FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ August 22, 2005

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 ~

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...

R, part 3

RADCAL radar calibration

RADCON radar converter

RADEC radiation detection capability

RADEM random access delta modulation

RADEX rapid deployment exercise

RADGUNS radar directed gun system simulation

Simulation of target detection, tracking, and shooting performance of several specific antiaircraft artillery systems versus a passive aerial target.

RADHAZ radiation hazard

RADIAC radiation, detection, indication and computation

AN/PDR-75 Radiac Set

RADIC rapidly deployable integrated command and control system

RADIL ROCC/AWACS digital information link

AN/GSQ-235 RADIL

RADINT radar intelligence

RADIST radar distance indicator

RADLFO radiological fallout

Hey Valin - is the sky falling? Are we doomed?? Just wondering!

RADLO radar liaison officer

RADLOPS radiological operations

RADM rear admiral

RADOP radar operator

RADOPWEAP radar optical weapons

RAEN Radio Amateur Emergency Network

RAF Royal Air Force

A Harrier pilot makes a final check that a Paveway laser-guided bomb is correctly fitted.

HUBBA HUBBA!
THANK GOD FOR ALLIES LIKE THESE!!

RAF-T reconnaissance attack fighter trainer

RAFTS reconnaissance-attack-fighter training systems (USAF)

RAG regimental artillery group (OPFOR)

RAGS river assault groups

Read about Life in a River Assault Group.

Today's Field Trip:
Military Families Voice of Victory

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!

Please remember: the Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops.
As such we attempt to keep it MOSTLY apolitical.
Thanks for playing and have a nice day! LOL!!!

1,101 posted on 08/22/2005 8:40:34 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

1,102 posted on 08/22/2005 8:40:34 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

~Phil Collins~You'll Be In My Heart~
Good night TROOPS!
Stay safe and come home soon.
Canteen Crew-*HUGS*

1,103 posted on 08/22/2005 8:46:18 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

1,104 posted on 08/22/2005 8:49:09 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from Earth. Liberals are from Uranus.(c))

To: Kathy in Alaska

Home tonight Kathy.

36 hrs in 3 days is enough.

Back to work on Wednesday.

1,105 posted on 08/22/2005 8:50:36 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from Earth. Liberals are from Uranus.(c))

The old standards are the best.

1,106 posted on 08/22/2005 8:52:15 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from Earth. Liberals are from Uranus.(c))

To: TASMANIANRED

I agree, style, strength of the artist ability to deliver the song, timing, etc.

1,107 posted on 08/22/2005 8:54:25 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

To: txradioguy; All

1,108 posted on 08/22/2005 8:58:50 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks Ma! Eating Oreo's andlistening to that right now.

1,109 posted on 08/22/2005 9:12:51 PM PDT by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

Good night and sleep well, ms feather. Thanks for The Canteen.....
"....a safe haven for our troops and their families."

1,110 posted on 08/22/2005 9:14:14 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

Talent, strong material,
talent,
Good song writers, talent,
songs for adults not pimple faced kids or , gangsta's and
talent.

IMHO

1,111 posted on 08/22/2005 9:15:36 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from Earth. Liberals are from Uranus.(c))

ms feather.....#1100!!

1,112 posted on 08/22/2005 9:26:38 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

1,113 posted on 08/22/2005 9:27:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

To: Kathy in Alaska

1,114 posted on 08/22/2005 11:14:31 PM PDT by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

Drank Tang instead.

With or without sugar?

1,115 posted on 08/23/2005 12:26:56 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

To: Kathy in Alaska

With Sugar. Still trying to get used to the sugar free stuff. I keep it at work.

1,116 posted on 08/23/2005 12:41:13 AM PDT by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

d:o)

I like the sugar free.

1,117 posted on 08/23/2005 12:51:38 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

To: laurenmarlowe

1,118 posted on 08/23/2005 3:06:20 AM PDT by E.G.C.

To: Arrowhead1952

Hi sweetie. Miss ya!

p.s. we are having really nice weather here. In the 80s this week. Cool evenings (mid-60s).

HUGS

1,119 posted on 08/23/2005 4:40:35 AM PDT by beachn4fun (My tagline is confused. If you should see it doing crazy things, please ignore it.)

Thanks for the link. I am not normally at the Canteen on the weekends, so your ping probably got covered up with all the others pings. But, I was happy to get a chance to go back and read all about it. I'm glad all went well and he arrived safely.

1,120 posted on 08/23/2005 4:46:39 AM PDT by beachn4fun (My tagline is confused. If you should see it doing crazy things, please ignore it.)

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