FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 2005

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.

Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!

~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~

Acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations that aren't generally used in the "civilian world."

What is an acronym? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words. It is spoken as one word.

What is an initialism? It is a word created from the first letter of a series of other words, but each letter is spoken separately.

What is an abbreviation? It is a shortened version of a word.

What is Short Speak? It is any and all of the above.

Want to know what they are talking about? Read on...

R, part 6

Rate Any of the ranks within the Navy or Coast Guard enlisted structure.

RATE remote automatic telemetry equipment

RATEL radio telephone

Rate of Fire The number of rounds fired per weapon per minute

Rat F***ed To be seriously torn apart or rifled through. Originating in Vietnam when cases of C-Rations (Rats) would be gone through in the process of transporting them to the front.

Ratline An organized effort for moving personnel and/or material by clandestine means across a denied area or border.

RATO rocket assisted take off

On Aug. 12, 1941, the first Air Corps rocket-assist takeoff was made by a Wright Field test pilot, Capt. Homer Boushey, using a small civilian-type Ercoupe airplane. Subsequent refinements of this technique were made for assisting heavily-loaded airplanes in taking off from limited space. This technique is still used whenever needed. More here!

RATSCAT radar target scatter

RAVIR radar video recording

RAWARC radar report and warning coordination system

RAWS radar attack and warning system

Razor Wire Similar to barbed wire or concertina with a sharp edge on one side and spikes every inch or so.

RB radar beacon

RB std rubidium standard

RBAAP Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant

RBCS remote bar code system

RBEC realistic battlefield environmental condition

RBN radio beacon

RBOC rapid blooming offboard chaff

RBP radio breakdown point

RBV rapid battlefield visualization

RC Take your pick:

¹Reserve Component, ²radio control, ³ray control electrode [vacuum tube], ⁴remote control, ⁵research center, ⁶resistance-capacitance, ⁷resistor-capacitor circuit (as in filters), ⁸resource center (SPACECMD), ⁹response cell, ¹⁰range commander, ¹¹reimbursable code, ¹²review cycle, ¹³[JP 1-02] river current, ¹⁴[JP 1-02] receive clock, ¹⁵[JP 1-02] regional coordinator. ¹⁶[AR 310-50] Radio Code Aptitude Area

RC-NCOES Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officer Education System

RC³Reserve component course configuration

Today's Field Trip: Holloman AFB, New Mexico

If you have a suggestion for a Field Trip - maybe a place where YOU have been stationed and would like to re-visit - PLEASE Freepmail it to starcmc!! Thanks!

Please remember: the Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops.
As such we attempt to keep it MOSTLY apolitical.
Thanks for playing and have a nice day! LOL!!!

To: Kathy in Alaska

221 posted on 10/16/2005 9:04:26 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: Colonel_Flagg

The Platters~Ebb Tide
Do ya think you'll like this oldie??

222 posted on 10/16/2005 9:04:43 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

To: GoldStarBrother

223 posted on 10/16/2005 9:05:09 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: laurenmarlowe

224 posted on 10/16/2005 9:05:29 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

Like it? Ebb Tide is my life!

225 posted on 10/16/2005 9:05:53 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

Night Sis....

Flights of angels...

226 posted on 10/16/2005 9:06:07 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: TASMANIANRED

They say no man is an island, so that's fair.

227 posted on 10/16/2005 9:06:27 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

This isn't funny at all.

228 posted on 10/16/2005 9:07:00 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)

To: Old Sarge; StarCMC

Enjoyed reading Sleeping Soldiers again, Sarge. Thanks Star for posting it.

229 posted on 10/16/2005 9:08:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

230 posted on 10/16/2005 9:09:44 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: Colonel_Flagg

I don't want to be an island, want to own one.

232 posted on 10/16/2005 9:10:35 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: TASMANIANRED; StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Smartass; Colonel_Flagg; AZamericonnie; bentfeather; ...

You got that right, TAS! They salivate over any bad news and supress anything that is remotely good!

Also, for the 5 soldiers who died today in Iraq fighting to give that country it's freedom...

REST IN PEACE
BRAVE AMERICAN SOLDIERS

233 posted on 10/16/2005 9:10:57 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

234 posted on 10/16/2005 9:11:40 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

To: TASMANIANRED

Well, since I can't be an island, and since we're splitting the money, it's best that you own it. :)

235 posted on 10/16/2005 9:12:24 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

To: Colonel_Flagg

~The Platters~Twilight Time~
Good night sweetie, here's where the limo stops for the night.
Hugs.

236 posted on 10/16/2005 9:12:50 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

Thank you for the picture. May God bless and keep our troops!

237 posted on 10/16/2005 9:13:01 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

Oh, very nice, Queenie! Sleep well and I hope to talk with you tomorrow!

238 posted on 10/16/2005 9:13:25 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

To: Colonel_Flagg

PERFECT!!!! Glenn Miller's music is still the sexiest, most dance-able music in the world!

239 posted on 10/16/2005 9:15:22 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

Good night and sleep well, Star. Thanks for all your help honoring and entertaining our troops.

240 posted on 10/16/2005 9:15:29 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

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