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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 4: Human Resources. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5865.
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B— Acronyms and Abbreviations

A

Basic training (school)

AFQT

Armed Forces Qualification Test

ASVAB

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

ASW

Antisubmarine warfare

AW

Aviation antisubmarine warfare (operator)

CAD

Computer-aided design

CBI

Computer-based instruction

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

COMMS

Communications

CONUS

Continental United States

DITIS

Defense Instructional Technology Information System

DOD

Department of Defense

DODEA

Department of Defense Education Activity

DVD

Digital videodisk

GED

General equivalency diploma

HSDG

High school diploma graduate

IMAT

Interactive multisensor analysis training

IMIS

Integrated Maintenance Information System

ISR

Installation Status Report

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 4: Human Resources. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5865.
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IVI

Interactive videodisk instruction

MMTR

Military Manpower Training Report

MOPP

Mission-oriented protection posture

MPN

Military personnel-Navy

MWR

Morale, welfare, and recreation

O&M

Operation and maintenance

OPS

Operations

PERSTEMPO

Tempo of personnel deployment

POM

Program objectives memorandum

PQS

Performance qualification standard

QOL

Quality of life

R&D

Research and development

SORTS

Status of Resources and Training System

STG

Sonar technician-guns

STS

Sonar technician-systems

USMC

U.S. Marine Corps

USR

Unit Status Report

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 4: Human Resources. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5865.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1997. Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035: Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 4: Human Resources. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5865.
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