| A & D Board | Academic and Discipline Board |
| AR | Academic Restriction |
| Barracks | The cadet dorms |
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| BC | Battalion Commander, the highest ranking cadet. |
| CO | Commanding Officer |
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| CQ | Charge of Quarters, the staff and cadet guard station. |
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| DFAC | Dining Facility |
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| Formation | Formal gathering of cadets arranged by platoon and company. Several formations are held throughout the day. |
| Gun Port | The cannons in front of campus. |
| Latrine | Bathroom |
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| Mess | A meal in the Dining Facility. First Mess is breakfast, second is lunch and third is dinner. |
| NCO | Non commissioned officer. |
| OD | Officer of the Day |
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| PO | Punishment Order |
| Pole | The flag pole in front of campus. |
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| PT | Physical Training, consists of pushups, ......., used to _______ |
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| Retreat | A bugle call used to signal _______ |
| Reville | A bugle call used to wake up the cadets. |
| Scrub | All new cadets go though a 4 week intensive training period where they earn the right to be Lyman Ward cadets. |
| SDO | Staff Duty Officer |
| SMI | Saturday Morning Inspection |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
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| TAC | Teach Advise Counsel, TAC's are faculty members who live in the cadet barracks and supervise almost every aspect of cadet life. They are constant mentors for our boys. |
| Taps | A bugle call used to signal it is time to go to sleep. |
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| Tours | In order to work of demerits cadets march tours on the Quad. |
| XO | Executive Officer |