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: tomkow6; All

Hey Tomkow I find that you haven't say anything about Cathoic church serving BEER at communion LOL!

81 posted on 10/16/2005 7:53:09 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody in, it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"= Det Lennie Briscoe)

I think I deserve mom of the year award for that, don't you??

82 posted on 10/16/2005 7:53:13 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Evening Ms. Feather.

83 posted on 10/16/2005 7:53:25 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

84 posted on 10/16/2005 7:54:14 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: Colonel_Flagg

Yeah, I'd just soon skip Monday, LOL!

85 posted on 10/16/2005 7:54:32 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

To: laurenmarlowe

Oh! Now that sounds easy enough....I'm good at pointing! LOL! I need new carpet in the kitchen, new cabinets, new countertop, new....well, that just made me tired talking about it!

87 posted on 10/16/2005 7:55:12 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

Sean has a good heart but ...

88 posted on 10/16/2005 7:55:37 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: laurenmarlowe

Well, I have some nice tunes to get me ready for the day. :)

89 posted on 10/16/2005 7:56:24 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

To: LUV W; tomkow6; All

Well report off Kydto news Japanase PM Kolsuiz causing controsvary report that he just visit infamous Japanaese war shrine he originally bar by Japan Supreme court that ONE

90 posted on 10/16/2005 7:56:32 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("Not everybody in, it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"= Det Lennie Briscoe)

Will you be able to sleep tonight?

91 posted on 10/16/2005 7:56:54 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

92 posted on 10/16/2005 7:57:02 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("One might even go so far as to say ... he's mediocre." - Daffy Duck)

evil....Evil.....EVIL.....????

I'm innocent, I am! :o)

93 posted on 10/16/2005 7:57:14 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

Oh, Tom, you apostate.

94 posted on 10/16/2005 7:57:52 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Conservatives are from earth. Liberals are from Uranus.)

To: Colonel_Flagg

Well I think we should hear a nice tune! You play great music.

95 posted on 10/16/2005 7:58:20 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

I think I'll ask for it for Christmas. Hubby always has a hard time finding something I want....and that sounds really good! Thanks for the suggestion! :o)

96 posted on 10/16/2005 7:58:31 PM PDT by luvie (The love of freedom is the mightiest force of history...GWBush 10-06-05 (Water Bucket Brigade))

To: Old Sarge; Laurita; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; Defender2; Howie66; USAF_TSgt; bkwells; ...

To all my heroes in the greatest military in the world, protecting and defending the greatest country in the world, God bless each one of you. Thank you for sacrificing of yourselves so my family can live safe and free. You make me so proud and grateful!

97 posted on 10/16/2005 7:58:58 PM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

98 posted on 10/16/2005 7:59:10 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

99 posted on 10/16/2005 7:59:10 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

100 posted on 10/16/2005 7:59:21 PM PDT by tomkow6 (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ ...)

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