Acronyms Compiled - Military

Official
{
DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency


IMO -- International Maritime Organisation
}


== Slang ==
{
ASAP -- Immediately (as soon as possible in non-military contexts)


BFO -- Blinding Flash of the Obvious
BOLO --  bolo  -- Be On the Look Out.
BZ -- Bravo Zulu -- A compliment meaning well done 


DEROS -- Date estimated return overseas.


EOD -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal


FIDO -- Forget/**** it, Drive On
FIGMO -- Finally, I got my orders (or F* it, got my orders)
FISH -- Fighting In Someone's House
FRED -- Field Ration Eating Device
FTA --  Failure to adapt
FUBAR --  F*ed up beyond all repair (or recognition)
FUBU -- Fouled Up Beyond all Understanding


GOBI -- General Officer Bright Idea


HIC -- Head in Clouds/Concrete


IDF -- Indirect Fire


KISS -- Keep It Simple Stupid


NAVY -- Never Again Volunteer Yourself
NEGAT Bravo Zulu  -- Not well done


OM -- Oscar Mike -- On the move


POL -- Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants


ROGER -- message has been received and understood
RFTM -- Read the ***ing Manual


SA -- Situational Awareness
SNAFU -- Status Nominal: All F'd Up
SUSFU -  Situation unchanged: still f*ed up


TM -- Tango Mike - Thanks much
TU -- Tango Uniform  - A failed operation
TARFU -- Things Are Really ***ed Up


WTF -- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
}