FReeper Canteen - Military Short Speak - November 22, 2004

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 ~

           

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...

 

O, part 2

OASD  Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense

OAT  outside air temperature

OAY  Outstanding Airman of the Year

This ribbon is awarded to airman nominated by the MAJCOMs, FOAs and DRUs to HQ AFPC/DPPPRS for competition in the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year (12 DAY) Program.  Only one ribbon is awarded.  A bronze oak leaf cluster is worn on the ribbon to denote each past or subsequent award.  The 12 members selected as the Air Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year wear the bronze service star, retroactive to June 1970.  The bronze service star is worn to the wearer's right side of the oak leaf clusters. Authorized Device:  Oak leaf Cluster and Service Star.

OB  Order of battle

 Click here to see some current OBs!

OB1KB  Order of battle version 1 knowledge based

 

OBC  Officer basic course

 

OBE  Overcome by events

 

The English call this nugatory.  Yes, it's a word!

nu·ga·to·ry    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (ng-tôr, -tr, ny-)
adj.

1. Of little or no importance; trifling.
2. Having no force; invalid. See Synonyms at vain.

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[Latin ngtrius, from ngtor, trifler, from ngr, to trifle, from ngae, jokes.]

 

OBIGGS  On board inert gas generating system
 

 

When a projectile hits an aircraft fuel tank or when a heat source occurs in the fuel tank of an aircraft, there is a risk of explosion.  Unless, that is, the fuel tank is equipped with an inerting device such as this OBIGGS.

obj  objective

OBO  Official business only

OBOGS  On board oxygen generating system

The advantages of this oxygen-generating system installed on board aircraft goes far beyond improving flight endurance.  It will ultimately lead to a radical simplification of aviation logistics as a whole.

OC&S  [Army] Ordnance Center and school

OC-ALC  Oklahoma City Air Logistic Center

 

OCAC  Operations control and analysis center

Processes, analyzes, produces and disseminates SIGNT-derived information and directs  ground-based electronic warfare activities.

OCAKA  observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment

OCAR  Office of the Chief of Army Reserves

Oceanside  The civilian community outside the main gate of Camp Pendleton, CA

OCJCS  Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

OCM  Optical countermeasures

OCOKA  observation, concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenue of approach  (Army)

OCONUS  Outside Continental United States
 

OCRE  Optical Character Recognition Equipment

For a .pdf file about OCR, click here!
 

OCS  Officer Candidate School

Today's Field Trip:   Ft. Knox
 

 

 

 

 

[luvie]

HI!from my little corner of Texas!

[USAF_TSgt]

Isn't it nice when the planets get together? Good afternoon Tom!

[tomkow6]

Did you say "GWB ROCKS"?????

 

[tomkow6]

Yes, indeed it does! Makes for EXCELLENT viewing!

[USAF_TSgt]

Gotta love the weather this weekend and what we're supposed to get until Thanksgiving! Rain, drizzle, fog, rain, drizzle, drizzle, rain, fog, fog, fog....

[USAF_TSgt]

Another great Short Speak thread, Star. Thanks.

[Arrowhead1952]

Welcome to FR. Another FReeper from Texas.

[AZamericonnie]

Let's hope it snows big! We need lots of snow melt this spring.

[Lady Jag]

And how would you know? These things are best left up to the Pros

Oh, yeah, like you were born with them.

[tomkow6]

We have the some of the same equipment....

[Lady Jag]

We have the some of the same equipment....

You have a point.

[USAF_TSgt]

"1973 USAF_SSgt Assembled out of old F-4, C-123, and P-38 parts! Mother reported to have said to father "This is ALL your fault, never touch me again!"
(A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip!)"

Thanks Valin!

[Soaring Feather]

Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael in 1899
~Nat King Cole~Stardust~

[TASMANIANRED]

Thanks, I stopped at the drug store on the way to work and found it.

[tomkow6]

I always thought that a Hoagy Carmichael was some sort of a sandwich....

[tomkow6]

Whatz ya doing?

[tomkow6]

Whatz ya doing?

[tomkow6]

MINE!

[tomkow6]

MINE!

[tomkow6]

MINE!