Jack Reacher's Rules

A MEDLEY OF MILITARY ACRONYMS

ACU Army Combat Uniform

ALICE All-Purpose Lightweight Carrying Equipment

APFSDS Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot

ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

BDU Battle Dress Uniform

COS Chief of Staff

CYA Cover Your Ass

DEA Drug Enforcement Agency

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency

DOD Department of Defense

HET Heavy Equipment Transporter

HRT Hostage Rescue Team

JAG Judge Advocate General

KIA Killed In Action

LAV Light Armored Vehicle

LGH Let’s Go Home

MASH Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

MIA Missing In Action

MPBN Military Police Battalion

MRE Meal, Ready to Eat

NCIC National Crime Information Center

PASGT Personal Armor System, Ground Troops

PH Public House

RIF Reduction In Force

RPG Rocket-Propelled Grenade

RTAFA Rotational Torque-Adjustable Fastener Applicators

SAC Special Agent in Charge

SEAL Sea Air and Land (U.S. Navy SEALs)

SOC Special Operations Capable

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

SSDD Same Shit, Different Day

SWAG Scientific Wild-Ass Guess

UNSUB Unknown Subject

USA PATRIOT ACT Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act

WTF Whisky Tango Foxtrot …