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FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ Sept. 20, 2004
Canteen Crew
Posted on 09/19/2004 8:00:50 PM PDT by StarCMC
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For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. |
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Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! |
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~ MILITARY SHORT SPEAK ~ |
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The military seems to have a language of its own, with many terms, 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... |
M, part 3 MG major general
MGGB Modular Guided Glide Bomb, GBU-15(V)HOBOS
To learn more, click here! |
MGR-1 Honest John
The Honest John was the US Army's first nuclear-armed surface-to-surface rocket. To read more, click here! MGR-3 Little John
The Little John was the smallest nuclear-capable rocket the U.S. Army ever deployed. MGRS Military Grid Reference System |
MGY Sgt [AR 310-50] master gunnery sergeant (USMC)
MI military intelligence
Mickey Mouse Boots cold weather boots worn by Marines
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MICV mechanized infantry combat vehicle
MILES Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems
To read more about MILES, click here! MIOBC Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course Ask Old Sarge about this one! |
Missing Man Formation
A flight of usually 5 aircraft in a fly-over formation. When the flight reaches the honor point, one of the aircraft peels off into a steep climb heavenward leaving his or her position vacant. In is a formal salute rendered to POW and MIA as well as to deceased military people - usually aviators. MkmQualBad [AR 310-50] Marksman Qualification Badge
(Marine - Rifle) MLR main line of resistance |
MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System
To read more, click here! MOB military orders of battle MOJO Originally a concoction of hard liquors designed for the sole purpose of getting drunk. Also used to mean a swaggering approach of smooth talking individual, as in "He's got his MOJO goin'." Molly Marine
A statue of a woman Marine located in New Orleans, LA. The first statue of a woman in military service in the United States. |
Today's Field Trip:
Click the pic to visit Ft. Leonard Wood. |
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KEYWORDS: airforce; army; coastguard; loveoursoldiers; marines; militarysupport; nationalguard; navy
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To: Lady Jag
Hands-Free Coffee for you
I'll pass on pictures of your nail-less thumb. LOL!
What did your students think of it?
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:39:02 AM PDT
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Spotsy
(The main stream news media no longer control information. WooHoo!!!)
To: USVet6792Retired
Congratulations!
Best wishes for little Avery!
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:42:19 AM PDT
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Spotsy
(The main stream news media no longer control information. WooHoo!!!)
To: Old Sarge
I doing great..all moved into the new house and having fun getting settled!! I have worked harder the last couple of months than I have in years and it has been so good for us to spend this kind of time together on special projects!! Happy times!!
We continue to have great fun with the Grandkids too..nothing like them for entertainment and conversation!! haha!! Wow, do they come up with stuff!!
Good to talk to you too!!
To: Kathy in Alaska
(((MA))) you're up! Did you sleep well? Status report: everyone is behaving well so far (p.s please skip over the post where Tom is mooning people early this morning).
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:44:39 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)
To: tomkow6
Thank you, Tom!!! You are busy already today!! ahah!!
To: beachn4fun
Hey, Yourself!! What a great day!! Thanks for the welcome!!
To: Kathy in Alaska
Having a BLONDE moment?????
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:48:29 AM PDT
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tomkow6
(This is my tag line, there are many like it, but this one is mine....Radix stole this tag line)
To: Spotsy
Whew! Spotsy. Sure am glad you showed up when you did. I thought I was gonna haf to hold my bref til you showed up. I was gettin scared being almost by meself, almost alone with tomkow.(wink) ifn you kno whatz I mean!
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:49:04 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)
To: Old Sarge
Good Morning Sarge!
Congratulations to the Boy and his volleyball team.
Thank you for your service to this great country of ours. I wish you the best in your new mission to inspire others to heed the call of duty, honor, and country.
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:49:31 AM PDT
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Spotsy
(The main stream news media no longer control information. WooHoo!!!)
To: Birdsong Bay
Why sure. And, if you come back and feel kinda lonely, I've got some sugar that will fix you right up.
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:51:11 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)
To: beachn4fun; tomkow6
Hi Tomkow!
Have you been playing nice?
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:52:39 AM PDT
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Spotsy
(The main stream news media no longer control information. WooHoo!!!)
To: Spotsy
{{{{{ SPOTSYBELLE! }}}}}And a good morning to you, lil' Seamstress!You know, I really do like how you put that - I must remember that, when describing my new assignment!
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:54:22 AM PDT
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Old Sarge
(ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)
To: Spotsy
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:55:38 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)
To: MeekOneGOP
Great news...good job showing the stinker for what he is..and his whole crew!!!
To: Spotsy; tomkow6; beachn4fun
Oooo, it looks like Tomkow is in TROU-ble!
Can We All Watch?
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:56:50 AM PDT
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Old Sarge
(ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)
To: beachn4fun
Whew - no recent photos I don't think. (I have been going thru all our digital photos this morning and preparing them to upload to the photo shop for printing. My camera broke around Christmas last year and so all my pics from Dec03-July or so were digital and I've gotten very few printed... BIG task!! Almost done though.) And it's looking more and more like the first name will be Jacob. It got down to Matthew and Jacob, but hubby and I both like Jacob best. Not set in stone yet, of course.... Now for a middle name...
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:58:04 AM PDT
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StarCMC
(It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden, it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
To: beachn4fun
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:58:44 AM PDT
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StarCMC
(It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden, it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
To: Diva Betsy Ross
Where is my Betsy?
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posted on
09/20/2004 8:59:22 AM PDT
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Spotsy
(The main stream news media no longer control information. WooHoo!!!)
To: beachn4fun
That is great!! May I share it on another forum? What a good one to keep and review!! Thank you!!!
To: Old Sarge; Spotsy; tomkow6
Sure, the more the merrier
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posted on
09/20/2004 9:03:01 AM PDT
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beachn4fun
("Being American means being free. That's why they're proud." Tony Blair 7/17/03)
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