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The U.S. Army uses the three letter abbreviation "LTC," while the Marine Corps and Air Force use the abbreviations of "LtCol" and "Lt Col" (note the space), respectively. These abbreviation formats are also outlined in The Naval Institute Guide to Naval Writing [1] and in Air Force Handbook 33-337 (AFH 33-337), The Tongue and Quill. [2]
MARCORSYSCOM – MARine CORps SYStems COMmand (U.S. Military) MARCENT Marine Corps Central Command [3] MARFORRES – MARine FORces REServe (U.S. Marine Corps) MARSOC – Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command; MATP – Modular Ammunition Transfer Point; MAV – Micro Air Vehicle; MAW – Maximum Allowable Weight; MBT – Main battle tank
Different styles of rank insignia are worn on different uniforms of the United States Marine Corps. Commissioned officers , which are distinguished from other officers by their commission , or formal written authority, have ranks that are subdivided into general officers , field-grade officers , and company-grade officers .
A headquarters and service company is a company-sized military unit, found at the battalion and regimental level in the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Army equivalent unit is the headquarters and headquarters company. In identifying a specific headquarters unit, it is usually referred to by its abbreviation as H&S company or HSC.
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.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 [clarification needed]).
A general officer is an officer of high military rank; in the uniformed services of the United States, general officers are commissioned officers above the field officer ranks, the highest of which is colonel in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and captain in the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
An Army or Marine Corps lieutenant general typically commands a corps-sized unit (20,000 to 45,000 soldiers for an Army Corps and a similar number of Marines for a Marine Expeditionary Force), while an Air Force lieutenant general commands a large Numbered Air Force consisting of several wings or a smaller USAF Major Command (MAJCOM) such as ...
Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Command (MARCORLOGCOM) Not applicable: Major General Keith D. Reventlow [21] U.S. Marine Corps: Marine Corps Recruiting Command: Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) Not applicable: Major General William J. Bowers [22] U.S. Marine Corps: Marine Corps Training Command: Commanding ...