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The United States Navy, like any organization, produces its own acronyms and abbreviations, which often come to have meaning beyond their bare expansions. United States Navy personnel sometimes colloquially refer to these as NAVSpeak. Like other organizational colloquialisms, their use often creates or reinforces a sense of esprit and closeness within the organization.

Official acronyms

For a comprehensive list of unit organizations in the United States Navy, see List of units of the United States Navy.

1MC - 1 Main Circuit, shipboard public address system
3M - Maintenance and Material Management (3M System)
3MC - Maintenance Material Management Coordinator
5MC - 5 Main Circuit, Carrier Flight Deck address system

A

A-STRIKE - Assistant STRIKE Operations Officer (Carrier Scheduler/Planner)
AA - Airman Apprentice^[1]
AAW - Anti-Air Warcraft
AB - Aviation Boatswain's Mate^[1]
ABE - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Launching and Recovery)^[1]
ABF - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels)^[1]
ABH - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Aircraft Handling)^[1]
AC - Air Traffic Controlman^[1]
ACR - Armored cruiser
AD - Aviation Machinist's Mate^[1]
ADNS - Automated Digital Network System
ADSW - Active Duty Special Work (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically 6 months in duration)
ADT - Active Duty Training (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically more than 30 days but less than 6 months)
AE - Aviation Electrician's Mate^[1]
AF - Aviation Photographer's Mate^[1]
AFC - Aviation Fire Control^[1]
AFCM - Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman^[1]
AFFF - Aqueous Film Forming Foam
AFSB - Afloat Forward Staging Base ^[2]
AG - Aerographer's Mate^[1]
AIMD - Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (or Detachment)
Airedale - Aviation Sailor
AK - Aviation Storekeeper^[1] (outdated; merged into LS rating)
ALNAV - All Navy
ALPO - Assistant Lead Petty Officer
AM - Aviation Structural Mechanic^[1]
AME - Aviation Structural Mechanic - Environmental (Air Conditioning, Oxygen, and Ejection Seats), Aviation Mechanical Exception
AMH - Aviation Structural Mechanic - Hydraulics
AMMRL - Aviation Maintenance Material Readiness List
AMO - Assistant Maintenance Officer
AMS - Aviation Structural Mechanic - Structures
AN - Airman^[1]
AO - Aviation Ordnanceman^[1]
AOE - Fast Combat Support-Supply ship, operated by Military Sealift Command (US Merchant Marines)
AOW - Auxilliaryman of the Watch
AR - Airman Recruit^[1]
ARRS - Afloat Readiness Reporting System
AS - Aviation Support Equipment Technician
ASAU - Air Search and Attack Unit
ASUW - Anti-Surface Warfare
ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
ASW - Auxiliary Seawater system
ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare
ASWO - Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer
AT - Annual Training (U.S. Navy Reserve, type of active duty orders, typically less than 30 days)
AT - Aviation Electronics Technician^[1]
AUTEC - Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center
AUXO - Auxiliaries Officer
AVCM - Master Chief Avionics Technician
AVGAS - Aviation Gasoline
AWCS - Assistant Work Center Supervisor
AZ - Aviation Maintenance Administrationman^[3]

B

B/N - Bombardier/Navigator; NFO in A-3B Skywarrior, A-5A Vigilante and A-6 Intruder attack aircraft (no longer used)
BAM - Bad Ass Marine ("Broad Ass Marine" if used in reference to a female)
BB - Battleship
BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge (also colloquially known as "Big Chicken Dinner")
BCGs - Birth Control Glasses
BCM - Beyond Capable Maintenance. Equipment status that indicates the item cannot be repaired and must be sent out for rework or disposed.
Bird Farm - Aircraft Carrier
BJOQ - Blue Jacket Of the Quarter
BJOY - Blue Jacket Of the Year
Black shoe - Refers to surface Navy personnel. AKA "shoe". Sometimes used in a derogatory manner among aviation Navy personnel. "Did you see what he did? Yea, he's just a f'in shoe."
BM - Boatswain's Mate^[1]
BMOW - Boatswain's Mate Of the Watch
BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again
BOL - Bupers Online^[4]
Boot - Lowest human in Naval Service, rookie, inexperienced
Brown shoe - Refers to Aviation officers and Chief Petty Officers who wear brown shoes with khaki uniforms whereas surface Navy officers and CPOs wear black shoes.
BT - Boiler Technician
BU - Builder^[1]
Bug Juice - Kool-Aid as typic
Bull Ensign - Senior ranking Ensign, usually at the ship or aviation squadron level, in a given Fleet or Shore Establishment command
BUMED - Bureau of Medicine and Surgery^[5]
BUPERS - Bureau of Naval Personnel^[6]
BuSandA - Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
BuWeps - Bureau of Naval Weapons
BZ - Bravo Zulu (meaning well done)

C

CA - Construction Apprentice^[1]
CA - Heavy Cruiser (outdated)
CAG - Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser (outdated) or Commander Air Group
CAPT - Captain
CDB - Career Development Board
CDO - Command Duty Officer
CDR - Commander
CE - Construction Electrician's Mate^[1]
CEC - Civil Engineer Corps
CEC- Cooperative Engagement Capability
CENTCOM - U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)
CF - Charlie Foxtrot, Polite form of "Cluster Fuck"
CG: Guided Missile Cruiser
CGN: Guided Missile Cruiser, Nuclear Powered (outdated)
CHENG: Chief Engineer (Surface only)
CIC - Combat Information Center
CICO - Combat Information Center Officer
CIS - CASREP Information System
CIVLANT - "Civilian Life" as defined by Atlantic Fleet personnel
CIVPAC - "Civilian Life" as defined by Pacific Fleet personnel
CIWS - Close-In Weapon System
CM - Construction Mechanic^[1]
CMC - Command Master Chief^[3]
CMDCM - Command Master Chief
CMDCS - Command Senior Chief
CMS-ID - Career Management System-Interactive Detailing
CN - Constructionman^[1]
CNATRA - Chief of Naval Air Training
CNAVRES - Chief of Navy Reserve
CNET - Command Naval Education and Training
CNO - Chief of Naval Operations
CO - Commanding Officer^{[NB 1]}
COB - Chief of the Boat (traditionally found only on submarines; pronounced "cob"). Can also be used for "close of business" (pronounced "C-O-B").
COD - Carrier Onboard Delivery
COMCVW - Commander, Carrier Air Wing
COMDESGRU - Commander, Destroyer Group
COMDESRON - Commander, Destroyer Squadron
COMEX - Commence Exercise
COMLANTFLT - Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
COMMO - Communications Officer
COMNAVAIRES - Commander, Naval Air Force, Reserve
COMNAVAIRFOR - Commander, Naval Air Forces
COMNAVAIRLANT - Commander, Naval Air force, Atlantic
COMNAVAIRPAC - Commander, Naval Air force, Pacific
COMNAVRESFOR - Commander, Navy Reserve Forces
COMNAVSEASYSCOM - Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command
COMNAVSECGRU - Commander, Naval Security Group
COMPACFLT - Commander, Pacific Fleet (formerly CINCPACFLT)
COMPATRECONGRU - Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group
COMPATRECONWING - Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing
COMPTUEX - Composite Training Unit Exercise
COMSEC - Communications Security
COMSUBFOR - Commander, Submarine Force
COMSUBLANT - Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic
COMTACGRU - Commander, Tactical Air Control Group
COMTRAWING - Commander, Training Air Wing
CORTRAMID - Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen
COS (also CoS) - Flag Officer's Chief of Staff
CPO - Chief Petty Officer
CPOM - Chief Petty Officer's Mess
CR - Construction Recruit^[1]
CRG - Coastal Riverine Group
CS - Culinary Specialist^[1]
CSADD - Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions
CSC - Combat Systems Coordinator
CSC - Command Senior Chief
CSC - Culinary Specialist Chief (E-7)
CSEC - Computerized Self Evaluation Checklist
CSMC - Combat Systems Maintenance Center
CSOOW - Combat Systems Officer of the Watch
CSOSS - Combat Systems Operational Sequencing Systems
CT - Cryptologic Technician
CTI - Cryptologic Technician Interpretive
CTM - Cryptologic Technician Maintenance
CTN - Cryptologic Technician Networks
CTR - Cryptologic Technician Collection
CTT - Cryptologic Technician Technical
CVN - Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier (Aircraft Carrier, Nuclear),^[7] i.e. CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln
CVW - Carrier Air Wing
CWO - Chief Warrant Officer
Carrier (Lighter-than-air) (No longer in use)

D

DAPA - Drug and Alcohol Programs Advisor
DC - Damage Controlman^[1]
DCA - Damage Control Assistant
DCAG - Deputy Air Wing Commander (see CAG)
DCC - Damage Control Central
DCO - Damage Control Officer (Chief Engineer) or Direct Commission Officer
DCPO - Damage Control Petty Officer
DD - Destroyer
DDG - Guided Missile Destroyer
DDR - Radar Picket Destroyer
DE - Destroyer Escort
DESDIV - Destroyer Division
DESRON - Destroyer Squadron
DEVGRU - Naval Special Warfare Development Group, formerly (and informally still) SEAL Team SIX
DFM - Diesel Fuel Marine (F-76), standard Navy bunker fuel
DIRNSA - Director of the National Security Agency
DL - Destroyer Leader (outdated)
DLG - Guided Missile Destroyer Leader (outdated)
DLGN - Nuclear-powered Guided Missile Destroyer Leader (outdated)
DM - Destroyer Minelayer (outdated)
DM - Illustrator Draftsman
DMHRSi - Defense Medical Human Resources System - internet
DOD - Department of Defense
DON - Department of the Navy
DRB - Discipline Review Board
DRRS-N - Defense Readiness Reporting System - Navy
DSG - Defense Strategic Guidance ^[2]

E

EAOS - End of Active Obligated Service
EAWS - Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist
ECRC - Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center
EDMC - Engineering Department Master Chief (Submarines)
EDO - Engineering Duty Officer
EEBD - Emergency Escape Breathing Device
EIDWS - Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist
EM - Electrician's Mate^[1]
EM - Emergency Management
EMCON - Emissions Control
EMI - Extra Military Instruction
EMO - Electronics Materiel Officer
EN - Engineman^[1]
ENS - Ensign
EO - Equipment Operator^[1]
EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EOOW - Engineering Officer of the Watch
EOS - Enclosed Operating Space
EOSS - Engineering Operational Sequencing Systems
ERS - Engineroom Supervisor
ESWS - Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist
ET - Electronics Technician^[1]
EW - Electronic Warfare
EWS - Engineering Watch Supervisor
EXW - Expeditionary Warfare

F

F/MC - Fleet (or Force) Master Chief
FA - Fireman Apprentice^[1]
FAC - Forward Air Controller
FAC/A - Forward Air Controller/Airborne
FC - Fire Controlman^[1]
FCDSSA - Fleet Combat Direction Systems Support Activity
FCF - Functional Check Flight
FCPCP - Fleet Computer Programming Center of the Pacific
FCPOM - First Class Petty Officer's Mess
FDO - Flight Deck Officer
FICEURLANT - Fleet Intelligence Center Europe & Atlantic
FIS - Fire Inhibit Switch
Flag Officer - Commissioned officer in the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half and Upper Half), Vice Admiral, Admiral or Fleet Admiral
Flat Top - Aircraft Carrier
FMF - Fleet Marine Force
FMSS - Field Medical Service School
FN - Fireman^[1]
FOD - Foreign Object Damage (Debris and Detection also used in some cases)
FR - Fireman Recruit^[1]
FRC - Fleet Readiness Center
FRS - Fleet Replacement Squadron (Formerly RAG)
FSA - Food Service Attendant
FSO - Food Service Officer
FTN - Forget the Navy (Polite Form)
FTN - Full-time Navy (Humorous Form)
FTS - Full-time Support (full time active duty personnel in U.S. Navy Reserve)

G

GCCS-M - Global Command and Control System-Maritime
Geedunk - Junk food, especially the variety found in vending machines.
GM - Gunner's Mate^[1]
GQ - General Quarters (Call to battle stations)
GSA - General Services Administration
GSE- Gas Turbine Systems Technician - Electrical
GSM- Gas Turbine Systems Technician - Mechanic

H

HA - Hospital Apprentice^[1]
HEDSUPPACTLANT - Headquarters, Support Activity Atlantic
HELO - Helicopter
Hinge - LCDR
HM - Hospital Corpsman^[1]
HMFIC - Head Mother Fucker In Charge (See SOPA Below)
HN - Hospitalman^[1]
Hoover - S-3A and S-3B Viking
HR - Hospital Recruit^[1]
HS - Helicopter Squadron (HS-4 Black Knights)
HT - Hull Maintenance Technician^[1]
Hummer - E-2C and E-2D Hawkeye

I

IAMM - Individual Augmentation Manpower Management
IAP - In Assignment Processing
IAW - In Accordance With
IC - Interior Communications Electrician^[1]
ICO - In Case Of (or In Care Of)
IHO - Industrial Hygiene Officer
IMF - Intermediate Maintenance Facility
IMRL - Individual Material Readiness List
IP - Irish Pennant - A loose thread of a Naval or Marine uniform.
IRT - In Reference To
IT - Information System Technician
ITS - Information Technology Submarines

J

JAG - Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy
JBD - Jet Blast Deflector (carriers)
JHSV - Joint High Speed Vessel ^[2]
JO - Journalist^[1] (obsolete), Junior Offier
JP-5 - Jet Propellant no. 5, standard Navy jet fuel (F-44, AVCAT)
JTF - Joint Task Force
JTFEX - Joint Task Force Exercise

K

KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid

L

LANTCOM - Atlantic Command
LaWS - Laser Weapon System
LCDR - Lieutenant Commander
LCPO - Leading Chief Petty Officer
LDO - Limited Duty Officer
LES - Leave and Earnings Statement
LHA - Landing Helicopter Assault (Amphibious Class Ship)
LHD - Landing Helicopter Deck i.e. LHD-1 USS WASP^[8] i.e. LPD-18 USS New Orleans
LKA - Amphibious Cargo Ship i.e. LKA-117 USS El Paso
LPD - Land Platform Dock (Amphibious Class Ship, Diesel Propulsion),
LPO - Leading Petty Officer
LPOD - Last Plane On Deck
LRAD - Long Range Acoustic Device
LS - Logistics Specialist
LSO - Landing Signal Officer
LT - Lieutenant
LTJG - Lieutenant Junior Grade

M

MAA - Master At Arms
MALS - Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
MC - Mass Communication Specialist
MCO - Material Control Officer
MCPO - Master Chief Petty Officer
MCPON - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (pronounced "Mick Pon")
Metalsmith - AMS
MIDN - Midshipman
MIDRATS - Midnight Rations
MM - Machinist's Mate^[1]
MMCO - Maintenance/Material Control Officer
MMCPO - Maintenance Master Chief Petty Officer
MO - Maintenance Officer (pronounced "Moe")
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MPA - Main Propulsion Assistant
MPA - Military Patrol Craft (P-3 Orion, etc.)
MRDB - Material Readiness Database
MSG - Message
MSW - Main Seawater System
MT - Missile Technician
MTS - Master Training Specialist
MU - Musician

N

NAB - Naval Amphibious Base
NAF - Naval Air Facility
NALCOMIS - Naval Aviation Logistics Command Management Information System
NAS - Naval Air Station
NAS JRB - Naval Air Station / Joint Reserve Base
NATOPS - Naval Air Training and Operational Procedure Standardization
NAVAIR - Naval Air Systems Command
NAVCOMP - Comptroller of the Navy
NAVEDTRA - Chief of Navy Education and Training
NAVFAC - Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFLIGHTDEMRON - Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels)
NAVMAT - Naval Material Command
NAVMILPERSCOM - Navy Military Personnel Command
NAVSEA - Naval Sea Systems Command
NAVSECGRUACT - Naval Security Group Activity
NAVSTA - Naval Station
NAVSUBASE - Naval Submarine Base
NAVSUP - Naval Supply Systems Command
NAVTRA - Chief of Naval Training
NAVY - Never Again Volunteer Yourself
NAWCAD - Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division
NAWCWD - Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (formerly Pacific Missile Test Center)
NBSD - Naval Base San Diego
NCDU - Navy Combat Demolition Unit
NCF - Naval Construction Force (Seabees)
NCIS - Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCM - Navy Commendation Medal
NCTAMS - Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station
NCTS - Naval Computer Telecommunications Station
NECC - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
NeL - Navy eLearning
NEX - Navy Exchange
NFAAS - Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System
NFO - Naval Flight Officer / Normal Fuel Oil
NJROTC - Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
NKO - Navy Knowledge Online
NMCI - Navy/Marine Corps Intranet
NMPS - Navy Mobilization and Processing Site
NMTI - Navy Military Training Instructor
NNSY - Norfolk Naval Shipyard
NOSC - Navy Operational Support Center (a U.S. Navy Reserve shore command)
NOSR - Network On-Site Representative
NPC - Navy Personnel Command^[9]
NROTC - Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps
NSAWC - Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center
NSGA - Naval Security Group Activity
NSIPS - Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System
NSWC - Naval Surface Warfare Center
NSWG - Naval Special Warfare Group
NSY - Naval Shipyard
NTC - Naval Training Center
NUWC - Naval Undersea Warfare Center
NWTD - Non Watertight Door
NWU - Navy Working Uniform

O

OAE - Old Antarctic Explorer
OBA - Oxygen Breathing Apparatus
OCS - Officer Candidate School, located at Naval Station Newport
OFS - Out Freaking Standing (polite)
OM - On the Move
OMPF - Official Military Personnel File
OOD - Officer of the Deck
OOMA - Optimized Organizational Maintenance Activity
Operation GOLDENFLOW - Urinalysis Testing
OPNAV - Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OPS-O - Operations Officer
OSA - Overseas Contingency Operation Support Assignments
OSTR - Optimal Ship Track Route^[10]

P

PACOM - Pacific Command
PAPERCLIP - People Against People Ever Reenlisting Civilian Life Is Preferred
PAX - Passengers^[11]
PCO - Prospective Commanding Officer
PCS - Permanent Change of Station
PDHA - Post-Deployment Health Assessment
PDHRA - Post-Deployment Health Re-Assessment
PFA - Physical Fitness Assessment
PHA - Physical Health Assessment
PHRA - Physical Health Re-Assessment
PIR - Pass in Review
Plane Captain - Naval Aviation Crew Chief
PO(3/2/1) - Petty Officer (Third/Second/First Class)
POC - Point of Contact
POD - Plan of the Day
POM - Plan of the Month
POOW - Petty Officer of the Watch
POTUS - President of the United States
POW - Plan of the Week
POW - Prisoner of War
PRD - Projected Rotation Date
PRIFLY - Primary Flight Control (Aircraft carriers)
PRT - Physical Readiness Test
PSNS and IMF - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility
PT - Physical Training
PTS - Perform to Serve
PWD - Public Works Department
PXO - Prospective Executive Officer

Q

QAWTD/QAWTH - Quick Acting Water Tight Door/Quick Acting Water Tight Hatch
QM - Quartermaster^[1]
QMOW - Quartermaster of the Watch

R

RADCON - Radiation Control
RADM - Rear Admiral (United States) (Upper Half)
RAG - Replacement Air Group, now known as Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS)
RCA - Reactor Controls Assistant
RDC - Recruit Division Commander
RDML - Rear Admiral (United States) (Lower Half)
RHIB (RIB) - Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
RIMPAC - Rim of the Pacific
RIO - Radar Intercept Officer (NFO in F-4 Phantom II and F-14 Tomcat)
RL - Restricted Line Officer
RMD - Restricted Maneuvering Doctrine
Roof - Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck
RPOC - Recruit Petty Officer in Charge or Recruit Chief Petty Officer
RT - Radiotelephone (voice radio)
RTC - Recruit Training Command

S

S1C - Seaman 1st Class
S2C - Seaman 2nd Class
S2F - Speed to Fleet^[2]
SA - Seaman Apprentice^[1]
SAG - Surface Action Group
SAM - Surface-to-Air Missile^{[NB 1]}
SAPR - Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
SARC - Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman
SAU - Search and Attack Unit
SCAT - Small Craft Attack Team
SCBA - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCPO - Senior Chief Petty Officer
Scuttle - A small, round deck or bulkhead fitting with quick acting hand wheel. Also: to intentionally sink one's own ship to prevent capture by the enemy.
SCW - Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist insignia
SE - Support Equipment
SEALs - United States Navy SEALs (stands for Sea, Air, Land), officially termed Special Warfare Operators.
SEAOPDET - Sea Operational Detachment
SECDEF - United States Secretary of Defense
SECNAV - United States Secretary of the Navy
SICLOS - Shift Inspect Clean Lube Oil Strainers
SLBM - Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
SN - Seaman^[1]
SNA - Student Naval Aviator
SO - Special Warfare Operator, aka US Navy SEAL.
SOFA - Status of Forces Agreement
SOP(A) - Senior Officer Present (Ashore)
SOPA - Senior Officer Present Afloat
SOQ - Sailor of the Quarter
SOY - Sailor of the Year
SPAWAR - Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
SPAWARSYSCEN - Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
SR - Seaman Recruit^[1]
SRB - Selective Reenlistment Bonus
SRW - Shutdown Roving Watch
SS - Submarine Specialist or Submersible Ship
SSBN (aka Boomers) - Hull classification symbol for ballistic missile submarine. The SS denotes submarine, the B denotes ballistic missiles, and the N denotes nuclear-powered.
SSES - Ships Signals Exploitation Space. A compartment on a ship where embarked NAVSECGRU personnel, known a Cryptologic Technicians, do their work.
SSGN - Hull classification symbol for cruise missile submarine. The SS denotes submarine, the G denotes guided missile, and the N denotes nuclear-powered.
SSN - Hull classification symbol for general-purpose fast attack submarines. The SS denotes submarine, while N denotes nuclear-powered.
SSOQ - Senior Sailor of the Quarter
SSOY - Senior Sailor of the Year
SSTG - Ships Service Turbo Generator
STG – Sonar Technician Surface
STREAM - Standard Tension Replenishment Alongside Method
STS – Sonar Technician Submarines
SUBRON - Submarine Squadron
SUBSAFE - Submarine Safety Program
SUPPO - Supply Officer
SWCC (swick) - Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen, the Special Operations Forces who operate and maintain an inventory of boats used to support special operations missions, particularly those of the U.S. Navy SEALs.
SWO - Surface Warfare Officer

T

TACK - Meaning dash or hyphen.
TAD - Temporary Additional Duty
TADCEN - Training and Distribution Center
TAO - Tactical Action Officer (Fights the ship under the supervision of the Captain)
TAR - Training and Administration of the Reserve (U.S. Navy Reserve, former designation for FTS personnel)
TE - Task Element
TF - Task Force
TFO - Temporary Flight Orders. Non-aircrew personnel that have passed the minimum requirements to act as part of the aircrew for some purpose, e.g. secondary door gunner.
TFOA - Things Falling Off Aircraft
TG - Task Group
TILLIE - Large mobile crane on Flight Deck to pick up and move disabled aircraft. Came from original crane designation: T1-E
TM - Torpedoman's Mate^[1]
TOPGUN - United States Navy Fighter Weapons School
TSP - Troubled Systems Process
TU - Task Unit

U

UA - Unauthorized Absence, equivalent to Army absent without leave
UA - Urinalysis
UAS - Unmanned Aerial System
UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
UCMJ - Uniform Code of Military Justice
UDT - Underwater Demolition Team
UNODIR - Unless Otherwise Directed
UNREP - Underway Replenishment
UNSAT - Unsatisfactory
URL - Unrestricted Line Officer
USMC - United States Marine Corps, organized under the United States Department of the Navy
USN - United States Navy
USNA - United States Naval Academy (Annapolis)
USS - United States Ship
UWT - Underwater Telephone

V

VA/VAM - Fixed Wing Attack/Fixed Wing Medium Attack (no longer used)
VAQ - Fixed Wing Electronic-Attack Squadron
VAW - Fixed Wing Airborne Early Warning Squadron
VBSS - Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure
VCNO - Vice Chief of Naval Operations
VDS - Variable Depth Sonar^[2]
VERTREP - Vertical Replenishment
VF - Fixed Wing Fighter (no longer used)
VFA - Fixed Wing Strike Fighter Squadron
VP - Fixed Wing Patrol Squadron
VRC - Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC-30 Providers)
VTU - Volunteer Training Unit
VX - Air Test & Evaluation Squadron (VX-4 Evaluators)

W

WAVES - Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
WCS - Workcenter Supervisor
WO - Warrant Officer
WSO - (Wizzo) - Weapon Systems Officer (Naval Flight Officer) in USMC F/A-18D Hornet and USN F/A-18F Super Hornet)
WTC - Watertight Compartment
WTD - Watertight Door
WTF - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, usually an interrogative phrase, but may also be used in a declarative manner
WTH - Water Tight Hatch

X

XO - Executive Officer

Y

Yellow Gear - Aviation Support Equipment
Yellow Sheet - Document to sign custody of Naval Aircraft for flight
YN - Yeoman^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b not confined to USN use

NNPTU :Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit. NUKE: Navy sailor trained in Nuclear power.

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e CNO's 2016-2020 Navigation Plan
^ ^a ^b http://bluejacket.com/usn_ratings.html#rate
^ https://www.bol.navy.mil
^ http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/default.aspx
^ http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/Pages/default.aspx
^ http://www.abbreviations.com/b1.aspx?KEY=69376
^ http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/09/0918.htm
^ http://www.npc.navy.mil
^ PAULHAMILONINST 3120.1
^ http://www.militaryacronyms.net/

External links

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[CNO's_2016-2020_Navigation_Plan-2] CNO's 2016-2020 Navigation Plan

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[5] ttp://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Pages/default.aspx

[6] ttp://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/Pages/default.aspx

[8] ttp://www.abbreviations.com/b1.aspx?KEY=69376

[9] ttp://www.navsource.org/archives/10/09/0918.htm

[10] ttp://www.npc.navy.mil

[11] PAULHAMILONINST 3120.1

[12] ttp://www.militaryacronyms.net/

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