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 ~

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...

N, part 1

N/A Not applicable

N/AW Night/adverse weather [evaluator]

N-1 Navy component manpower or personnel staff officer

N-2 Navy component intelligence staff officer

N-3 Navy component operations staff officer

N-4 Navy component logistics staff officer

N-5 Navy component plans staff officer

N-6 Navy component communications staff officer

N-day day an active duty unit is notified for deployment or redeployment

N-Sp/CC NORAD/US Space Command Center

Beneath the pine-studded granite mass of Cheyenne Mountain lie 15 buildings as tall as three stories. They rest on 1.319 springs that weigh 1,000 pounds each and are designed to cushion against the shock of an earthquake or a nuclear explosion. Rock bolts -- 115,000 of them ranging from 6 to 32 feet in length -- prevent the mountain from imploding on the cast, high-tech cavern. Read more here!

A lot of us know about NORAD from the great job they do tracking Santa Claus each Dec. 24th. To read more about that, click here!

NAA North Atlantic Assembly (NATO)

NAAD Navajo Army Depot

For more about Camp Navajo, click here!

NAAFI Navy, Army, Air Force Institutes

The UK's version of our USO! To read more, click here!

NAAG NATO Army Armament Group

NAAP Newport Army Ammunition Plant

NAAR Night air-to-air refueling

NAAS NORAD Attack Alert System

NABS NATO Air Base SATCOM

NACES Navy aircrew common ejection seat

To read more, click here!

NACF Naval Air Combat Fighter [the F-18 program]

NACK Negative acknowledgement

NACMC Naval Acquisition Career Management Center

NACSM National communications security information memoranda

NAD Naval aviation depot

    The three Naval Aviation depots at North Island, California;
    Jacksonville, Florida; and Cherry Point, North Carolina are now
    providing the support previously distributed among six. The Navy's
    total aviation industrial strategy includes teaming with interservice
    activities, such as Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas and
    Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, as well as commercial activities
    throughout the nation.

NADCP National Aerospace and Defense Contractor Accreditation Program

Today's Field Trip: Pensacola Naval Air Station

To: Shellback Chuck

Thanks!! My favorite resource...after Old Sarge and Jinxie! :o)

21 posted on 10/03/2004 8:16:55 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

To: Shellback Chuck

22 posted on 10/03/2004 8:18:24 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (MAKE SURE YOU ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED AND VOTE Nov 2nd!)

23 posted on 10/03/2004 8:18:39 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

To: laurenmarlowe

YW!

(You're welcome! LOL!!)

24 posted on 10/03/2004 8:19:13 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

Thanks! Happy to be here!!

25 posted on 10/03/2004 8:19:17 PM PDT by Shellback Chuck (Olongapo hookers are more truthful than Kerry)

To: Shellback Chuck

Hi, Shellback Chuck!

Welcome to the Canteen!

Wanna buy a burka?

26 posted on 10/03/2004 8:19:39 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

Totally off-topic (sorry!)

I can't remember who was the wonderful person who pulled those Big Band tunes from the 40s last week---

But if he/she can do it again and find "A Moonlight Serenade", I will be MOST grateful. (that was the one I could not remember when I made my requests!)

Thanks Canteen Freepers!!!!! ;)

27 posted on 10/03/2004 8:19:53 PM PDT by vrwcagent0498 (Be afraid, Hillary. Be very afraid. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!)

To: StarCMC; All

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners . . . Up and 'at 'em Cubevillians.
It's M O N D A Y.

28 posted on 10/03/2004 8:20:11 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)

Hey, Tom, I got sumthin' for you, too. LOL

Are you the creator of the Naked Science show on Discovery??

29 posted on 10/03/2004 8:20:37 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

To: bentfeather; StarCMC

I'm glad to see the tow of you here tonite...

It's been a wild ride these past few weeks,,,

30 posted on 10/03/2004 8:21:00 PM PDT by Old Sarge (ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)

Well been kinda wild for me, too, but nothing like your trip I am sure.

31 posted on 10/03/2004 8:22:59 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

To: vrwcagent0498; Kathy in Alaska; bentfeather; MoJo2001; Bethbg79; tomkow6; Diva Betsy Ross

Hey you all -- music request in #27.... I'll work on it, but you all know how slow I am!! LOL!!!

We'll get it for you vrwcagent0498!!

32 posted on 10/03/2004 8:23:03 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

Poll: Troops in survey back Bush 4-to-1 over Kerry USA Today | 10/4/04

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-03-bush-troops_x.htm

33 posted on 10/03/2004 8:25:28 PM PDT by An American!

You stop mooning me you lunatic!

34 posted on 10/03/2004 8:26:00 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

35 posted on 10/03/2004 8:26:01 PM PDT by vrwcagent0498 (Mark Levin is my patron saint.)

My ex-wife could use a burka, they don't even ask if she wants paper or plastic, they just give her paper.

36 posted on 10/03/2004 8:26:29 PM PDT by Shellback Chuck (Olongapo hookers are more truthful than Kerry)

To: vrwcagent0498; All

37 posted on 10/03/2004 8:28:09 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

You just keep insisting on bending my feathers!

38 posted on 10/03/2004 8:28:44 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

And it begins again tomorrow - on duty again!

39 posted on 10/03/2004 8:28:57 PM PDT by Old Sarge (ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)

To: vrwcagent0498

Hi, Vrwcagent0498!

Welcome to the Canteen!

Wanna buy a burka?

40 posted on 10/03/2004 8:29:19 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

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