FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ August 22, 2005

Deep throat | Canteen Crew

[StarCMC]

 

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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!!!
 

 

 

[Lady Jag]

Do you think you should be patient? Or should you let go and go wild? Which is better for you, truly?

[MozartLover]

Yep, I did. See #203 & #220 on Yesterday's Thread

I pinged ya.;^)

[luvie]

If I did what I truly wanted to, I would have just showed up on their doorstep this morning! LOL!

But, with David, patience is the best policy. He has his own agenda and timeline for everything, and Mom just better go along with it because he's not gonna change! He just doesn't like hand-wringing.

Boy, I hope he reads this thread! Whew! I asked him to, so he could see all the wonderful things people have done and said. I can see him rolling his eyes at my posts now! LOL!

[HiJinx]

Clara Barton?

[HiJinx]

Hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit hit...

(I was thinking Jake...)

[luvie]

Did you get an answer about the movie? I haven't seen it but have talked to those who have--and they said it was really good. If you go see it, you can report back to me, soldier, and let me know if I should go see it! :o)

[fatima]

Welcome home David:)

[luvie]

You are sooooooo funny! LOL!

Is Nana there yet?

Is the carpet installed--did it pass inspection?

(((hugs))) Good to see ya!

[HiJinx]

Alert! Alert! Alert! We have a Piper sighting!!!

(And a very cute one, at that!)

Man, I am missing that little sweetie...it may be time for a quick trip up to the Valley..

[HiJinx]

Whose?

[HiJinx]

Whose?

[luvie]

Okay! 'Bout time! Lemme see.......

[MozartLover]

You must be SOOOOOOOOO excited!

(((LUV W)))

[luvie]

I am excited--but we haven't heard anything YET! You never know if it is that the boat docked late, or if he is just being, like EGS said, Mr. Independence! He has done that before.....not called for 2 days. *sigh* Kids!...even the big ones! LOL!

[AZamericonnie]

Just when you thought that picture couldn't get any cuter! Great job Miss Feather.

[HiJinx]

Nana is home, it was HOT in Texas she says. I'm guessing it was the humidity... And yes, they shopped, and played cards, and played with the baby, and ate well, and she is pooped. She slept most of the way home.

The carpet is going to take 3 days to install...the crew just was taking cuts into the bedrooms to get started. Tomorrow is the dining room, living room, family room...and Wednesday is the outdoor carpet on the back porch.

I think we ordered too light a color, but we'll see.

[HiJinx]

889, Ms. Feather put her in a frame/background shot...

[Soaring Feather]

Half the answer.....

HISTORY ANSWER:
In 1881, American humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the National Red Cross.



http://www.ajhs.org/publications/chapters/chapter.cfm?documentID=238

[Soaring Feather]

Piper is a great model to work with.

[luvie]

That picture is adorable and the frame just makes it more so.

LOL! Nana comes from AZ, the leader in hot, and says it's hot in TEXAS!!! Probably is the humidity. We have actually cooled off some. It's 91 instead of 101.

Glad they had a good time. What did she buy.....the women want to know!

Man, it's a shame to get all that beautiful new carpet just to be selling the house. I'll bet it'll really be pretty. If it's too light---let the new owners deal with it!