FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 2005

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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

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!!!

641 posted on 10/17/2005 1:14:24 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel (The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)

Jinx! Are they keeping you under lock & key? Miss you!

642 posted on 10/17/2005 1:14:46 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

To: AZamericonnie

Good afternoon Connie. When customers started bothering me I would send them to another store. LOL

643 posted on 10/17/2005 1:14:52 PM PDT by cedarswingman (....and God made a REDNECK and said.......I done good)

To: cedarswingman

I see! That would be so great for you!!

644 posted on 10/17/2005 1:15:41 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Yes it would. Did you hear the song Connie posted Friday night?

645 posted on 10/17/2005 1:17:43 PM PDT by cedarswingman (....and God made a REDNECK and said.......I done good)

To: cedarswingman; AZamericonnie

No - I didn't get to - I was trying to post the requests and I was at the farm later -- SLOW connection! Hey Connie - can you post it again??

646 posted on 10/17/2005 1:22:35 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Be there...7:28 PM CST....Don't forget to invite Tomkow.....he is a Sox fan you know.....

647 posted on 10/17/2005 1:22:43 PM PDT by cbkaty (I may not always post...but I am always here......)

To: Kathy in Alaska; AZamericonnie; StarCMC; MoJo2001; Bethbg79; beachn4fun; bentfeather; Jet Jaguar; ..

MA!

They're ALL PICKIN' on me!

.....make them stop.......

648 posted on 10/17/2005 1:24:23 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

649 posted on 10/17/2005 1:24:36 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

650 posted on 10/17/2005 1:24:37 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

Lamb chops for dinner. Yummy!!

Thanks Bro!

651 posted on 10/17/2005 1:26:01 PM PDT by MoJo2001 (www.proudpatriots.org (Support Our Troops)...)

........kiss my grits!

652 posted on 10/17/2005 1:28:34 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

Guys Raised In The South?

Who knew you were a member?

And here I thought you were supposed to have hair to be in that club.

Hmmmm....

653 posted on 10/17/2005 1:29:29 PM PDT by MoJo2001 (www.proudpatriots.org (Support Our Troops)...)

To: tomkow6; StarCMC

I thought you enjoyed a Full Moon...?!

(heehee, i got the same e-mail, Star...0

654 posted on 10/17/2005 1:34:35 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!)

I miss you too, Hi Jinx. And if I were here more, I would miss you more!

655 posted on 10/17/2005 1:37:43 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!)

To: StarCMC; cedarswingman

656 posted on 10/17/2005 1:39:31 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

To: La Enchiladita

............you're not nice, either...........

657 posted on 10/17/2005 1:40:11 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

Sobering message, SA. Thank you.

658 posted on 10/17/2005 1:41:41 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!)

To: AZamericonnie

Good Afternoon AZ! How are you?

659 posted on 10/17/2005 1:42:02 PM PDT by Cool Multiservice Soldier (Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms: should be a convenience store not a government agency!!)

To: Cool Multiservice Soldier

Watch out, CMS! The Canteen Galz are being VERY NASTY today....

BTW: Hi! How ya doing?

660 posted on 10/17/2005 1:45:15 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

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