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Posted: 12/3/2002 6:49:17 PM EDT
[#1]
My .02cents:
NACSEM National Communications Security/Emanations Security (COMSEC/EMSEC) Information Memorandum FASCAM family of scatterable mines QPSK quadrature phase shift keying SARREQ search and rescue request T-AGOS tactical auxiliary general ocean surveillance WWABNCP worldwide airborne command post RECCEXREP reconnaissance exploitation report |
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Posted: 12/4/2002 1:21:22 PM EDT
[#2]
No big deal but I always referred to LP and OP as listening/observation [B]POSTS.[/B]
My memory is failing me so I am asking this for clarification, not to argue the point. BTW 82nd: I have a book titled "THE ALL AMERICANS" .It is a good history of our Division since its origin in WWI as a leg outfit. Good reading! |
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Posted: 12/4/2002 1:41:35 PM EDT
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"OPSEC" - sorry, I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of any particular weapon system onboard any United States Naval Vessel.
"HNIC" - Head Nuke In Charge |
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Posted: 12/4/2002 1:45:33 PM EDT
[#4]
BOHICA [i]Bend Over, Here It Comes Again[/i]
SNAFU [i]Situation Normal, All F'd Up[/i] |
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Posted: 12/4/2002 5:00:53 PM EDT
[#5]
FTA F... the Army
REMF Rear End Mother F..... "What we all wanted to be" LIFER Career man. "Who we respected, hated,loved, and felt sorry for." US Poor asshole that got drafted RA Regular Army asked for this shit. NG National Guard "short for chicken shit weekend warrior" |
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Posted: 12/4/2002 5:52:03 PM EDT
[#6]
can't forget this one... [:D]
[b]SPORTS[/b] [i]Slap Pull Observe Release Tap Squeeze/Shoot [/i] |
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Posted: 12/4/2002 8:01:01 PM EDT
[#7]
TACP-Tactical Air Control Party (where you join the Air Force to spend 4 years in the Army)
HUA!!!-Head Up A55 (you Bragg guys should be very familiar with this one[:D]) LAPES-Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System CDS-Container Delivery System (beans and bullets) TPRS-Tow Parachutist Recovery System (a.k.a. The Canadian System) |
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Posted: 12/4/2002 8:06:05 PM EDT
[#8]
One for the (old school) USMC Aviation techs;
VIDS MAF (Visual information display system maintenance action form.) |
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Posted: 12/4/2002 8:56:10 PM EDT
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DIVARTY = Divisional Artillery Command
DISCOM = Division Support Command UCMJ = Uniform Code of Military Justice FTX = Field Training Exercise SOFA = Status of Forces Agreement MOPP = Mission Oriented Protective Posture AAFES = Army and Air Force Exchange Service AFN = Armed Forces Network LES = Leave and Earnings Statement SDO = Staff Duty Officer SDNCO = Staff Duty NCO CQ = Charge of Quarters PLDC = Primary Leadership Development Course TDY = Temporary Duty BNCOC = Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course POV = Privately Owned Vehicle LZ = Landing Zone DZ = Drop Zone CONEX = Container, External (one each) DOR = Date of Rank APO AE = Army Post Office Area Europe APO AP = Army Post Office Area Pacific |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 12:55:53 AM EDT
[#10]
Roger that - I must've been tired. Listening / Observation Posts is correct.
Thank you! |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 5:36:09 AM EDT
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EOD = Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EOR = Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance EODCC = Explosive Ordnance Disposal Control Center I'm surprised that no one mentioned ETS = estimated termination of service Also, I've always thought the E in REMF was for echelon. |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 5:38:07 AM EDT
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[img]http://photos.ar15.com/ImageGallery/IG_LoadImage.asp?iImageUnq=922[/img]
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Posted: 12/5/2002 5:48:42 AM EDT
[#13]
[b]You're one to talk![/b]
[img]http://www.ar15.com/members/albums/Adam%5FWhite%2Fadam%26chaplain2%2Ejpg[/img] LOL!!! |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 1:44:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: [b]You're one to talk![/b] [url]http://www.ar15.com/members/albums/Adam%5FWhite%2Fadam%26chaplain2%2Ejpg[/url] LOL!!! Hey, be nice! I had the best looking "date" at that party! [img]http://photos.ar15.com/ImageGallery/IG_LoadImage.asp?iImageUnq=1005[/img] And now some "unofficial acronyms" that we all know and love: LGOP: Little Group Of Paratroopers ROAD: Retired On Active Duty LEG: Lacking Essential Gonads (actually, I just made that one up [:)]) Have you been to [url]www.acronymfinder.com[/url]? My favorites are the ones dreamed up my contractors to make a "cool" name. As a former air defender, I can vouch for the fact that "HAWK" is an acronym for Homing All the Way Killer, and "PATRIOT" supposedly stands for Phased Array Tracking Radar Intercept On Target. Of course, when you don't try to get cutesy, you end up with THAAD (Theater High Altitude Air Defense). Booooring. Incidentally, the 2001 PATRIOT act was actually an acronym! Obviously, Congress can try to get cute on occasion as well. PATRIOT = Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Scary, aint it? I wonder what congressional aid came up with that one! |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 2:13:50 PM EDT
[#15]
Some from the last research paper I did, It was back in 8th grade, lol.
ARG Amphibious Ready Group ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam BDU Battle Dress Uniform CATF Comander, Amphibious Task Force CNO Chief Naval Officer CRRC Combat Rubber Raiding Craft CSAR Combat Search and Rescue DPV Desert Patrol Vehicle E&E Escape and Evasion GPS Global Positioning System HE High Explosives HAHO High Altitude High Opening HALO High Altitude Low Opening HSB High Speed Boat JSOC Joint Special Operations Command LBE Load Bearing Equipment LSSC Light SEAL Support Craft MRE Meal, Ready to Eat NSW Naval Special Warfare NVG Night Vision Goggles PBL Patrol Boat Light PT Physical Traning RIB Rigid Inflatable Boat SAS Special Air Service SDV SEAL Delivery Vehicle SOC Special Operations Command SOP Standard Operating Procedure VC VietCong |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 3:05:01 PM EDT
[#16]
GBU = guided bomb unit
CBU = cluster bomb unit AGM = autonomous guided munition AMRAAM = advanced medium range air to air missile |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 4:27:53 PM EDT
[#17]
Not to nitpic, but - IMHO - an acronym only counts when it spells a word, not when it is pronounced as individual letters.
Adam |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 4:36:19 PM EDT
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When I was in the 82d, the official term for non-airborne qualified individuals was [b][u]N[/b][/u]on [b][u]A[/b][/u]irborne [b][u]P[/b][/u]ersonnel, or "NAP" as in taking a short "nap" (sleep).
PLF - Parachute Landing Fall DFAC - Dining Facility DEROS - Date Eligible to Return from OverSeas HMMWV - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle NCOIC - Noncommissioned Officer In Charge OIC - Officer In Charge PSG - Platoon Sergeant Chris |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 4:41:24 PM EDT
[#19]
Quoted: Not to nitpic, but - IMHO - an acronym only counts when it spells a word, not when it is pronounced as individual letters. Adam Adam - AT EASE with your nitpicking! [;)] You're trying to take all the fun out of the thread! I would think that of anyone, YOU would be the [u]first[/u] to mention DEROS. Since you didn't, I'm inclined to think that you've lost focus of this monumental event. Have you gone and extended on me? Chris |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 6:30:26 PM EDT
[#20]
My favs:
APFSDS, Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot-I just like the alliteration FACTS, FLIR Augmented Cobra TOW System-It's an acronym that contains two other acronyms, Foward Looking Infra-Red and Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided. Does anyone remember what OCOKA stands for? Obstacles, Key terrain...I've been a PFCitizen for too long. |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 7:11:59 PM EDT
[#21]
Quoted: Does anyone remember what OCOKA stands for? Obstacles, Key terrain...I've been a PFCitizen for too long. Obstacles Key Terrain Observations of fields of fire Cover and concealment Avenues of approach |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 7:30:33 PM EDT
[#22]
Thanks, that was keeping me up nights.
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Posted: 12/5/2002 10:54:13 PM EDT
[#23]
Quoted: Quoted: Not to nitpic, but - IMHO - an acronym only counts when it spells a word, not when it is pronounced as individual letters. Adam Adam - AT EASE with your nitpicking! [;)] You're trying to take all the fun out of the thread! I would think that of anyone, YOU would be the [u]first[/u] to mention DEROS. Since you didn't, I'm inclined to think that you've lost focus of this monumental event. Have you gone and extended on me? Chris Actually, I've intentionally not provided any REAL acronyms - there's just too many. I offered the BS soldier invented ones and the BS contractor - Pentagon contrived ones. What I can't figure out is why METT-T didn't offer us his own name as an example! [:)] Adam PS: I may finally leave in March. That will be 33 months in country. Ouch. edited because I just realized METT-T was in the first post - oops. |
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Posted: 12/5/2002 11:20:16 PM EDT
[#24]
Quoted: PS: I may finally leave in March. That will be 33 months in country. Ouch. You'll be calling the taxicab drivers, 'odashi' when you get back home. And I'm sure you'll answer the phone with, "yobo say-o" a time or two. It won't take too long to get back in the groove of things. [:D] |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 2:21:01 AM EDT
[#25]
Adam, can you bring me some Soju when you return?
A couple of five gallon cans will suffice. :D |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 2:39:04 AM EDT
[#26]
Hey Adam,
How about ASAS, CEWI and LRSD? Do they still hand out those little DEROS calendars with a picture of the freedom bird at the bottom? |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 3:31:25 AM EDT
[#27]
MARINE- My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment
FIST (13Foxtrot/Forward observer) F'ing Idiot Searching for a Target |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 4:00:11 AM EDT
[#28]
Quoted: Hey Adam, How about ASAS, CEWI and LRSD? Do they still hand out those little DEROS calendars with a picture of the freedom bird at the bottom? I have an ASAS [i]light[/i] in my S2 Section. CEWI I know nothing about - is it maintained at G2 or the Divisional MI Bn? LRSD is over here at Cp. Hovey. I don't know any of them at this time - used to know the commander and 1SG - both were serious pricks. Were you one of the MI guys that came out of the woodwork on one of the old air force threads? As for acronyms - my favorite was taught me by a high school frien of mine who did a stint in the navy. BOCOD I believe it was. Any Squids here care to verify? Adam |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 4:14:15 AM EDT
[#29]
I thought that was a company size LRS unit. LRS-D (detachment) LRS-C (company) LRS-U (unit)
I served in 2 LRS units both were LRS-C. The only LRS-D I've known were in a headquarters company. Is that what they are over in Hovey? |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 4:32:47 AM EDT
[#30]
Quoted: I thought that was a company size LRS unit. LRS-D (detachment) LRS-C (company) LRS-U (unit) I served in 2 LRS units both were LRS-C. The only LRS-D I've known were in a headquarters company. Is that what they are over in Hovey? LRSD= Division LRS, LRSC= Corps LRS LucasF Who served in a LRSD that started out as a Ranger Commpany. |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 5:12:50 AM EDT
[#31]
Quoted: Quoted: I thought that was a company size LRS unit. LRS-D (detachment) LRS-C (company) LRS-U (unit) I served in 2 LRS units both were LRS-C. The only LRS-D I've known were in a headquarters company. Is that what they are over in Hovey? LRSD= Division LRS, LRSC= Corps LRS LucasF Who served in a LRSD that started out as a Ranger Commpany. Thank You. Now don't I feel like a dumbass. What recon. unit were you in? |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 10:45:32 AM EDT
[#32]
NINJA - Non Infantry, Non Jumping Asshole
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Posted: 12/6/2002 3:22:25 PM EDT
[#33]
Quoted: Thank You. Now don't I feel like a dumbass. What recon. unit were you in? 151st Inf Det(A)LRS Originaly D Co (Ranger) 151st Inf INARNG Just to Clarify, The LRSDs are a Detachment, working for the Div MI. Usually has only 4-6 Recon Teams Commanded by a CPT, but 1SG is only a E-7 Position. LRSCs are actual Companies, Working for the Corps MI. They have Usually 4 platoons of 4 To 6 Recon Teams, a Major for a Commander, Real E8 1SG ect. All have a small HQs section, Commo Section/Platoon ect. Some LRSU's have Medics and other support postions on their MTOE. Especially if they are expected to be self supporting for jumps while training. |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 5:37:16 PM EDT
[#34]
Outstanding.
I was a patrol leader in both the 425th (MI) and the 143rd (TX). Both were designated as ranger units prior to becoming LRS. |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 7:49:28 PM EDT
[#35]
Yes, I am a former MI-guy.
Wow, Adam, you are making me feel old. CEWI (Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence) replaced ASA units in the mid-70s. CEWI were the tactical MI units, found at the Seperate Brigade, ACR and Division, and occasional Corps and EAC tactical MI unit. CEWI was starting to be replaced by (EW) (CBT) (DIV) (and sometimes HVY, LT, ABN and AASLT) units in the early 90s. I hear that its coming back as a tactical designation. I was around during the ASAS testing. It sucked back then. Bet hasn't changed any, although one of the interesting concepts that never made it put some of the systems in an armed M2 Bradley, crewed by 98Cs. That would have been interesting. |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 7:53:45 PM EDT
[#36]
From my "Swing with the Wing" days:
FOD = Foreign Object Damage LOX = Liquid Oxygen SEAM = Sidewinder Expanded Aquisition Mode CHIRP = Compressed High Intensity RADAR Pulse RADAR = Radio Detection And Ranging VTAS = Visual Target Aquisition System ASE = Allowable Steering Error MBSP = Main Bang Snuffer Pulse BIT = Built In Test LRU = Line Replaceable Unit OMA = Organizational Maintenance Activity IMA = Intermediate Maintenance Activity [b]**Bonus**[/b] Identify what piece of gear has Turkey Feathers, Elephant Ears, a Turtle Back, and a Donkey Dick... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quoted: Does anyone remember what OCOKA stands for? Obstacles, Key terrain...I've been a PFCitizen for too long. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marines use "KOCOA" instead. Same thing, different order. Key Terrain Observations of fields of fire Cover and concealment Obstacles Avenues of approach BAMCIS = Begin the planning, Arrange the recon, Make the recon, Complete the plan, Issue the order, Supervise SMEAC (AKA the 5 paragraph order, and is a break down of "I" in BAMCIS) = Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration & Logistics, Command & Signal FEBA = Forward Edge of the Battle Area LOD = Line Of Departure FPF = Final Protective Fires SPI/E rig = Special Insertion/Extraction rig FARP = Forward Arming & Refueling Point CONUS = Land of the big PX and round eyed women WestPac = wanna get my ass back to CONUS |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 8:51:02 PM EDT
[#37]
Quoted: Yes, I am a former MI-guy. Wow, Adam, you are making me feel old. CEWI (Combat Electronic Warfare and Intelligence) replaced ASA units in the mid-70s. CEWI were the tactical MI units, found at the Seperate Brigade, ACR and Division, and occasional Corps and EAC tactical MI unit. CEWI was starting to be replaced by (EW) (CBT) (DIV) (and sometimes HVY, LT, ABN and AASLT) units in the early 90s. I hear that its coming back as a tactical designation. I was around during the ASAS testing. It sucked back then. Bet hasn't changed any, although one of the interesting concepts that never made it put some of the systems in an armed M2 Bradley, crewed by 98Cs. That would have been interesting. I just want to clarify - in case there has been any confusion - I am not MI. I am an Ordnance guy - a tank fixer at heart, but with a little enlisted small-arms background. I have a decent grasp of the whole Divisional Logistics and Maneuver picture, but MI is the BOSS I would have to say I am weakest at. My only real experience with MI was in doing IPB back in my Air Defense days. I was extremely disappointed when I was deployed to Kuwait in charge of a PATRIOT site, yet our Battalion MI folks could not even tell me what specific TBMs and ABTs I was up against - nor were they interested in trying to find out for sure. This information was critical because it affected how I configured the guidance software (especially against the TBM threat - no Air Breathing Threat known to man can evade a PATRIOT missile). I have also done basic schoolhouse staff work involving doctrinal unit templates to determine avanues of approach and most likley enemy courses of action - but those are more about using the products of MI work than MI work itself. I found the idea of listing acronyms ludicrous due to the sheer number. I could probably fill my character quota by just listing LRUs stocked in a DS warehouse. We have acronyms for people, units, and facilities from the national wholesale parts acquisition, mannufacture, and inventory process all the way to the actual installation of the part on the battlefield. It is mind-numbing. Adam |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 9:27:25 PM EDT
[#38]
Quoted: [b]**Bonus**[/b] Identify what piece of gear has Turkey Feathers, Elephant Ears, a Turtle Back, and a Donkey Dick... A diesel fuel can? |
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Posted: 12/6/2002 11:26:17 PM EDT
[#39]
Had to happend, some from the Air Force
BUFF, Big Ugly Flyin F**ker, i.e B52 TWAT, Tatical Weapons Alert Team SAC, Sorry Ass Command USAF, Usally Sucks A Fart USMC, United States Marble Champs TGIF, Toes Go In First, (USMC Stamps inside thier boots) CPR, Can't Pull Rank KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid |
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Posted: 12/7/2002 3:34:49 AM EDT
[#40]
SNORT - Short Notice Operational Readiness Test
(Really) TARFU - Things Are Really F'd UP BRASS - Breathe, Relax, Aim, Slack, Squeeze BFR - Big F'in Rock |
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Posted: 12/7/2002 9:52:38 AM EDT
[#41]
NAVY = Never Again Volunteer Yourself!
And one that the Air Force taught me as we in the Navy don't have the equal: NeRTS = Not Repairable This Station. I work in a purple suit DoD command and we Navy give the Army and Air Force the greatest problem with our use of acronyms and unique language as the USA and USAF use many of the same 50 plus years after the break off of the fly guys. |
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Posted: 12/7/2002 10:32:00 AM EDT
[#42]
This was a tatoo on an old jarhead friend
U.S.M.C. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children |
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Posted: 12/7/2002 6:56:39 PM EDT
[#43]
Quoted: Quoted: [b]**Bonus**[/b] Identify what piece of gear has Turkey Feathers, Elephant Ears, a Turtle Back, and a Donkey Dick... A diesel fuel can? Nope! |
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Posted: 12/8/2002 12:17:08 PM EDT
[#44]
Quoted: [b]**Bonus**[/b] Identify what piece of gear has Turkey Feathers, Elephant Ears, a Turtle Back, and a Donkey Dick... The cast of the new Star Trek movie? |
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Posted: 12/8/2002 12:34:23 PM EDT
[#45]
GP = General purpose = jeep
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Posted: 12/8/2002 1:56:20 PM EDT
[#46]
Quoted: Quoted: [b]**Bonus**[/b] Identify what piece of gear has Turkey Feathers, Elephant Ears, a Turtle Back, and a Donkey Dick... A diesel fuel can? Can you give us a hint? Is it a vehicle? the M966/M1025 HMMWVs might be said to have a "turtle back" - but the donkey dick isn't BII - it is an Additionally Authorized Item (AAI) - hey, two more "acronyms!" You darn Jarheads and your obsession with animal anatomy [:D]! |
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Posted: 12/8/2002 2:06:21 PM EDT
[#47]
CI -Counterintel
GSS - Ground Surveillance Specialist EEFI- Essential Elements of Friendly Information BMNT/EENT - Beginning of Morning Nautical Twilight/End of Evening Nautical Twilight GWOA- Guerrilla Warfare Operating Area NFA - No Fire Area TRP - Target Reference Point and a new one I heard today, TDY - Temporarily Divorced for a Year - also known as 'What happens TDY, STAYS TDY.' |
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Posted: 12/8/2002 4:21:46 PM EDT
[#48]
USMC
U Suckers Missed Christmas 6 areas of Naval Doctrine WILCOP Warfare Intel Logictics Command/Control Operations Planning Sherm |
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Posted: 12/8/2002 4:30:54 PM EDT
[#49]
I can't believe that no one said this!
WTF...K? What The Fuck, over [when on the radio]. I use this all the time. Pronounced [b]whiskey tango foxtrot, over[/b]. |
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Posted: 12/8/2002 4:50:12 PM EDT
[#50]
Quoted: I can't believe that no one said this! WTF...K? What The F**k, over [when on the radio]. I use this all the time. Pronounced [b]whiskey tango foxtrot, over[/b]. That is really: WTF IMI K, if you want to get technical about Morse procedures, and yeah, we used it all of the time, though it isn't really an acronym. |
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