TGIF readers, we made it through another week and what a week it’s been! We often remind you that a psychologist is a jackass who studied psychology so they could understand themselves. Mind you, academically you’re taking classes from someone who also became a psychologist so they could understand themselves – a compounding effect!
So, save yourself $150+ per hour by participating in our shoot the shits. Remember that we will never say that you’re in denial.
Speaking of denial, did you like the Hillary Clinton and Democratic Party about-face? They were all resisting and calling for constituents to abandon civility until they take the House and Senate. Well, open mouth, insert foot, and some fruitcake decided to start mailing pipe bombs. So, what does Teflon Hillary do? Goes on national television to say that the country needs to be united and that it needs to elect someone that will unite the country – trying to put the package bombs back on Trump. It takes guts, but I’ll guarantee you that the DNC is hoping she goes away. BUT, just in case, they’ve retasked the Brett Kavanaugh witches to work on her. I also thought it ironic that police which they all criticized put it on the line to keep her and the others safe.
For this week’s shoot-the-shit I wanted to publish a list of acronyms that we all encounter at some point or another when reading military documents.
| AESA | Active Electronically Scanned Array | COIN | Counterinsurgency |
| AEV | Armored Engineering Vehicle | COMINT | Communications Intelligence |
| AEW | Airborne Early Warning | COP | Common Operational Picture |
| AEW&C | Airborne Early Warning and Control | COTS | Commercial Off The Shelf |
| AFB | Air Force Base | DIRCM | Directed Infrared Countermeasures |
| AFV | Armored Fighting Vehicle | DoD | Department of Defense |
| AIFV | Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle | DoND | Department of National Defense |
| APC | Armored Personnel Carrier | DPP | Defense Procurement Procedure |
| ASPAC | Asia Pacific | DPSU | Defense Public Sector Undertakings |
| ASW | Anti-Submarine Warfare | DRDO | Defense Research and Development Organization |
| ASuW | Anti-Surface Warfare | EDA | European Defense Agency |
| ATGM | Anti-Tank Guided Missile | EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| AUV | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle | EFP | Explosively Formed Penetrator |
| C2 | Command and Control | ELINT | Electronic Intelligence |
| C4 | C2, Communications and Computers | EO | Electro-Optical |
| C4I | C4 and Information | EOD | Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
| CAS | Close Air Support | ESM | Electronic Support Measure |
| CASEVAC | Casualty Evacuation | EW | Electronic Warfare |
| CBRNE | Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive | FIBUA | Fighting in Built Up Area |
| FLIR | Forward Looking Infra-Red | LoA | Letter of Acceptance |
| FMS | Foreign Military Sales | LoI | Letter of Intent |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product | M-ATV | MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle |
| GPS | Global Positioning System | MALE | Medium Altitude Long Endurance |
| HALE | High Altitude Long Endurance | MANPADS | Man-Portable Air-Defense System |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Materials | MBT | Main Battle Tank |
| HEAT | High Explosive Anti-Tank | MEDEVAC | Medical Evacuation |
| HF | High Frequency | MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| HMMWV | High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle | MoD | Ministry of Defense |
| I2 | Image Intensified | MoND | Ministry of National Defense |
| IDF | Israel Defense Forces | MOTS | Military Off the Shelf |
| IDIQ | Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity | MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| IED | Improvised Explosive Device | MOUT | Military Operations in Urban Terrain |
| ICV | Infantry Carrier Vehicle | MPA | Maritime Patrol Aircraft |
| IFF | Identification Friend or Foe | MRAP | Mine Resistant Ambush Protected |
| IFV | Infantry Fighting Vehicle | MRO | Maintenance Repair and Overhaul |
| IOC | Initial Operational Capability | NVG | Night Vision Goggle |
| IR | Infra-Red | OEF | Operation Enduring Freedom |
| ISR | Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance | OPV | Offshore Patrol Vessel |
| PEO | Program Executive Officer |
| PEO STRI | Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation | UHF | Ultra-High Frequency |
| PRR | Personal Role Radio | UOR | Urgent Operational Requirement |
| R&D | Research and Development | USAF | United States Air Force |
| Rfi | Request for Information | USMC | United States Marine Corps |
| RfP | Request for Proposal | USSOCOM | United States Special Operations Command |
| ROV | Remotely Operated Vehicle | USV | Unmanned Surface Vehicle |
| RPA | Remotely Piloted Aircraft | UUV | Unmanned Underwater Vehicle |
| RPG | Rocket Propelled Grenade | UXO | Unexploded Ordnance |
| SATCOM | Satellite Communications | VHF | Very High Frequency |
| SDSR | Strategic Defense and Security Review | VoIP | Voice over Internet Protocol |
| SIGINT | Signal Intelligence | VTOL | Vertical Take-off and Landing |
| SINCGARS | Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System | ||
| SME | Small and Medium Size Enterprise | ||
| STOL | Short-Takeoff and Landing | ||
| SWaP | Size, Weight and Power | ||
| SwaP-C | Size, Weight, Power and Cost | ||
| SWIR | Short Wave Infra-Red | ||
| UAS | Unmanned Air System | ||
| UAV | Unmanned Air Vehicle | ||
| UGV | Unmanned Ground Vehicle |
Have a great weekend and keep the sweat pumps in low speed!
