Rick
08-05-2009, 07:34 AM
A
ACU - Army Combat Uniform
AED - Automated External Defibrillator
ALICE - All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
Ammo - Ammunition
AOW - Any weapon restricted by a ban which is NOT the assault weapon ban
APC - Armored Personnel Carrier
ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATT - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division of the IRS (the pre-68 administrators of the NFA)
AW - Assault Weapon
AWB - Assault Weapon Ban
AWB - Assault Weapons Ban
B
BAR - Browning Automatic Rifle
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
BFSC - Basic Firearms Safety Card (a CA-specific certification)
BHO - Bolt Hold Open
BI -Bug In
BIL - Bug In Location, (essentially the same as a BOL with the implication that you are already at your BIL)
BO - Bug Out
BO - Bug Out, Bail Out, Bugging Out
BOAT - Bug Out Altoids Tin
BOB - Bug Out Bag
BOL - Bug Out Location
BOV – Bug Out Vehicle
BTW - By The Way
BUG - Backup Gun
C
C&R - Curio and Relic
Camo - Camouflage
CB - Citizen Band Radio
CCL - Concealed Carry License
CCP - Concelaed Carry Permit
CCW - Concelaed Carry Weapon
CERT - Communication Emergency Response Team
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CM – Calcium Hypochlorite (Bleach in tablet form used for water purification)
CMP - Civilian Marksmanship Program
COE - Certificate of Eligibility (a CA-specific certification)
Commo - Communications
CONUS – Continental United States
CQB - Close Quarters Battle
CQC - Close Quarters Combat
CWP - Concealed Weapons Permit
D
DA - Double Action
DAO - Double Action Only
DD - Destructive Device
Decon – Decontamination
DEWAT - De-activated War Trophy
DIY - Do It Yourself
DOJ - Department Of Justice, usually for the state in question
E
E&E - Escape and Evasion
EDC - Every Day Carry
EMP - Electro-Magnetic Pulse
EMS - Emergency Medical Services
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
E-Tool - Entrenching Tool
F
FA - First Aid
FAIK - For All I Know
FAK - First Aid Kit
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FET - Federal Excise Tax
FFL - Federal Firearms License
FIFO – First In First Out (food rotation)
FMJ - Full Metal Jacket (bullet)
FRS - Family Radio Service
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
FWIW - For What Its Worth
ACU - Army Combat Uniform
AED - Automated External Defibrillator
ALICE - All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
Ammo - Ammunition
AOW - Any weapon restricted by a ban which is NOT the assault weapon ban
APC - Armored Personnel Carrier
ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATT - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division of the IRS (the pre-68 administrators of the NFA)
AW - Assault Weapon
AWB - Assault Weapon Ban
AWB - Assault Weapons Ban
B
BAR - Browning Automatic Rifle
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
BFSC - Basic Firearms Safety Card (a CA-specific certification)
BHO - Bolt Hold Open
BI -Bug In
BIL - Bug In Location, (essentially the same as a BOL with the implication that you are already at your BIL)
BO - Bug Out
BO - Bug Out, Bail Out, Bugging Out
BOAT - Bug Out Altoids Tin
BOB - Bug Out Bag
BOL - Bug Out Location
BOV – Bug Out Vehicle
BTW - By The Way
BUG - Backup Gun
C
C&R - Curio and Relic
Camo - Camouflage
CB - Citizen Band Radio
CCL - Concealed Carry License
CCP - Concelaed Carry Permit
CCW - Concelaed Carry Weapon
CERT - Communication Emergency Response Team
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CM – Calcium Hypochlorite (Bleach in tablet form used for water purification)
CMP - Civilian Marksmanship Program
COE - Certificate of Eligibility (a CA-specific certification)
Commo - Communications
CONUS – Continental United States
CQB - Close Quarters Battle
CQC - Close Quarters Combat
CWP - Concealed Weapons Permit
D
DA - Double Action
DAO - Double Action Only
DD - Destructive Device
Decon – Decontamination
DEWAT - De-activated War Trophy
DIY - Do It Yourself
DOJ - Department Of Justice, usually for the state in question
E
E&E - Escape and Evasion
EDC - Every Day Carry
EMP - Electro-Magnetic Pulse
EMS - Emergency Medical Services
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
E-Tool - Entrenching Tool
F
FA - First Aid
FAIK - For All I Know
FAK - First Aid Kit
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FET - Federal Excise Tax
FFL - Federal Firearms License
FIFO – First In First Out (food rotation)
FMJ - Full Metal Jacket (bullet)
FRS - Family Radio Service
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
FWIW - For What Its Worth