FReeper Canteen - Military Short Speak - November 22, 2004

Canteen Crew

[StarCMC]

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...

 

O, part 2

OASD  Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense

OAT  outside air temperature

OAY  Outstanding Airman of the Year

This ribbon is awarded to airman nominated by the MAJCOMs, FOAs and DRUs to HQ AFPC/DPPPRS for competition in the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year (12 DAY) Program.  Only one ribbon is awarded.  A bronze oak leaf cluster is worn on the ribbon to denote each past or subsequent award.  The 12 members selected as the Air Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year wear the bronze service star, retroactive to June 1970.  The bronze service star is worn to the wearer's right side of the oak leaf clusters. Authorized Device:  Oak leaf Cluster and Service Star.

OB  Order of battle

 Click here to see some current OBs!

OB1KB  Order of battle version 1 knowledge based

 

OBC  Officer basic course

 

OBE  Overcome by events

 

The English call this nugatory.  Yes, it's a word!

nu·ga·to·ry    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (ng-tôr, -tr, ny-)
adj.

1. Of little or no importance; trifling.
2. Having no force; invalid. See Synonyms at vain.

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[Latin ngtrius, from ngtor, trifler, from ngr, to trifle, from ngae, jokes.]

 

OBIGGS  On board inert gas generating system
 

 

When a projectile hits an aircraft fuel tank or when a heat source occurs in the fuel tank of an aircraft, there is a risk of explosion.  Unless, that is, the fuel tank is equipped with an inerting device such as this OBIGGS.

obj  objective

OBO  Official business only

OBOGS  On board oxygen generating system

The advantages of this oxygen-generating system installed on board aircraft goes far beyond improving flight endurance.  It will ultimately lead to a radical simplification of aviation logistics as a whole.

OC&S  [Army] Ordnance Center and school

OC-ALC  Oklahoma City Air Logistic Center

 

OCAC  Operations control and analysis center

Processes, analyzes, produces and disseminates SIGNT-derived information and directs  ground-based electronic warfare activities.

OCAKA  observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment

OCAR  Office of the Chief of Army Reserves

Oceanside  The civilian community outside the main gate of Camp Pendleton, CA

OCJCS  Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

OCM  Optical countermeasures

OCOKA  observation, concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenue of approach  (Army)

OCONUS  Outside Continental United States
 

OCRE  Optical Character Recognition Equipment

For a .pdf file about OCR, click here!
 

OCS  Officer Candidate School

Today's Field Trip:   Ft. Knox
 

 

 

 

 

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Robert ~

~ A Military Family Member's Wife ~

~ Luke ~

~ Billy ~

~ Britton ~

Thank you to each of these heroes for their dedication and sacrifice for America. We thank all the rest of our Troops whose pictures are not listed here. We extend our gratitude to you and your families. God Bless America! God Bless our Troops! God Bless our Allies! (If you would like to have your family member's picture posted everyday, please FReepmail me.)

~ Robert ~

~ A Military Family Member's Wife ~

~ Luke ~

~ Billy ~

~ Britton ~

Thank you to each of these heroes for their dedication and sacrifice for America. We thank all the rest of our Troops whose pictures are not listed here. We extend our gratitude to you and your families. God Bless America! God Bless our Troops! God Bless our Allies! (If you would like to have your family member's picture posted everyday, please FReepmail me.)

[GummyIII]

Nice thread, Star! A neat thread this morning all might want to see is

Click the Pic

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Monday!

Have a cup while you Freep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[minor49er]

Good Morning troops!! Good Morning everyone! Only 2 1/2 days of school this week. Yes!! Anyway, here is today's humor attempt!



You are working on your family genealogy and for sake of example, let's say that your great-great uncle, Remus Starr, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889.

A cousin has supplied you with the only known photograph of Remus, showing him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture are the words:

"Remus Starr: Horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison, 1885. Escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged, 1889."

Pretty grim situation, right? But let's revise things a bit. We simply crop the picture, scan in an enlarged image and edit it with image processing software so that all that is seen is a head shot.

Next, we rewrite the text:

"Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad.

Beginning in 1885, he devoted several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."

[Fawnn]

Sleep well. (Not enough words. Taking a break from them now before my bedtime.)

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Everyone. Good morning to our

Military, our Allies and their families.

Thank you Star for your continued contribution to the higher education of the Canteen family. Just think.....one day we'll all be talking gibberish, and we'll have you to thank for it. LOL.

Well, here we are back at Monday. Isn't that wonderful? Many of us will have a short week this week due to Thanksgiving, I'm sure. I know I will. I will be staying in my home area, going to my parents house for the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. On Friday, I have to get the guest room ready for my oldest son, who is coming up from Florida for hunting season with his brother and grandfather.

I hope all of you have a wonderful time. And, remember our military in your Thanksgiving prayers.

OH.....And, remember as good as all the food is, leave room for dessert!

FOR OUR MILITARY AWAY FROM HOME

I need to go make my rounds and get on to things here at work. I need to do five days worth of work in 2 1/2 days.

Now remember, the Canteen is always open

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's alway plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Tas. Can you get your hands on Zicam? If so, use it to help you get over the cold faster.

[beachn4fun]

HEY......Pastnowfuturealpha.........

[beachn4fun]

Good morning LisaM

[beachn4fun]

Good morning uncleshag. Did I ever give you an official welcome? Well, here it is incase I've forgotten.

[beachn4fun]

OH NO! Now you've gone and done it. You know that Tomkow is going to have to show you pictures of his kitty katz.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Auntie Fawnn

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Minor. You know, even though that is the Humor for the day, it has a lot of truth to it. MSM is famous for doing the same thing. Plus, when it comes to the internet and WWW, one can never be to sure of what is real! Scary, huh?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Meekie

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Gummy

[beachn4fun]

Good morning MA

[beachn4fun]

MINE???

[beachn4fun]

mine??

[beachn4fun]

mine