List of U.S. Government and Military Acronyms - S

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• SA – Seaman Apprentice (USCG/USN E-2)
• SAS – Special Air Service (British special forces)
• SBS – Special Boat Service (British special forces)
• SAAS – Standard Army Ammunition System (U.S. Army)
• SAM – Surface-to-air Missile
• SARSS – Standard Army Retail Supply System (U.S. Army)
• SCPO – Senior Chief Petty Officer (USCG/USN E-8)
• SEAL – Sea, Air and Land (US Navy SEALs)
• SERE – Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
• SFC – Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army E7)
• SGM – Sergeant Major (U.S. Army E9 – Sometimes referred to as Staff Sergeant Major)
• SGT – Sergeant (U.S. Army E5)(U.S. Marines uses Sgt)
• SITREP – Situation Report
• SLAM – Standoff Land Attack Missile
• SMA – Sergeant Major of the Army (U.S. Army E9 – Senior Enlisted Member)
• SMEAC Situation Mission Execution Admin/logistics Command/signal (US Marine Corps basic knowledge)
• SMSgt – Senior Master Sergeant (USAF E-8)
• SN – Seaman (USCG/USN E-3)
• SNAFU – Situation Normal: All Fucked Up
• SOCOM – United States Special Operations Command
• SOFA – Status of Forces Agreement
• SOP – Standard Operating Procedures
• SOS – Shit On a Shingle, or creamed chipped beef on toast.
• SPC – Specialist (U.S. Army E-4)
• SR – Seaman Recruit (USCG/USN E-1)
• SrA – Senior Airman (USAF E-4)
• SRR – Special Reconnaissance Regiment (British special Forces)
• SSDD – Same Shit Different Day
• SSDDBS – Same Shit Different Day Bigger Shovel
• SSG – Staff Sergeant (US Army E-6)
• SSgt – Staff Sergeant (US Air Force E-5)(U.S. Marines E-6)
• SOL – Shit Out of Luck (US Army)
• SOLJWF – Shit Out of Luck and Jolly Well Fucked (U.S. Marines)
• SUSFU – Situation Unchanged, Still Fucked Up
• SWAG – Scientific Wild Ass Guess