Military Divorce Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations

Military divorce terms, definitions, and abbreviations: A useful quick cheat sheet for military spouses of the terms and acronyms used or discussed in a military divorce.

  • CHCBP: Continued Health Care Benefit Program
  • COLA: Cost of Living Adjustment
  • CRDP: Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay
  • CRSC: Combat Related Special Compensation
  • DEERS: Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
  • DFAS: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
  • DRO: Domestic Relations Order
  • DRP: Disposable Retired Pay
  • DVA: Department of Veterans Affairs
  • HMO: Health Maintenance Organization
  • JAG: Judge Advocate General
  • LAA: Legal Assistance Attorney
  • MCO: Military Court Order (military version of QDRO)
  • MMTF: Military Medical Treatment Facility
  • MSRRA: Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
  • PCS: Permanent Change of Station
  • PCA: Permanent Change of Assignment (on the same base)
  • QDRO: Qualified Domestic Relations Order
  • RCSBP: Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan
  • RSFPP: Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan
  • SBP: Survivor Benefit Plan
  • RAS: Retiree Account Statement
  • RSO: Retirement Service Office
  • SCRA: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
  • SGLI: Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance
  • TAP: Transition Assistance Program
  • TAMP: Transitional Assistance Management Program
  • TSP: Thrift Savings Plan
  • USAA: United Services Automobile Association
  • USFSPA: Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act – permits states to treat military retired pay as either sole or marital property in cases of divorce.
  • VGLI: Veterans’ Group Life Insurance

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