FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ August 22, 2005

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~ 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!!!

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. It's Monday, what can I say? The weather this week is suppose to be nicer, which will be a blessing. Other than that, like I said, it's Monday!

Whatz up with you?

461 posted on 08/22/2005 5:25:32 AM PDT by beachn4fun (My tagline is confused. If you should see it doing crazy things, please ignore it.)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Just on my way out the door.

462 posted on 08/22/2005 5:27:49 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)

Hi hon! Any beach time scheduled soon?

463 posted on 08/22/2005 5:30:44 AM PDT by NRA1995 ("People do stupid things...." and I hear the Vonage music playing.....woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo....)

Mornin' Ms. Feather!

464 posted on 08/22/2005 5:36:49 AM PDT by acad1228 (Free The West Memphis Three!!!)

WOO HOO darkwing! Morning!!

465 posted on 08/22/2005 5:38:54 AM PDT by Soaring Feather

Welcome Home, David.

Doing OK, Beach. Watching the weather. Parts of Oklahoma under a Flash Flood Waych. 6-8 inches of rain over the last several days in some places.

466 posted on 08/22/2005 5:40:53 AM PDT by E.G.C.

Whoa, beachy!!

Great party, you have thought of everything.

467 posted on 08/22/2005 5:42:29 AM PDT by Soaring Feather

Please remember in your prayers two very fine Baltimore/Washington area musicians who died recently....guitarist Rick Serfas (cancer) and bassist Wade Mathews (liver failure). I've worked with both of these gentlemen over they last 13 years and they will be very sorely missed by our local blues scene.

468 posted on 08/22/2005 5:45:35 AM PDT by NRA1995 ("People do stupid things...." and I hear the Vonage music playing.....woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo....)

Good Morning Ms. Feather! How is my favorite Poet today?

469 posted on 08/22/2005 5:45:52 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)

whoa! Ms. Feather. Not only Sugar..........but chocolate as well!

470 posted on 08/22/2005 5:46:58 AM PDT by beachn4fun (My tagline is confused. If you should see it doing crazy things, please ignore it.)

Morning, hon. No beach time. Another busy week and weekend ahead! I guess I'll have to do some day-dreamin'

471 posted on 08/22/2005 5:49:28 AM PDT by beachn4fun (My tagline is confused. If you should see it doing crazy things, please ignore it.)

Hmmmmm.........I guess I'd better keep an eye/ear out on this. I know your storms have a way of moving in my direction!

472 posted on 08/22/2005 5:51:29 AM PDT by beachn4fun (My tagline is confused. If you should see it doing crazy things, please ignore it.)

Good morning, handsome dangerous duck. I know it won't be long and we'll be hearing every morning (evening?) about that great sunrise (sunset) over the ocean. And, who knows......we might even get pictures of them.....

473 posted on 08/22/2005 5:53:27 AM PDT by beachn4fun (My tagline is confused. If you should see it doing crazy things, please ignore it.)

To: beachn4fun; All

Morning everyone.

Did I tell you I got LeeAnn Tweeden's e-mail address?

474 posted on 08/22/2005 5:57:14 AM PDT by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

Doing well, thanks.

LOL, love this darkwing duck...:)

How's the house hunt going??

475 posted on 08/22/2005 5:59:36 AM PDT by Soaring Feather

476 posted on 08/22/2005 5:59:43 AM PDT by NRA1995 ("People do stupid things...." and I hear the Vonage music playing.....woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo....)

To: StarCMC; LUV W; All

Welcome Home David!

Thank you, from the depths of my soul,

for serving this great country of ours,

for putting your life on the line,

and for working so hard,

to keep us FREE!!!

Military short speak -

Jesus Loves You!

I think that sums it up, don't you?

Just Kimberly

477 posted on 08/22/2005 6:00:00 AM PDT by Just Kimberly (Always proud, Always American, Always Trust in God...HOOAH!!( and Terri - we will never forget.))

Morning, tx. How you doing??

478 posted on 08/22/2005 6:00:19 AM PDT by Soaring Feather

Serioulsy, Ms. Feather, I just don't know how you do it. WooHoo, mate!

479 posted on 08/22/2005 6:00:42 AM PDT by beachn4fun (My tagline is confused. If you should see it doing crazy things, please ignore it.)

Did I tell you I got LeeAnn Tweeden's e-mail address? And you're gonna share that, right?!?!?!?!!!!!

480 posted on 08/22/2005 6:00:43 AM PDT by acad1228 (Free The West Memphis Three!!!)

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