FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ Sept. 20, 2004

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~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~

The military seems to have a language of its own, with many terms, 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...

M, part 3

MG major general

MGGB Modular Guided Glide Bomb, GBU-15(V)HOBOS

To learn more, click here!

MGR-1 Honest John

The Honest John was the US Army's first nuclear-armed surface-to-surface rocket. To read more, click here!

MGR-3 Little John

The Little John was the smallest nuclear-capable rocket the U.S. Army ever deployed.

MGRS Military Grid Reference System

MGY Sgt [AR 310-50] master gunnery sergeant (USMC)

MI military intelligence

Mickey Mouse Boots cold weather boots worn by Marines

MICV mechanized infantry combat vehicle

MILES Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems

To read more about MILES, click here!

MIOBC Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course

Ask Old Sarge about this one!

Missing Man Formation

A flight of usually 5 aircraft in a fly-over formation. When the flight reaches the honor point, one of the aircraft peels off into a steep climb heavenward leaving his or her position vacant. In is a formal salute rendered to POW and MIA as well as to deceased military people - usually aviators.

MkmQualBad [AR 310-50] Marksman Qualification Badge

(Marine - Rifle)

MLR main line of resistance

MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System

To read more, click here!

MOB military orders of battle

MOJO

Originally a concoction of hard liquors designed for the sole purpose of getting drunk. Also used to mean a swaggering approach of smooth talking individual, as in "He's got his MOJO goin'."

Molly Marine

A statue of a woman Marine located in New Orleans, LA. The first statue of a woman in military service in the United States.

Today's Field Trip:

Click the pic to visit Ft. Leonard Wood.

To: laurenmarlowe

Good Monday to you Lauren!
Thank you for sharing the email about mixed up letters and how our brains are able to make words out of them. That was the one I was thinking of! I am such a dyslexic typist. My brain is always several words ahead of my fingers. LOL!

241 posted on 09/20/2004 9:03:43 AM PDT by Spotsy (The main stream news media no longer control information. WooHoo!!!)

To: tomkow6; All

Good morning Canteen members

Well report off World Tribune is that Egypt has agree to give more security to Israeli business that run its nuke reactor in Cairo

OHHH WOW

ALso Brit FT reporting two item good possibity MCI might be on seller blcok

And another report off Brit FT is that because of Vlad going smackdown on Russia oil business YUKO dude getting chilly response from urging US Business owners to invest Russia

Gee wonder why Vlad HELLO

Also Tass news wire reporting that Vodka and beer company in Russia going put under Kremlin control but crazy part is that part of company dont' be put under this control because part of the company is own by CHICAGO family

Yeah maybe Vlad go down to Bear game see you try put KGB smackdown on Bear Fan

They kick your a***

Put this under i have no sympathy list

Reuters wire reporting that Iraq FM claim that Saddam is depress and he begging for mercy

Gee maybe it wasn't good idea f*** with this Current US prez EH SADDAM

HMMMM

242 posted on 09/20/2004 9:05:09 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody , in it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)

To: Kitty Mittens

God bless and keep you, Sweet Kitty Mittens

243 posted on 09/20/2004 9:06:57 AM PDT by Spotsy (The main stream news media no longer control information. WooHoo!!!)

LOL! You are too funny Beachy.
My playtime is over. :(

I'll be back later with a freepmail for you.
Keep Tomkow in line.

244 posted on 09/20/2004 9:08:41 AM PDT by Spotsy (The main stream news media no longer control information. WooHoo!!!)

To: Birdsong Bay

245 posted on 09/20/2004 9:09:10 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)

YOu're welcome Spotsy!! :o) It's going to be a weekly thread for a while now -- I've gotta work ahead to cover the time I'm out with little one!! :o) He he he!!

246 posted on 09/20/2004 9:09:55 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden, it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

247 posted on 09/20/2004 9:12:25 AM PDT by tomkow6 (This is my tag line, there are many like it, but this one is mine....Radix stole this tag line)

248 posted on 09/20/2004 9:12:26 AM PDT by tomkow6 (This is my tag line, there are many like it, but this one is mine....Radix stole this tag line)

249 posted on 09/20/2004 9:12:27 AM PDT by tomkow6 (This is my tag line, there are many like it, but this one is mine....Radix stole this tag line)

250 posted on 09/20/2004 9:12:28 AM PDT by tomkow6 (This is my tag line, there are many like it, but this one is mine....Radix stole this tag line)

251 posted on 09/20/2004 9:12:28 AM PDT by tomkow6 (This is my tag line, there are many like it, but this one is mine....Radix stole this tag line)

Hands-Free Coffee for you

Thank you, that is so nice! My class sees it tomorrow night. They probably won't want to look at it, either. I bumped it too much yesterday at the art studio's open house and it feels like a train wreck today.

252 posted on 09/20/2004 9:15:09 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)

To: Spotsy; Old Sarge; tomkow6; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; beachn4fun; ...

Good Morning Canteen, Good Morning Troops!

Good day to you Spotsy! That email about the crazy words was pretty clever; I have to re-read everything I type a couple of times just to make sure I didn't goof somewhere.

Oh, by the way, do you like MY new outfit? Our Canteen Seamstress has been doing a wonderful job!

253 posted on 09/20/2004 9:19:53 AM PDT by laurenmarlowe

Good (late) Morning to you Beachy! I hope you have a great day too!

254 posted on 09/20/2004 9:20:59 AM PDT by laurenmarlowe

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Military Short Speak and chow with Tonk ~ Bump!

255 posted on 09/20/2004 9:23:25 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)

Spotsy :-( mine is over too! I got some homework to finish while I eat lunch. Will check back later for freepmail!

256 posted on 09/20/2004 9:23:34 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)

Good morning Blackie

257 posted on 09/20/2004 9:24:42 AM PDT by beachn4fun ("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Coffee with Kathy ~ Bump!

258 posted on 09/20/2004 9:25:43 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)

Good Monday morning to you, blackie. ((HUGS)) How's the stamina coming along?

259 posted on 09/20/2004 9:26:52 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

To: laurenmarlowe

{{{{{ LAUREN! }}}}}

Oh, such a nice outfit you have!

260 posted on 09/20/2004 9:29:16 AM PDT by Old Sarge (ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)

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