What does pow-mia stand for?

Question

What does pow-mia stand for?

Answer 1

Prisoner of War (which mean the enemy has captured them and they are being held for intel knowledge, of which is supposed to be safety released and returned once the war is over)

and Missing in Action (is when a solider can not be accounted for, often times they are lost, have no way to contact other troops and can not be located, are in a medical camp without any dog tags or i.d. and have a head injury and can not remember or there is a language issue, or unfortunately are presumed dead but their bodies have not been found yet. -

Even still, many people come home later after being either one of these. If you know someone that has been either one of these.., honor them, they have been through a very emotionally difficult time.

Answer 2

POW- PRISONER OF WAR

MIA- MISSING IN ACTION

Answer 3

Prisoner of War - Missing in Action

Answer 4

prisoner of war missing in action

Answer 5

prisoner of war and missing in action

Answer 6

Well the vernacular has changed.  POW in the Army now means Privately Owned Weapon.  EPW is used and means Enemy Prisoner of War.

This is one of those things that folks get wrong, like thinking SOP mean Standard Operating Procedure when the correct term is Standing Operating Procedure.  And the vehicle know as a HUM-V or HUMMER is really HMMWV.

Answer 7

Prisoner of War

Missing In Action

Answer 8

Prisoner of war, Missing in action.

Answer 9

prisoner of war, missing in action

Answer 10

Cannot speak for all...But McCain a former POW stands for "AMERICA"....

Answer 11

pow - prisoner of war

mia - missing in action