Another pitfall of military life is communication. After you are involved with the military, speaking in acronyms becomes a way of life.
The Army has an acronym for everything. Civilians typically look at us like we're speaking a foreign language, which in essence maybe we are. Its not something we do consciously, its just something we do.
Like a hillbilly who adds ya'll to every sentence, the soldier will add something such as SNAFU. Or my personal favorite, FUBAR. Now most of these you can tell what they mean by context, by looking at the letters, or watching an old Army movie.
But what about those other less fun acronyms. Such as MOS,BDU,ACU,SOP,BAH and even FU. Don't get to excited, it doesn't mean what you think it does.

MOS: Military Operational Speciality. For some reason JOB seems too difficult.

BDU: Battle(or basic depending on who you're talking to) Dress Uniform. These were the standard until we started with the ACU.

ACU: Army Combat Uniform. This uniform change was what I believe to be the beginning of the "new" army. Undisciplined and falling apart. This would be the uniform you see now a days with the computer pixel design that wear like pajamas. If they put a bunny on the front of the combat boot, the uniform would be perfect.

SOP: Standard Operation Procedure, or laymans terms: Same old poop

BAH: Standard Allowance of Housing. This is simply a rent payment.

FU: Fire Unit, doesn't have a lot of applications to daily conversation, but it is fun to say!

So basically, almost any term you use on an Army post is going to be an acronym somehow. In the Army if we have the chance we will take something of ease and turn it into a total SNAFU.

My MOS is that of a military spouse, and my dependents are lacking formation. Our SOP is that I go in the playroom to see TARFU. What they've done in there is my best SWAG.
Before its over I may have to contact the MPs, ACS, AER and maybe FU(see its fun to say)
Screw it I'm going to AAFES. HOOAH!