BTW and FYI: WTF??

The military never met an acronym it didn't like.

USO: United Service Organization. NOT a government agency.
USO.SWA: Includes USOs in Kuwait, Qatar, Dubai, Afghanistan and Iraq.
PO: Post Office (duh!)
PX: Post Exchange. Pavilions mates with 7-11 and produces a shop open 0800 - 2100.
DFac - Dining Facility. Where we eat DFood.
TMC - Troop Medical Center
BFE - BumbF---Egypt. (Not really Egypt.) It's where Spc. Berry spends his days defending sand. A suburb of Yenemsvelt.
TV/NTV - Tactical Vehicle (or non-). We enter camp through security in the NTV lane.
LOU - Letter of Understanding. My emloyment contract.
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
GS - General Support (pay level). We are GS-13, which impresses a lot of people.
E - Echelon (or level). The supervisor in the DFac says he's the E5 in charge
TCN - Third Country Nationals (mostly from Bangladesh, India, Shri Lanka and Philippines)
LZ - Landing Zone
QRF - Quick Reaction Force
APO - Army Post Office
ACU - Army Combat Uniform
NST - Negro Standard Time (Berry's watch)
PT - Physical Training
APFU - Advanced Physical Fitness Uniform
MCT - Movement Control Team
MRE - Meals Ready to Eat (Blechey)
MWR - Morale, Wellness, Recreation (competition to the USO)
TOC - Tactical Operation Center
ETS - Estimated Time of Separation
LES - Leave and Earnings Statement (paystub)
ECP - Entry Control Point
DSN Lines - Defense Switched Network (telephone)
CAC - Common Access Card (your ID)
MRAP - Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
7/11 - Johnson & Johnson (long story)
AAFES - Army and Airforce Exchange Service (concessions on base)
ACH - Army Combat Helmet
BAH - Basic Allowance for Housing
IOTV - Individual Outer Tactical Vest
J-List - Chem Suit



much more later.