Warrior Support Team™ Military Jargon

The US Military and the Department of Defense have a unique language and acronyms that are important to understand and keep in mind during recovery and after reintegration.
Acronyms
- ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADME - Active Duty Medical Extension
- C&P - Compensation and Pension
- CONUS - Continental United States
- CRDP - Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments
- CRSC - Combat Related Special Compensation
- DAV - Disabled American Veterans
- DEA - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program
- DEERS - Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
- DES - Disability Evaluation System
- DoD - Department of Defense
- ESGR - Employment Support of the Guard and Reserve
- FMLA - Family Medical Leave Act
- IRR - Individual Ready Reserve
- MEB - Medical Evaluation Board
- MMRB - MOS Medical Retention Board
- MRP - Medical Retention Processing
- NPRC - National Personnel Records Center
- NOD - Notice of Disagreement
- OCONUS - Outside the continental United States
- OEF - Operation Enduring Freedom
- OIF - Operation Iraqi Freedom
- OND - Operation New Dawn
- PDRL - Permanent Disability Retirement List
- PEB - Physical Evaluation Board
- PTS - Post-Traumatic Stress
- PVA - Paralyzed Veterans of America
- S-DVI - Service-Disabled Veterans Life Insurance
- SCRA - Service Members Civil Relief Act
- TDRL - Temporary Disability Retirement List