[color:"red"]SURVIVAL RELATED ABBREVIATIONS and/or ACRONYMS[/color]

I'll update this occasionally, but these are the COMMON abbreviations used in survival jargon.

ALICE = All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
AO = Area of Operation
ARES = Amateur Radio Emergency Services
BCL = Basic Combat Load
BG = Bad Guy
BHO = Bolt Hold Open
BIL = Bug In Location
BOB = Bug Out Bag
BOG = Bug Out Gun
BOL = Bug Out Location
BOV = Bug Out Vehicle
BUG = Back Up Gun
CBRN = Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear
CERT = Community Emergency Response Team
CQB = Close Quarters Battle
DRT = Dead Right There
ECP = Entry Control Point
ECWCS = Extended Cold Weather Clothing System
EDC = Every Day Carry
E&E = Escape & Evasion
EMP = Electro Magnetic Pulse
FAK = First Aid Kit
FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency
FRS = Family Radio Service
FTE = Failure To Extract
FTF = Failure To Feed
GHB = Get Home Bag
GMRS = General Mobile Radio Service
GTG = Good To Go
IBA = Individual Ballistic (or Body) Armor
IFAK = Individual First Aid Kit
INCH = I'm Never Coming Home
KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid
LBE = Load Bearing Equipment
MBR = Main Battle Rifle
MOLLE = Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
MRE = Meal Ready to Eat
NBC = Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
NWO = New World Order
OPSEC = Operational Security
P6 = Proper Preparation Prevents Pretty Poor Performance
PAW = Post Apocalyptic World
PERSEC = Personal Security
PHTF = Poop Hits The Fan (Variations Abound - Adjust to suit your own definition)
PM = Preventive Maintenance
PPE = Personal Protective Equipment
PSK = Personal Survival Kit
SAK = Swiss Army Knife
SERE = Survival Evasion Resistance & Escape
SIGSEC = Signal Security
SIP = Shelter In Place
TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It
TVP = Textured Vegetable Protein
WROL = Without Rule Of Law
ZULU TIME = Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

[color:"red"]NATO Phonetic Alphabet[/color]

A = alpha
B = bravo
C = charley
D = delta
E = echo
F = foxtrot
G = gulf
H = hotel
I = india
J = juliet
K = kilo
L = lima
M = mike
N = november
O = oscar
P = papa
Q = quebec
R = romeo
S = sierra
T = tango
U = uniform
V = victor
W = whiskey
X = xray
Y = yankee
Z = zulu