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FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 2005
Deputy Dawg
Posted on 10/16/2005 6:58:17 PM PDT by StarCMC
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!
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~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~ |
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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
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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
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RAVIR radar video recording
RAWARC radar report and warning coordination system
Razor Wire Similar to barbed wire or concertina with a sharp edge on one side and spikes every inch or so.
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RB radar beacon
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RBEC realistic battlefield environmental condition
RBN radio beacon
RBP radio breakdown point
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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 |
RC3 Reserve component course configuration
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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!!! |
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To: Mrs.Nooseman
WOW! That was fast!
Good morning and (((HUGS))), Mrs. N
441
posted on
10/17/2005 6:02:02 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(T-minus 58 and counting.............)
To: beachn4fun
LOL.
I just happened to be here at the right time.LOL.
442
posted on
10/17/2005 6:02:54 AM PDT
by
Mrs.Nooseman
(Tony Snow and Mark Levin fan)
To: NRA1995
Morning, hon.
Doesn't it just make your day when the MSM is befuddled?
443
posted on
10/17/2005 6:04:24 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: darkwing104
Good morning, dangerous duck.
Two more weeks? Brrrrrr. Hope you have long johns with ya.
444
posted on
10/17/2005 6:05:20 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: Mrs.Nooseman
I've been practicing (with GBU's help)
445
posted on
10/17/2005 6:06:49 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: txradioguy
Good morning (evening), Tx
446
posted on
10/17/2005 6:07:33 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: tomkow6
447
posted on
10/17/2005 6:08:03 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: tomkow6
448
posted on
10/17/2005 6:08:06 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
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To: tomkow6
449
posted on
10/17/2005 6:08:10 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: tomkow6
450
posted on
10/17/2005 6:08:12 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: txradioguy
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. *sob!*
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posted on
10/17/2005 6:08:34 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: GodBlessUSA
Good morning and (((HUGS))), GBU. What do you think of this one?
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posted on
10/17/2005 6:09:27 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: tomkow6; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; All
Gotta go get ready for work! See ya'll in a bit!
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posted on
10/17/2005 6:09:54 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: beachn4fun
Two more weeks? Brrrrrr. Hope you have long johns with ya. There ought to be a law against locating a Florida Parrot Head Beach bum north of I-10.
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posted on
10/17/2005 6:11:22 AM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: beachn4fun
((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How's it going?
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posted on
10/17/2005 6:11:41 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: EHC Southern Pride
Good morning. You've moved too? Seems to be a lot of that going around lately. Hubby and I are looking to move to a smaller place. I don't look forward to the packing and unpacking, either.
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posted on
10/17/2005 6:12:46 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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To: beachn4fun
WooHoo Beachy this is great.
Beautiful.
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posted on
10/17/2005 6:12:47 AM PDT
by
Mrs.Nooseman
(Tony Snow and Mark Levin fan)
To: SandRat
458
posted on
10/17/2005 6:13:30 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
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To: cbkaty
459
posted on
10/17/2005 6:14:20 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
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To: txradioguy; Kathy in Alaska
Bwahahahahaha........
oh.....sorry.........couldn't help myself!
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posted on
10/17/2005 6:15:04 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
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