FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 2005

Deputy Dawg

[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!

~ 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!!!
 

 

 

[tomkow6]

Merning, DW! Did ya bring your long underwear with you?

[tomkow6]

Mernin', MrsN!

[txradioguy]

Not counting Chickens...just days to I get my goody box.

[beachn4fun]

LOL. Is someone punishing you? What did you do?

[tomkow6]

Mernin', Beachy!

[beachn4fun]

Thanks. GBU gave me most of it. I made only a few changes.

[tomkow6]

Mernin', Star! Go ASTROS!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG.

It's Monday. What can I say? Other than YUCK!

How're things out your way?

[Mrs.Nooseman]

That is how I started and by making changes it becomes your own.

[darkwing104]

Merning, DW! Did ya bring your long underwear with you?

Good Morning Tomkow!
I don't need thermal underwear. I got my feathers to keep me warm. It's better than a down jacket

[tomkow6]

Does Ms Feather know about this?

I guess we now have a MR Feather to go along with MS Feather.....LOL!

[MoJo2001]

Good morning Troops, Veterans, family members, Canteen, and Lurkers:

Well, we're back to the dreaded Monday again. UGH!

Thank God for Military Short Speak or else we'd all be nuts!

I hope everyone has a fabulous week!! It is going to be sunny at my house this week. WOoHoo!
I think it may rain once, but it will be in the upper 70s and 80s. WOoHoo!!

By the way, since there are many new friends that we've acquired in recent months..I'd like to go over a few things.

1. You shouldn't take anything personal or seriously in the Canteen unless one of us tells you that we are being serious.

2. We are all very serious about showing support to our Troops, Veterans, and their families. Outside of that, it's pretty much whatever goes in here.

3. SevenOfNine is the only person that discusses anything remotely political in here. Why? Because she's the International News Diva. She has broken many international stories in the Canteen. We've got it like that thanks to Seven. She's an important part of the Canteen family. What's a nice Irish chick like herself doing hanging out with us?? Well, we promised her a lot of chocolate. LOL!

4. If you are interested in doing a *Holiday Secret Suprise* in the Canteen, please let me know via FReepmail. It would be similar to a *Secret Santa*. Since the Canteen proudly celebrates Christmas and Hanukkah, we'll call it the Holiday Secret Surprise. And if we begin now, it gives everyone enough time to do something. Besides, MoJo has a lot of stuff in her house she needs to get rid of. LOL! (Just kidding! Really! I am merely teasing!)

[E.G.C.]

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

Well, we stopped giving our dog bones yesterday. He vomited on one of them Thursday. the vets have been advising against giving dogs bones.

We did take him out to the lake yesterday. He had a really great time. He loves the water.

Nice weather here today. Storms in the forecast for Wednesday.

Not much else happening.

[GodBlessUSA]

Absolutely, Beautiful Beachy!!!
Good Morning :)

[NRA1995]

Hi hon! It sure does! Actually, I'm still laughing at the reruns of the Maybe-300-More March. I turned it on and a black woman was singing a spiritual or something. The combination of the hat she was wearing and her dreadlocks made her look like she was wearing an upside-down tree on her head with the roots still sticking out!

[GodBlessUSA]

Kitty just peeking in. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Mrs. N!
Thanks! How are you today? :)
I had an early start to my day so I ran my errands already.

[stand watie]

GM, beachn!

SMOOCH!

free dixie,sw

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You are welcome.

I am doing great.

WOW,you are a busy bee this morning.:)

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning TROOPS!

WOO HOO
Canteen CREW!!

Tomkow! Merning!

I may go shopping today!
I love my car!

Have a great day!