page_title: List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions
section_title: U
hierarchical_section_title: List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions / U
caption_attribution_description: English: A 2003 drawing of the United States Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) in MARPAT, drawn by John M. Carrillo.
context_page_description: This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness. Many terms also have equivalents among other service branches that are not acceptable among Marines, but are comparable in meaning. Many acronyms and terms have come into common use from voice procedure use over communication channels, translated into the phonetic alphabet, or both. Many are or derive from nautical terms and other naval terminology. Most vehicles and aircraft have a formal acronym or an informal nickname; those are detailed in their own articles.
  The scope of this list is to include words and phrases that are unique to or predominantly used by the Marine Corps or the United States Naval Service. Recent joint operations have allowed terms from other military services to leak into the USMC lexicon, but can be found with their originating service's slang list, see the "See also" section.
context_section_description: UA – Unauthorized Absence, the naval version of the term AWOL.
  UCMJ – Uniform Code of Military Justice (Public Law 506, 81st Congress) 1951, the system of military law, both judicial and non-judicial.
  UD – Unit Diary, the computerized system that maintains all administrative records for a unit. Also, Uniform of the Day (or UDs) – prescribed uniform for the day; more generally associated with 'Charlies'
  Un-fuck – To correct a deficiency, usually on a person.
  Under Arms – Status of having a weapon, sidearm, "MP" or "SP" brassard, or wearing equipment pertaining to an arm such as a sword sling, pistol belt, or cartridge belt as part of guard duty; Marines under arms do not remove covers indoors.
  Under Canvas – Living under temporary sheltering, such as a tent.
  Under Way – To depart or to start a process for an objective.
  UNQ – Unqualified, usually in reference to training events. Pronounced "unk."
  Unsat – Abbreviation of unsatisfactory.
  USMC – Acronym for United States Marine Corps. Also used as a pejorative backronym: Uncle Sam's Misguided Children, U Signed the Motherfucking Contract, U Suckers Missed Christmas, Unlimited Shit and Mass Confusion, University of Science, Music and Culture, Uncomplicated Shit Made Complicated, Under Seabee Management Constantly.
  Utilities – field and work uniforms (currently the MCCUU), formerly called dungarees, inappropriately called the Army term BDU.
  UVA - Uniformed Victim's Advocate - older, more experienced, male and female Marines who have received specialized training to confidentially assist uniformed victims of sexual assault, both male and female, to receive proper medical attention and access to all the necessary resources.
caption: utilities
exif: {}