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This is a list of commonly used Abbreviations, most have some relation to zombie survival.
A
ACU - Army Combat Uniform/Airman Combat Uniform
AED - Automated External Defibrillator
ALICE - All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
Ammo - Ammunition
AP - Armor Piercing / Anti-Personnel
APC - Armored Personnel Carrier
AWB - Assault Weapons Ban
B
BAR - Browning Automatic Rifle
BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
BHO - Bolt Hold Open
BO - Bug Out, Bail Out, Bugging Out, Body Odor
BOHICA- Bend Over Here I Come Again. Used for repeat maneuvers.
BOL - Bug Out Location
BOB - Bug Out Bag
BOV - Bug Out Vehicle
BTHP - Boat Tailed Hollow Point (refers to bullets)
BUG - Backup Gun
C
Camo - Camouflage
CADPAT- Canadian Disruptive Pattern
CB - Citizen Band Radio
CBRN- Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear
CCW - Concealed Carry Weapon
CCL / CCP - Concealed Carry License / Permit
Comms / Commo - Communications
CERT - Communication Emergency Response Team
CMP - Civilian Marksmanship Program
CQB - Close Quarters Battle
CQC - Close Quarters Combat (Generally similar to CQB but more regarding hand to hand combat.)
D
DA - Double Action
DAO - Double Action Only
DIY - Do It Yourself
E
E-Tool - Entrenching Tool
E&E - Escape and Evasion
EDC - Every Day Carry
EMP - Electro-Magnetic Pulse
EMS - Emergency Medical Services
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
EOTWAWKI - End Of The World As We Know It
F
FA -
First Aid
FAK - First Aid Kit
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFL - Federal Firearms License
FMC - Full Metal Case
FMJ - Full Metal Jacket
FRS - Family Radio Service
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair/ F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition
FA - Full Auto
G
GOOD - Getting Out of Dodge
GMRS - General Mobile Radio Service
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
GPS - Global Positioning System
H
HBAR - Heavy Barrel (rifle)
HE - High Explosive
HEAT - High Explosive Anti Tank
HP - Hollow Point (bullet)
HAM -
Amateur Radio Operator
I
IFAK - Improved First Aid Kit or Individual First Aid Kit
INCH - I'm Not Coming Home
J
JFP - Jacketed Flat Point (see JSP)
JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point
JSP - Semi-Jacketed Soft Point
JIC - Just in case
K
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
KIA - Killed In Action
L
LBE - Load Bearing Equipment
LBV - Load Bearing Vest
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
M
MBR - Main Battle Rifle
MBT - Main Battle Tank
MIA - Missing In Action
MOLLE - Modular pouches that fit a LBE/LBV/Pack
MRE - Meal Ready to Eat
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
MURS - Multi-Use Radio Service
N
NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
NRA - National Rifle Association
O
OIZM- Only In Zombie
Movies
Movie
ORP - Optimal Rally Point, Operational Rally Point
P
PAL - Possession and Aquisition Licence
PSK - Personal Survival Kit
PZD - Post/Past Z-Day
P0 - Patient Zero
Q
QUAR - Quarantine
R
RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade
RCLG -
Recoilless
Gun
S
SBR - Short Barreled Rifle
SAW - Squad Automatic Weapon
SERE - Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape
SNAFU - Situation Normal, All F*cked Up
SSDD - Same Sh*t, Different Day
T
TMF - Temporary Mobile Fort (using a vehicle as a fort)
TSHTF - The Sh*t Hits The Fan
U
V
VOK - Ventilated Operator Kit
W
X
X-ray - Generic term for enemy combatant
Y
Z
Z - Zombie. Also Zed, Zack, Zeke.
Z-Day - Similar to D-Day, refers to the day the Zombie Outbreak occurs, causing societal collapse.
ZPAW - Zombie Post Apocalyptic World
Zulu Time - Refers to GMT (see above) as well as the
twenty-four hour clock
system.
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