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Air force order AFO

SECTION 7 Air force standing establishment committee AFSEC
Air head air H
Air landing mat ALM
COMMON USER ABBREVIATIONS FOR ALL SERVICES Air movement control centre AMCC
Air movement table AMT
Air observation post Air OP
A Air raid precautions or ammunition refilling point ARP
Air Raid Reporting Control Ship ARRCS
Abbreviation abvn Air sea rescue/ Air Staff Requirements/ Air Safety ASR
Above ground level or automatic grenade launcher AGL Routes
Above mentioned a/m Air space management centre ASMC
Above obstruction level or absent on leave AOL Air space management system ASMS
Above mean sea level AMSL Air Staff Target AST
Above Sea Level ASL Air support net air sp net
Absent on duty AOD Air support signal unit ASSU
Absent without leave AWL Air support signal regiment ASSR
Acceptance of Necessity AON Air surveillance operations ASO
Acceptance test procedure ATP Air Space Control Centre ASCC
Accident Acc Air Space Control ASC
Acclimatisation accln Air to Air Identification / Air to air interrogation AAI
Accommodation accn Air to air missile / guided missile / guided weapon AAM / AAGM / AAGW
Accomplish, accomplished, accomplishment acmp Air to air refuelling AAR
Account, accounted, accounting acct Air to surface missile / guided missile / guided ASM / ASGM / ASGW
Accounting unit AU weapon
Acknowledge, acknowledged, acknowledgement ack Air traffic control ATC
Action information organisation AIO Air traffic control radar beacon system ATCRBS
Acquire acqr Air Traffic Services ATS
Acquisition acqn Air transport liaison officer ATLO
Acting actg Airborne Early Warning AEW
Active Towed Array Sonar ATAS Airborne early warning – Technical Demonstrator AEW-TDP
Actual ground position line AGPL Phase
Acute mountain sickness AMS Airborne Warning and Control System AWACS
Adaptive differential pulse code modulation ADPCM Airborne troops AB tps
Addition addn Airborne self protection jammer ASPJ
Additional addl Aircraft Defect Reporting and Analysis System ADRAS
Addressed addsd Aircraft Modification updating system AIR MODS
Addressee addee Aircraft on Ground AOG
Address indicating group, Assistant Instructor in Aircraft Status Reporting System AIR STAR
Gunnery AIG Airfield airfd
Adjutant adjt Air-to-ground missile AGM
Administration, administrative adm Air search and attack unit ASAU
Administrative and logistic order adm & lgs O Algorithm algo
Administrative order adm O All addressed ALL ADD
All terrain vehicle ATV
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Advance dressing station or air dispatch service ADS All up weight AUW
Advance landing ground ALG Allotment almt
Advance, advanced or advancing adv Allowance allce
Advanced light helicopter ALH All Weather, Atomic Warfare AW
Advanced Winter Stocking AWS Alphanumeric alpnu
Aerial ae Alternate / alternative / altitude alt
Aerial Port of Disembarkation APOD Alternating Current, Armoured corps or Ashoka AC
Aeronautical information department AID Chakra
Aero space warning control ASWAC Altimeter Correction Alti Cor
Afternoon AN Ambulance amb
Aggregate aggt Amendment amdt
Aide-de-camp / air direction centre ADC Amenities, Cultural, Entertainment and Sports Grant ACES Grant
Aiming pt A pt Ammunition amn
Air adviser, air attaché, anti aircraft or army act AA Ammunition planning tables APT
Airborne AB Ammunition refilling point or air raid precaution ARP
Airborne early warning / and control AEW/AEW & C Ammunition table(s) amtab
Airborne warning and control system AWACS Ammunition technical officer or animal transport ATO
Air Borne, Air Burst AB officer or air tasking order
Air Cargo Note ACN Amount, amounted amt
Air control team or apparatus carrier telephony ACT Amphibious amph
Aircraft ac Amphibious Beach Unit ABU
Aircraft Control Ship ACS Amphibious objective area AOA
Aircraft on Ground AOG Amphibious task force/Aviation Turbine Fuel ATF
Air defence, air despatch or assistant director AD Amplify, amplified, amplification, amplifier amp
Air defence area ADA Amplitude Modulation AM
Air Defence Artillery AD Arty And &
Air Defence Clearance ADC Angle of departure chart AD Chart
Air Defence Identification Zone ADIZ Angle of projection, ammunition point, armour AP
Army Air defence AAD piercing
Army air defence command post AADCP Animal transport AT
Army air defence commander AADC Annexure annx
Army air defence fire area AADFA Annual audit Certificate AAC
Army air defence op centre AADOC Annual confidential report ACR
Air defence control centre ADCC Annual leave or amendment list/ Amendment List AL
Air defence direction centre ADDC Annual maintenance staff inspection AMSI
Air defence ground environmental system ADGES Annual medial examination AME
Air Defence Guided Missile College ADGM College Annual Practice Allowance APA
Air defence operation centre ADOC Annual training grant ATG
Air direction centre / aid-de-camp ADC Annual, annually anl
Air defence weapon control order ADWCO Annual general meeting AGM
Air field safety operator AFSO Ante-meridian / air maintenance AM
Air force, army form or aviation fuel AF Antennae ant
Air force commander AFC Anti Air Warfare AAW
Air force instruction AFI Anti ballistic missile ABM
Air force instruction (special) AFI (S) Anti Missile Defence AMD

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Anti national elements ANE Authority, authorised or authorizing auth

Anti personnel A pers Authority Holding Sealed Particular AHSP
Anti radiation missile ARM Automatic, automate, automated, automation auto
Anti Ship Missile AShM Automatic replenishment system ARS
Anti submarine AS Automated Data Handling System ADHS
Anti Surface Warfare AsuW Automated Data Processing, Area Domination Patrol ADP
Anti Submarine Warfare ASW Automatic grenade launcher, Above Ground Level AGL
Anti Surface Vessel ASV Automatic Identification System AIS
Anti tank A tk Automatic Launch Test Facility ALTF
Anti tank guided missile / weapon ATGM / ATGW Automatic Message Switching System AMSS
Anti tank mobile team ATMT Automatic on Mains Failure Panel AMF Panel
Apparatus cable laying ACL Automatic Picture Transmission APT
Apparatus carrier telephony or air control team ACT Automatic Weather Observing System AWOS
Appendices appces Auxiliary or auxiliaries aux
Appendix appx Aviation avn
Apply, applied, application appl A Vehicle Waiting Area AVWA
Appoint, appointed or appointment appt Available, Availability Avbl (new)
Appraisal Report AR Aviation Fuel AF
Appreciate, appreciated or appreciation appre Aviation Turbine Fuel, Amphibious Task Force ATF
Approach or approached apch Azimuth az
Appropriate / appropriation aprop
Approx estimate (s), Adequately Exercised AE
Approximate, approximately or approximation approx
April Apr B
Area (suffix when referring to a specific area) A
Area of Operation, Army Order AO Back reference BR
Area of Interest AOI Bacteriological or bacteriologist bacter
Area of responsibility AOR Bad Weather BWx
Arithmetic logic unit ALU Bailey bridge, balloon barrage BB
Armament armt Bailey pontoon, Bailey Pontoon, Bearing Picket, BP
Armament research and development establishment ARDE Blood Pressure, Boundary Pillar
Armed Forces Medical Service Forms AFMSF Bailey pontoon bridge BPB
Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund AFPP Fund Bailey suspension bridge BSB
Armed Attack Helicopter AAH Bakery bky
Armour armr Balance(s), balanced bal
Armoured armd Ballistic missile defence BMD
Armour piercing, ammunition point, angle of AP Bandsman bdsman
projection Barrack bk
Armoured car armd C Barrack and Stores B/S
Armoured Command Vehicle, Air Conditioned ACV Barrel brl
Vehicle/ Air Cushioned Vessel Base air defence centre BADC
Armoured Delivery Regiment ADR Base Air Defence Officer BADO
Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle AERV Base Air Defence Zone BADZ
Armoured Fighting Vehicle AFV Base ejection or budget estimate BE
Armoured Induction Cell AIC Base hospital BH

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Armoured Personnel Carrier APC Base depot or bomb disposal BD

Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot APDS Base Victualling Yard BVY
Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot APFSDS Basic Empty Weight BEW
Armoured recovery vehicle ARV Battalion bn
Army act, air adviser or air attaché AA Battery bty
Army order AO Battery commander or battle casualty BC
Army photographic interpretation section APIS Battle damage assessment BDA
Army post office APO Battlefield surveillance system BSS
Army postal service APS Battlefield surveillance radar BFSR
Army strategic operational information dissemination ASTROIDS Battlefield air interdiction BAI
system Battlefield air strikes BAS
Army switched static communication network ASCON Battle physical efficiency test (s) BPET
Army Group Insurance Fund AGIF Board of officers BOO
Army Maintenance Area AMA Beach head beach H
Army Wives Welfare Association AWWA Bearing bg
Army Training Note ATN Beginners all Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BASIC
Army Training Memorandum ATM Bench mark, brigade major or branch memorandum BM
Arrange, arranged or arrangement arng Between betn
Arrive, arrived, arrival or arriving arr Beyond economical repairs BER
Artificial intelligence, Airborne Interception, Air AI Beyond local repair BLR
Interdiction, Army Instruction Beyond visual range BVR
Artillery arty Bill of Qualities BQ
Artillery Combat Command & Control System ACCCS Binoculars bino
Ashoka Charka, armoured corps, alternating current AC Bird Strike BS
Assault aslt Biological warfare BW
Assault Track Way ATW Bivouac biv
Assemble, assembled, assembly assy Blood Transfusion Department BTD
Assembly area assy A Board or bound bd
Assembly language/ annual leave AL Board of Inquiry BOI
Assist, assisted, assistance, assisting, assistant asst Board Proceedings BPs
Assistant civilian staff officer ACSO Bomb line or breach loading BL
Assistant civilian staff officer (technical) ACSO (Tech) Bomb release point BRP
Assisted Maintenance Period AMP Bombardment liaison officer, Base Logistic Officer BLO
Assistant Military Secretary, Area Monitoring System AMS Bombing report bombrep
Assistant Provost Marshall APM Book of reference BR
Assessment Year AY Border bdr
Assure, assured, assurance asur Border Security Force BSF
Assam Rifle, Army Rules, Appraisal Report AR Bottom Dead Centre BDC
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal AVSM Boulder bldr
Attach, attached or attachment att Boundary bdy
Attack attk Bounded, bounding bnd
Attack helicopter AH Break, brake, broken, breaking brk
Attempt, attempted, attempting atmt Branch / bridge, bridging br
Attention attn Branch Commissioner BC
August Aug Branch memorandum or Brigade Major BM

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Chief Inspector, Chief Instructor or Counter CI

Breathing Apparatus Self Contained Compressed Insurgency
Air BASCCA Chiefs of Staff COS
Bridge head br H Chiefs of staff committee COSC
Bridge laying tank BLT Chief operations officer or chief ordinance officer COO
Bridge, bridging, branch br Chief signal officer or civilian staff officer CSO
Briefing bfg Children’s education allowance CEA
Brigade bde Chronic Mountain Sickness / Central Maintenance CMS
Brigadier Brig Station / Combat management system
Brigade maintenance area BMA Circuit cct
Broad gauge BG Circular error of probability CEP
Border Out Post/ Boat Opening Point BOP City compensatory allowance, Carrier Controlled CCA
Building bldg Approach
Building and Roads B/R Civil hired tpt CHT
Bulk encryption unit BEU Civil or civilian civ
Bullet proof jacket BPJ Class / classified / classification cl
Bullet proof patka BPP Clear Air Turbulence CAT
Bullet Ricochet BR Clearing/cleaning clg
Bulletin board service BBS Clerk Clk
Bunker bkr Close air support CAS
Burn Through Range BTR Close In Weapon System CIWS
Back Loading Point BLP Close Range Anti Aircraft CRAA
Battalion/Battery Havildar Major BHM Clothing Clo
Boat Off Loading Point BOLP Cloud Visibility OK CAV OK
Brick Lined Defence BLD Cluster bomb unit CBU
Built In Test Equipment BITE Coalition Cover CC
Bulk Breaking Point BBP Coaxial Coax
Column Coln
C Combat Comb
Combat air patrol CAP
Cabinet Committee on Security CCS Combat support operation CSO
Caliber, calibrate, calibrated or calibration cal Combat command / concerned clerk CC
Camouflage or camouflaged cam Combat group CG
Canal cnl Combat ready / confidential report / cas return CR
Canteen stores department CSD Combat team / combat trainee CT
Cantonment cantt Combat Vehicle, Critical Vulnerability, Concession CV
Capsule/capacity (ies) cap Voucher
Capital Repair Cap Rep Combat Engineer Tractor CET
Capability capb Combat Engineer Training Brick CETB
Carpenter carp Combat Engineer Training Camp CETC
Cartographer, cartographic carto Combat Net radio CNR
Car post, check post / point, command post, contact CP Combined operations centre COC
point or counter penetration or contingency plan Command Comd
Carbine carb Command Accounting Note CAN
Care of C/o Command Accounts Circular Letter CACL

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Carrier battle group CBG Command Central Welfare Fund CCWF

Carrier borne ground liaison officer CBGLO Command and control C2
Carrier borne ground liaison section CBGLS Command, Control, Communication, Computers, C4ISR
Carrier Controlled Approach CCA Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Carrier Task Force CTF Command and control warfare C2W
Carton or container ctn Command control communication and intelligence C3I
Cartridge cart Command control communication computers and C4I2
Cash Requisition CR information intelligence
Cash Monetary Limit CML Command hospital CH
Casual leave, centre line or confinement to lines CL Command information and decision support system CIDSS
Casualty, casualties or casual cas Command post officer or central police organisation CPO
Casualty evacuation cas evac Commandant Comdt
Casualty return CR Commander Cdr
Category, categorise, categorisation cat Command comd
Categorisation / Instrument Rating Cat/IR Command Line of Sight CLOS
Cater, catered, catering catr Commander amphibious task force CATF
Cautionary met report CMR Commander’s Estimate of the Situation CES
Cavalry Cav Commander task group CTG
Cease fire line CFL Commander task force CTF
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Celsius (Centigrade ‘Old Terminology) C Commander task unit CTU
Centimeter (s) cm Commander task element CTE
Central Accounts Office Airman Pay Wing CAO APW Commanding comdg
Central Accounts Office Armed Forces Personnel CAO AFPPF Commanding officer CO
Provident Fund Commercial-off-the-shelf COTS
Central Discussion, Civil Defence, Combat CD Committee of defence planning CDP
Development or Coast Defence Commodore Commanding Submarines COMCOS
Central Electronic System Calibration Laboratory CESCAL Communication comn
Central vehicle depot CVD Communication centre comncen
Central, centrally cent Communication intelligence comint
Centre for Automated Military Survey CAMS Communication plan complan
Central Processing Unit, Connect & put up CPU Communication zone comn Z
Centre for Leadership and Behavioural Studies CLABS Communication jamming/intelligence/security Comjam / comint / comsec
Certificate or certify cert Company coy
Certificate Issue Voucher CIV Comparative Statement of Quotes CSQ
Certificate Receipt Voucher CRV Compensation in lieu of quarters CILQ
Certified true copy CTC Competent financial authority or converter field CFA
Channel(s), charge, charged or charging ch artillery
Character per second CPS Component or composite comp
Charged Line Mine Clearance CLMC Composition composn
Check aviator, counter attack or civil affairs CA Comprehensive National Power CNP
Check point / post, command post, contact point, CP Comprehensive Naval Allowance List CNAL
car post or counter penetration Computer cmptr
Chemical and biological warfare CBW Company Havildar Major CHM
Chemical or chemist chem Computer Based Training CBT
Chemical warfare or continuous wave CW Complete Equipment Schedule CES

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Concentrate, concentrated or concentration conc Date, dated dt

Concept of Operations CONOPS Date of Reporting DOR
Concurrent Review Board CRB Day d
Conference conf Dead Weight Tonnage DWT
Confidential confd Death cum retirement gratuity DCRG
Confidential report / combat ready / cas return CR December Dec
Conjunction conj Decontaminate, decontaminated, decontamination decn
Connectivity contv Decrease, decreased, decreasing decr
Conserve, conserved or conservancy consv Decisive Point DP
Construct, constructed or construction constr Defect Investigation Report DIR
Consult, consultant or consultation conslt Defence, defensive, defend or defended def
Container or carton ctn Defence Accounts Department DAD
Container Security Initiative CSI Defence Codification Authorities DCA
Contaminated area/sector/zone Contam A/S/Z Defence communication system DCS
Contingency cgy Defence Estate Officer DEO
Contributory Provident Fund CPF Defence planning staff DPS
Control and reporting C&R Defence Procurement Manual DPM
Control and reporting centre/cyclic redundancy CRC Defence Procurement Procedure DPP
check/ Combat readiness checks Defence Services Catalogue DS Cat
Control/controlled cont Defence Services Officers Provident Fund DSOPF
Controller defence accounts CDA Defence service regulations DSR
Controller of Accounts (Factories) CA (Fys) Defence Services Staff College DSSC
Controller of Defence Accounts (Air Force) CDA (AF) Defence Supplies DS
Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) CDA (P) Defence Satellite Agency DSA
Controller general defence account CGDA Defended area / sector / zone Def A / S / Z
Controller Programme for Micro Processor CP/M Deficiency, deficient defi
Conversion, conceal, concealed, concealment con Defence Services Regulations - Dress Regulations DSR – DR
Defence Services Regulations - Leave Regulations DSR – LR
Converter of moment C of M Defence Services Regulations - Mechanical Vehicle DSR – MVR
Convoy cvy Regulations
Cooperate, cooperated, cooperation or cooperating coop Defence Services Regulations - Regulations for the DSR – RA
Coordinate, coordinated, coordination or coord Army
coordinating Defence Services Regulations - Travel Regulations DSR – TR
Coordinated Anti Submarine Exercise CASEX Defence service officers provident fund DSOP fund
Cordon and search operations/command air staff CASO Defend, Reinforce, Attack, Withdraw, Delay DRAW-D
orders Defensive fire (save our souls) DF (SOS)
Corporation corpn Defensive fire or direction finding / finder DF
Corps maintenance area CMA Defence research and development organisation DRDO
Correspond, corresponded, corresponding, corres Degree deg
correspondence Deliver, delivered or delivery del
Corps Battle School CBS Delivery point del P
Corps Axis of Maintenance CAM Demi Official, Duty Officer, Direction Officer, Daily DO
Corps Image Interpretation team CIIT Order
Corps Surveillance Centre CSC Demolish, demolished or demolition dem
Counter Mortar CM Demonstrate, demonstrated, demonstration demo

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Counter air operation CAO Density dens

Counter attack, civil affairs or check aviator CA Depart, departed, departing, departure or depot dep
Counter bombardment CB Department or departmental dept
Counter bombardment officer CBO Deploy, deployed, deployment or deployability dply
Counter insurgency force CIF Depth Below Keel DBK
Counter surface force operations CSFO Deputy dy
Course of Action CoA Deputy asst provost marshal DAPM
Court of inquiry C of I Deputy director DD
Counter Proxy War Posture CPWP Deputy financial advisor / draft for approval/ Details
Counter Proxy War Operation CPWO as Follows DFA
Corps Air Space Control Centre CACC Deputy provost marshal DPM
Cover, covered, covering cov Desert warfare DW
Craftsman or craftsmen cfn Deserter dstr
Crafts of Opportunity CsOOP Desired mean point of impact DMPI
Crest clearance graph CC Graph Despatch / despatched/ despatchment / despatcher desp
Critical path method CPM Destroy, destroyed or destruction destr
Cross roads x rds Detach, detached or detachment det
Crossing xg Detail, detailed, detailment detl
Cryptographic centre crypcen Detailed issue depot/direct inward dialling DID
Cubic cu Detonator dtnr
Current Year CY Develop, developed or development devp
Current Weather Instrument System CWIS Deviation devn
Cylinder cyl Defence Intelligence Agency DIA
Department of Defence DoD
Diesel High Pour Point DHPP
D Deputy Provost Marshall, Defence Procurement
Manual DPM
Daily allowance or Dearness Allowance, Defence Department of Telecommunication, Division
Attache DA Operation Track DOT
Daily Cash Balance Register DCBR Diagram, diameter dia
Daily occurrence book/Date of Birth DOB Digital Data Acquisition System DDAS
Daily order part I / II DO Pt I / II Digital Data Link DDL
Daily servicing section/decision support system DSS Digital Data entry DDE
Damage (s/d) dmg,dmgs,dmgd Direct, director, directed, directive dir
Danger, dangerous dgr Direction Finding DF
Dangerous Drug, Demand Draft, Debris Damage DD Direct Purchase Order DPO
Dangerously Ill / Daily Inspection, Defence DI Direct Sequencing Spread Spectrum DSSS
Investigation Directing staff DS
Dangerously ill list DIL Direction(s) dirn
Data Base Management System DBMS Direction of Rotation DOR
Data Collection Plat-Form DCP Director general DG
Data comn eqpt DCE Director General of Civil Aviation DGCA
Data switch D Sw Directorate General Defence Lands & Cantonment DGDLC
Data terminal eqpt DTE Directorate of Accounts Circular Letter DACL
Date time group DTG Directorate of audit Defence Services DADS

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Directorate general of inspection DGI Embark, embarked or embarkation Emb

Directorate general resettlement DGR Emergency emer
Directorate general of supplies and disposal DGS & D Emergency commission EC
Directorate dte Emergency commissioned officer ECO
Direct Current, District Commissioner DC Emergency Life Saving Apparatus ELSA
Direction of Own Artillery Fire DOOAF Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon EPIRB
Discharge or discharged disch Emergence Repair Dry Docking ERDD
Discipline or disciplinary discp Emplane, emplaned or emplanement empln
Discrepancy Report, Despatch Rider, Dead DR Employ, employed or employment emp
reckoning Enclose, enclosed or enclosure encl
Discrete Address Beacon System DABS Endeavour endvr
Discussion dscn Enemy en
Disperse, dispersed, dispersal disp Enemy Contact Report ECR
Dispersal line dis L Enemy Course of Action ECOA
Dispersal point dis P Engineering officer EO
Disposition disposn Engineer engr
Distance/district dist Engineering engg
Distance Measuring Equipment DME Engineer equipment mechanic EEM
Distinguished Visitor’s Programme DVP Engineer Equipment Marshalling Harbour EEMH
Distribute, distributed or distribution distr Engineer theatre stores reserve ETSR
Distributed Message Switching System DMSS Envelop, envelopment envp
Distributed Resource System DRS Environment, Environmental envt
Distributory disty Equipment eqpt
District court martial DCM Equipment Out of Action EOA
Ditch cum bund DCB Equipment Table Revision Committee ETRC
Ditto Dd Equipment Table Schedule ETS
Diving Support Vessel DSV Equipment Full Charge EFC
Diving Support Rescue Vessel DSRV Equipment management or electro magnetic EM
Division or divisional div Equipment regulations ER
Divisional administrative area DAA Espionage espg
Divisional air defence centre DADC Essential vehicle column EVC
Division Air Space Control Centre DACC Establish, established or establishment est
Divisional maintenance area DMA Estimate, estimated, estimation esmt
Dockyard Completion Date DCD Estimated Position EP
Document(s), documentation docu Estimated Sonar Range ESR
Dots per Inch DPI Estimated storage life ESL
Doctrine doc Etcetera etc
Dozen doz Evacuate, evacuated or evacuation evac
Draft For Approval DFA Evaluate or evaluation eval
Draft Govt Letter DGL Examination exam
Draughtsman or draughtsmen dtmn Exchange, exchanged exch
Dropping zone DZ Exclude, excluded, excluding or exclusive excl
Driver dvr Exclusive economic zone EEZ
Driver Mechanical Transport DMT Excused Duty ED
Duplicate dupl Executive, execution exec

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Duty air traffic control officer DATCO Exempli gratia (for example) eg
Duty cipher officer DCO Exercise, exercised ex
Duty medical officer DMO Exhaust Trail Indicator ETI
Duty signal officer DSO Expected Date of Completion EDC
Expected time of arrival / departure ETA / ETD
E Expeditionary force EF
Expeditionary Strike Group ESG
Early warning radar EWR Expenditure expdr
Early warning or electronic warfare EW Experiment expt
Earth moving plant/electro magnetic pulse EMP Exploit, exploited or exploitation expl
East north east ENE Explosive exp
East south east ESE Ex-servicemen exsm
Echelon ech Ex serviceman Contributory Health Scheme ECHS
Economical/economic/economy econ Extension extn
Education or educational edn Extra Issue EI
Education training grant ETG Extra regimental employment/employee or extra ERE
Effective eff regimentally employed
Effect Based Operations EBO
Effective Radiated Power ERP
Efficiency / efficient effi F
Electric, electrical elec
Electro Cardio Graph ECG Fabricate, Fabrication, Fabricating fabr
Electrical and mechanical E&M Facsimile Fax
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Electronics and mechanical engineers regulation(s) EMER Fahrenheit F
Electronics and Mechanical Engineers EME Fairly Wide Spread FWS
Electrician, electronic(s) elect Fast Attack Craft, Fighter Air Controller FAC
Electro magnetic compatibility EMC Fast Attack Craft – Missile FAC-M
Electro magnetic interference EMI Fast Interceptor Craft FIC
Electro Magnetic Pulse, Extended Mine Plough EMP Fatal ftl
Electro Optical EO Favourable Air Situation FAS
Electronic Chart Display and Information System ECDIS February Feb
Electronic counter measures ECM Field fd
Electronic counter counter measure(s) ECCM Field ammunition depot FAD
Electronic data processing EDP Field artillery tractor FAT
Electronic data processing system EDPS Field craft or fire control FC
Electronic emission policy EEP Field force or fire fighting FF
Electronic emission security EES Field Marshal or frequency modulation / modulated
Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only or force multiplier FM
Memory EEPROM Field ordnance depot FOD
Electronic Intelligence elint Field post office FPO
Electronic private automatic branch exchange EPABX Field security FS
Electronic private automatic exchange EPAX Field security officer FSO
Electronic support measures or end strip marker ESM Field service marching order FSMO
Electronic warfare control centre EWCC Field service regulation FSR
Electronic warfare intelligence EWINT Field supply depot or first sight dak FSD

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Fighter bomber FB General Hospital Areas GHA

Fighter ground attack FGA General Transport GT
Fighter group / fighting group F gp General post office or gun position officer GPO
Fighter Reconnaissance, Financial Regulation, FR General Provident Fund GPF
Forward Reference General Staff GS
Figure fig Generator, Generation genr
Financial Information System FIS Gentlemen Cadet or Gun Cotton GC
Financial Year FY Geographic reference geo ref
Financial fin Giga Hertz GHz
Financial Regulations part I / II FR Part I/II Giga Bytes BG
Fire direction centre FDC Glacier glr
Fire fighting or field force FF Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS
First aid FA Global Positioning System GPS
Fitter ftr Good Conduct Badge Pay GCB Pay
Fitter (Armoured Fighting Vehicles / Air Defence) ftr (AFV / AD) Government govt
Fire Plan, Financial Planning FP Government of India GoI
Fire Control Solution/ System FCS Grade gde
Fire Control Instrument FCI Gramme (gram) g
Fire Control Centre FCC Grant gt
Fire Power Umbrella FPU Granted gtd
First Salvo Effectiveness FSE Greenwich Mean Time, Glossary of Military Terms GMT
Fixed Cost Regulation FCQ Grenade gren
Fixed Disc Store FDS Grenadier gdr
Flag officer naval aviation FONA Grid reference GR
Flame thrower FT Gross Register Tonnage GRT
Flank flk Ground grnd
Fleet Mail Office FMO Ground attack GA
Flexible duck board FDB Ground controlled approach GCA
Flight flt Ground controlled interception GCI
Flight Deck Officer FDO Ground Control Station GCS
Flight Information Centre FIC Ground Defence/General Duty GD
Flight Information Region FIR Ground liaison officer GLO
Flight Refuelling Aircraft FRA Ground of tactical importance GTI
Fleet Mail Office FMO Ground Radar Availability & Maint Monitoring GRAMMS
Fleet Maintenance Unit FMU System
Fleet Replenishment Unit FRU Ground Zero GZ
Floating Dock Navy FDN Group, grouped, grouping gp
Flotilla Technical Support Unit FTSU Group Insurance Scheme GIS
Flying flg Guard gd
Foot, feet ft Guardsman or guardsmen gdsm
Following fwg Guerrilla warfare or guided weapon GW
Folding Boat Equipment FBE Guided bomb unit GBU
Force air defence warfare co-ordinator FADWC Guided missile GM
Forecast Estimates FE Gun area gun A
Forecast Factor FF Gun Fire Area GFA

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Force Multiplier Command Post FMCP Gunner gnr

Foreign Military Service FMS Gun Displaying Unit GDU
Foreign Object Damage FOD Gun Shot Wound GSW
Formation fmn
Forming Up Place FUP
Forward, forwarded or forwarding fwd H
Forward air controller FAC
Forward airfield supply organization FASO Harassing Fire or High Frequency HF
Forward arming and refuelling point FARP Harbour or harboured harb
Forward assembly area FAA Hardened aircraft shelters HAS
Forward defended locality FDL Hard Hitting Mobile Team HHMT
Forward edge of battle area FEBA Hand Held Direction finder HHDF
Forward line of own troops FLOT Hand Held Thermal Imager HHTI
Forward Looking Infra Red FLIR Havildar Major Technical (all trades) HMT
Forward maintenance airfield/area FMA Head (as suffix only) H
Forward observation officer/Fleet Operation Officer FOO Head clerk HC
Forward Operating Base FOB Head of Department HOD
Forward Repair Increment FRI Headquarter / headquarters HQ
Forward Supply System FSS Head Up Display Weapon Aiming Computing
For example eg System HUDWAC
Fore Noon FN Health hlth
Fortification fortn Heavy hy
Fragmentation frag Heavy duty recovery vehicle HDRV
Free Foreign Exchange FFE Heavy machine gun HMG
Free from infection FFI Heavy mobile bridge HMB
Frequent, frequented, frequency freq Hectare ha
Frequency Hopping FH Hecto Pascal hPa
Friday Fri Height ht
Fuel oil and lubricants FOL Height of burst HOB
Furthest on Ellipse FOE Helicopter heptr
Full Width Mine Plough FWMP Helicopter Pad helipad
Fuel for Warming and Drying FFWD Helicopter borne HB
Fuze fz Helicopter Control Officer HCO
Helicopter landed/landing helildg
G Helicopter lift helilift
Helicopter In Flight Refuelling HIFR
Gallon gal Hertz hz
Garrison grn Highly Active Field Area HAFA
Garrison Engineer GE High altitude area HAA
Garrison Military Police GMP High Altitude Long Endurance HALE
Garrison Field Officer GFO High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema HAPO
Gasoline gas High Altitude Cerebral Oedema HACO
General court martial/ Good Conduct Medal GCM High explosive/ Human error HE
General or generally Gen (for rk), gen High Explosive Anti tank HEAT
General Hospital GH High Explosive Squash Head HESH

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High Mobility Vehicle HMV Instruct, instructed, instruction, instructing or Instr

High power or horse power HP instructor
High Value Target HVT Instrument or instrumentation Inst
Hill compensatory allowance HCA Instrument flight rules IFR
Hygiene Instrument landing system ILS
Holding area, high angle, high altitude HA Instrument Meteorological Conditions IMC
House Rent Allowance HRA Instrument Rating Instructor IRI
Honorary hony Insurgent / insurgency Insur
Hospital hosp Interim Concentration Area ICA
Hostile / hostility hstl International Intl
House Rent Reimbursement HRR Integrated Defence Staff IDS
Hot War/Head Works HW Integrated Observation Equipment IOE
Hour (s) (specific clock time / gen) Hr/hr Integrated Air Command and Control System IACCS
Howitzer how Integrated Data Management System IDMS
Human Intelligence humint Integrated Logistics Management System ILMS
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief HADR Integrated Management Information Systems IMIS
Human Resource Management System HRMS Integrated Pay Accounting and Disbursement IPADS
Human Resource Development HRD System
Human rights HR Integrated Ship Management System ISMS
Human rights commission HRC Integrated Victualling Management System IVMS
Hygiene hyg Intelligence / intelligent Int
Hygiene and Chemical Hyg & chem Intelligence Bureau IB
Intelligence Officer, Initiating Officer IO
Intelligence report Intrep
I Intelligence Summary Isum
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and
Identification friend or foe IFF Reconnaissance
Identity card I card ISTAR
Identity, identify, identified or identification iden Intensive care unit ICU
Illuminate, illuminated, illumination or illuminating ill Intercommunication Intercom
Immediate replenishment group IRG Inter Continental Ballistic Missile ICBM
Immediate or immediately imdt Interim Location Point ILP
Image Intensifier II Interdict, interdicted, interdiction Interdict
Implement, implemented, implementation impl International Maritime Organisation IMO
Important or importance imp International Maritime Law IML
Improvised explosive device IED International Maritime Satellite INMARST
in accordance with iaw International shipping lanes ISL
Indian Naval Book of Reference INBR International Ship and Port Security ISPS
Inch or inches in / ins Intermediate Inter
Incharge, internal combustion or integrated circuit IC Intermediate Overhaul IOH
Include, included, inclusive, inclusion or including incl Internal security IS
Income Tax IT International Intl
Increase, increased, increment, increasing incr International Standard Atmosphere ISA
Independent indep International Subscriber Dialling ISD
Indian Air Force or Indian army form IAF Interpret, interpreted, interpretation, interpreter Intpt

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Indian Meteorological Department IMD Interrogate, interrogated, interrogation, interrogator Interog

Indian military training team IMTRAT Interrupted Continuous Wave ICW
Indian Army IA Introduce, introduced, introduction Intro
Indian Coast Guard ICG Invaliding medical board IMB
Indian National Satellite (system) INSAT Inventory Inv
Indian Navy IN In lieu of inlieu
Indian Naval Ship, Inertial Navigation System INS Investigate, investigated, investigation, investigating Inv
Indian Naval Academy INA Issue voucher IV
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium IONS Ischemic Heart Disease IHD
Indian Ocean Region IOR
Indian small arms system INSAS J
Indian Standard Time IST
Indian Remote Sensing IRS Jammer / Jamming Jx
Indigenous Explosive Device IED January Jan
Individual (s) Indl Jelly Filled Cable JFC
Individual running ledger account IRLA Joint Jt
Indoctrinate, indoctrinated or indoctrination Iindoc Joint air defence centre JADC
Indo Tibetan Border Police ITBP Joint Air Defence Operation Officer JADOO
Induction Indn Joint army air operation room JAAOR
Individual Training Cycle ITC Joint army and air operation centre JAAOC
Indian Ocean Region IOR Joint cipher bureau JCB
Inescapable Ines Joint communication electronic committee JCEC
Infantry Inf Joint Degradation, Planning and Execution Group JDPEG
Infantry combat vehicle ICV Joint electronic warfare board JEWB
Infantry Weapon Effect Simulator System IWESS Joint intelligence committee JIC
Infiltrate, infiltrated or infiltration Infilt Joint operation centre JOC
Influence Mines, Infantry Mortar IM Joint operations and information room JOIR
Information technology IT Joint Operations Planning Process JOPP
Inform, informed or information Info Joint planning committee JPC
Information warfare IW Joint Planning Group JPG
Infra red IR Joint Service Specifications JSS
Infra red counter measures IRCM Joint services staff duties JSSD
Infrared line scan IRLS Joint services standing operating procedure JSSOP
Initial point IP Joint signal intelligence board JSIB
Injection, injury, injured Inj Joint Surveillance Target Acquisition JSTARS
Inland Water Transport IWT reconnaissance System
Inspect, inspected, inspection, inspecting Insp Joint training committee JTC
Inspection bungalow, intelligence bureau or IB Judge Advocate General JAG
international border Judging distance or joint director JD
Inspector General Nuclear Safety IGNS July Jul
Inspector General, Inspector-in-Gunnery IG Junction junc
Installation Instln June Jun
Institute, instituted, institutional Instt Jungle warfare JW
Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis IDSA Junior jr
Institute of Armament Technology IAT Junior command JC

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Junior commissioned officer JCO Line telegraphy or low tension LT

Liquified Natural Gas LNG
Liquified Oxygen LOX
K Liquid Crystal Display LCD
Listening post, local purchase or low power LP
Kerosene kero Lithographical or lithograph Litho
Key defended locality(s) KDL Litre ltr
Key location plan KLP Linear Image Self Search LISS
Key result area KRA Load ld
Killed in action KIA Local area network LAN
Kilo Bits per Second Kbps Local Flotilla Locflot
Kilogram(s) kg Local Power Control LPC
Kilohertz kHz Local Naval Authority LNA
Kilolitre(s) kl Local Naval Defence LND
Kilometer(s) km Local Test Audit Report LTAR
Kilometers per hour, kilometre(s) kmph Local warning LW
Kilometers per litre kmpl Local warning radar LWR
Kilometer in 2 Hours KM2H Locate, located, location, locating or locality loc
Kilotonne kt Logarithm or logarithmic log
Kilo Volt ampere KVA Logistic or logistics lgs
Kilowatt Kw Logistic Information System LIS
Kirti Chakra KC Logistic requirement logreq
Kit Maintenance Allowance KMA Longitude long
Knot kn Long Range / Long Refit LR
Long Range Identification and Tracking LRIT
Long range oblique photography LOROP
Long range patrol LRP
Long Range Surface to Air Missile LRSAM
Long Range Reconnaissance and Observation LORROS
L System
Long Term Re-Equipment Plan LTREP
Laboratory or labour lab Logistic Support Area LSA
Land air operation / local audit officer LAO Low Altitude Short Endurance LASE
Land force commander LFC Low Frequency, Low Flying LF
Landing, Leading ldg Low Frequency Acoustics and Ranging LOFAR
Landing craft assault / light combat aircraft LCA Low intensity conflict / operations LIC/LICO
Landing craft mechanised LCM Low Intensity Maritime Operations LIMO
Landing craft or line of control LC Low level LL
Landing craft tank LCT Low level air defence LLAD
Landing craft utility LCU Low Level Radar Networking Group LRNG
Landing craft vehicles and personnel LCVP Low medical category LMC
Landing ground LG Low power, listening post or local purchase LP
Landing platform dock LPD Lower division clerk LDC
Landing Ship Dock LSD Lower rate of ration allowance LRA
Landing platform helicopter LPH Lowest Astronomical Tide LAT

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Landing Safety Officer LSO Lubricant, lubricate, lubricated or lubrication lub

Landing ship LS
Landing ship tank LST M
Landing vehicle tracked LVT
Landing zone LZ Mach number mach
Landmark landmk Machine gun or metre gauge MG
Lane control post LCP Magazine or magnetic mag
Large Scale Integration LSI Magnetic anomaly detector or mutually assured MAD
Laser guided bomb LGB destruction
LASER guided projectile LGP Magnetic Tape System MTS
LASER range finder LRF Maha Vir Charka MVC
Last flt servicing LFS Main battle tank MBT
Last Purchase Price LPP Main Dressing Station MDS
Last ration certificate / local repair contract LRC Main file or medium frequency MF
Latitude lat Main Select List, Mean Sea Level MSL
Launcher lr Main Power Requirement MPR
Laundryman laundry Maintain, maintained, maintaining or maintenance maint
Leader ldr Maintenance control centre MCC
Legal Continental Shelf LCS Maintenance War Reserve MWR
Leave lve Main Point of Burst MPB
Leaving Pending Requirement LPR Major financial & Accounting Irregularities MFAI
Leave ration allowance LRA Major Maj
Leave Travel Concession LTC Man portable air defence system MANPADS
Lecture lec Man power/ Military Police/ Member of Parliament MP
Lecture-cum-demonstration LDM Management mgt
Left out of battle LOB Management information system MIS
Letter of Proceedings/Limit of Penetration LOP Manager mgr
Liaison officer LO Manoeuvre mvre
Life Cycle Clothing LCC Man Power Planning MPP
Light Emitting Diode LED Manufacture mfr
Light, Lieutenant Lt, Lt (for rank) Manual of Military Law MML
Light air defence lt AD March Mar (month)
Light amplification by stimulated emission of Marine Pollution MARPOL
radiation LASER Maritime Air Operations MAO
Light Duty, LASER Designator LD Maritime Capability Perspective Plan MCPP
Light machine gun LMG Maritime Commandoes MARCOS
Light recovery vehicle LRV Maritime Domain Awareness MDA
Light Repair Workshop LRW Maritime Exclusion Zone MEZ
Limited Ltd Maritime headquarters MHQ
Limiting Danger Line LDL Maritime operations / (joint operations) centre MOC / MJOC
Limiting Lines of Approach LLA Maritime Operations Room MOR
Limiting Lines of Submerged Approach LLSuA Maritime patrol aircraft MPA
Line of actual control LAC Maritime reconnaissance or map reading or medium
Line of communication L of C range or medium refit MR
Line of sight L of S Maritime Zones of India MZI

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Married Accommodation Project, Medical Aid Post MAP Mobile Assault Floating Bridge MAFB
Mark mk Mobile Control and Reporting Centre MCRC
Marking mkg Mobile Check Post MCP
Mask/masking msk Mobile Repair Team MRT
Master Control Centre MCC Mobile Pulse Doppler Radar MPDR
Master Data Sheet, Main Dressing Station, Motor Mobile Observation Flight MOF
Despatch Service MDS Mobile Fire Controller MFC
Material mtrl Mobile Tropo Scatter Terminal MTT
Material Failure, Main File, Medium Frequency MF Mobile Surgical Unit MSU
Material Organisation, Military Operations, Medical MO Mobile Logistic Support System MLSS
Officer Modify, modified or modification mod
Matric Entry Rate MER Modulated/ de-modulated modem
Maximum max Momentum mmt
Meals ready to eat MRE Monday Mon
Mean point of impact MPI Monthly mly
Mean time between failure MTBF Monthly Maintenance Figure MMF
Mean time To Repair MTTR Mortar mor
Mechanic, mechanical or mechanised mech Motivate, motivated, motivation mtv
Medical equipment scale ME scale Motorcycle, Movement Control, Military Cross MC
Medical inspection or military intelligence MI Motor Vessel MV
Medium machine gun MMG Motor or motorized mot
Medium range anti submarine torpedo carrying Mountain mtn
helicopter MATCH Mountain Warfare, Medium Wave MW
Medium, medical or medicine med Mountainous mtnous
Medium Altitude Medium Endurance MAME Mount / mounted mt / mtd
Medium Range Ballistic Missile MRBM Movement Control Officer MCO
Meeting or mounting mtg move, moved, movement or moving mov
Megabytes per second Mbps Movement and Identification M&I
Mega tonnes or mount mt Moving target indicator MTI
Mega Byte MB Mujahid / mujahideen mjd
Mega Hertz mhz Multi barrel rocket launcher MBRL
Member of parliament or military police MP Multi Link Operator Dialing MLOD
Memorandum memo Multi Sensor Tracking MST
Memorandum of understanding MOU Mutual or mutually mut
Memory mem Muzzle loading ML
Mess Assistant Mess Asst Muzzle velocity MV
Mess maintenance allowance MMA
Message msg
Message Distribution Centre, Military Dental Central MDC N
Meteorology or meteorological met
Meteorological report metrep Namely or that is say ie
Metre(s) M Nadi, nala or nullah N (only as suffix)
Micro wave landing system MLS Nao Sena Medal NM
Mid life update / Mid Life Upgrade MLU Nape of the earth flying NOE
Military engineering or mechanical equipment ME Narrative Narr

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Military mil Narrow gauge NG

Military adviser / assistant / attaché, mountain National Information Board NIB
artillery MA National Air Guard NAG
Military Communication Satellite MILCOMSAT National Airport Authority NAA
Military Credit Note MCN National Cadet Corps NCC
Military engineer service MES National Defence Fund NDF
Military estate officer MEO National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration NOAA
Military forwarding organisation MFO National Security Council NSC
Military hospital MH National Security Guard NSG
Military lands and cantonment directorate ML & C Dte National Security Policy NSP
Military landing officer MLO National Remote Sensing Agency NRSA
Military nursing service MNS Naval Controller of Shipping Organisation NCSO
Military Operations Other Than War MOOTW Naval Cooperation and Guidance to Shipping NCAGS
Military secretary MS Naval Enterprise Wide Area Network NEWN
Military training or mechanical transport MT Naval gun fire support NGFS
Mechanical Transport Officer MTO Navy Instruction NI
Million Metric Tonnes MMT National Technology Facility Organisation NTFO
Millimetric wave radar MWR Navy Order NO
Millimetre ml Navy Order (special) NO (S)
Millimetre mm Naval Pay Office/Naval Post Office NPO
Militant mlnt Naval Police NP
Miniature Unattended Ground Sensor MUGS Naval provost marshal NPM
Mine counter measure MCM Naval Staff Qualitative Requirement NSQR
Mine Countermeasures Vessel MCMV Naval Standing Establishment Committee NSEC
Mine field minefd Navigation , navigate, navigational, navigator navig
Mine protected vehicle MPV Nautical Miles nm
Minimum or minute min Nearest railway station NRS
Ministry of Defence MoD Necessary action n/a
Ministry of Defence (Production MoD (Prod) Negotiate, negotiated / negotiation / negotiating ngn
Ministry of Defence (Supplies) MoD (Sup) Network, networked, networking nw
Ministry of Finance (Defence) M of F(D) Network Centric Operations NCO
Miscellaneous misc neutralise or neutralised, neutralisation neutr
Missed Intercept Director Error MIDE Next of kin NOK
Missed Intercept Due to Weather MIWX Night ni
Missed Intercept Pilot Error MIPE Night vision binoculars NVB
Missile msl Night vision device NVD
Missile base msl B Night vision goggles NVG
Missile Danger Zone MDZ No abnormality detected NAD
Missing in action MIA Nodal Point node
Mission msn No Objection Certificate NOC
Mission Oriented Protective Posture MOPP No First Use (nuclear weapon policy) NFU
Mission Planning System MPS No further action NFA
Mobile telephone mob tel No Move Before NMB
Mobile, mobilise, mobilised, mobilisation or mobility mob No War No Peace NWNP
Mobile observation post MOP Noise to Power Ratio NPR

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Non Availability Certificate NAC Operational Security Opsec

Non availability, not available, not applicable or Operational Turn Around/ Over Target Requirement OTR
nursing assistant NA Operator opr
Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations NEO Opposite opp
Non Combat Enrolled NCE Order of Battle ORBAT
Non-Commissioned Officer NCO Orders Group O Gp
Non Field Force NFF Order Of March OOM
Non Service Pattern NSP Ordnance ord
Normal Entry Rate NER Organise, organised or organisation org
Non lethal weapons NLW Original equipment manufacturers OEM
Non-Public Fund NPF Other than married accommodation OTM accn
Non vegetarian non veg Out board motor OBM
North east NE Out of Area Contingencies OOAC
North north east NNE Out of area operations OOA ops
North north west NNW Out of Band Noise OBN
North west NW Out patient department OPD
Not Before NB Over snow vehicle OSV
Notices to Mariners NTM Over target requirement OTR
Not known NK Over The Horizon Targetting OTHT
Not on original NOO Overall Force Commander / Optical Fibre Cable, OFC
Not Recommended/ Normal refit NR Operator Fire Control
Not Yet Recommended/ Received NYR Overhaul O/L
Nothing to report NTR Overstaying / overstayal of leave OSL
Notice to airmen NOTAM Own time work OTW
Notification notfn Ounce oz
November Nov
Nuclear nuc
Nuclear biological and chemical warfare NBCW P
Nuclear Powered Submarine SSN
Nuclear warfare nuc W Page(s) (number) Pp
Number No Paise (when signifying amount) P
Pakistan Pak
Paper under consideration, Put up Correspondence PUC
O Parachute or paragraph para
Parachute supply parasup
Objection objn Parachute troops paratps
Objective obj Paramilitary forces PMF
Observation obsn Param Vir Chakra PVC
Observation orientation decision action OODA Param Vishisht Seva Medal PVSM
Observation post OP Part Case PC
Observe or observed obs Pamphlet Pamph
Observer Target Line OT Line Paratrooper / printer Ptr
Obstacle obst Part of annual leave PAL
Obstacle Crossing Control Organisation OCCO Passive Night Vision Device PNVD
Obstruction obstn Passive Towed Array Sonar PTAS

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Occupy, occupied, occupation, occupying Occu Park Pk

Ocean Going Tug OGT Passive air defence PAD
October Oct Patrol Ptl
Offensive offn Patrolling ptlg
Offensive air support OAS Peace Support Operations PSO
Offensive counter air OCA Peace Equipment Table PET
Office copy o/c Pension Payment Order, Procurement and
Officer offr Progressing Organisation PPO
Officer commanding OC Perday or period Pd
Officer Conducting Exercise OCE Per month, post meridian, Prime Minister, Provost pm, PM
Officer Scheduling Exercise OSE Marshal
Officer in tactical command OTC Permanent permt
Officer on special duty OSD Permanent echo, Peace Establishment, Plastic PE
Officer-in-charge OIC Explosive
Officer of the Day OOD Permanent defence/ Periscope depth PD
Officer of the Guard OOG Permanent commission / personnel computer, Part
Officer of the Watch OOW Case PC
Officiating offg Permanent Line PL
Offr mess OM Permanent Regular Commission PRC
Offshore Supply Vessel OSV Personal / private secretary, personal services or
On Job Training OJT post script PS
Open Tender Enquiry OTE Personal assistant or public address PA
Operation Below Threshold of War OBTW Personnel/Personal pers
Operate, operated, operation, operational, Personnel Qualification Standards PQS
operating op Personal Data System PDS
Operating System OS Personal Staff P Staff
Operation other than war OOTW Petroleum or petrol Pet
Operation order or ordnance officer OO Petroleum Point/ Protective Patrol PP
Operation research or operational research or other Petroleum Refilling Point PRP
rank (s) OR Petroleum, oil and lubricants POL
Operation Rooms Officer ORO Phase(s) Ph
Operation theatre OT Photo interpretation/interpreter PI
Operational Analysis OA Photograph, photographic or photography photo
Operational Control Authority OCA Photographic reconnaissance or public relations,
Operational Demand OD Preliminary Report PR
Operational Data Link ODL Physical proficiency test(s) PPT
Operational Defect OPDEF Physical training PT
Operational Defect Ship Tide Alongside OPDEF STA Picket/Pocket Pkt
Operational Hazard Report OHR Pierced steel planking PSP
Operational immediate OP IMMEDIATE Pilot Attack Instructor PAI
Operational logistics, Operation Logistics OL Pioneer Pnr
Operational Manoeuvre from the Sea OMFTS Pipe line Ppl
Operational Readiness Inspection ORI Pipeline Descent PLD
Operational readiness platform ORP Planning Plg
Operational Requirement OR Platoon/please Pl

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Plain Cement Concrete PCC Quarter or quartering qr

Point Pt Quarterly flying training report QFTR
Point Defence Missile System PDMS Quarterly security intelligence report(s) QSIR
Point of No Return/Power to Noise Ratio PNR Quick firing QF
Political, politically, politician Pol Quick reaction alert QRA
Portable or portability ptbl Quick reaction force QRF
Position posn Quick reaction team QRT
Position Course and Speed PCS Quote Specific Defect QSD
Position and Azimuth Determining System PADS
Post Office PO
Post Strike Damage Assessment PSDA R
Postal Life Insurance PLI
Post Retirement Insurance Cover PRIC Radar Data Processing / Processor/Radiated Power
Pound Lb Procedure RDP
Power Generation and Distribution PGD Radar or rider rdr
Power Take Off P T/O Radar warning receiver RWR
Practice, practise, practised or practical prac Radar homing and warning RHAW
Precedence prec Radial Rad
Precision guided munitions PGM Radiation Radn
Pre Commission Training PCT Radiation Hazard Radhaz
Predetermined route PDR Radio Direction Finder /finding, Rapid Deployment
Preliminary prelim Force RDF
Preliminary Revised Estimate PRE Radio frequency, range finder or representative
Premature Retirement PR fraction RF
Prepare, prepared, preparation or preparatory prep Radio Frequency Identification Device RFID
Presence cum Surveillance Mission PSM Radio mechanic/Raksha Mantri RM
Presentation pstn Radio Performance Monitor RPM
Pre-Refit Trials PRT Radio relay/railway receipt/Rashtriya Rifiles RR
Pre Work Up Ships Requirements PWSR Radio set RS
Prefabricated Bituminised Surface PBS Radio telegraphy R tg
Preparatory Bombardment Prep B Radio Telephony, Recruit’s Test, Range Table,
Prepare, prepared, preparation, preparatory Prep Religious Teacher RT
Price negotiation committee PNC Radius of action ROA
Priced Vocabulary of Engineer Stores PVES Radius of damage ROD
Priced Vocabulary of Medical Stores PVMS Rail head RH
Principle Medical Officer, Project Management Railway Rly
Organisation PMO Railway traffic officer RTO
Principal staff officer PSO Rajya Raksha Mantri RRM
Printed Circuit Board PCB Range finder, representative fraction or radio
Printer or paratrooper Ptr frequency RF
Prisoner(s) of War POW Range or ranging Rg
Private / pivot Pvt Rank Rk
Private Automatic Branch Exchange PABX Regimental Aid Post/Regimental Air Post RAP
Private Secretary PS Radar cross section RCS
Probable Date of Completion PDC Rear airfield supply organisation RASO

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Produce or production prod Rear area security RAS

Programme pgme Receipt and issue R&I
Programmable Read Only Memory PROM Receipt voucher or rendezvous RV
Progress, progressed, progressive prog Received Recd
Progress report progrep Receiver Rx
Project, projected, projectile, projection proj Reception Rxn
Project manager proj mgr Recognise, recognised or recognition Recog
Projector projr Recoilless Rcl
Proliferation Security Initiative PSI Recommend, Recommended, Recommendation, Recom
Promotion Board PB River R
Provision / provisioning provn Reconnaissance group R gp
Provost pro Reconnaissance or Reconnoiter Recce
Provost and Security P&S Reconnaissance and observation flight R & O flt
Provincial Armed Constabulary, Publics Account Reconnaissance and observation squadron R&O sqn
Committee PAC Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance and
Psychological operation/warfare Psyops/W Target Acquisition RISTA
Psychological, psychologist or psychology psy Recover, recovered or recovery Rec
Psychology, hearing, appendages, physical and eye SHAPE Recovery mechanic rech mech
Publication pub Recruit or recruitment Rect
Public relations officer PRO Recruiting officer, regimental order, routine order,
Public relations or photographic reconnaissance PR reviewing officer or record officer RO
Public Sector Undertaking PSU Recruiting organisation rtg org
Public Works Department PWD Redress of grievance ROG
Pull-up point PUP Refer, referred, reference Ref
Pulse Code Modulation PCM Refilling point, regimental police or rocket projectile RP
Pulse Recurrence Frequency PRF Refit Completion Refcom
Pulse Width, Prisoner of War PW Refit Slipped Refslip
Put up PU Refrigeration mechanic refrg mech
Put up with reference(s) PUR Refrigeration/ refrigerator/ refrigerating Refg
Put up Separately PUS Regiment or regimental Regt
Regimental Centre RC
Regimental Commission Officer RCO
Q Regimental Havildar Major RHM
Regimental Command Post RCP
Quadrant elevation/qr ending QE Regimental Headquarters RHQ
Qualification qual Regimental Medical Officer RMO
Qualification Pay QP Regimental Survey/Signal Officer RSO
Qualified flying instructor or qualified fit to be Regimental Treasure Chest RTC
instructor QFI Registry Regy
Qualitative requirement QR Registered Regd
Quality assurance QA Registration Regn
Quality control QC Regular, Regulation, Regulate, Regulated,
Quantity qty Regulating Reg
Quarter guard qr gd Regulations for the medical services of the army/
Quarter master QM Regulaions for the Medical Services Med Regs

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Regulations for Medical Services – Armed Forces RMSAF Search and Attack Units SAU
Regulations for the territorial army/Regulations of Search and rescue / Synthetic Aperture Radar SAR
Territorial Army TA Regs Search and Rescue Region SRR
Reinforcement Rft Search and Rescue Transponder SART
Reinforced Cement Concrete RCC Search light, special list or start line SL
Rejoin/rejoined Rjn Sea Port Of Disembarkation SPOD
Release, released, releasing Rel Seater or strength Str
Reliability Monitoring System Jaguar RMS JAG Second / Section Sec
Remote control unit RCU Second in command 2IC
Remotely piloted veh RPV Secretary Secy
Remotely Piloted Aircraft RPA Sector(s) sect (s)
Remotely Activated Influence Mine RAIM Secretariat Sect
Remote Controlled Improvised Explosive Device RCIED Sector air defence warfare commander SADWC
Remote Access Terminal REACT Select Special Report SPECI
Remote Delivered Mine System RDMS Self Maintenance Period SMP
Release Medical Board RMB Self propelled, starting point or start point SP
Remote Power Control RPC Self Screening Range SSR
Remount Rmt Semi Active Command to Line of Sight SACLOS
Reorganise, reorganised or reorganisation Reorg Sena Medal, Semi Mobile, Subedar Major, Sub
Repeat Rpt Marine SM
Repeated Rptd Senior/serial Sr
Replenish, replenished or replenishment Rple Senior civilian staff officer SCSO
Replenishment at Sea/Rear area security RAS Senior command/staff captain/Shaurya Chakra SC
Reportable Items Control system RICS Senior Executive Medical Officer SEMO
Report line or rocket launcher RL Senior instructor, Seriously Ill, signal Intelligence SI
Represent, represented or representative Rep Senior Non-Commissioned officer SNCO
Reproduce, reproduced or reproduction Repro Senior Officer Present Afloat SOPA
Request Assistance RA Senior Ammunition Technical Officer SATO
Request for Information RFI Senior Reviewing Officer, Senior Records Officer,
Request for Proposal RFP Station Routine Orders, Statutory Regulatory Order SRO
Required Reqd Senior scientific officer or station staff officer SSO
Requirement Reqmt Sequence Seq
Research and Analysis Wing RAW September, Sep Sep
Research and Development R&D Seriously ill list SIL
Research and Development Explosive RDX Service note SN
Reserve, reserves, reserved or reservation Res Services Sports Control Board SSCB
Reserve Select List RSL Serial Number S No
Reservist Resvt Serial (not Serviceable) Ser
Respect of r/o Serviceable, Serviceability, Sanctioned S
Responsible / responsibility Resp Shelling report Shelrep
Rest and recoup R&R Shift Duty Engineer, Software Development
Restricted Restd Establishment SDE
Restriction Restn Ship Defect Reporting System SDRS
Resuscitate or resuscitation Resuc Short Range Maritime Reconnaissance SRMR
Resurvey Medical Board RSMB Short Refit, Strategic reconnaissance SR

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Retention Retn Short service SS

Retention of Efficiency Test RET Short service commission / Small Ship Cipher SSC
Return/returned to unit RTU Short Stock Figure SSF
Reviewing officer RO Short take off and landing STOL
Revolutions per Minute RPM Short take off vertical landing STOVL
Revolution in military affairs, Road Mileage Sick in Quarters SIQ
Allowance RMA Side Lobe Suppression SLS
Revolver, Revolution, Revolved Rev Sideways looking air borne radar SLAR
Rifle Rif Signal, Signature Sig
Rifleman or riflemen Rfn Signal centre Sigcen
Right Rt Signal Training Centre STC
Rigorous Imprisonment RI Signal intelligence Sigint
River (only when used in conjunction with a name) R Signal officer-in-chief SO-in-C
Road head rd H Signalman Sogmn
Road or round Rd Signal Tender Enquiry STE
Road Opening Party ROP Signal Technical Officer STO
Rocket Rkt Signal Despatch Office, Schedule Despatch Officer SDO
Rocket projectile, regimental police or refilling point RP Signed sd/-
Roll-on roll-off (ferry or other ship) RO-RO Significant Meteorological Information SIGMET
Rotable Rot Simulator Sml
Round of Gun Fire RGF Situation Sit
Rounds per Gun Rpg Situation map Sitmap
Rules of engagement ROE Situation report Sitrep
Rules of the Road ROR Small arms ammunition SAA
Running Contract M count Small Intelligence Acquisition Team SIAT
Runway Rw Small Scale Integration SSI
Smart Message Alphanumeric Radio Transmission SMART
S Smoke Smk
Safaiwala / safaiwali Sfwl Software Sw
Safety Approach Sector SAS Soldier Sdr
Salvage Sal Solution Soln
Sand model discussion SMD South south east SSE
Sanitary or sanitation San South south west SSW
Sapper Spr Spacial Spac
Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal SYSM Space Application Centre SAC
Satellite Satl Speak Spk
Satellite communication satcom Special Spl
Saturday Sat Special despatch rider SDR
Save our Souls (emergency)/ Save our Souls, Special army instruction SAI
Struck Off Strength SOS Special army order SAO
Scattered Sct Special army training memorandum/memoranda SATM
Scheduled despatch service SDS Special boat section SBS
Scientific adviser or small arms SA Special compensatory allowance SCA
Scientific officer or staff officer SO Special heliborne operations SHBO
Sea lines of communication SLOC Special list, search light or start line/Sick Leave SL

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Special Forces SF
Specific gravity sp gr
Special Protection Group SPG
Special Test Equipment STE
Specification/ specify Spec
Speculative, speculation Specu
Speed of advance / senior officer administration SOA
Spread Spectrum SS
Squadron Sqn
Square / Squall Sq
Staff duties SD
Staff Message Control Centre SMCC
Stage, staged or staging Stg
Standard, standardise, standardised or
standardisation Std
Stand Alone Communication Unit SACU
Standard Operating procedure SOP
Standard Schedule of Rates SSR
Standing orders for war SOW
Stand off jammer SOJ
Start time ST
Statement of case S of C
Station Stn
Station Health Organisation SHO
Station Sick Quarter SSQ
Statutory Stat
Stationery Sty
Stay Behind Part SBP
Statistics or statistical Stats
Sten machine carbine SMC
Stenographer or steno typist Steno
Stereoscope or stereoscopic Stereo
Stock Stk
Stock Taking Board STB
Stores Accounting Instructions SAI
Store Demand STOREDEM
Store Hand Technical SHT
Store Keeper Technical SKT
Strategic, strategical or strategy Strat
Strengths – Weaknesses – Opportunities – Threats
(analysis) SWOT
Stretcher bearer/Stock Book SB
Strike Off Wastage SOQ
Struck Off Strength/ Save Our Souls SOS

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