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The U.S. military uses many unique acronyms, terms and jargon. This results from the need for expedient and clear communication. Read the glossary.
See our list of 194 of the most common military terms and slang in use today. Includes jargon and lingo for the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force.
Stacker consulted members of various military branches as well as existing military dictionaries to find 40 terms, phrases, acronyms, and nicknames that you may want to add to your repertoire.
The DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (DOD Dictionary) sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the...
Soldiers fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have developed an expansive new military vocabulary, taking elements from popular culture as well as the doublespeak of the military...
Review 37 United States military terms commonly used by military personnel throughout the various Armed Forces branches.
This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms.
Check out the acronyms service members use every day in the military, both common and rare.
A conflict in which the sides are unequal in terms of military strength and capability.
Military slang is a set of colloquial terms which are unique to or which originated with military personnel. They are often abbreviations or derivatives of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet , or otherwise incorporating aspects of formal military concepts and terms.