Acronyms

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The Swarm Cycle has unique Acronyms that have been created over time.

Colony

ACRONYM	Expanded<br>	Comments<br>
BAT	Bedtime&nbsp;Avoidance Tactics
BDT	Bedtime&nbsp;Delaying Tactics
DDD	Deadly Diaper Deposit	<br>
EAS	Exasperated Adult Syndrome	<br>
ETS	Empty Tummy Syndrome	<br>
MTT	Missing Toy Tantrum	<br>
TBS	Tired Baby Syndrome	<br>
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Military

ACRONYM	Expanded<br>	Comments<br>
3MEF	3rd Marine Expeditionary Force	Military Unit based on Demeter
AAR	After-Action Review	A formal/final report on an event or series of events, usually combat, put together by the victors or survivors, or separate investigators if survivors were not available.
BITCH KITTEN	Basic Internal Treatments Compatible with Humans, KITs Enriched with Nanites	<br>
CENTCOM	Central Command	<br>
CIC	Combat Information Center	The US Navy's term for the protected room that holds the main control stations for all the various ship and combat systems on a warship.
CMJC	Code of Military Justice for the Confederacy	<br>
CSFC	Confederacy Special Forces Command	<br>
DECO	Directorate of Evacuation and Colonial Operations	<br>
DickHeads	Sa'arm Troopers	Referred to as DeltaHotels in polite company
DNO	Directorate of Naval Operations	<br>
GroPos	Ground Pounders	<br>
IFF	Identification Friend-Or-Foe	An enhanced transponder that sends an encrypted signal that (hopefully) an enemy cannot spoof, so you know whether the blip is a friend or a foe.
JAFE	Just Another Fucking Extraction	<br>
JAFM	Just Another Fucking Moron	<br>
JAFO	Just Another Fucked-up Officer / Just Another Fucking Observer	<br>
JAUP	Just Another useless Passenger	Describes those personnel onboard but not part of the crew and probably not doing anything meaningful
OOB	Order Of Battle	A quick summary of units available if it is thrown into combat today
OOD	Officer of the Deck or Officer of the Day	The crew remaining onboard a ship in port is under an Officer of the Day who has responsibility and authority, under the CO, for all aspects of the ship until he is relieved by another OOD. This is typically a 24 hour post and the OOD can go anywhere necessary for the proper performance of his duties including off the ship for short periods, as long as he is nearby and can immediately return if needed. At sea or in space, a ship underway is directed by an Officer of the Deck who has similarly has responsibility and authority, under the CO, for all aspects of the ship until he is relieved by another OOD. The underway post is usually stood at the Bridge or CIC and is a much shorter period due to the more intense attention required, usually no longer than two to four hours.
PLCE	Personal Load Carrying Equipment	<br>
PLRB	Personnel Loss Review Board	A Navy investigation board to investigate the circumstances surrounding any human crew loss, whether due to death or long-term disability
REMF	Rear Echelon Mother Fucker	<br>
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure	The "right way" to do a task is codified in an SOP document which all right-thinking people will follow as closely as possible
SWDD	Same Weather Different Day / Same Watch Different Day	<br>
WOFTEX	Waste Of Fucking Time EXercise	<br>
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Pickups / Transport

ACRONYM	Expanded<br>	Comments<br>
CAP	Capacity, Aptitude and Potential	<br>
OFND	Old Fart New Dick	<br>
VBC	Vacuum Breather's Club	<br>
Wife Waffle	Realization that recycled concubines on ships end up as replicator output	<br>
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