It may refer to an SiS video card.
standard deviation
firewire and the i.Link
The best thing to refer to when speaking about managed security service providers (MSSP) would be the SANS Institute website. It has a lot of good information about MSSP.
moving coil & moving iron
Are there any words on the pin? It is probably a distinctive unit insignia. Here is a link to some simple explanation for the brass worn on the uniform. http://custermen.com/Reference/Uniforms/Badges.htm#Medals&Insignia If you refer to the Distinguished Unit Insignia(DUI or DI) pins, then there were hundreds of variations on these and you need a reference book for this. Here are samples for a few units that fought in Italy. http://custermen.com/Reference/Uniforms/DUI_Pins.htm
Civilians
Refer to local & military laws.
"Mil" can refer to several things, including millimeter (mm), milliliter (ml), and military. In a military context, "mil" is often used to refer to a milliradian, which is a unit of angular measurement.
Most military schools refer to their students as cadets. Attending one of them makes you a cadet. Military colleges (Texas A&M, VMI, Citadel, VPI) refer to members of the Corps as cadets. ROTC for the various branches may refer to their students as cadets or midshipmen (Navy).
his military career
That might refer to the bars that signify certain military ranks.
Epaulette (invertebrate zoology) Any of the branched or knobbed processes on the oral arms of many Scyphozoa. The first haired scale at the base of the coastal vein in Diptera.Epaulette are a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia or rank by the military and other organizations. Colloquially, the word has also come to refer to some types of shoulder straps.
The term 'M18' can be used to refer to a few different firearms and military equipment. In firearme, M18 can be used to refer to the M18 Claymore and the M18 recoilless rifle from late World War 2. In military equipment, M18 can be used to refer to the M18 Hellcat tank and AN M18 which is a colored smoke grenade.
That might refer to the bars that signify certain military ranks.
2330 is what civilians refer to as 11:30 p.m.
Sunrise or sunset perhaps. colors of the Navy are Navy Blue and Gold. Gold insignia stripes on Navy Blue uniforms. Just guessing.