(DoD) Personnel, ships, or craft stopping temporarily at a post, station, or port to which they are not assigned or attached, and having destination elsewhere.
(DoD) An independent merchant ship calling at a port and sailing within 12 hours, and for which routing instructions to a further port have been promulgated.
(DoD) An individual awaiting orders, transport, etc., at a post or station to which he or she is not attached or assigned.
(DoD) An independent merchant ship calling at a port and sailing within 12 hours, and for which routing instructions to a further port have been promulgated.
(DoD) An individual awaiting orders, transport, etc., at a post or station to which he or she is not attached or assigned.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). transient. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/transient/definitions/1964496 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "transient" http://smartdefine.org/transient/definitions/1964496 (accessed September 26, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, transient, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/transient/definitions/1964496>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "transient" 4 April 2011. Web. 26 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/transient/definitions/1964496> |