Glossary

Authorized Absence
AA: An excused absence granted in lieu of performing IDT drills. Generally, up to six months’ worth of AAs can be granted within a fiscal year.
Active Component
AC: Active Duty
Active Duty
AD
Administrative Separation
ADSEP
Active Duty for Special Work
ADSW
Active Duty for Training
ADT: Type of Navy Reserve orders. Members that complete over 90 days of ADT orders will receive a DD-214
Anniversary Year: The year used for the crediting of qualifying years for non-regular retirement. The date used to determine the start of an anniversary year is established by the date the member entered into active service or into active status in a Reserve component, whichever is earlier. Example: A member shipped to boot camp (or officer commissioned) on May 10, 2005 will have an anniversary date of May 10th in which all points for a qualifying year must be met, i.e., must have earned 50 points toward retirement).
Area of Responsibility
AOR
Annual Training
AT: These are limited periods of active duty. SELRES members are required to perform 12-14 days of AT per fiscal year.
Additional Training Period
ATP: Any drill completed in addition to the 48 that Navy Reservists are entitiled to
Bupers Online
BOL
Casualty Assistance Calls Officer
CACO
Command Career Counselor
CCC
Career Development Board
CDB
Command Fitness Leader
CFL
Career Management System- Interactive Detailing
CMS-ID
Commanding Officer
CO
Commander, Naval Reserve Forces Command
COMNAVRESFORCOM (RESFOR)
Continental U.S.
CONUS: Within the 48 contiguous states
Cross-assigned: The ability to be assigned to a reserve unit not managed by your local NOSC to meet mobilization requirements.
DD Form 214
DD-214: Indicates the end of active duty service. Lists the status of your discharge, number of years/months/days served on active duty, and awards received.
Department of Defense
DoD: The United States Navy falls under the DoD.
Drill Weekend
DWE: The designated weekend in a month when reservists work.
Enhanced Drill Management
EDM
Expiration of Obligated Service
EOS
Evaluation
EVAL
Fitness Report
FITREP
Fleet Management and Planning System
FLTMPS
Flex drill: The ability to reschedule multiple drills together, typically during the week, for flexibiity in schedule.
Full Time Support
FTS
Fiscal Year
FY: October 1st - September 30th of every year.
General Military Training
GMT
High Year Tenure
HYT
In Assignment Processing
IAP: IAP is a temporary status where a SELRES member is drilling in a paid status but does not hold a billet. Members in IAP status should only remain there for 90 days. If a member does not find a billet within 90 days of assignment, Navy Reserve Forces Command may move them to the VTU.
Inactive Duty Training
IDT: IDT periods (drills) are conducted to provide operational support and to enhance members' readiness for mobilization. IDT periods are performed either with or without pay. One IDT period is four hours for SELRES members and three hours for VTU members and is worth one retirement point. SELRES members receive one day of basic pay for each IDT (4-hour period). SELRES members are required to perform 48 drills per fiscal year.
Inactive Duty Training Travel
IDTT: IDT periods (drills) are conducted to provide operational support and to enhance members' readiness for mobilization. They include travel and require NROWS orders and a travel authorization to be submitted. The Sailor is entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses.
Individual Mobilization Status
IMS
Individual Ready Reserve
IRR: IRR members are not in a drilling status, but may be involuntarily recalled and are eligible to earn retirement points. Officers are reviewed for promotion and may promote. However, enlisted members cannot take the advancement exam in the IRR and therefore cannot advance.
Limited Duty Officer
LDO
Leave and Earnings Statement
LES: Military pay stub
Line of Duty
LOD
Manpower Availability Status
MAS
Montgomery G.I. Bill - Selected Reserve
MGIB-SR
Mobilization
MOB: Deployment
New Accession Training
NAT: Sailors who come straight into the Navy Reserve, only serving on active duty to complete boot camp and "A" school.
Navy Personnel Command
NAVPERS
Navy Enlisted Classification
NEC
Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
NJROTC
Navy Operational Support Center
NOSC: Parent command responsible for maintaing mobilization readiness for all Navy Reserve Sailors. There are currently 123 NOSCs.
Navy Reserve Activity
NRA: Your assigned NOSC
Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps
NROTC
Navy Reserve Order Writing System
NROWS
Outside Continental U.S
OCONUS: Outside of the 48 contiguous states
Operational Health Support Unit
OHSU
Officer in Charge
OIC
Official Military Personnel File
OMPF
Physical Fitness Assessment
PFA: Bi-annual physical fitness test consisting of the 1.5 mile run/bike/treadmill/swim, push-ups, and sit-ups
Physical Health Assessment
PHA
Projected Rotation Date
PRD: End of your orders in your current billet
Prior Service Re-enlistment Eligibility - Reserve
PRISE-R: A Reserve accession program that allows Navy veterans (NAVET) and other service veterans (OSVET) to affiliate and enlist with the Selected Reserve (SELRES) into available ratings as set forth by Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) fiscal year (FY) recruiting goals, policies, training guidance, and revisions.
Qualified Year: As a reservist, you need a total of 20 qualifying years to retire. A qualifying year consists of 50 points per anniversary year (usually based on the date you signed your contract). 50 points are earned by completing your monthly drills, annual training days (12 minimum), and authorized correspondence courses. At the end of your anniversary year, you can check your retirement points and qualifying years online at Bupers Online (BOL) in your ASOSH.
Reserve Component
RC: Navy Reserve
Reserve Component Command
RCC
Reserve Unit Assignment Document
RUAD
Reserve Unit Identification Code
RUIC
Returning Warrior Workshop
RWW
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
SAPR
Secretary of Defense
SECDEF
Secretary of the Navy
SECNAV
Selected Reservists
SELRES: This component of the Ready Reserve is comprised of members who receive pay and earn retirement points for monthly drills and annual training.
Servicemember's Group Life Insurance
SGLI
Situation Report
SITREP
Subject Matter Expert
SME
Selective Reenlistment Bonus
SRB
Special Security Officer
SSO: Responsible for Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) information, material, spaces, and clearances
Temporary Additional Duty
TAD
Temporary Duty
TDY
Temporarily Not Dentally Qualified
TNDQ
Temporarily Not Physically Qualified
TNPQ
Administrative UIC
TRUIC
Unauthorized Absence
UA: Punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Members who accrue greater than nine UAs during a rolling 12-month period are subject to administrative separation.
Uniform Code of Military Justice
UCMJ: Laws that members of the military must abide by.
Unit Identification Code
UIC
Operational UIC
UMUIC: Where the mobilization billet resides
Veterans Affairs
VA
Voluntary Training Unit
VTU: Members in this component of the Ready Reserve do not earn pay, but do earn retirement points for drilling.