What does SOCOM stand for?

[queensbomb]

Special Operations COMmand

Now why is that? In all seriousness that just doesn't make much sense to only use the first letter from the 1st and 2nd word but 3 letters from the 3rd word. Though that would be pretty funny to hear over a communications link "Send in the SOC we are a go."

I'm going to go out on a limb and say the SOCOM sounds a lot better than SOC.

You mean, you wouldnt wanna play SOC?

I would play SOC if it was a good game.

 

[SunGryphon]

In fact, SOCOM stands for SOuthern COMmand, and the video game takes the already militarized term and puts a different meaning. Ive asked Vets this and the answer is always Southern Command.

US Southern Command is abbreviated USSOUTHCOM.

 

[Altorin]

that's how military types deal with anagrams. They don't give a duck's shit what the words actually mean..

The UH-2 Iroquois Helicopter was affectionately referred to as the Huey 2. Did it make grammatical sense? Nope, not particularly, but it sounds better on the radio then the UH-2 Iroquois. Mass Effect did a similar thing with their Spectres.. Stands for SPECial Tactics and REconnaissance.

 

[Pyro Paul]

Special Operations COMmand. (notice plural)
SOCOM.
a branch of the department of defence which sees all special forces operations.


Special Operation Command. (notice singular)
SOC
a self contained branch with in a single division of the department of defence. (marines, Navy, Army, Airforce) more focused in their specific roles to better respond to threats which they are more likely to encounter.