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.

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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