Military Terms and Acronyms Every Military Spouse Should Know

MilSpouse Conversations™ has a game show Name THEE Military Term or Acronym, where we will test the knowledge of our Conversation Starters and our audience during our LIVE episodes of THEE Tea. I will be adding new terms and acronyms weekly to help you stay on top of your military word game. 🤪🤗

Military Acronyms

MSC – Military Sealift Command is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. MSC employees are NOT active duty members of the military, but Military Sealift Command plays a critical role in support of our nation’s defense. More than 40% of the Military Sealift Command’s workforce is prior military.

OHA – Overseas Housing Allowance is a cost-reimbursement allowance for service members who lease privately owned housing in overseas locations. OHA includes three separate components: rent, utilities/recurring maintenance and a Move-in Housing Allowance. OHA is paid in U.S. dollars but rent, utilities and move-in payments are typically paid in foreign currency.

Military Terms

Brigade – A brigade consists of a few battalions and anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers. A colonel is generally in command. For historical reasons, armor and Ranger units of brigade size are called regiments, and the equivalent Special Forces units are called groups. In 2016, the Army reorganized its brigades into brigade combat teams, which are autonomous modular brigades that most commonly include one combat arms brigade and its assigned support and fire units. ~ US Dept of Defense