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For The Army, The ABCAs Of Jargon
Washington Post ^ | January 7, 2005 | Christopher Lee

Posted on 01/07/2005 7:41:01 AM PST by Former Military Chick

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I do not know why but I find this article entertaining.
1 posted on 01/07/2005 7:41:01 AM PST by Former Military Chick
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To: Former Military Chick

This whole article is FUBAR and SNAFU...


2 posted on 01/07/2005 7:42:50 AM PST by 2banana (They want to die for Islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Former Military Chick

One needs a GOA to keep up.


3 posted on 01/07/2005 7:43:37 AM PST by kinsman redeemer (the real enemy seeks to devour what is good)
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To: Former Military Chick

all REMFs are completely FUBAR :)


4 posted on 01/07/2005 7:46:15 AM PST by MikefromOhio (Out of Baghdad!!!! But still boycotting boycotts)
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To: 2banana

Yup. I'm well aware of the meanings of these acronyms and in certain military situations I'm sure their use is esential if one is to maintain sanity...


5 posted on 01/07/2005 7:46:56 AM PST by ArmyTeach (Speak the truth, right the wrong and follow the King.)
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To: Former Military Chick
Always remember to pack your:
BOGS (Box Of Grid Squares) and COS (Cans Of Squelch)
6 posted on 01/07/2005 7:48:12 AM PST by bikepacker67 ("This is the best election night in history." -- DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe 11/2/04 8pm)
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To: Former Military Chick; StarCMC

Hey, Star, the Army finally caught up to you...now you have to go back and repost the 'A's in order to explain ABCA.

Which is bad, because the real breakout of ABCA is American, British, Canadian, and Australian and is used extensively ICW NATO and ASEAN operational applications such as FSO, RISTA, AirOps, and MarOps.


7 posted on 01/07/2005 7:48:21 AM PST by HiJinx (www .ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Valentine's Day ~ 1/1/05 to 1/21/05)
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To: 2banana

Yup. I'm well aware of the meanings of these acronyms and in certain military situations I'm sure their use is esential if one is to maintain sanity...


8 posted on 01/07/2005 7:48:26 AM PST by ArmyTeach (Speak the truth, right the wrong and follow the King.)
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To: Former Military Chick

Useful stuff, actually. I can't count the number of arguments I had to break up in the admin office because my clerks couldn't decide whether "Released from Active Duty" was "Relad" or "Relacdu". What's worse, some of our acronyms stood for different things. Now THAT was confusing at times.

I'm series.


9 posted on 01/07/2005 7:50:18 AM PST by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Pajama Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: HiJinx

Um...yeah...what you said! LOL!


10 posted on 01/07/2005 7:51:35 AM PST by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: Former Military Chick
Rather abcdarian.
11 posted on 01/07/2005 7:54:10 AM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: bikepacker67
but if your COS becomes squeaky, you must get SG (Squelch Grease,
12 posted on 01/07/2005 8:01:18 AM PST by dts32041 (When did the Democratic party stop being the political arm of the KKK?)
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To: SandyInSeattle
Here ya go.

DOD Dictionary and the Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations

13 posted on 01/07/2005 8:19:50 AM PST by B4Ranch (((The lack of alcohol in my coffee forces me to see reality!)))
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To: Former Military Chick

I know why you found it entertaining.

BOHICA is probably the most used over in the sandbox, right now. Particularly when the discussion turns to redeployment dates.

RLTW


14 posted on 01/07/2005 8:25:16 AM PST by military cop (military cop)
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To: B4Ranch

Latest and greatest listing

https://www2.arims.army.mil/abbreviation/mainpage.asp


15 posted on 01/07/2005 8:27:33 AM PST by boxerblues
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To: Former Military Chick

Don't forget your Lanyard Grease, and Military Bearings.


16 posted on 01/07/2005 9:26:34 AM PST by wrastu
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To: bikepacker67
Always remember to pack your:

BOGS (Box Of Grid Squares) and COS (Cans Of Squelch)

Hey! Don't forget the Frequency Grease and the Left Handed Smoke Shifter !

17 posted on 01/07/2005 9:46:46 AM PST by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: 2banana

I'm in the mood for some REFRAD beans!


18 posted on 01/07/2005 9:51:25 AM PST by JimRed (Investigate, overturn and prosecute vote fraud in the State of Washington !)
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To: 2banana

CLASSIFICATION:UNCLASSIFIED
>
>
> Not a pretty picture...
> Subject: FW: Great Air Force Communications
>
> Can't believe this could happen - on second thought; Yes I can - but
> HOW???
> Crash of a MC-130H Talon-2 in Iraq...this was not a hard landing as
> described by the media, but a gross error on the part of the airfield
> manager and construction crews.
> Last week one of our C-23 Sherpas flew into a US operated airfield in Iraq
> during the day and saw there was construction equipment on the runway. Yet
> there was no NOTAM (notice to airmen). A trench was being dug in the
> runway,
> and it was not marked. Its a long runway and they just landed beyond the
> construction. They filed a safety hazard report that was immediately
> forwarded to our higher headquarters and to the Air Force wing based here.
> Well, it seems the construction continued and still was not marked or
> NOTAMed or anything. A MC-130H landed on the runway the night of the 29th
> and didn't see the construction. It wound up going through what is now a
> large pit on the runway.
> The MC-130H was totaled. There were several
> injuries to the crew and the few passengers that were on board but luckily
> nobody was killed. Quite the set of failures somewhere in the system
> regarding this improper construction and no notifications about it.
>


19 posted on 01/07/2005 10:49:28 AM PST by B4Ranch (((The lack of alcohol in my coffee forces me to see reality!)))
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To: wrastu

Reminds me of the 6 foot trigger puller that my platoon sergeant sent an FNG looking for out at NTC.


RLTW


20 posted on 01/07/2005 12:02:14 PM PST by military cop (military cop)
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