travel Regulations
K
KIA: Killed in Action
L
LDC: Leader Development Center
LES: Leave and Earnings Statement–paycheck
LNO: Liaison Officer
LOA: Line of Action
LOD: Line of Duty
LRMC: Landsthul Regional Medical Center
M
M&RA: Manpower and Reserve Affairs
MACOM: Major Command
MAMC: Madigan Army Medical Center
MCFSN: Multi-Component Family Support Network
MEB: Medical Evaluation Board
MEDCOM: U.S. Army Medical Command
MFLC: Military Family Life Consultants
MFT: Marriage and Family Therapy
MGIB: Montgomery GI Bill
MHAT: Mental Health Assessment Team
MHS: Military Health System
MILPER: Military Personnel
MMSO: Military Medical Support Office
MOA: Memorandum of Agreement
MOS: Military Occupational Specialty or Military One Source
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MP: Military Police
MRP: Multicultural Readiness Program
MRP2: Medical Retention Processing (2)
MTF: Military Treatment Facility
N
NCO: Non-Commissioned Officer
NCOER: Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report
NCOES: Non-Commissioned Officer Education System
NDAA: National Defense Authorization Act
Needs Assessment Checklist: DA WIA listing of family needs for travel purposes done after notification
NG: National Guard
NGB: National Guard Bureau
NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
NMA: No Medical Attendant
NNMC: National Naval Medical Center
Notification: Families told of injury/illness of soldier
NPO: Non-Profit Organization
NPSP: New Parent Support Program
O
OASD: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
OCAR: Office of the Chief, Army Reserve
OCCH: Office of the Chief of Chaplains
OCO: Overseas Contingency Operations
OCONUS: Outside the Continental United States
OEF: Operation Enduring Freedom
OES: Officer Education System
OIF: Operation Iraqi Freedom
OPSEC: Operational Security
ORB: Officer Record Brief
OSD: Office of the Secretary of Defense
OTJAG: Office of the Judge Advocate General
OTSG: Office of the Surgeon General
P
PAC: Pay and Allowance Continuation
PAO: Public Affairs Office
PCM: Primary Care Manager
PCS: Permanent Change of Station
PDCM: Post-Deployment Care Management
PDES: Physical Disability Evaluation System
PDHA: Post-Deployment Health Assessment
PDHRA: Post-Deployment Health Reassessment
PDRI: Permanent Disability Retired List
PEB: Physical Evaluation Board
PEBLO: Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer
PET scan: Positron Emission Tomography scan
PHR: Personal Health Record
PNS: Polytrauma Network Site
POA: Power of Attorney
Post: Army Installation
POV: Privately Owned Vehicle
PPP: Priority Placement Program
PR&R: Proponency Office for Rehabilitation and Reintegration
PR: Public Relations
PRC: Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center
PTA: Post-Traumatic Amnesia
PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
PX: Post Exchange–like a department store
R
RC: Reserve Component
RCC: Recovery Care Coordinator
RCP: Retention Control Point
RCS: Readjustment Counseling Service
RDC: Rear Detachment Commander
R.E.A.D.Y.: Resources for Education About Deployment and You
REAR-D: Rear Detachment Commander–liaison with the soldier’s unit
REFRAD: Release from Active Duty
RMC: Regional Medical Command
RRC: Regional Readiness Command
RRP: Relocation Readiness Program
RSO: Retirement Service Officer
S
SA: Secretary of the Army
SAPR: Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
SAS: School Age Services
SCRA: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
SECARMY: Secretary of the Army
SECDEF: Secretary of Defense
SFAC: Soldier and Family Assistance Center
SFMS: Soldier Family Management Specialist
SG: Surgeon General
SGLI: Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance
Shopette: Similar to a convenience store
SI: Serious Injury
SM: Service Member
SME: Subject Matter Expert
SOC: Senior Oversight Committee
SOS: Survivor Outreach Services
SRM: Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization
SSA: Social Security Administration
SSC: Soldier Support Center
SSDI: Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI: Supplemental Security Income
SVB: Survivors Veterans Benefits
T
T&TO: Transportation and Travel Orders
TAMC: Tripier Army Medical Center
TAP: Transition Assistance Program
TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
TCS: Temporary Change of Station
TDRl: Temporary Disability Retired List
TDY: Temporary Duty
TMA: TRICARE Management Activity
TMAC: TRICARE Maximum Allowable Charge
TPR: TRICARE Prime Remote
Travel voucher: Paperwork filed to receive reimbursement for T&TO
TRADOC: Training and Doctrine Command
TRDP: TRICARE Retiree Dental Program
TRICARE: Military health insurer
TRO: TRICARE Regional Office
TRS: TRICARE Reserve Select
TSC: TRICARE Service Center
TSGLI: Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance
U
UCMJ: Uniformed Code of Military Justice
Unit: All soldiers are a part of a military unit or organization
USAR: United States Army Reserve
USARC: United States Army Reserve Command
V
VA: Veterans Affairs
VBA: Veterans Benefits Administration
VCSA: Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
VFW: Veterans of Foreign Wars
VHA: Veterans Health Administration
VR&E: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
VSI: Very Serious Injury
VSO: Veterans Service Organization
W
WCSRP: Warrior Combat Stress Reset Program
WCTP: Warrior Care Transition Program
WFSC: Warrior and Family Support Center
WG: Work Group
WIA: Wounded in Action
WIC: Women, Infants, and Children
WRAIR: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
WRAMC: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
WT: Warrior in Transition
WTB: Warrior Transition Battalion
WTU: Warrior Transition Unit
WWAS: Wounded Warrior Accountability System
