FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ February 14, 2005

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...

 

P, part 5

PBV  post-boost vehicle

Peacekeeper PBV

 

PBW  particle beam weapons aka Neutral Particle Beam weapons (NPB)

PBX  private branch exchange

pC  picocoulomb

PC politically correct - Don't even get me started on this one!

 

PCFSMFSOB  NOT PC - A Vietnam War era expletive said quickly while angry or in pain - piss, cunt, fuck, shit, mother fucker, son of a bitch

 

PCA  permanent change of assignment

PCESP  Program Communication Electronic Support Program (AFCC)

PCF  Patrol Craft - Fast

Take a Tour on board a Swift Boat, Vietnam, 1967

PCITF  Positive Combat Identification Task Force

PCMC  President's Commission on Military Compensation

OMG - Jimmuh did something good!?  What am I missing here?

PCME  pulse-code modulated event

PCOE  port of entry

PCP

A special unit in Marine boot camp to which recruits who are unable to maintain minimal physical conditioning are sent. Their entire day is spent in physical conditioning and once they meet the standard they are placed back into training with a platoon which is at the point where they were taken out of regular training.

PCR  peer code review

PCRTS  primary casualty receiving and treatment ship

PCS  Permanent change of station - leaving one unit to be assigned to another, it generally involves travel pay and household goods shipments and a total disruption of life

PCT  photon-coupled transistor

PCTA  plastic-cased telescoped ammunition

PCTIP  Panama Canal Treaty Implementation Plan

PCV  passenger carrying vehicle

PD  Another confusing acronym - take your pick!

¹program directive, ²procurement directive, ³priority designator, ⁴public domain, ⁵partial discharges, ⁶peripheral device, ⁷pitch diameter, ⁸preliminary design, ⁹planned derating, ¹⁰positive displacement, ¹¹power distribution, ¹²priority directive, ¹³Presidential Directive, ¹⁴project documentation, ¹⁵projected decision date, ¹⁶planning directive, ¹⁷probability of damage, ¹⁸probability of destruction, ¹⁹probability of detection, ²⁰procedures description, ²¹program director [USAF], ²²pulse doppler (radar), ²³program document, ²⁴phase-change dual, ²⁵passive defense, ²⁶pictorial display, ²⁷potential difference, ²⁸product definition, ²⁹pre-digital, ³⁰probability of damage, ³¹project definition, ³²policy directive, ³³presidential determination, ³⁴product directorate, ³⁵production and deployment phase, ³⁶[FM 101-5-1] point of departure

PDF  President's daily brief

Today's Field Trip:   Whiteman AFB

If you have a suggestion for a Field Trip - maybe a place where YOU have been stationed and would like to re-visit - 
PLEASE Freepmail it to starcmc!!  Thanks!

 

 

 

 

[pelikan]

Yeah? Just another Hallmark holiday? Try telling that to Mrs Tomkow and this will be you for a year, Angel Boy!

[tomkow6]

NOPE!

[Bethbg79]

You have FReepmail Bro!

[Radix]

U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers search for insurgents in Mosul, Iraq Monday Feb. 14, 2005. 

The insurgents in Mosul are the current champions in the World Series of Hide and Seek, but the times they are a changing as US Troops are waxing more competitive and scoring big.

 

U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers detain an Iraqi man while searching for insurgents in Mosul, Iraq Monday Feb. 14, 2005.

What the heck are feeding those Troops in the mess halls over there? 

OR

Honey we shrunk the insurgents. 

U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers search for insurgents in Mosul, Iraq Monday Feb. 14, 2005. 

Look Ma, no hand rails!

An Iraqi Kurd waves the Kurdish flag to US troops during celebrations in the northern city of Kirkuk following the announcment of the results of the country's landmark elections. The European Union's executive arm welcomed the results of elections in Iraq but called on those elected to govern for the whole country.

Bartering is still a popular method of commerce in Iraq, but there is little interest by US Troops in trading for Iraqi flags.

Iraqi men look at a soldier of the Kilo Company 3rd Batallion Fourth Marines patrolling in downtown Fallujah, 50 kms west of Baghdad.

In respect for the big Islamic Shi'ite Holiday Ashura today, most of the boutiques in Fallujah  were closed.

A US Marine passes a wrecked building while on patrol in Fallujah.

That building is not wrecked, it is merely undergoing some renovations courtesy of the Insurgency.

[tomkow6]

No, U got Email!

[Bethbg79]

Nuh-uh! You do!

[tomkow6]

Oh, BARF! One of the guys here at work got "FLOWERS" delivered to him!

How sickening!

[tomkow6]

350

[tomkow6]

350

[tomkow6]

350

[tomkow6]

350

[Bethbg79]

LOL! That's so sweet! He has a good wife!

[pelikan]

I've had flowers delivered to a guy before...according to Cosmo, men like that sort of thing as long as it's not too gushy (I had a six pack w/asst goodies and a few flowers thrown in delivered)...what's your work address, angel boy?

[AZamericonnie]

A Valentines Card

[pelikan]

He must have been very, very good lately because you know the flowers are only the beginning!

[tomkow6]

Yeah, right, that's sooo sweet it make your teeth hurt, don't it?

[Bethbg79]

Very Nice!

[Bethbg79]

That's right!

[Bethbg79]

yeah yeah yadda yadda..LOL

[tomkow6]

State Mental Work Release Program

1060 West Addison Street

Chicago, IL 60613

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