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To: cyn

Maybe if they could write it in English...and without all-caps...it would make it a reasonable read.


2 posted on 10/06/2019 4:44:04 AM PDT by moovova (You can't buy it back if you didn't sell it to me.)
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To: moovova
The majority of this is in lower case.

4 posted on 10/06/2019 4:50:25 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWTR,FCBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antfa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP)
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To: moovova

That is standard Defense Department message formatting. It is an archaic remnant of the teletype era. It hasn’t been discontinued due to perception in some quarters (which I do not share) that using this format forces receiving units to actually read the message closely to identify any requirements or impact.

The only real surprise is that most of it is in upper/lower case. Most Army traffic is all upper case, which is excruciatingly painful to read.


5 posted on 10/06/2019 4:58:05 AM PDT by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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