FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 2005

Deputy Dawg

[StarCMC]

 

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~ 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

 

RC³  Reserve 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!!!
 

 

 

[GodBlessUSA]

I don't know why I do this. Up at 4am a few times a week lately. I guess my body just says, enough sleeping.

It's nice to have coffee, hours before kids get up. :) Plus I already have laundry going, dishes done. LOL!! I'll be tired by 2pm today though.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Star. How's it going?

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your contuined service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Getting a start on chores while things are quiet is nice.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, SandRat. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tonk. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[GodBlessUSA]

Yes, then I slow down later. You must be getting tired. :)

I see OldSarge was on. Fantastic!

That was one quick weekend. Wasn't it. :)

[Pusterfuss]

The sickness bug tried to get me, but I think I've fought it off.

Sorry to hear it was after you, but glad to hear you fought it off!!!

[Cindy]

Jesus said, "These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." -from THE BIBLE: John 14: 25-27

[Kathy in Alaska]

He at least got to pop in. Somewhere over the last few days he said they will finally be getting hi-speed internet one of these days. Yes, I'm starting to drag. Trying to catch up on the music thread and clean papers.

[GodBlessUSA]

You work so hard. :)
I hope you have a wonderful rest!

It will be nice to see OldSarge get on line more often. I'm sure he's going to be so pleased having high speed internet. The slow go must be very frustrating. I should wait and post tables later in the day, in case he gets on line early.

[Old Sarge]

KBR CHOW REPORT:

Fried fish, noodles, buffalo wings, watermelon and Hadji-Cola.

YESTERDAY'S fare at the Fobbit Hole included clam chowder, chicken-ala-king and egg noodles, ham salad and fresh coffee. The kitchenette gets a workout on days off.

Also treated myself yesterday to a nine-hour movie binge of Lord Of The Rings. I was in heaven...

[Old Sarge]

Hello, GB!

Still having to poke around on the slow side, but it's getting better. We're missing a few cables, so Sparks and the Blue-eyed Devil are scrounging for me. Once I get those, it'll be a matter of an hour of installation disks, and the Web is up.

[TheMom]

I admit nothing!!!!! ;-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

My goodness! You didn't go hungry, that's for sure. You seem to have the kitchette is very good working order. 9 hours of Lord of the Rings!! Did you watch solo, or have theater seating? Snow is starting to work its way down the 2nd set of mountains. How ya doing weather wise?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[Old Sarge]

I watched the whole thing, nine hours, by myself, in the comfort of the Fobbit Hole.

And the sandstorms have struck. Saturday was hot and calm, and it was a nice breezy day all yesterday, the wind out of the south. But today? Blasts out of the west, and as long as you're behind a building, it's not bad, but the bike ride was rough...

It's actually down into the 70's at night!

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi OldSarge!!
How are you? :)
I can't believe I left, right before your post! It's so good to see you.
HUGS!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yikes! Sandblasted body and bike. Goggles and face mask of some sort I hope. 0330...I need to get some sleep. ((HUGS)) Thanks for helping keep all of safe and free.