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!!!

To: HiJinx; LUV W

Well my cloudy turned into a pretty good little storm. Yippee!

I had to shut down a couple of hours ago just to be safe. I can hear some rumbles in the distance. If this keeps up I'll never get my Canteen reading done. That's ok...I'm loving it!

Jinx looks like Tempe will be getting some soon if not already. I'll try to send it your way Luv!

761 posted on 10/17/2005 5:09:37 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

To: tomkow6; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; All

Damn according to Fox news I hearing off their site they recount some of the Iraqi vote

DAMN when did FLA officals make road trip to Iraq of all place LOL!

762 posted on 10/17/2005 5:15:56 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody in, it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"= Det Lennie Briscoe)

763 posted on 10/17/2005 5:17:35 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

Very rainy in southern Cal; thunder kept waking me up last night, cat ran for the closet...

764 posted on 10/17/2005 5:19:21 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

Evenin' Connie! ((((hugs))))

Glad you're getting a nice rain....I'll be looking for it to head my direction! I've gotten lots of help with that this evening! LOL!

765 posted on 10/17/2005 5:24:03 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

To: La Enchiladita

LOL! Thanks, LE! Boogie time!

766 posted on 10/17/2005 5:25:20 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

To: La Enchiladita

To be honest, I like your version better than Roosevelt's. It is always wiser to speak softly and use the big stick when needed.

767 posted on 10/17/2005 5:25:43 PM PDT by Lady Jag (All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)

Hello everyone,

Does anyone ever say thank you enough?

If not, here ya go:

Thanks to all the canteen DJ's, thanks for the good vibes, the poetry, the nice words, the jokes, the pictures, the banter and all the rest.

Regards, your friend..

AR

USAF (1968-1986) Blah, blah and all the rest.

768 posted on 10/17/2005 5:35:13 PM PDT by alarm rider (Irritating leftists as often as is humanly possible....)

To: StarCMC; tomkow6; LUV W; All

You know we having rain storm here in SO CAL folks well report that maybe Grapevine according to KFI 640am radio station is CLOSED

Also report off BBC wire reporting that Airborune secuirty was beef up during Iraqi election

What with the AP wire having picture of Karl Rove garage on home page

I don't get it at all LOL!

769 posted on 10/17/2005 5:37:28 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody in, it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"= Det Lennie Briscoe)

Well then, we'll go with speak softly. It's pretty much my style, come to think of it. I had to get the big stick out only once today. Work has been challenging of late...

770 posted on 10/17/2005 5:42:37 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!)

They "voting" Chicago-style? Early & often???

771 posted on 10/17/2005 5:45:47 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

To: LUV W; Lady Jag

Good bye, my darlings. Until we meet again...

772 posted on 10/17/2005 5:49:45 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!)

To: La Enchiladita

(((((hugs)))))

You're leaving so soon? :o( We'll miss you till you get back!

773 posted on 10/17/2005 5:50:42 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

To: AZamericonnie; LUV W

...looks like Tempe will be getting some soon

Oh, they did alright! Piper didn't like the noise at all, she asked her Mommy to call Daddy and to tell him to make the thunder stop! He said he couldn't, so Piper asked Mommy to call Poppa so Piper would feel better.

She and I talked for a minute, and after I asked her if she'd be okay, she said "Yes" and hung up! Mommy wasn't done talking. Oh well!

774 posted on 10/17/2005 5:58:19 PM PDT by HiJinx (~ Plug the Dike ~ Drain the Swamp ~)

LOL! Bless her little heart! Well, at least Poppa was able to calm her fears! Looks like the rain is making it cooler for ya anyhow. That's a plus!

775 posted on 10/17/2005 6:02:12 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

To: LUV W; Kathy in Alaska; mylife; TASMANIANRED; StarCMC; bentfeather; All

Good evening Canteeners and Troops!
Good evening Ma!
It's good to be here!
When I was driving home tonight..I crested a hill..
and there was a truck in MY lane!
AIYEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
We nearly collided head on...
Moxie's tires went onto the soft shoulder..
I stepped in the clutch so as to take her out of front wheel drive...wrestled her back onto the road..
Guess the fool had passed another car on a hill!!!
After I pried my fingers off the steering wheel, and told him all about his family tree, I felt much better.
I will not however, be able to wear THAT particular pair of jeans again...
I'm in for abit..
Hugs alla round!
Ms.B

776 posted on 10/17/2005 6:04:28 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

(((((hugs)))))))MS.BEEEEEEEEEE!!!

That is just awful....so thankful you weren't hurt! I'll bet you woulda hurt him if ya could have caught him! What an absolute idiot!

So glad you're here.....take a deep breath, get your favorite beverage and sit a spell, Sis!

777 posted on 10/17/2005 6:07:59 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

I have Stephen King's Dead Zone in my mind's eye...

Thank God and good reflexes, Ms. B, we're glad you're with us tonight...

Clorox Clean-up on Aisle One, please!

778 posted on 10/17/2005 6:08:08 PM PDT by HiJinx (~ Plug the Dike ~ Drain the Swamp ~)

Good to see you here tonight! My hubby was in the Air Force and my son is now.

779 posted on 10/17/2005 6:09:50 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

780 posted on 10/17/2005 6:10:05 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)

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