Marksmanship:
Marksman
Sharpshooter
Expert
Driver/ Mechanic
Airborne:
Basic
Senior
Master
Parachute Rigger
Air Assault
Pathfinder
Basic Aviator
Basic Aircraft Crewman
Basic Flight Surgeon
Basic Astronaut

Expert Infantryman
Combat Infantryman
Expert Field Medical
Combat Medical
Combat Action (First Award)
Combat Parachutist (One Jump)
Special Forces
Ranger
Sapper
President’s Hundred
Free Fall/ HALO
Special Operations Diver Salvage Diver
Basic Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Nuclear Reactor Operator
Physical Fitness Excellence

Possible Vehicle/ Mechanic Qualification Bars: Operator – S (Special Mechanical Equipment) Mechanic (Automatic or Allied Vehicles)

Driver – A (Amphibious Vehicles) Driver – M (Motorcycles)

Driver – T (Tracked Vehicles) Driver – W (Wheeled Vehicles)

Possible Weapons Qualification Bars:

Rifles Pistol Tank Weapons Flamethrower Missile Rocket Launcher Field Artillery

Machine Gun Small Bore Pistol Carbine Recoilless Rifle Mortar AA Artillery

Submachine Gun Grenade Bayonet Small Bore Rifle Aeroweapons Auto Rifle

Acronyms: AAR After Action Review/Report ACU Army Combat Uniform AIT Advanced Individual Training AFN Armed Forces Network AGR Active Guard & Reserve AO Area of Operation APFT Army Physical Fitness Test APL Assistant Patrol Leader APO Army Post Office ARNG Army National Guard AUSA Association of the US Army AWOL Absent without Leave BCT Basic Combat TNG; Bde. Combat Team BDU Battle Dress Uniform CAS Close Air Support CDR Commander COA Course of Action CONUS Continental United States CP Command Post CQB Close Quarters Battle CSAR Combat Search and Rescue CTLT Cadet Troop Leadership Training D&C Drill and Ceremony DA Department of the Army DCU Desert Combat Uniform DOD Department of Defense DUI Distinctive Unit Insignia ETA Estimated Time of Arrival FLRC Field Leadership Reaction Course FLS Flight Landing Strip FM Field Manual FRAGO Fragmentary Order

FTX Field Training Exercise GI Government Issue IAW In Accordance With IR Infrared; Intel Requirement; Info Req. JOC Joint Operations Command JODSF Junior Officer Developmental Support Form JRTC Joint Readiness Training Center LBE Load Bearing Equipment LCE Load Carrying Equipment LFX Live Fire Exercise LT Lieutenant METL Mission Essential Task List MOPP Mission-Oriented Protective Posture MOS Military Occupational Specialty MOUT Military Operations Urban Terrain MWR Morale, Welfare and Recreation NALC National Advance Leadership Camp NCO Noncommissioned Officer NCOIC NCO-in-Charge NLT No Later Than NODs Night Observation Devices NTC National Training Center NVGs Night Vision Goggles OBC Officer Basic Course OCONUS Outside the Continental United States OCS Officer Candidate School ODA Operational Detachment Alpha OER Officer Evaluation Report OIC Officer-in-Charge OJT On-the-Job Training OPFOR Opposing Force ORB Officer Record Brief PCI Pre-/Post-Combat Inspection

PCS Permanent Change of Station PIR Priority Intelligence Requirement PL Platoon Leader; Patrol Leader PMCS Preventative Maintenance Checks & Services PMI Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction PMS Professor of Military Science POC Point of Contact POV Privately Owned Vehicle PSG Platoon Sergeant PT Physical Training PX Post Exchange QRF Quick Reaction Force R&S Reconnaissance & Surveillance ROE Rules of Engagement ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps SMP Simultaneous Membership Program SOI Signal Operating Instructions SOP Standard Operating Procedure STX Squad Tactical Exercise TA-50 Table of Allowances 50 (Unit Supplies) TAC Training, Advising & Counseling O/NCO TDY Temporary Duty TF Task Force TNG Training TOC Tactical Operation Center TOE Table of Organization and Equipment TOT Time Over Target UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice USA United States Army USAR US Army Reserve VA Department of Veterans Affairs WOS Warrant Officer School XO Executive Officer

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