TAD
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Temporary additional duty |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
TAD stands for Temporary additional duty, a military term abbreviation.
Navy and Marine Corps term for temporary duty away from a member's permanent command, for training, conferences or augmenting another unit, equivalent to the Army and Air Force TDY.
Example: Three sailors from the division are TAD to the shipyard for two months.
Usage notes
Sailors also say "TAD orders." The Coast Guard uses TAD too. Within a ship's crew, TAD can also mean temporary assignment to another division, such as food service duty for junior sailors, often called "cranking."
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- SNCO – Senior noncommissioned officer
- SOFA – Status of forces agreement
- SOP – Standard operating procedure
- SPOTREP – Spot report
- SRB – Selective Reenlistment Bonus
- TACON – Tactical control
- TBS – The Basic School
- TCCC – Tactical Combat Casualty Care
- TCP – Traffic control point
- TDY – Temporary duty
- TIG – Time in grade
- TIS – Time in service