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CHAPTER 6
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
6000. GENERAL. Abbreviations and acronyms are used primarily to
save space and time, but their use must be limited and kept
within the confines of assured intelligibility.
6001. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IN RECORDKEEPING, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AND TRANSFER ORDERS
1. Abbreviations and acronyms listed in this chapter are
authorized for Marine Corps recordkeeping, manpower management
systems, and transfer orders. The list of abbreviations and
acronyms in paragraph 6002 is not all-inclusive of abbreviations
or acronyms used in all manpower systems.
2. Do not use those abbreviations or phrase equivalents preceded
by the asterisk (*) alone. Use those abbreviations or phrase
equivalents only in compound abbreviations.
3. Submit recommendations for additions, changes, and/or
deletions to this list to the CMC (MIFD).
4. Listing certain abbreviations in lower case does not preclude
their capitalization when common usage so dictates; however, use
those partially or fully capitalized as listed. As an exception,
organizational/unit addresses/titles entered in the service
record may be typed using either normal capitalization or all
upper case typeface, as shown in paragraph 2004.4.
5. When preparing unit diaries, use abbreviations and acronyms
as depicted in the sample entries provided in the MCTFSPRIM. Use
abbreviations or acronyms in other manpower management systems as
directed in the system's users manual.
6002. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IN CORRESPONDENCE, MESSAGES,
AND DIRECTIVES
1. Use abbreviations and acronyms in correspondence and messages
per this Manual, SECNAVINST 5216.5, the U.S. Government Printing
Office Style Manual, NTP-3 and the U.S. Navy Plain Language
Address Directory (USN PLAD 1). Use abbreviations and acronyms
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