- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: ZC Tango
Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
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What's the military's obsession with acronyms? Example: IED (Improvised Explosive Device) I mean c'mon! the rest of the world just calls it a BOMB!!
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you mean acromyms like:
APC, LCP, LCT, LST, SNAFU, GPMG, SMG, RPG, LMG, BAR, RADAR, HE, AM-APFSDS, LAAG, LAAV, MBT, AP-T, HV, LRV, UNSCDF, ASW, AT, AA, AR, AP, BB, DD, DE, DDE, CV, FFG, CB, CA, CL, SS, USS, HMS, AK47, SAM, SSM, AAM, USMC, ODST, ONI, and UNSC?
probably to shorten requests and orders, and to differentiate themselves from the "rest of the world." everyone likes to be different, and the military is no exception.
omg, you people just dont get it dont you? the military doesnt do it to "differentiate" themselves from the real world, they do it to say their orders and commands quicker, i mean who wants to say "as soon as possible" or "for your information, General Eisenhower...", etc. etc. in the middle of a bloody fire-fight???
just so you know, the men in the military are humans too, dont think theyre trying to be different from us, i should know, cuz my dads in the army
[Edited on 5/12/2006]