ACRONYMS

TASK CONDITION STANDARD

BY SPC FLINT CHRISTENSEN

TASK, CONDITION STANDARDS

MY SGT YELLED AT ME!

I’M NOT REAL SURE WHICH ONE I AM

OR WHICH ONE I SHOULD BE

YOUR TRAINING’S M.O.S. RELATED

THE DRILL INSTRUCTOR SAID

BUT ALL THESE ACRONYMS

ARE JUMBLED IN MY HEAD

THEY SAY I SCORED REAL HIGH

ON MY A.P.F.T

WHICH AS FAR AS I CAN FIGURE

MEANS I’M “ALL THAT I CAN BE!”

THIS JUMBLED GOBBLDYGOOK

THAT I HEAR SARGEANTS YELL

I’M SURE IT TAKES A SPECIAL CODE

TO CRACK THROUGH THIS INTEL.

SOMETIMES IT IS REAL SIMPLE

LIKE “HEAD TO THE D-FAC”

I DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS

BUT I DO KNOW WHERE IT’S AT

SO GRAB YOUR 5-9-8-8 ECHO

(DON’T FORGET THE “E”)

AND HEAD DOWN TO THE MOTOR POOL

TO DO A P.M.S.C.

OR DID I GET THAT BACKWARDS?

IT MEANS TO FIX SOMETHING YOU SEE

I DON’T REMEMBER WHAT IT STANDS FOR

WHEN I WENT TO A.I.T.

BUT IT GETS EVEN WORSE

WHEN I AM TO GET PAID

I CANT TELL WHAT IS COMING OUT

OR HOW MUCH I HAVE MADE

IS B.A.H A GOOD THING?

THEN WHY IS IT SO LOW?

AND WHY ARE MY DEDUCTIONS

MORE THAN INCOME SHOW?

ALL THE LETTERS IN THE ALPHABET

ARE JUMBLED AS CAN BE

THAT’S WHY I’M SO CONFUSED

IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY