SITREP
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Situation report |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
SITREP stands for Situation report, a military term abbreviation.
Periodic or event-driven report that tells higher headquarters a unit's current situation, including location, activities, enemy contact, personnel, logistics status and plans. Formats are usually set in the unit SOP.
Example: Send a SITREP every two hours until the convoy reaches the FOB.
Usage notes
Pronounced "SIT-rep." The term is widely used by emergency managers, news organizations and businesses. Military formats vary by unit, but most cover enemy, friendly, administrative and logistics information in a fixed order.
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- SEAD – Suppression of enemy air defenses
- SECDEF – Secretary of Defense
- SECNAV – Secretary of the Navy
- SERE – Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
- SIGINT – Signals intelligence
- SIPRNet – Secret Internet Protocol Router Network
- SJA – Staff Judge Advocate
- SNAFU – Situation normal: all f***ed up
- SNCO – Senior noncommissioned officer
- SOFA – Status of forces agreement
- SOP – Standard operating procedure
- SPOTREP – Spot report