FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ Oct. 4, 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...

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

You LOVE seeing my "moon", don't ya????

41 posted on 10/03/2004 8:30:14 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

Yeah, but Sarge, you love this!! :-)

42 posted on 10/03/2004 8:30:18 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

Awwwwwww honey play me a love song.

43 posted on 10/03/2004 8:31:02 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

Take care Star! Thanks for all you do.

44 posted on 10/03/2004 8:32:05 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

To: Shellback Chuck

Ya know, plastic or paper is very flammable, don't ya???

Oh, wait! We're talking about an "EX", ain't we?

NEVER MIND!

45 posted on 10/03/2004 8:33:19 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

(gush) Yeah, I guess I will!

46 posted on 10/03/2004 8:34:01 PM PDT by Old Sarge (ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)

"Moon Over Miami"????

..........snicker........

47 posted on 10/03/2004 8:34:05 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

48 posted on 10/03/2004 8:34:16 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

49 posted on 10/03/2004 8:34:17 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

50 posted on 10/03/2004 8:34:18 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

51 posted on 10/03/2004 8:34:18 PM PDT by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)

Ah yes - into the Canteen, feet up, ice water in hand (doc's orders! LOL!) and time to relax for a few!! :o)

52 posted on 10/03/2004 8:35:38 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

Commodores~Still
There, I'll play a love song for you!

53 posted on 10/03/2004 8:35:59 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

To: An American!

No surprise there!! Who would you rather follow into battle??

54 posted on 10/03/2004 8:36:33 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

So, the doctor's have put the stop to all that jumping around, eh?

55 posted on 10/03/2004 8:37:06 PM PDT by Old Sarge (ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)

56 posted on 10/03/2004 8:37:20 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)

I got your Moon over Miami!!!!!!!

LOL

57 posted on 10/03/2004 8:37:30 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

Thanks Tom -- I was getting it but the source was SLOW!!! :o) HUGS!

58 posted on 10/03/2004 8:37:40 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

To: Shellback Chuck

Oooh! Are YOU nasty! ROFLMBO!!!!

59 posted on 10/03/2004 8:38:17 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)

60 posted on 10/03/2004 8:38:50 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)

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