FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ August 22, 2005

Deep throat | 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 ~

           

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!!!
 

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great story....lots of points for her understanding what a visit to our troops can do. Go LeeAnn!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our National Anthem

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning to:
Mojo, Mags, Mali, Sharise, Debbie, Angie, and Amy!
Come on in and set a spell with friends.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning fellow cubevillians!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Blessed Assurance

[E.G.C.]

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

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your contuined service to our country.

[E.G.C.]

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

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tonk. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, SandRat. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E. ((HUGS)) We actually had a heavy downpour and lots of thunder for a couple hours just a bit ago. Did you have a good weekend? I am off to bed shortly.

[txradioguy]

Hey Ma how can I search for someone by their screen name on FR?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Go to your home page----> upper right hand corner---->type their screen name in "view home page"---->click view---->that gets you their home page---->click "In forum" over to the left under their name.

[txradioguy]

Thanks...the DUmp was bragging that one of theirs was "holding there own at Freepville" and I was about to take him to school...but he's been banned already.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good. Don't forget to eat. It's 0220 and 0600 comes quickly. Good night. Hope you get some sleep too.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

Get a good night's sleep.

Yep, the weekend went real well. My sister and family came down. We talked about all that's been happening.

Parts of Oklahoma are under a Flash Flood Watch. Those areas have had 5-6 inches of rain the last few days.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning TROOPS!!


Woo Hoo
Canteen Crew!!

[Soaring Feather]

Merning, LJ!