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In a unique form of acronym torture, the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (USATARDEC) has been re-named the U.S. Army Combat Capability Development Center (CCDC) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (USACCDCGVSC).

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The change came about as the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) is being renamed the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), according to a press release, making TARDEC the CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center.

The CCDCGVSC also has a Twitter account, if you're into that sort of thing. And if you don't want to mention each and every letter when referencing the new command name, you can just call it the C-Cid Cig Visic, which means holy crap this acronym is insane in soldier-speak.

The best part is that this isn't even the military's longest acronym. To the best of our knowledge, that honor belongs to ADCOMSUBORDCOMPHIBSPAC, or the Navy's Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command.

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Haley Britzky
Haley Britzky

Haley Britzky was the Task & Purpose Army reporter from 2019 to 2022. She previously worked at Axios covering breaking news. She reports on important developments within the service, from new uniforms to new policies; the realities of military life facing soldiers and their families; and broader cultural issues that expand outside of the Army, touching each of the military services.  Contact the author here.

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