NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Using Abbreviations, Continued
Army usage,
continued
Army Rule
Example
Well-known Army and civilian
Well-known abbreviations include:
abbreviations usually do not require an
introductory explanation.
Army publications.
military grades.
personal titles.
geographic locations.
compass directions.
model designations and symbols.
standard grammatical abbreviations
and symbols.
In military writing, do not abbreviate
country.
these words:
point.
mount.
port.
In Army correspondence, abbreviate
10 Sep 95
months with the first three letters when
used with the day or year.
Abbreviations for units of measure are:
11 in
the same for singular and plural.
15 lb
used only with numerals.
110 yd
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