ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND INITIALISMS

AAA	Antiaircraft artillery
AAF	Army Air Forces
ACofS	Assistant chief of staff
ACSFOR	Assistant chief of staff for force development
AFEES	Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station
AFES	Armed Forces Examining Station
AFQT	Armed Forces Qualification Test
AFWST	Armed Forces Women's Selection Test
AGCT	Army General Classification Test
AGF	Army Ground Forces
AMSC	Army Medical Specialist Corps
ANC	Army Nurse Corps
ANG	Army National Guard
AR	Army regulation
ASA	Assistant secretary of the Army
ASA (M&RA)	Assistant secretary of Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
ASD	Assistant secretary of Defense
ASD (M)	Assistant secretary of Defense (Manpower)
ASD (M&RA)	Assistant secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
ASD (MRA&L)	Assistant secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics)
ASR	Adjusted service rating
ASU	Army service unit
AUS	Army of the United States
AWCOC	Associate WAC Company Officers Course
BIET	Basic Initial Entry Training
Bn	Battalion
BOB	Bureau of the Budget
BT	Basic training

Bul	Bulletin
Bur	Bureau
CASP	Civilian Acquired Skills Program
CG	Commanding general
CINC	Commander in chief
CINCUNC	Commander in chief, U.N. Command
Cir	Circular
CMH	Center of Military History
CNO	Chief of naval operations
CofS	Chief of staff
Comdr	Commander
CONARC	Continental Army Command
CONUS	Continental United States
DA	Department of the Army
DA GO	Department of the Army general order
DACOWITS	Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
DASA	Deputy assistant secretary of the Army
DASA (M&RA)	Deputy assistant secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
DASA (RA)	Deputy assistant secretary of the Army (Reserve Affairs)
DASD (M&RA)	Deputy assistant secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
DASD (M&RA) MPP	Deputy assistant secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) military personnel policy
DCS	Deputy chief of staff
DCSLOG	Deputy chief of staff for Logistics
DCSOPS	Deputy chief of staff for Operations
DCSPER	Deputy chief of staff for Personnel
DepDir	Deputy director
DF	Disposition form
Dir	Director; directive
Div	Division
DMPM	Director, Military Personnel Management
DMPP	Director, Military Personnel Policies
DOD	Department of Defense
DOPMA	Defense Officer Personnel Management Act
DOPMS	Defense Officer Personnel Management System

DOT	Director, Organization and Training
D/PAD	Director, Personnel and Administration
DPD	Director, Procurement and Distribution
DPPB	Director, Plans, Programs, and Budget
DSM	Distinguished Service Medal
DWAC	Director, Women's Army Corps
EEO	Equal Employment Opportunity
EO	Executive order
EPD	Enlisted Personnel Directorate
ERA	Equal Rights Amendment
ERC	Enlisted Reserve Corps
ETO	European Theater of Operations
ETS	Expiration of time in service
EWITA	Evaluation of Women in the Army study
FECOM	Far East Command
FMCR	Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
FORSCOM	Army Forces Command
G-1	Assistant chief of staff, Personnel
G-2	Assistant chief of staff, Intelligence
G-3	Assistant chief of staff, Operations; Assistant chief of staff, Organization and Training
G-4	Assistant chief of staff, Logistics
GAO	General Accounting Office
GED	General educational development [test]
GHQ	General headquarters
GO	General order
GPO	Government Printing Office
HDoc	House document
HR	House resolution
HRpt	House report
Incl	Inclosure
Ind	Indorsement
INSCOM	Intelligence and Security Command
IRR	Individual Ready Reserve
JAG	Judge advocate general
JCS	Joint Chiefs of Staff

LAW	Light antitank weapon
M&RA	Manpower and Reserve Affairs
MAAG	Military assistance advisory group
MACV	Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
Maj Coms	Major commands/commanders
MAX WAC	Women Content in Units Force Development Test
MDW	Military District of Washington
MFR	Memo for the record
MILPERCEN	Military Personnel Center
Min	Minutes
MOS	Military occupational specialty
MP	Military police
MPPD	Military Personnel Policies Directorate
MPPSD	Military Personnel Procurement Services Division
MSC	Medical Service Corps
Mtg	Meeting
NAACP	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NARA	National Archives and Records Administration
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCO	Noncommissioned officer
OCS	Officer Candidate School
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OPD	Officer Personnel Directorate
OPLAN	Operations plan
OPMS	Officer Personnel Management System
OPO	Office of Personnel Operations
ORC	Organized Reserve Corps
OSD	Office of the Secretary of Defense
OSUT	One-station unit training
OTEA	U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Agency
PL	Public law
PMDO	Personnel Management Development Office
PROVIDE	Project Volunteer in Defense of the Nation

RA	Regular Army; Reserve Affairs
REFORGER	Repositioning of Forces in Germany
Reg	Regulation
Ret	Retired
RG	Record group
ROA	Reserve Officers Association
ROK Army WAC	Republic of Korea Army Women's Army Corps
ROPA	Reserve Officers Personnel Act
ROTC	Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Rpt	Report
S-1	Personnel officer
S-2	Intelligence officer
S-3	Operations/training officer
S-4	Supply officer
SAMVA	Special assistant for the Modern Volunteer Army Program
SecAF	Secretary of the Air Force
SecArmy	Secretary of the Army
SecDef	Secretary of Defense
SecNav	Secretary of the Navy
SMD	Staff Management Division
SOS	Services of Supply
SPARS	Women's Coast Guard Reserve
SPD	Special Planning Division
SR	Special regulation
SS	Summary sheet
SUE	Special unit enlistment
SWPA	Southwest Pacific Area
TA	Table of Allotment
TAADS	The Army Authorization and Documents System
TAG	The adjutant general
TAGO	The adjutant general's office
TD	Table of Distribution
TJAG	The judge advocate general
TM	Training manual
TO	Table of Organization
TOE	Table of Organization and Equipment
TRADOC	Training and Doctrine Command
TSG	The Surgeon General of the Army

USAF	U.S. Air Force
USAFFE	U.S. Army Forces, Far East
USAFPAC	U.S. Army Forces, Pacific
USAR	U.S. Army Reserve
USAREC	U.S. Army Recruiting Command
USASA	U.S. Army Security Agency
USASTC	U.S. Army School/Training Center
USCG	U.S. Coast Guard
USMC	U.S. Marine Corps
USMCR	U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
USN	U.S. Navy
VA	Veterans Administration
VCofS	Vice chief of staff
VOLAR	Volunteer Army project
WAAC	Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
WAC	Women's Army Corps; a member of the WAC
WAC C&S	WAC Center and School
WAF	Women in the Air Force
WAFC ARVN	Women's Armed Forces Corps, Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam
WASP	Women Air Service Pilots
WAVES	Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (USN)
WBOQ	Women's bachelor officer quarters
WCOC	WAC Company Officers Course
WD	War Department
WD GO	War Department general order
WDGS	War Department General Staff
WEEM	Women's Enlisted Expansion Model
WITA	Women in the Army
WM	Women Marines
WO	Warrant officer
WOBC/OCC	WAC Officer Basic Course/Officer Candidate Course
WOOC	WAC Officer Orientation Course
WOSM	Women Officers Strength Model