36 Bravo--Financial Management Technician. In other words, a military accountant, cashier, and payroll person.

FOB--Forward Operating Base

BNCOC--Basic Non-Commisioned Officer Course

HALO--High-Altitude, Low Opening--A specialized type of airborne parachute jump.

HANO--High-Altitude, No Opening. A HALO jump gone wrong.

USMC--Uncle Sam's Misguided Children

Actually...... it's 36B (we just pronouce the B per the phonetic alphabet) and BNCOC doesn't exist anymore. It's called ALC (Advanced Leadership Course).

And you missed US ARMY - Uncle Sam Ain't Reenlisted Me Yet!
as well as NAVY - Never Again Volunteer Yourself

Well, there's so many I didn't have time for them all! My brother has probably mentioned hundreds of military acronyms in talking to me. It's almost like he's been eating too much alphabet soup.

Oh we literally have a dictionary for this stuff.

(and I do mean literally)

MARINE - My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment

Polyester = CNT (Certified Navy Twill)

MOPAR - Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly

Wrong thread?

Yes. Wrong thread.

Carry on.

"Fixed" "."

REMF - Rear Echelon Mother F@#@er(at least that's what I read somewhere...)

NIFTI - Navy InFrared Thermal Imager

(It's used in fighting fires... it enables one to see heat and therefore see right through smoke.)

FORD — Found Off Road, Dead.

My Poor Old Pig 'Ain't Runnin'

Also acceptable:

Found On Road Dead
Fixed Or Repaired Daily
F@#$%d Over Rebuilt Dodge

First On Race Day

Fast Obscene Road Demon

You car-types need to get y'own damn thread!

Sorry...

FUBAR
SNAFU

Those aren't exclusive to the military anymore though.