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!!!

To: NRA1995; 4woodenboats; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Accountable One; Aeronaut; AKA Elena; ...

Prayer ping. See post 468 posted on 08/22/2005 6:45:35 AM MDT by NRA1995 (click the number)

Please post your replies to NRA1995

Rest in Peace
Musician Rick Serfas
&
Bassist Wade Mathews

My prayers will be with the friends and family who now mourn their passing.

MoJo, thank you for the ping

Blessings,
trussell

If you want on/off my prayer ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.

981 posted on 08/22/2005 5:58:48 PM PDT by trussell (Prayers for the children!)

To: Kathy in Alaska

My x-husband and I enlisted together after several years of marriage. The Army did all it could to keep us together for our entire time in the service. When he came down on levy for Germany, I was assigned to a unit at the same base. We improved our chances of remaining together by signing up for the same MOS and going to the same AIT school; but the Army personnel worked hard to keep us together.

The Army was very good to us.

982 posted on 08/22/2005 6:14:08 PM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)

Neat....good to hear, and good that you could be together.

983 posted on 08/22/2005 6:21:10 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

I've seen Martha Stewart, and trust me, I am no Martha! LOL

984 posted on 08/22/2005 6:26:19 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Ain't NOOOOOOOOOOOOO way I'll ever wear a redbirds shirt! ...............CUBBIES DO OR DIE!!!!!!!!!

I'm thinkin' this year it's DIE!

985 posted on 08/22/2005 6:28:58 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

*sigh*

I haven't heard that song in a while ~ It's a good one!!

986 posted on 08/22/2005 6:31:55 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

To: Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001

Oh, yeah!!!! I could go for that, couldn't you Mojo? We could have a chocolate fight and the loser would be the winner....'er somethin'! Yeehaawwww!

987 posted on 08/22/2005 6:32:18 PM PDT by luvie (A BAD DAY FOR THE DIMS IS A GOOD DAY FOR THE COUNTRY!!!!!! GET CINDY OUTTA CRAWFORD!)

LOL - it doesn't take THAT Much time if you keep it simple! :o) And the link was Fawnn's doing ~ quite a good idea, too!!

988 posted on 08/22/2005 6:34:16 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Dooood! We were within 3 feet of one another and I tried to sell ya something for your anniversary......and what a dork I was! ((((hugs)))) That will NEVER happen that way again!

989 posted on 08/22/2005 6:36:53 PM PDT by luvie (A BAD DAY FOR THE DIMS IS A GOOD DAY FOR THE COUNTRY!!!!!! GET CINDY OUTTA CRAWFORD!)

Yes, it was a good idea! Did it bring any hits to the PP link?

You don't know me very well if you think I can keep anything simple! LOL! And I am days behind just in reading the newspapers.....thanks to wanting to talk to everyone here too much! *sigh*

990 posted on 08/22/2005 6:39:17 PM PDT by luvie (A BAD DAY FOR THE DIMS IS A GOOD DAY FOR THE COUNTRY!!!!!! GET CINDY OUTTA CRAWFORD!)

Dang Luv - where'd everybody go???

991 posted on 08/22/2005 6:40:30 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

I don't know. And what's a newspaper???

992 posted on 08/22/2005 6:41:31 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Bannie...where you been? Thought I was gonna have to play some Dr. Hook to ferret you out! lol *Hugs*

993 posted on 08/22/2005 6:44:15 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

To: AZamericonnie

Hey Connie! What's up???

994 posted on 08/22/2005 6:45:11 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Evening Star! Just finished up with dinner & taping the rest of that two part show. Was work busy today???? *Hugs*

995 posted on 08/22/2005 6:47:58 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

LOL! that is sooooo true. Never gonna let that opportunity slip by again. :D

996 posted on 08/22/2005 6:49:49 PM PDT by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1SG Tim Millsap A Co. 70th Eng. K.I.A. 25 April 2005)

TX...I hardly ever get to chat with you anymore!!!! *Hugs*

997 posted on 08/22/2005 6:51:09 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

998 posted on 08/22/2005 6:54:02 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

999 posted on 08/22/2005 6:54:02 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

1,000 posted on 08/22/2005 6:54:02 PM PDT by Soaring Feather

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