The Complete MOD Abbreviation Database
We have a complete list of over 21,000 acronyms used by the Ministry of Defence.
The abbreviations listed below are used by all brances of the Military in the UK.
Complete List Of British Army Acronyms
| Acronym | Description |
|---|---|
| WLCSG | Whole Life Cost Steering Group |
| WLHR | Weapon Launch & Handling Rig |
| WLR | Weapon Locating Radar |
| WM | Weapons Management |
| WM | Workstream Manager |
| WMC | Weapon Maintenance Condition |
| WMD | Weapon of Mass Destruction |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| WMF | Windows Meta File |
| WMI | Wider Markets Initiative |
| WMO | Weapon Maintenance Officer (RFA) |
| WMP | With Much Pleasure (affirmative reply to an RPC) |
| WMR | War Maintenance Reserve |
| WMRV | Wheeled Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle |
| WMS | Warehouse Management System |
| WMS | Weapons Multi block Euler Code |
| Wng | Cdr Wing Commander |
| WO | Warrant Officer |
| WO(L) | WO(Electrical) |
| WO(M) | WO(Mechanical) |
| WO(U) | Warrant Officer (Upkeep) |
| WOC | Weather & Oceanographic Centre |
| WOC | Work Order Control |
| WOCA | WO Catering Accountant |
| WOCY | Warrant Officer Communications Yeoman |
| WOCY | WO Chief Yeoman |
| WORM | Write Once Read Many |
| WORS | WO Radio Supervisor |
| WOSA | Windows Open Systems Architecture |
| WOSA | WO Stores Accountant |
| WOTSAC | When Old Type Spares are Consumed |
| WOW | Weight On Wheels |
| WOWE(RFA) | WO Weapons Engineering (RFA) |
| WOWTR | WO Writer |
| WP | Warsaw Pact |
| WP | Water Point |
| WP | Weapons Processor |
| WP | White Phosphorous |
| WP | Work Proposal |
| WPAFB | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base |
| WPD | Warship Planning Document |
| WPD | Warship Policy Document |
| WPI | Wavell Processor Installation |
| WPM | Warship Project Manager |
| WPM | Words Per Minute |
| WPM | Work Package Management |
| WPP | Weekly Practice Programme |
| WPP | Works Project Programme |
| WPT | Weapons Procedure Trainer |
| WPWSR | Working Party on War Stocks & Reserves |
| WR | War Reserve |
| WR HALL PORT | Wardroom Hall Porter |
| WR OPV | Warrior Observation Post Vehicle |
| WRA91 | Water Resources Act 1991 |
| WRAM | Asset management information for helicopter engines |
| WRAM | Work Recording and Asset Management |
| WRAM | Work Recording and Asset Management system |
| WRAP | Waste Resources Action Programme |
| WRC | World Radio communications Conference |
| WRNS | Womens Royal Naval Service |
| WRPC | Weapon Repair Policy Code |
| wrt | with regard to |
| WS | Weapon System |
| WS | Weapons Systems |
| WS3 | Weapons Secure Survivable Storage |
| WSA | Warship Support Agency |
| WSB | Weapon Section Base |
| WSC | Weapon Safety Committee |
| WSC | Weapon Stowage Compartment |
| WSC | Weapon System Coordination or Wargaming and Simulation Centre |
| WSC | Whole Ship Coordinator (MM in RN) |
| WSCTDS | Weapon System Coordination Technology Demonstrator |
| WSDEM | Weapon System Design Effectiveness Model |
| WSEAF | Weapons Systems Effectiveness Analysis Facility |
| WSER | Weapon System Effectiveness Report |
| WSL | Whole Ship Life |
| WSM | Water Space Management |
| WSM | Weapon System Manager |
| WSM | Weapon System Model |
| WSM | Work Service Manager |
| WSM | Work Services Manager |
| WSM | Works Service Manager |
| WSMR | White Sands Missile Range |
| WSO | Washington Standardisation Officer |
| WSO | Weapon Section Officer |
| WSO | Weapons System Operator |
| WSP | Warship Support Plan |
| WSP | Whole Ship Procurement |
| WSP | Works Scrutiny Panel |
| WSPS | Wire Strike Protection System |
| WSS | Weapons System Specification |
| WSS | Weapons Systems Sector |
| WSS | Windmill Signal Station |
| WSS | Windows Sharepoint Services |
| WSS | Workshop Support Services |
| WSSS | Wideband Secure Speech System |
| WSTG | Weapon Systems Tuning Group |
| WSU | Weapon System Upgrade |
| WSWSB | Whole Ship Watch & Station Bill |
| WT | Wireless Telegraphy |
| WTMS | Warehouse and Transport Management System |
| WTMS | Warehouse and Transportation Management System |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
| WTSV | Watertight Slide Valve |
| WUDD | Weapon Upkeep Disclosure Document |
| WUP | Weapon Upkeep Plan |
| WWCCS | World Wide Control and Communication System |
| WWFN | World Wide Fund for Nature |
| WWG | Weapon Working Group |
| WWMCCS | World Wide Military Command and Control System |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| X.121 | The numbering scheme for Packet Switched Service |
| X.21 | ITU protocol standard |
| X.25 | ITU interface standard for terminals operating in the packet mode |
| X.29 | ITU standard of procedures for the exchange of Control and Data information |
| X.3 | ITU standard for Packet Assembly/disassembly (PAD) facility |
| X.400 | International Standard for message handling systems |
| X.500 | International Standard for Directory Services |
| X1 | WOMAA who works for SXO |
| X2/BDX | NBCDX2/Battle Damage Exercise |
| XB | Executive Board (as in DPA) |
| XBS | eXternal Breathing System |
| XBT | eXpendable Bathy Thermography |
| XBT | eXpendable BathyThermograph |
| XD | Executive Director (as in DPA) |
| XMI | XML Metadata Interchange |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language |
| XML | Extensible Mark-up Language |
| XO | Executive Officer |
| XOT | eXpendable Optical Temperature/Depth |
| XP | eXchange Point |
| XSV | eXpendable Sound Velocimeter |
| XTM or XOTM | XOs Temporary Memorandum |
| X-Windows | A Graphical User Interface standard |
| Y of S | Yeoman of Signals |
| Y2K | Year 2000 (Millennium Bug) |
| YARD | Yarrows Admiralty Research & Development. |
| yd | Yard (UK unit of measurement) |
| yd(s) | yard(s) |
| YO | Young Officer (under training) |
| YOFB | Young Officers Fleet Board |
| YPG | Yuma Proving Ground |
| Yr | Year |
| YSM | Yard Services Manager |
| Z | Zone |
| ZEUS | Harrier GR5/7 Mission Planning Aid? |
| ZMC | Zone Military Commander |
| ZZ | Zig-Zag |
| AMS | Army Medical Services |
| QARANC | Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corps |
| RAMC | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| 2IC | Second In Command |
| 7ps | Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents a Pretty Poor Performance |
| ACE | Allied Command Europe |
| ACV | Armoured Command Vehicle |
| Adjt | Adjutant |
| AFCENT | Allied Forces Central European Theatre |
| AFV | Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
| AMF | Allied Mobile Force |
| AP | Armoured Piercing or Ammunition Point |
| APC | Armoured Personnel Carrier |
| APO | Army Post Office |
| Armd | Armoured |
| ARRC | Allied Rapid Reaction Corps |
| ARV | Armoured Recovery Vehicle |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| Cas | Casualty |
| ATGW | Army Tank Guided Weapon |
| Casevac | Casualty Evacuation |
| Att | Attached |
| CCP | Casualty Collecting Point |
| AWOL | Absent Without Leave |
| CCS | Casualty Clearing Station |
| AWACS | Airborne Warning And Control Systems |
| CGS | Chief of the General Staff |
| CinC | Commander in Chief |
| BAOR | British Army of the Rhine |
| CO | Commanding Officer |
| Battle Bowlers | What the QAs of World War Two nicknamed their tin hats |
| Comd | Command or Commander |
| Comms Z | Communications Zone |
| Bde | Brigade |
| Compo or Comp Rat | Composite Ration (also called comp rat) |
| BFG | British Forces Germany |
| BFPO | British Forces Post Office |
| COMSEN | Communications Centre |
| BG | Battle Group Coord Co-ordinate |
| BGHQ | BattleGroup Headquarters |
| CoS | Chief of Staff |
| Bimbling | To Walk Or Do Something Slowly |
| Coy | Company |
| CP | Command Post or Close Protection |
| Blag | To acquire something |
| BMH | British Military Hospital |
| CPO | Chief Petty Officer (Navy Rank) or Command Pay Office |
| Bn | Battalion |
| Bootneck | A Royal Marine Commando |
| BRSC | British Rear Support Command |
| CQMS | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Bty | Battery |
| Crabs | The slang name for the RAF |
| Buzzes or Buzz | Gossip or Rumours |
| C Sups | Combat Supplies |
| Crap Hat | Paratroopers call a regiment or corps that does not wear a maroon beret a crap hat |
| CAD | Central Ammunition Depot |
| Cam | Camouflaged |
| CV | Combat Vehicles |
| GDP | General Defence Plan |
| CVD | Central Vehicle Depot |
| GOC | General Officer Commanding |
| CVRT | Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked |
| CVRW | Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Wheeled |
| GPMG | General Purpose Machine Gun |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| CW | Chemical Warfare |
| Green | New to the job or service |
| Greenfly | The nickname of the British Army Intelligence Corps |
| Def | Defence |
| Det | Detached |
| Grunt | Slang Word For An Infantryman |
| DF | Defensive Fire |
| Dml | Demolition |
| Hack It | To endure or to do something |
| DS | Directing Staff (also called Di Staff) |
| HE | High Explosive |
| HEAT | High Explosive Anti Tank |
| DTG | Date Time Group Hel Helicopter |
| Ech | Echelon HLS Helicopter Landing Site |
| EDP | Emergency Defence Plan |
| HMT | Hired Military Transport |
| Emb | Embarkation |
| EMP | Electro Magnetic Pulse |
| En | Enemy |
| EOD | Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
| Eqpt | Equipment |
| IED | Improvised Explosive Device |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| II | Image Intensifier |
| EW | Electronic Warfare or Early Warning |
| Int Sum | Intelligence Summary |
| IO | Intelligence Officer |
| Ex | Exercise |
| IR | Individual Reservist |
| FAC | Forward Air Controller |
| IS | Internal Security |
| Fat Albert | Nickname of the Hercules plane |
| IW | Individual Weapon |
| Jack | To Be Selfish |
| FEBA | Forward Edge Battle Area |
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