FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 2005

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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

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!!!

Mernin', MoJo!

Crash any cars lately?

481 posted on 10/17/2005 7:14:03 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

482 posted on 10/17/2005 7:14:42 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

Good morning, Ms Feather!

483 posted on 10/17/2005 7:15:09 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

Good morning, darkwing!!

484 posted on 10/17/2005 7:15:24 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

Does Ms Feather know about this?
I guess we now have a MR Feather to go along with MS Feather.....LOL!
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Does ms.feather know what??

485 posted on 10/17/2005 7:17:20 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

486 posted on 10/17/2005 7:17:59 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

To: EHC Southern Pride

Howdy and morning to you.

487 posted on 10/17/2005 7:18:34 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

Darkwing sez:"...I got my feathers to keep me warm."

488 posted on 10/17/2005 7:18:58 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

489 posted on 10/17/2005 7:20:09 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

Lighten up, Smartass. I'm Catholic, and I think the pictures of our German Shepherd are hilarious -- just a little, clean, Catholic fun.

We love and respect Benedict XVI, but we also love a good laugh! Laughter is God's blessing.

490 posted on 10/17/2005 7:20:29 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

To: afraidfortherepublic

Thank you! BTW: I'm CATHLOLIC too!

491 posted on 10/17/2005 7:21:45 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

To: tomkow6; darkwing104

Oh, another chicken joke!

492 posted on 10/17/2005 7:21:53 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

CATHOLIC....gotta use spell check....mumble...mumble...

493 posted on 10/17/2005 7:22:54 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

How come you ain't complaining I didn't give you a bird today?

494 posted on 10/17/2005 7:25:08 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

495 posted on 10/17/2005 7:25:53 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

496 posted on 10/17/2005 7:27:56 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

497 posted on 10/17/2005 7:27:56 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

498 posted on 10/17/2005 7:27:57 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

499 posted on 10/17/2005 7:28:01 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

500 posted on 10/17/2005 7:28:01 AM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

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