FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 2005

Deputy Dawg

[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 6

Rate  Any of the ranks within the Navy or Coast Guard enlisted structure.

RATE  remote automatic telemetry equipment

RATEL  radio telephone

Rate of Fire  The number of rounds fired per weapon per minute

Rat F***ed  To be seriously torn apart or rifled through.  Originating in Vietnam when cases of C-Rations (Rats) would be gone through in the process of transporting them to the front.

 

Ratline  An organized effort for moving personnel and/or material by clandestine means across a denied area or border.

 

RATO  rocket assisted take off

On Aug. 12, 1941, the first Air Corps rocket-assist takeoff was made by a Wright Field test pilot, Capt. Homer Boushey, using a small civilian-type Ercoupe airplane. Subsequent refinements of this technique were made for assisting heavily-loaded airplanes in taking off from limited space. This technique is still used whenever needed.  More here!

 

RATSCAT  radar target scatter

RAVIR  radar video recording

 

RAWARC  radar report and warning coordination system

 

RAWS  radar attack and warning system

 

Razor Wire  Similar to barbed wire or concertina with a sharp edge on one side and spikes every inch or so.

RB  radar beacon

 

RB std  rubidium standard

 

RBAAP  Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant

 

RBCS  remote bar code system

RBEC  realistic battlefield environmental condition

 

RBN  radio beacon

 

RBOC  rapid blooming offboard chaff

 

RBP  radio breakdown point

RBV  rapid battlefield visualization

 

RC   Take your pick:

 

¹Reserve Component, ²radio control, ³ray control electrode [vacuum tube], ⁴remote control, ⁵research center, ⁶resistance-capacitance, ⁷resistor-capacitor circuit (as in filters), ⁸resource center (SPACECMD), ⁹response cell, ¹⁰range commander, ¹¹reimbursable code, ¹²review cycle, ¹³[JP 1-02] river current, ¹⁴[JP 1-02] receive clock, ¹⁵[JP 1-02] regional coordinator. ¹⁶[AR 310-50] Radio Code Aptitude Area

 

RC-NCOES  Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officer Education System

 

RC³  Reserve component course configuration

Today's Field Trip: Holloman AFB, New Mexico 

 

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!!!
 

 

 

[tomkow6]

Mine?

[Soaring Feather]

Howdy, TAS!!

[TASMANIANRED]

I'm glad that is over with. The suspense was killing me.

[StarCMC]

Yup - my sentiments perzactly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[luvie]

ROFL!! May the pretzels be with you!

[Soaring Feather]

Hi sweetie!!

[TASMANIANRED]

Is the paint job living up to your expectations.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Grover Washington - Soulful Strut

How's this? A little from the late, great Grover Washington.

[Colonel_Flagg]

How are you, sweetie? Having a good weekend? Care for a twirl?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Didja have a fun trip?

[Smartass]

HISTORIC ELECTION —
Iraqi voters line up to cast their ballots for the
Constitutional Referendum vote in Mosul, Iraq,
Oct. 15, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by
Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.


IRAQI ELECTION SECURITY –
U.S. Army Col. Joseph DiSalvo (left), commander of
2nd Brigade Combat Team, and an Iraqi Army officer
confer about security measures near a polling site in
Adhamiya Oct. 15, 2005. Iraqi soldiers were at the
forefront of security during the Constitutional Referendum
vote, while U.S. soldiers from Task Force Baghdad U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ben Brody


PROUD VOTER –
An Iraqi citizen displays his purple finger
after taking part in the constitutional
referendum Oct. 15, 2005.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Kobi


An Iraqi woman lifts her purple-stained finger after voting
in the Oct. 15, 2005 Constitutional Referendum.
U.S. Army photo by Maj. Russ Goemaere

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[The Mayor]

October 17, 2005

Beware Of A Judgmental Spirit!

Read:
Matthew 7:1-5

Judge not, that you be not judged. —Matthew 7:1

Bible In One Year: Matthew 8-11

A young married man began going to a pornography store. When his parents learned of this, they gently and tactfully confronted him, but made no accusations. The son responded with anger and said that he saw no harm in what he was doing. He accused his parents of being judgmental. With broken hearts they had to stand by and watch him as he left his wife and family, lost his job, and eventually ruined his life.

Many people today would say that his parents had no right to imply that he was doing wrong. They may even quote Jesus' words: "Judge not, that you be not judged" (Matthew 7:1).

But the Bible makes it clear that we are responsible to humbly confront fellow believers when we see them caught in sin (Galatians 6:1-2). These parents were lovingly doing just that.

Jesus wasn't saying we shouldn't confront sin. He was saying we must be very careful in making judgments. Paul wrote that love thinks no evil (1 Corinthians 13:5). We must give others the benefit of the doubt, recognizing our own limitations. And we must reject any feeling of spiritual superiority, lest we also fall into sin.

Confronting someone is a serious responsibility. Exercise it carefully, and always beware of judging. —Herb Vander Lugt

Your Word instructs us not to judge;
So, Lord, we humbly pray,
"Restrain our lips when we would speak
The things we should not say." —D. De Haan

Judge yourself before you judge another.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
When We Love Too Much

[txradioguy]

Hi everyone!

[Soaring Feather]

Bedroom chambers and yes, it is gorgeous.

Victorian Garnet on the walls, a rose of sorts for the ceiling, a silver mottled for door and window casings. The head board is not padded yet, not are the valances. The tool belt diva has been sewing the window drapes and valances for the canopy over the bed. Hope she gets those placed tomorrow.

It is a huge project for sure. It will be well worth the aggravation of having the manse is disarray for a little while.

[Kathy in Alaska]

OK, Star.....razor wire is REALLY NASTY stuff.
Thanks for today edition of Military Short Speak.

[StarCMC]

Hey TX.

[luvie]

Wonderful pictures! Thank you, SA!

Look at this proud couple who have helped their country trying to become a viable nation in the world.

[TheMom]

Oh, heck yeah!!!!

Sharing you computer with a child is a hugh sacrifice.

[Soaring Feather]

Oh, would love a twirl, do you have a selection in mind? My closets are locked up for the night. Would love to have you choose and play the music. How's that sound?