FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 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 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

RC³Reserve 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!!!

Here ya go, Radix.....hope they help

a i e i e o e u a a e o e o i e

Thanks for the great pictures of our troops at work, and the "special" commentary. Sorry about the Patsies.

141 posted on 10/16/2005 8:19:41 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

Very good choices! Amen....

142 posted on 10/16/2005 8:20:15 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

143 posted on 10/16/2005 8:20:30 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

To: TASMANIANRED

Yup it's nearly there. TBD, told me there is over twenty yards of fabric in the drapes alone. Two windows, but they are huge. The side drapes for the canopy are going to be huge amounts of fabric as well.

There are several layers to deal with and differnt lengths as well.

The padding for the head board will be cotton quilt batting with a rich brocade cover. The valances will be as lush with fabric as the head board.

The height of the head board is over 9 foot high and must be 6 to 7 foot wide.

TBD made the fret work herself. She used very small dowl wood and 2 different sized little balls. These are the side and front pieces of the canopy. They are mottled silver too.

Oh, on the headboard there will be old fashion solid brass side lamps. I have had these for years. In the center of the headboard will be a huge antique oval mirror also done in the mottled silver. These pieces will be surrounded by the side drapes of the canopy.

144 posted on 10/16/2005 8:20:50 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

Some days it earlier than others.

145 posted on 10/16/2005 8:21:35 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: Colonel_Flagg

That was wonderful!

I've never listened to this one before.
Thank you.

146 posted on 10/16/2005 8:22:28 PM PDT by EsmeraldaA

Be grateful it wasn't a rolling pin.

147 posted on 10/16/2005 8:22:42 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: TASMANIANRED

148 posted on 10/16/2005 8:23:09 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

To: TASMANIANRED

149 posted on 10/16/2005 8:23:09 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

To: TASMANIANRED

150 posted on 10/16/2005 8:23:11 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

To: TASMANIANRED

151 posted on 10/16/2005 8:23:14 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

To: laurenmarlowe

Great slow dancing song.

152 posted on 10/16/2005 8:23:26 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: GoldStarBrother

Now that is dedication. ((HUGS)) Glad you had a good time.

153 posted on 10/16/2005 8:23:50 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

Admit it! You LOVE getting pinged!

154 posted on 10/16/2005 8:24:38 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

Hey Star Thanks for the Yet Again Wonderful thread Esp Like the Colors.. A friends son had used the term Rat****ers when he spoke of the guys who went throu M.R.E. and ate all the deserts.. I wondered then where that term came from .. hope the weekend at the farm was good the woods were perfect.. The Platters~EnchantedThe Platters~Goodnight Sweetheart It's Time To Go Cowboy Junkies~Walkin After Midnight

155 posted on 10/16/2005 8:24:38 PM PDT by GoldStarBrother (Don't Give Up Hope Moses Was A Basket Case Also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

To: laurenmarlowe

You're welcome! Happy to be of service.

156 posted on 10/16/2005 8:25:21 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

Hi! How are things tonight?

157 posted on 10/16/2005 8:26:01 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

To: GoldStarBrother

ROFL!!! You finally listened to another Junkies song! He he he!!!

Great tunes Bro!!

158 posted on 10/16/2005 8:26:01 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

To: Smartass; LUV W; StarCMC; tomkow6; All

What odds or evens that MSN media would say it is Bush fault abut Iraqi election LOL!

OR You going say it NO S***T Seven LOL!

OH Star and Tomkow
White Sox 4
Angels 3 going into NINTH INNING

159 posted on 10/16/2005 8:27:00 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody in, it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"= Det Lennie Briscoe)

To: Colonel_Flagg

Little River Band - Reminiscing

How's this? I think I've spun this for us before, but it's one of my favorites!

Was this one for our dance? I must has missed the ping. ;)

160 posted on 10/16/2005 8:27:59 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (If down is up, is up, down. Feathers in the wind.)

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