Military to Civilian Translation Guide

AAM-ARCOM- NAM

Civilian Translation: Achievement Medal, Commendation Medal; achievement award.

 

Competency: GETS RESULTS

AAR (After-action review)

Civilian Translation: Performance reviews; post event hot-wash; in-depth analysis of training organizations’ effectiveness and efficiency in their functional areas.

 

Competency: CHANGE MANAGEMENT; COMPLIANCE; DECISION SUPPORT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; PLANNING AND EVALUATING 

Accident Investigation

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with an accident investigation including preservation of accident scene, root cause analysis, and evidence detection and handling.

Action Officer (AO)

Civilian Translation: Senior Consultant, Senior Operations Consultant, Analyst, Senior Analyst

Active Shooter Training

Civilian Translation: Emergency response and shelter in place procedures.

 

Competency: FIRST RESPONSE; STRESS TOLERANCE

Administration and Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.

Administrative NCO

Civilian Translation: Administrative officer, administrator, personnel manager

Advanced Individual Training (AIT)

Civilian Translation: Advanced skills course, advanced skills training (mention career field), military occupational specialty

Advanced Leaders Course (ALC)

Civilian Translation: Intermediate leadership and management development course, leadership and management development course.

 

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

AFSC (Air Force Specialty Code)

Civilian Translation: See "Military Occupation Specialty (MOS)"

Agency

Civilian Translation: An executive or military department as specified by 5 U.S.C. 101, 102, and 5102, which has primary authority and responsibility for the administration of substantive national programs enacted by Congress; a comparable independent agency; or a large agency next below the Department of Defense with worldwide missions and field activities, multibillion-dollar programs or resources to manage, and major mission(s) directly affecting national security.

Air Combat Command

Civilian Translation: Aviation organization

Air Force Enlisted Performance Report (EPR)/Officer Performance Report (OPR)

Civilian Translation: Performance appraisal, performance evaluation, review.

 

Competency: DEVELOPING OTHERS; EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGES HUMAN RESOURCES; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE, MANAGEMENT.

Airman/Airmen

Civilian Translation: See "Service Members"

Amphibious Bulk Liquid Transfer System

Civilian Translation: Hose

Amphibious Operation

Civilian Translation: See "Operation"

Applies Technology to Tasks

Civilian Translation: Selects and understands procedures, machines, or tools that will produce the desired results; identifies or solves problems in machines, computers, or other technologies as they are related to performing tasks.

Army/Department of the Army Pamphlet AR/DAPAM

Civilian Translation: Policy, organization policy, guidance, regulations, instructions, requirement, specifications

Area of Concentration (AOC) – Commissioned Officers

Civilian Translation: Career field, career specialty, skill, job, duties

ARIMS (Army Records Information Management System)

Civilian Translation: A web-based application used to manage unclassified and classified hard copy and electronic records.

Arsenal

Civilian Translation: Resources, collections, stores

Assigned

Civilian Translation: Employer, worked, responsible for, attached

Assistance Visits

Civilian Translation: Teaching and training opportunities

ATRRS (Army Training Requirements and Resource System)

Civilian Translation: The “System of Record” for Department of the Army. A training management system that captures training attended by department personnel. An online, real-time information management system used to resource and manage training courses.

Attention to Detail

Civilian Translation: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Barracks

Civilian Translation: Facilities

Basic Leaders Course (BLC) / Warrior Leaders Course (WLC) Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC)

Civilian Translation: Introductory leader’s development course; training for first-line supervision responsibilities and application of the fundamentals and techniques of leadership, group behavior, and resource management in a military organization.

 

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

Basic Officers Leadership Course (BOLC)

Civilian Translation: Entry-level management and leadership course.

 

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

Basic Training

Civilian Translation: Basics skills course, military training, introductory military skills, introductory military training

Battalion (BN), Business Operating Environment (BOE), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), Commanding Officer (CO), and Garrison

Civilian Translation: Organization, staff section, widely dispersed organization, agency

Battalion (BN), Unit, Garrison

Civilian Translation: Organization, agency, department, company with 1,000+ personnel

Battalion Commander

Civilian Translation: Director, Senior Manager, Division Head, Senior Personnel and Program Manager, Supervisor, Operations Director, Executive Leader, upper-level management

Battle Drill

Civilian Translation: Rehearsal

Battle Rhythm

Civilian Translation: Activity cycle

Battle Space

Civilian Translation: Operating area

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)

Civilian Translation: Main point; primary point.

Branch/Division Chief

Civilian Translation: Branch/Division Chief

Branch Manager/ HRC Assignment Officers

Civilian Translation: Program Manager; HR Manager; Career Manager/Counselor; Assignment Manager/Officer; HR, Career Progression and Professional Growth Manager;

Briefing

Civilian Translation: Combined findings into executive reports using Excel, Word and PowerPoint; presented reports to organization leadership in order to improve performance, make decisions, and prevent legal or other challenges.

Brigade

Civilian Translation: Group; sub-division; organization with 2,000-5,000 personnel; cross-functional team. Organization; division.

Brigade Commander

Civilian Translation: Executive Director, Vice President of Operations

Bureau

Civilian Translation: An organizational unit next below the agency level (as defined above) which is normally headed by an official of Executive Level IV or V, or Senior Executive Service (SES) rank, or the equivalent.

Capabilities

Civilian Translation: Products or services organization provides.

Captains Career Course (CCC, Army)

Civilian Translation: Mid-level management course.

 

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

CENTCOM

Civilian Translation: International Operations Headquarters.

Chain of Command

Civilian Translation: Executive levels, management, upper-level management

Change Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of change management principles, strategies, and techniques required for effectively planning, implementing, and evaluating change in the organization.

Class I

Civilian Translation: Food, rations, and water.

Class II

Civilian Translation: Clothing

Class III

Civilian Translation: Petroleum, oils, and lubricants.

Class IV

Civilian Translation: Fortification and barrier materials.

Class V

Civilian Translation: Ammunition

Class VI

Civilian Translation: Personal items.

Class VII

Civilian Translation: Major end items.

Class VIII

Civilian Translation: Medical supplies, minimal amounts.

Class IX

Civilian Translation: Repair parts

Class X

Civilian Translation: Miscellaneous supplies

Client Engagement/Change Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of the impact of change on people, processes, procedures, leadership, and organizational culture; knowledge of change management principles, strategies, and techniques required for effectively planning, implementing, and evaluating change in the organization. [cite: 124, 125]

Close Air Support

Civilian Translation: Aviation support; customer service.

Combat (War)

Civilian Translation: High-stress operations, conflict, highly hazardous conditions, hostilities, emergency situations, crisis, crisis intervention; support of national strategic objectives; fast-paced environment; operated equipment in high-stress situations; resolved conflicts between stakeholders.

Combat Load

Civilian Translation: Essential equipment

Combat Training/Skills

Civilian Translation: Survival skills, emergency training/instruction. Skills, training and knowledge required to support national strategic objectives.

Combatant Commands

Civilian Translation: A joint military command of the United States Department of Defense that is composed of units from two or more service branches of the United States Armed Forces and conducts broad and continuing missions.

Combined Arms Staff College, Command Officers Staff College, Command & Staff College

Civilian Translation: Senior managerial leadership school. Senior military/executive leadership school; strategic management course.

 

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

Command

Civilian Translation: An authoritative order; a single or group of leaders exercising control over a particular group or operation; exercise influence over; authority, control, dominion, jurisdiction, power, and sway.

Command Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major

Civilian Translation: See "E7 to E9" and/or "Sergeant Major/Command Sergeant Major"

Commanded

Civilian Translation: Supervised, directed, led

Commander

Civilian Translation: Director; Senior Manager; Division Head; Senior, Personnel and Program Manager; Supervisor; head of; leader; executive, officer, upper-level management

Commander’s Inquiry, Investigation

Civilian Translation: Organizational performance analysis. Investigated violations of policy and regulation.

Commander’s Training Objectives

Civilian Translation: Short-term goals.

Common Access Card (CAC, also known as the PIV – Personal Identity Verification)

Civilian Translation: Based on HSPD-12; utilizes USAccess and other organization specific databases (DEERS) to issue cards to employees following vetting

Company

Civilian Translation: Organization, section, staff elements, activities, work center, organization of over 150 personnel

Company Commander

Civilian Translation: Senior Manager, Senior Operations Manager, Department head, department manager

Company Grade/ Junior Officer (O1-O3)

Civilian Translation: Operations Officer, operations manager, program administrator, unit or section manager

Computer Skills

Civilian Translation: Ability to access, locate, basic design, and update information through the use of personal computer technology. Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

Conflict Management

Civilian Translation: Manages and resolves conflicts, grievances, confrontations, or disagreements in a constructive manner to minimize negative personal impact.

Contingency Operations

Civilian Translation: Operations designated by the Secretary of Defense as an operation in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing military force.

Continuity of Operations (COOP)

Civilian Translation: Synchronicity; Continuity of Operations.

Constructive Event

Civilian Translation: Simulation; cross-functional training event.

 

Competency: CHANGE MANAGEMENT; COMPLIANCE; DECISION SUPPORT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; PLANNING AND EVALUATING

Continual Learning

Civilian Translation: Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues self-development.

Corpsman/Corpsmen; Medic

Civilian Translation: Medical staff; Paramedic; Medic; Healthcare Specialist.

Correspondence course

Civilian Translation: Course, extension course, distance education; virtual learning.

Counseling

Civilian Translation: Performance evaluation; performance management; implementing performance development and improvement programs (PDPs and PIPs) as needed.

 

Competency: DEVELOPING OTHERS; EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGES HUMAN RESOURCES; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.

Course of Action

Civilian Translation: Decision; option

Criminal Investigation

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with criminal investigation, including evidence detection and handling and drawing appropriate factual inferences and conclusions.

Critical Thinking

Civilian Translation: Actively and skillfully conceptualizes, applies, analyzes, synthesizes, and evaluates information to formulate options and to reach a conclusion.

Cross Functional Team

Civilian Translation: Different operational areas join forces to solve problems or implement process improvements.

Customer Service

Civilian Translation: Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

Deactivation

Civilian Translation: Closure, or terminated operations

Decision Making

Civilian Translation: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

Decision Support

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of decision support theories, methods, and tools for identifying, synthesizing, representing, and evaluating the important aspects of a decision situation and prescribing the recommended course for decision makers and other stakeholders. [cite: 127, 128]

Decisiveness

Civilian Translation: Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data is limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.

Delegate/Delegation

Civilian Translation: Directed the work of seven direct reports; monitored work progress and efforts; observed and evaluated personnel performance; and provided feedback and professional growth opportunities

Deployed/Deployment

Civilian Translation: Temporarily assigned, based, positioned, stationed; to move personnel and/or equipment into position for strategic, military action.

Deputy

Civilian Translation: A position that serves as an alter ego to a manager of high rank or level and either fully shares with the manager the direction of all phases of the organization's program and work, or is assigned continuing responsibility for managing a major part of the manager's program.

Deployable

Civilian Translation: Meeting readiness standards; Mobile, Quick Response Mobile Team

Developing Others

Civilian Translation: Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.

Directorate

Civilian Translation: Leaders, Leadership, Board of Directors

Directing People

Civilian Translation: Monitored work progress and efforts; observed and evaluated personnel performance; and provided feedback and professional growth opportunities.

Doctrine

Civilian Translation: Standing Operating Procedures (SOP), Guide to Action, Principles

Drill Sergeant

Civilian Translation: Instructor; Senior Instructor; Initial Entry Instructor; Tactical Training Specialist; Training Specialist.

Duty

Civilian Translation: Responsibility

E1 to E3: Private, Airmen, Seaman recruit, Seaman apprentice

Civilian Translation: Production worker; assembler; technician; apprentice; team member; assistant; aide; support personnel.

E4 to E6; Corporal, Specialist, Petty Officer Third Class, Sergeant, Petty Officer Second Class, Staff Sergeant, Petty Officer First Class

Civilian Translation: Assistant manager; assistant trainer; line supervisor; section leader; task leader; supervisor; foreman.

E7 to E9; Sergeant First Class, Navy Chief Petty Officer, Gunny, Master Sergeant, First Sergeant, Senior Chief, Sergeant Major, Petty Officer First Class

Civilian Translation: Manager; personnel manager; program manager; head of…; leader of…; assistant to…; assistant director; upper-level manager; line supervisor; section leader; task leader; supervisor; foreman; superintendent.

Effect

Civilian Translation: This addresses the impact of the work, the products, and/or the programs described under "Scope" on the mission and programs of the customer(s), the activity, other activities in or out of government, the agency, other agencies, the general public, or others.

Employee Development

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of employee development concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, evaluating, and administering training, organizational development, and career development initiatives.

Employee Relations

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, case law, principles, and practices related to employee conduct, performance, and dispute resolution.

Enabler

Civilian Translation: A person or thing that makes something possible.

Enlisted Soldier Assistant Crew (E1-E4)

Civilian Translation: Assembler, specialist, team member, technician

Evaluation (processes or projects)

Civilian Translation: Performance measurement; knowledge of the principles and methods for evaluating program or organizational performance using financial and nonfinancial measures, including identification of evaluation factors (for example, workload, personnel requirements), metrics, and outcomes.

 

Competency: DEVELOPING OTHERS; EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGES HUMAN RESOURCES; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.

Exchange Pricing Parts

Civilian Translation: Replacement parts

Executive Officer (XO)

Civilian Translation: Deputy Director, Assistant Director, Assistant Manager, Program Manager or Coordinator

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)

Civilian Translation: Ordnance Disposal; Bomb Squad;

External Awareness

Civilian Translation: Identifies and understands economic, political, and social trends that affect the organization.

Field Exercises (FTX)

Civilian Translation: Dispersed operations, training, remote training location

Field Grade Officer (O4)

Civilian Translation: Executive Officer, Deputy Director, Assistant to the Director, Operations Manager, Program Manager

Field Level Maintenance

Civilian Translation: See "Maintenance"

Field Office

Civilian Translation: Large diverse or dispersed organization, remote work site

Fight and Win

Civilian Translation: “To ensure that the battalion is prepared to fight and win,” “to ensure success,” or “to ensure attainment of operational goals.” Associated with the concept of success.

Financial Liability Investigation

Civilian Translation: Interviewed senior managers, reviewed policies, and recovered outstanding monetary debt due the government.

First Sergeant

Civilian Translation: Personnel supervisor, group supervisor, senior advisor, operations manager, foreman; personnel manager. See also "Sergeant Major/Command Sergeant Major."

Fleet

Civilian Translation: Operational forces.

Flexibility

Civilian Translation: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity.

Flight Chief

Civilian Translation: Operations Officer

Function; Major Military

Civilian Translation: The military equivalent of a civilian program, e.g., development of a major weapons system such as the Trident submarine, or an ongoing function such as defense intelligence.

Full Spectrum Operations

Civilian Translation: The combination of offensive, defensive, and either stability operations overseas or civil support operations on U.S. soil.

Garrison

Civilian Translation: Organization, company, U.S. based facility

Garrison Commander

Civilian Translation: Director; Senior Installation Executive; Area Director; Regional Administrator.

General Officers; Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General, Rear Admiral, Vice Rear Admiral, Admiral

Civilian Translation: President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), senior vice president, executive vice president, senior director, chairperson

Gunnery

Civilian Translation: Team skills competition.

Hand receipt holder

Civilian Translation: Logistics manager, supply manager, equipment manager, property custodian

Hazardous Materials “HAZMAT”

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of hazardous materials and waste and their uses, interactions, dangers, production, handling, storage, and disposal.

Headquarters

Civilian Translation: Headquarters, corporate office

Health Protection (Force Protection)

Civilian Translation: Preventing and controlling diseases. Assessing occupational and environmental health.

Human Capital Management

Civilian Translation: Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs.

Incident Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of the tactics, technologies, principles, and processes to protect, analyze, prioritize, and handle incidents.

Infantry/Infantryman (Rifleman/Riflemen)

Civilian Translation: Tactical training specialist; security forces, ground security force, kinetic forces. Military personnel trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot.

Inspections

Civilian Translation: Conducts inspections to ensure adherence to standards of practice preventing legal or other challenges; physical inspections.

Inspector

Civilian Translation: Examiner, troubleshooter, reviewer

Inspector General/IG

Civilian Translation: Policy compliance department

Instructor/Instruction

Civilian Translation: Developed curriculum for established training programs; identified course objectives and constituent tasks; developed outlines, scripts, and training materials.

Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A)/MILPOAPPS

Civilian Translation: ORACLE PeopleSoft Suite, integrating military personnel and pay functions

Intelligence Operations

Civilian Translation: Performed research and gathered information to help the company discover potential threats, opportunities, and save money due to the investigations.

Interpersonal Skills

Civilian Translation: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others.

iPERMS (interactive Personnel Electronic Records Management System)

Civilian Translation: Interactive personnel electronic records management system.

ISR (Installation Status Report)

Civilian Translation: Management decision support tool for Area Director/Regional Administrator (see "Garrison Commander") and is based on the Unit Status Report (see "USR"). [cite: 133, 134]

Joint Operation

Civilian Translation: Inter-service operation; coordinated operation. See "Operation."

Joint Task Force

Civilian Translation: Combined entity.

Judge Advocate General (JAG)

Civilian Translation: Lawyer; Prosecutor; Defense Attorney; Legal Advisor

Knowledge Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of the value of collected information and the methods of sharing that information throughout an organization.

Leader

Civilian Translation: Manager, supervisor, executive, management, trainer, official, conductor, chief guide, director.

Leadership

Civilian Translation: Performing supervisory or management role. Performing duties to forward the organization’s mission and or meet its objectives.

 

Competency: CHANGE MANAGEMENT; COMPLIANCE; DECISION SUPPORT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; PLANNING AND EVALUATING

Leading

Civilian Translation: Influences and inspires others by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the organization’s tasks and goals and improve the organization’s capabilities.

Leading (mid level)

Civilian Translation: Conducts analytical research and evaluation of diversified programs.

Leading (senior level)

Civilian Translation: Develops life cycle cost analyses of projects or performing cost benefit or economic evaluations of current or projected programs.

Leading (executive level)

Civilian Translation: Oversees the development of plans and executes the analysis of both quantitative and qualitative facts across a very broad and managerially complex spectrum of activity.

Leave

Civilian Translation: Managed and approved personnel leave and accountability, pay, and policies. Includes FMLA leave statuses. [cite: 135, 136]

Line of Duty (LOD) Investigation

Civilian Translation: Conducted injury claims investigations for federal and state employee workman’s compensation claims.

Lines of Effort (LOE)

Civilian Translation: Theoretical line that links multiple tasks using the logic of purpose rather than geographical reference to focus efforts toward establishing a desired end state.

Maintenance; Field Level, Sustainment Level, etc.

Civilian Translation: Maintenance is the cornerstone of readiness. Field level: maintenance performed by individual organizations, or their supporting organizations, on their own equipment. Sustainment level: maintenance tasks that that are too complicated or resource intensive are moved to the sustainment level.

Major Military Command (MACOM)

Civilian Translation: Major command, Major headquarters. A military organization next below the Departments of Army, Air Force, or Navy and headed by a flag or general officer who reports directly to the agency headquarters.

Major Organization

Civilian Translation: An organizational unit located next below the bureau or major military command level and headed by an official of SES rank, GM-15, or GM-14, or the civilian or military equivalent.

Managed

Civilian Translation: Continuously monitored and evaluated department processes, scheduling, budget, personnel, projects, and performance.

Managerial

Civilian Translation: The authority vested in some positions under the General Schedule which directs the work of an organizational unit. Individuals in these roles are held accountable for the success of specific line or staff functions.

Manages Resources

Civilian Translation: Selects, acquires, stores, and distributes resources such as materials, equipment, or money.

Managing Human Resources

Civilian Translation: Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance.

Marine(s) (general personnel)

Civilian Translation: See "Service Members"

Master Fitness Trainer

Civilian Translation: Physical fitness instructor, fitness instructor/trainer.

Competency: STRESS TOLERANCE

Medal

Civilian Translation: Award, honors, decoration, achievement, distinction, accolade.

Competency: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Medic

Civilian Translation: See "Corpsman/Corpsmen;" Medic

Medical Treatment Facility

Civilian Translation: Hospital; clinic.

Mentorship

Civilian Translation: Mentors leaders within an organization, focusing on goal-setting and managing expectations.

MILCON (military construction)

Civilian Translation: Programs, tasks, and operations that include all work necessary to produce complete and usable facilities.

Military Assistance to Civil Authorities

Civilian Translation: Assistance; support

Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP; OPORD Development)

Civilian Translation: Planning methodology.

Military/Army/Navy/Marines

Civilian Translation: Department of Defense or Department of the Army; etc.

Military Experience

Civilian Translation: Experience; professional experience

Military Occupation Specialty (MOS), Military Occupation Classification (MOC); Rating; Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC)

Civilian Translation: Career field, career specialty, skill, job, duties

Military Order

Civilian Translation: Direction, rules, regulations

Military Personnel Office (MILPO), S1

Civilian Translation: Personnel center, personnel office, personnel administrative office, human resources

Military Police

Civilian Translation: Law Enforcement Officer; Correctional Officer; Investigator; Field Investigator; Security Officer.

Mission

Civilian Translation: Project (as in project management). Task, function or objective. Responsibility, task, function, objective, job. Goal to be achieved.

Mission Essential Task List (MET-L)

Civilian Translation: Critical tasks.

Multi-mission Military Installation

Civilian Translation: A large complex multi-mission military installation is comparable to a large military installation with a total serviced or supported employee-equivalent population exceeding 4,000 personnel.

Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) (E5-E6)

Civilian Translation: Training and development manager; middle manager; senior personnel supervisor, administrator, OJT foreman, technical supervisor; first line supervisor.

Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Academy

Civilian Translation: Leadership or management training.

 

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER)

Civilian Translation: Performance appraisal, performance evaluation; quarterly performance evaluations.

 

Competency: DEVELOPING OTHERS; EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGES HUMAN RESOURCES; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE,MANAGEMENT.

Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC), Watch Captain, Petty Officer of the Watch

Civilian Translation: Supervisor, manager, coordinator, senior technician, senior chief; training and development manager; training and development specialist

O1 to O3; Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Captain Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade

Civilian Translation: Executive administrator; manager; supervisor; superintendent; project officer; management and program analyst; general manager; department head;

O4; Major, Lieutenant Commander

Civilian Translation: Senior administrator; department head; program manager; senior advisor; executive officer

O5 and O6; Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Commander, Captain

Civilian Translation: Chief executive officer; chief operating officer; program director; chief of staff; director of operations

Objective

Civilian Translation: A thing aimed at or sought; a goal.

Officer(s)

Civilian Translation: Management, middle management, senior personnel, supervisors, employee(s), official(s), administrator, executive

Officer Evaluation Record (OER)/Officer Efficiency Report

Civilian Translation: Performance appraisal, performance evaluation.

 

Competency: DEVELOPING OTHERS; EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGES HUMAN RESOURCES; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE,MANAGEMENT.

On-the-Job Training (OJT)

Civilian Translation: On-the-job training, hands on experience, direct instruction, observational learning, one-on-one training at the job site.

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

Operation

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of engineering or physical science disciplines to support space flight operations, training or planning; serving as an astronaut or mission specialist.

Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF)

Civilian Translation: Afghanistan

Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF)

Civilian Translation: Iraq (2003-2011)

Operational Art

Civilian Translation: Cognitive approach by executives and staffs to develop strategies, campaigns, and operations to organize and employ organization resources by integrating ends, ways, and means.

Operational Environment

Civilian Translation: A composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the capabilities and bear on the decisions of the organizational executives.

Operational TEMPO (OPTEMPO/TEMPO)

Civilian Translation: Speed; frequency.

Operations Order (OPORD)

Civilian Translation: Strategic plan; organization’s multi-year operations, training, retention and recruitment, and personnel development plan.

Oral Communication

Civilian Translation: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information.

Organizational Awareness

Civilian Translation: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operate effectively within them.

Partnering

Civilian Translation: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.

Patrol

Civilian Translation: Monitor; security

Performance Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of performance management concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, monitoring, rating, and rewarding employee performance.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Civilian Translation: Relocation, career relocation

Personnel Specialist

Civilian Translation: Administrative clerk, personnel records clerk

Physical Training (PT)

Civilian Translation: Physical training, fitness, fitness evaluation

Planning (OPORD, Mission planning, continuity, etc.)

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of and experience with continuity of operations planning. Provides a general knowledge of homeland security, national security, or intelligence functions.

Planning and Evaluating

Civilian Translation: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them.

Platoon

Civilian Translation: Section, element, department; high-functioning team of 30-42 multi-functional employees.

Platoon Sergeant

Civilian Translation: First line supervisor, training instructor

PRIDE (Planning Resources for Infrastructure Development and Evaluation)

Civilian Translation: A real property database of record. Organizations are required to maintain PRIDE in accordance with EO 13327, and HQDA and DoD standards.

Priority Intelligence Requirement (PIR)

Civilian Translation: Information need.

Problem Solving

Civilian Translation: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates, alternative solutions; makes recommendations.

Program or Project Manager

Civilian Translation: Program director, program administrator, program, supervisor

Program (when used as a stream of money)

Civilian Translation: The mission, functions, projects, activities, laws, rules, and regulations which an agency is authorized and funded by statute to administer and enforce.

Project Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources.

Project Officer

Civilian Translation: Collaborated with managers, supervisors, and the directors of logistics, human resources, communications, and security in order to develop strategic goals that met their needs.

Promotion Board

Civilian Translation: Supervised promotion activities within the organization; collaborated with subsidiary organizations in order to ensure diverse hiring boards.

Protection War Fighting Function

Civilian Translation: Emergency management. Subject matter experts with intimate knowledge of safeguarding personnel and mitigating adverse effects.

Radio Operator/Field Radio Operator

Civilian Translation: Communications technician.

Rater/Senior Rater

Civilian Translation: If you were someone’s rater, they were your direct report. If you were a senior rater, they were your indirect report.

 

Competency: DEVELOPING OTHERS; EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGES HUMAN RESOURCES; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE,MANAGEMENT.

Rating

Civilian Translation: See “Military Occupation Specialty (MOS)”

Reconnaissance

Civilian Translation: Data collection, survey, analysis. Reconnaissance.

Recorded Accomplishment Rate

Civilian Translation: Completion rate

Readiness

Civilian Translation: Capability; meeting readiness standards

Regulations

Civilian Translation: Policy, guidelines, guidance

Regulations, AR/DA/NAV Pamphlets

Civilian Translation: Guidance, policy, instructions

Rifleman/Riflemen

Civilian Translation: See “Infantry/Infantryman”

Risk/Risk Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools used for risk assessment and mitigation, including assessment of failures and their consequences.

Resource Advisor

Civilian Translation: Budget analyst

S-1/G-1 /J1

Civilian Translation: Personnel

S-2/G-2/J2

Civilian Translation: Intelligence

S-3/G-3/J3

Civilian Translation: Operations

S-4/G-4/J4

Civilian Translation: Logistics

S-5/G-5/J5

Civilian Translation: Business plans

S-6/G-6/J6

Civilian Translation: Communications

S-7/G-7/J7

Civilian Translation: Engineering or marketing

S-8/G-8/J8

Civilian Translation: Financial management

S-9/G-9/J9

Civilian Translation: Public affairs

Sailor(s)

Civilian Translation: See "Service Members"

Scattered Units

Civilian Translation: Outlaying organizations, affiliated organizations, field section

Scheme of Maneuver

Civilian Translation: Support organizational vision, operational growth, and/or mission focus; plan. 

Scope

Civilian Translation: This addresses the general complexity and breadth of a program (or program segment) directed, work directed, products produced, or services delivered.

Section chief

Civilian Translation: Team leader, team chief, team supervisor

Security

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of the laws, regulations, and guidelines related to securing personnel, facilities, and information.

Security Classifications

Civilian Translation: Official, Secret, Top Secret, TS-SCI

Security Clearance

Civilian Translation: Security access authorization, security authentication

Senior Field Grade Officer (O5-O7)

Civilian Translation: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Director Chief Operating Officer (COO). department head, program director, deputy chief, senior executive, chief administrator.

Senior Leaders Course (SLC)

Civilian Translation: Advanced leadership and management development course.

 

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

Senior Military Assistant

Civilian Translation: Executive military consultant, senior military consultant

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) (E7-E9)

Civilian Translation: Chief of…, director, first-line supervisor, technical advisor, division supervisor; management and program analyst.

Sensitive

Civilian Translation: Confidential

Sergeant Major/Command Sergeant Major

Civilian Translation: Senior middle manager (or just middle manager); operations manager; senior advisor to organization leadership/executive; organization liaison/steward.

Service Members: e.g. Soldiers; Airman; Marines; Sailors

Civilian Translation: Personnel, personnel staff, individuals, staff, employees, co-workers, colleagues, DoD employees

Situation Report (SALUTE/SITREP)

Civilian Translation: Report.

Situational Awareness

Civilian Translation: Perceives, analyzes, and comprehends critical elements of information in one’s environment.

Soldier(s)

Civilian Translation: See "Service Members"

Squad

Civilian Translation: Team or section. High-functioning team of 12-15 multi-functional employees.

Stakeholder Management

Civilian Translation: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort.

Standard Installation/Division Personnel System (SID PERS)

Civilian Translation: Automated personnel strength accounting system

Strategic Thinking/Plan/Planning

Civilian Translation: Formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment.

Subordinates

Civilian Translation: Employees, personnel, people, positions, staff, co- workers, individuals, people

Superior(s)

Civilian Translation: Supervisor, management, executive management

Supervisor

Civilian Translation: A position or employee that accomplishes work through the direction of other people and meets at least the minimum requirements for coverage under this guide.

Supply/Logistics

Civilian Translation: Shipping, receiving, inventory control clerk, warehouse clerk

Supply Sergeant

Civilian Translation: Supply manager, logistics manager

Supply Support Activity (SSA)/SSA Operations

Civilian Translation: Hub where military equipment is received into the supply system for proper accountability and distribution.

Suspense Date

Civilian Translation: Deadline

Tactical

Civilian Translation: Field operations; calculated, planned; small-scale actions serving a larger purpose; short range planning;

Tasking/Detail

Civilian Translation: Assignment, job

TDA/MTOE

Civilian Translation: Organizational structure, material resources, manpower

Team/Squad Leader

Civilian Translation: Team leader, team chief, team supervisor, trainer

Technical Competence

Civilian Translation: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job.

Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY)/Temporary Assigned Duty (TAD)

Civilian Translation: Business travel, business-related travel, business trip

Theater

Civilian Translation: Area of operations

Threat (Enemy)

Civilian Translation: Any combination of actors, entities, or forces that have the capability and intent to harm the organization, United States/national interests, or the homeland.

Training

Civilian Translation: Trainer, instructor, teacher, program, instruction, training development

Training Objectives

Civilian Translation: Learning objectives; the intended measurable outcome(s) that learners will achieve once they've finished a course.

Troops

Civilian Translation: Team, crew, group, personnel, passengers, individuals, people, positions, staff, employees, DoD employees

Troop Commander

Civilian Translation: Human Resources Manager, Personnel Manager, Personnel Director

Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)

Civilian Translation: Legal action; regulations; legal code;

United States Navy’s or Marine Corp’s Fitness Report (FITREP)

Civilian Translation: Performance appraisal, performance evaluation

Units

Civilian Translation: Supported organizations, subordinate elements, clients; company, unit, department; stakeholders. See “Organizational Unit.”

USR (Unit Status Report)

Civilian Translation: A report outlining a unit's capability to perform the functions for which it was designed, meant to ensure clarity across the broadest range of organizations responsible for operational planning.

Verbal/ Oral Communication

Civilian Translation: Conducted team meetings on business strategies to increase the company profits. Briefed organization leadership on requirements, protections, and their responsibilities.

Wargaming

Civilian Translation: Contingency planning; COOP

Warfighter Exercise (WFX)

Civilian Translation: Training seminar; multi-echelon training event; joint collaborative event; multi-component exercise

War College; Advanced strategic studies course

Civilian Translation: Executive leadership school, executive military leadership school.

 

Competency: CONTINUAL LEARNING; LEARNING

War Fighting Function

Civilian Translation: Group of tasks and systems (people, organizations, information, and processes) united by a common purpose that leaders use to accomplish missions and training objectives.

Warrant Officer (WO1 - WO5)

Civilian Translation: Senior technician; technical advisor; facilitator; technical manager; technical specialist; director; specialist; department manager; chief; technical expert [cite: 149, 150]

Writing

Civilian Translation: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner.

Written Communication

Civilian Translation: Operations orders; email; text messages. Communicated strategies via email and memorandum to supervisors and managers ensuring understanding and compliance.