Glossary
| Many acronyms and abbreviations are used by the military. Here are some of those used within these pages. AFETR Air Force Eastern Test Range Bootcamp Primary Military Training for a new recruit. CA Heavy gun cruiser CIC Combat Information Center CONUS Continental United States CV Aircraft Carrier CVA An attack aircraft carrier CVS A strike aircraft carrier CWO Chief Warrant Officer, the lowest commissioned officer grade. DASO Demonstration and Shakedown Operation DD Destroyer DDR Destroyer configured as a Radar Picket vessel. ECM Electronic Countermeasures EDE A destroyer escort designated for experimental use. FBM Fleet Ballistic Missile FT1 Fire Control Technician First Class, indicating the rate of Fire Control Technician and the rank of Petty Officer First Class. HMS Her Majestys Ship, denoting a ship in the Royal British Navy. IFF Identification, Friend or Foe JSDF Japanese Self Defense Force LMSC Lockheed Missile and Space Company NAVRECSTA Naval Receiving Station NNMC National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. NOB Naval Operating Base NOTU Naval Ordnance Test Unit NSY Naval Shipyard OT/FOT Operational Test/Follow On Test OTSU Operational Test Support Unit PAFB Patrick Air Force Base PF Patrol Frigate RDSN Radarman Seaman, rate & rank. SS Submarine (SS) Designated as qualified in submarines: As in FT1(SS). SSBN Submarine, Nuclear powered configured with Ballistic Missiles TAD Temporary Additional Duty TDS Target Designation System U.S.S. or USS United States Ship USNGMS or GMS United States Navy Guided Missile School that was co-located with FAAWTC [Fleet Anti-Aircraft Warfare Training Center] at Dam Neck, Virginia (near Virginia Beach). USNRSS United States Navy Recruiting Sub-Station. USNH United States Naval Hospital USNS United States Naval Ship USNTC United States Navy Training Center WESTPAC Western Pacific WO1 Rank of Warrant Officer, an NCO (non-commissioned officer) between the senior enlisted and junior commissioned officer grades. |