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FReeper Canteen ~ Military Short Speak ~ October 17, 2005
Deputy Dawg

Posted on 10/16/2005 6:58:17 PM PDT by 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 ~

ArmyPatch small   NavySeal small   Air Force Seal   Marines Seal small   Coast Guard Seal small (better)

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
 
 
Razor Wire  Similar to barbed wire or concertina with a sharp edge on one side and spikes every inch or so.
RB  radar beacon
 
 
 
RBEC  realistic battlefield environmental condition
 
RBN  radio beacon
 
 
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 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!!!
 

 

 



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To: HiJinx

remember I told you?
Your name is written on her heart...
It's true!
(smiling)
ms.B


801 posted on 10/17/2005 6:38:31 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: GummyIII

I'm finally getting here. Hectic day to say the least. How are you?


802 posted on 10/17/2005 6:40:40 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: HiJinx

Went though this.Figure out 15 minutes drive time to love ones.St Joseph thank you-prayer said friend.


803 posted on 10/17/2005 6:41:31 PM PDT by fatima (I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone)
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To: HiJinx

Aw, man! Nana has asthma? Bummer...when did she find that out?

Will that affect her having her knee surgery?

You FORGOT the cameras? What are we gonna do with you! :o)


804 posted on 10/17/2005 6:41:31 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN
Hi, Luv! It's been a busy one! After work, I got my nails done (my one vice...well, ok, that and gourmet coffee...) then went to water aerobics, then went to a baby shower (and almost hit 4 deer on the way...Ms. B), then came home and put in a load of wash (wet bathing suit and towel plus other things), finally ate some dinner, and sat down here! I talked to Gun Dr. and Gumdrop I in between. How's that? I'm sure I left out something.... (Too much information???? Huh???? grin...)
805 posted on 10/17/2005 6:41:52 PM PDT by GummyIII (If you have the ability, it's your responsibility." Marine Sgt. John Place, Silver Star recipient)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

South Paris.....that sounds so romantic! Hope you can find a mini-tour of that one.


806 posted on 10/17/2005 6:42:37 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: GummyIII

Hi Beautiful,how are you.


807 posted on 10/17/2005 6:42:38 PM PDT by fatima (I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone)
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To: darkwing104

Good evening, darkwing retired. Does mrs darkwing get to visit you? No snow in town, but it is marching down the mountains.


808 posted on 10/17/2005 6:42:40 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hee hee! See post 805...I just told Luv W all about it and I'm all "out of breath"........


809 posted on 10/17/2005 6:42:56 PM PDT by GummyIII (If you have the ability, it's your responsibility." Marine Sgt. John Place, Silver Star recipient)
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To: GummyIII

Not too much information--ya did too much stuff! Now I am tired after just reading it! LOL!

4 deer--all at once or 4 different occurances? Sheesh!


810 posted on 10/17/2005 6:44:27 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: HiJinx

Sorry Nana was sick. Hope all is well now, and that it is easily handled.


811 posted on 10/17/2005 6:46:23 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: LUV W; HiJinx

Just saw the asthma post....thanks to Luv. Does Nana have allergies? Of course, you live where they aren't supposed to be bad, right? Bless her! HOpe she's doing ok!


812 posted on 10/17/2005 6:46:31 PM PDT by GummyIII (If you have the ability, it's your responsibility." Marine Sgt. John Place, Silver Star recipient)
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To: StarCMC
Thanks for SRV, Star!
Bottom of the third; Cards 2, 'stros 1. Saw the Chin Music Strike to Edmunds......You waz robbed!
Tagline applies to umpires too!
813 posted on 10/17/2005 6:48:05 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (I once opposed keelhauling but recently have come to my senses.)
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To: LUV W

4 all at once on a very lonely country road (only 2 miles from my house, though). They were gorgeous. We have them all over the place around here, and I have them in my yard sometimes. YOu know the "deer in the headlights" saying? Well, that's exactly what I had. They looked like nice, fat does, but one may have been a spike buck. It was hard to tell. I saw their eyes gleaming in time to stop. They were frozen there for a very long moment. I had to honk the horn to get them to move. They I sat still until they were gone because they kept going in circles at first. They were so confused!


814 posted on 10/17/2005 6:49:05 PM PDT by GummyIII (If you have the ability, it's your responsibility." Marine Sgt. John Place, Silver Star recipient)
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To: GummyIII

Yark! Sure glad you had seen their eyes gleaming in time to miss hitting them. Sounds like you live in a beautiful place.....but just a teensy bit dangerous, deer-wise! Silly things!


815 posted on 10/17/2005 6:51:33 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: LUV W

OH, it's hunting season, plus mating season, so they are on the move at night. The acorns are plentiful and they are fattening up for winter. We are used to watching for deer around here, and bear, too. I haven't seen a bear since I've lived here, but my neighbors up the road about 1/4 mile have oodles of pictures of them in their yard. I know one got in my outdoor (huge) trash can one night because I heard it and it had to be really big to swipe it like it did.


816 posted on 10/17/2005 6:54:24 PM PDT by GummyIII (If you have the ability, it's your responsibility." Marine Sgt. John Place, Silver Star recipient)
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To: fatima

fatima....((HUGS))


817 posted on 10/17/2005 6:56:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: GummyIII

We never have bear, but the people who live south of here around San Angelo have to watch for deer all the time. All I see around my county are cotton-tails, jack rabbits, and coyotes. Some say they see bob-cats, but I never have.


818 posted on 10/17/2005 6:58:06 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))
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To: fatima

(((hugs))) Good evening, fatima! You having a good evening?


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

LOL!!
You bartending tonite Ma!?
Ms.B


820 posted on 10/17/2005 6:59:53 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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