Military Acronyms, pt. I
Sunday
DEFCON = Defense readiness condition
Monday
SPAWAR = Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Tuesday
CONUS COLA = Cost of Living Adjustment in the Continental United States
Wednesday
DEERS = Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
Thursday
ARSOF = Army Special Operations Forces
Friday
HUDWAC = Head Up Display Weapon Aiming Computer
Saturday
Jeep, derived from “GP,” was a WWII-era abbreviation for a Ford-government contract vehicle (“G”) with a 80-inch wheelbase (“P”). The word jeep already existed in military parlance for an untested new vehicle or recruit, and later was applied to this particular vehicle.