Most Awesomely Bad Military Acronyms - Page 3

TLAM Strike · 04-18-11, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead Nuke

This one was actually used in Pensacola, FL back in the late 80's.....

...I can't remember the exact circumstances for the training, but it was official and they had civillians going to various schools alongside their military counterparts.

I know they train CTs down at Pensacola, guessing they might have been spooks of some kind.

Ducimus · 04-18-11, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

For you B-52 fans - BUFF

And I ain't talking about no music group

Big Ugly Fat F _ _ _er.

Here's one that EVERYBODY should know.......

FIGMO.

Platapus · 04-19-11, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

FIGMO.

Figmo, always a happy day! Well it depends on the "O" I guess.

Ducimus · 04-19-11, 05:54 PM

Ok... i was avoiding this one, but I have to admit, as much as I love my "alma mater", it is one of the most heinous acronyms in the military, at least as far as the USAF goes.

Rapid
Engineer
Deployable

Heavy
Operational
Repair
Squadron
Engineers

Few acronyms can match that puppy. I always wondered. Did they pick the words to match the Acronym, or the Acronym to match the words?

Platapus · 04-19-11, 05:55 PM

EOD - Every One Drinks.

Ducimus · 04-19-11, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

EOD - Every One Drinks.

I would too if i had to get up close and personal with UXO's.

04-19-11, 06:09 PM

My brother retired from the Air Force after 20 years.
I've heard him complain about RED HORSE many times.

Ducimus · 04-19-11, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

My brother retired from the Air Force after 20 years.
I've heard him complain about RED HORSE many times.

Yeah? What he say about us? If he was base CE, im guessing the usual line of "having to fix the crap they screwed up because they were going too fast". Heard that one many times, and i think its exaggerated.

Molon Labe · 04-19-11, 06:28 PM

I sometimes hear the GWOT called "The War Against Terror" instead.

And this might be a Marcinkoism too, but
IMPOTUS - Improbable President of the United States

Penguin · 04-21-11, 10:27 AM

I always liked the term Fobbit.

Ducimus · 04-21-11, 01:44 PM

I always liked the term REMF. Been around alot longer then Pogue or Fobbit. Though all of em mean about the same thing.

frau kaleun · 04-21-11, 01:46 PM

One of my training buddies is a former Marine, he says he always liked

University of
Science
Music &
Culture

as in, when people asked where he went to college...

04-19-11, 05:55 PM	#35
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	EOD - Every One Drinks. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-19-11, 06:28 PM	#39
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	I sometimes hear the GWOT called "The War Against Terror" instead. And this might be a Marcinkoism too, but IMPOTUS - Improbable President of the United States __________________

04-19-11, 05:54 PM	#34
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Ok... i was avoiding this one, but I have to admit, as much as I love my "alma mater", it is one of the most heinous acronyms in the military, at least as far as the USAF goes. Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers Few acronyms can match that puppy. I always wondered. Did they pick the words to match the Acronym, or the Acronym to match the words?

04-19-11, 06:09 PM	#37
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	My brother retired from the Air Force after 20 years. I've heard him complain about RED HORSE many times.

04-21-11, 10:27 AM	#40
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	I always liked the term Fobbit.

04-21-11, 01:44 PM	#41
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I always liked the term REMF. Been around alot longer then Pogue or Fobbit. Though all of em mean about the same thing.

04-21-11, 01:46 PM	#42
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	One of my training buddies is a former Marine, he says he always liked University of Science Music & Culture as in, when people asked where he went to college...