Appendix B
| 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 |
| 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 |