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Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associated with military organizations.
This is a list of initials, acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Air Force.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank).
"Sergeant" is generally the lowest rank of sergeant, with individual military entities choosing some additional words to signify higher-ranking individuals. What terms are used, and what seniority they signify, is to a great extent dependent on the individual armed service. The term "sergeant" is also used in many appointment titles.
NCO – Non-commissioned officer: corporal or sergeant; the Army term "noncom" is no longer appropriate. NCOIC – Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge, an NCO responsible for a group of Marines, but without the authority of a commissioned officer; also used to refer to the senior enlisted Marine acting with the officer in charge. See also OIC ...
A superior officer is an officer with a higher rank than another officer, who is a subordinate officer relative to the superior. NCOs, including U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard petty officers and chief petty officers, in positions of authority can be said to have control or charge rather than command per se (although the word "command" is often ...
The title flight officer was a military rank used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and also an air force rank in several Commonwealth countries, where it was used for female officers and was equivalent to the rank of flight lieutenant. The term flight officer is sometimes used today to describe job title positions as ...
SGM – Sergeant Major (U.S. Army E-9 – Sometimes referred to as Staff Sergeant Major) SGT – Sergeant (U.S. Army E-5) (U.S. Marines uses Sgt) SHORAD – Short Range Air Defense; SITREP – Situation Report; SJA – Staff Judge Advocate; SLAM – Standoff Land Attack Missile; SLBM – Submarine-launched ballistic missile; SLOTUS – Second ...
Master Technicians, Senior Technicians and Corporal Technicians became Warrant Officer, Sergeant and Corporal respectively. The ORs structure became: Warrant Officer (WO) / Master Aircrew (MAcr) Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt, F/Sgt, or FS) / Flight Sergeant Aircrew (FSAcr) Chief Technician (Chf Tech, C/T, or CT) Sergeant (Sgt) / Sergeant Aircrew (SAcr)