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Loose apronyms:
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ALLIANCEA Large League Is Always Necessary Combatting Evil Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
ANZACArmy Needed Zeal And Courage Tony McCoy O'Grady (ANZAC actually stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
ARCHERArrows Really Can Hurt Enemy Rogues Tony McCoy O'Grady
ARCHERYArrows Rarely Cross Hearts - Excepting (Romantically) Yours Rico Leffanta
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
ARLINGTONArmymen's Remains Laid In New Graves, They're Organised Neatly Tony McCoy O'Grady - Arlington is a (the?) major US military cemetery
Places
ARMYA Rifle Motivates You Blair
BOMBERBillions Of Megatons Bring Earthly Ruin Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
BOWMANBent Over Weapons, Many Arrows Needed Tony McCoy O'Grady
CAPTURECopse Attack! Plot Tracks! Unnameable Rewards! Existence! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Capture escapee.
CAVALIERCharles' Allies Victorious Against Loathsome Illicit Emergent Roundheads TMcCO'G
History
DISARMDetectives Insist Submachineguns Are Removed Masterfully Tony McCoy O'Grady
DRAFTDeserters Resisted Armed Forces Training Tony McCoy O'Grady
FORTForearmed Outpost Repels Tresspassers. Roger Williams
Places:Buildings
FORTRESSFamily Of Ruler Took Refuge, Escaping Shooting Soldiers Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Buildings
FYRDForced Youth Recruitment Decreed Angela Brett
FYRDSFor Year-Round Defense Services Angela Brett
IMPRESSEDIf Military Personnel Require Extra Servicemen, Shanghai Eligible Drunks Tony McCoy O'Grady - referring to the Press Gangs of the Royal Navy who 'kidnapped' men to fill out the crews of ships in days gone by
JOUSTJoy Of Using Spear Thingies Tony McCoy O'Grady
KNIGHTKilled Nasties In Glorious Heroic Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
MARINEMuscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential The US Navy and the US Marines have a log tradition of dumping on each other. Here's one example from a US Navy Vet.
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
MARINESMen Armed, Ready If National Emergency Strikes Tony McCoy O'Grady
NAVYNumerous (And Violent) Yachts Tony McCoy O'Grady
OCEANOverflow Can Evaporate Any Navy Rico Leffanta
Places:Waterways
PEACEPerhaps Enmity's At Complete End Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
ROVERRemotely Operated Vehicle - Elevated Reconnaissance Tony McCoy O'Grady, saying: You know the remote-controlled aircraft used to spy over unfriendly territory? Well I don't know what they are called but they could be called ROVER. (Angela added that they're called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs)
RUMSFELDRemarkably Unpleasant Man, Supercilious For Every Live Debate Chris Kjelgaard
Names:Famous people:Politicians
SOLDIERSSlaying's Our Loyal Duty... Insufferable Enemies Ruthlessly Slaughter Angela Brett
SQUADSpecial Quorum Under Army Directions TMcCO'G
TARGETTaking Aim, Raise Gun, Embrace Trigger Tony McCoy O'Grady (One is always advised to 'squeeeeze' a trigger slowly, rather like embracing a partner, and not jerk it!)
Sports & Recreation
UNARMEDUsing No Ammunition, Righteous Man's Enemies Defeated Tony McCoy O'Black-belt-in-Karate