#103518 - 08/25/07 12:47 PM
Re: Abbreviations
[Re: ScouterMan]
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"Be Prepared"
Pooh-Bah
Registered: 06/26/04
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Loc: NE Wisconsin
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Welcome aboard fellow Scouter! Yeah, the acronyms can be puzzling at first.
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#103521 - 08/25/07 01:02 PM
Re: Abbreviations
[Re: KenK]
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Old Hand
Registered: 03/18/06
Posts: 1032
Loc: The Netherlands
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Here is the current list:
List of acronyms used on the ETS- forum:
AIRSAVE - (USAF) (see also, PALS & MOLLE) ABCDE= Airway/ Breathing/ Circulation/ Disability/ Exposure ABD-pad= ABDominal pad ALICE - All-Purpose Lightweight Carrying Equipment ALS= Advanced Life Support ATLS- Advanced Trauma Life Support AM - Amplitude Modulation AIRSAVE - (USAF) (see also, PALS & MOLLE) AMK: Adventure Medical Kits ASAP= As Soon As Possible ASP: Aviation Survival Pak ABG= Arterial Blood Gas AFAIK - As Far As I Know AOT - As Opposed To AED: Automatic External Defibrillator
BLS= Basic Life Support BOB=Bug Out or Bail Out Bag BOT= Bag of tricks BOV= Bug Out Vehicle BTW - By the Way BK or BK's = Bloody Kid(s)! i.e. Anyone under 60. BOHICA- Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
CB - Citizens Band CHP - California highway patrol CPR - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation CRKT - Columbia River Knife and Tool CW - Continuous Wave (synonymous with radio Morse Code) C.D. or C.D's. - Coffin Dodger(s). i.e. Anyone over 60.
"DW" means "Dear Wife" "DH" means "Dear Husband" (or sometimes Damn Husband!) "DD" is "Dear Daughter" DIY - Do it Yourself
EDC- Every Day Carry EAS - Emergency Alert System EMP - Electro-Magnetic Pulse Epirb- Electronic positioning indicating radio beacon EBR - Energy bar wrapper (??) EDC - Everyday carry ETS - Equipped to survive E&E- Escape and Evasion EMS- Emergency Medical Support EMT- Emergency Medical Technician
FCOL- For Crying Out Loud FWIW - For What it’s worth. FM - Frequency Modulation FRS - Family Radio Service FSK: Fire Starting Kit FAK: First Aid Kit FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair (polite form)
GMDSS- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMRS - General Mobile Radio Service GPS - Global Positioning Satellite GCS- Glasgow Coma Scale / Glasgow Coma Score
Ham - Amateur radio operator (not really an acronym) HF - High Frequency HTH - Hope this helps
IIRC - If I recall Correctly IMHO - In my humble opinion (also; In my honest Opinion) IME - In My Estimation IOW - In Other Words IANAL - I am not a lawyer INCH = I'm Never Coming Home
KISS- Keep it Simple, Stupid (Keep It Super Simple) KSS- Kitchen Sink Survivalists
LBTOJ - Little brown truck of joy ( UPS) LED - Light Emitting Diode LTS - Long Term Survival LE - Law Enforcement LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
MOLLE - Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (USMC) (also PALS) MRE - Meals Ready to Eat (Military Rations) MURS - Multi-Use Radio Service MMT- Mobile Medical Team MVA- Motor Vehicle Accident MSRP- Manufactures Suggested Retail Price
NOAA - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration NBC- Nuclear/ Biological/ Chemical
OTOH - On the Other Hand ORS- Oral Rehydratation Salts
PSK- Personal Survival Kit PALS - Pocket Attachment Ladder System (US Army) (also MOLLE) POV - Privately Owned Vehicle PSP - Pocket Survival Pak PHTLS- Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support PLB- Personal Locator Beacon PM- Private Message PPPPP: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance PICNIC: Problem In Chair Not In Computer, also called PEBKAC- Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair.
RSK - Ritter survival knife RSKM2 – Ritter Survival Knife w/ M2 High Speed Steel RTG’S - Radioisotope thermal electric generators
SAMPLE- Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Patient history, Last meal, Event SOS- Save Our Souls SAK: Swiss Army Knife SAR- Search And Rescue SEP- Survival Equipment Pack (in a life-raft) SIP- Shelter In Place SWAT- Special Weapons And Tactics SF- Special Forces SAME - Specific Area Message Encoding (NOAA EAS feature) SCUBA - Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus SAR - Search and rescue SAS - Special air service SRLB - Self Righting Life Boat STS- Short Term Survival STOP- Stop Think Observe Plan SIFMS -Sugar I forgot my stuff (polite version) SNAFU - Situation Normal All Fouled Up (polite form)
TANSTAAFL- There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. TEOTWAWKI- The End Of The World As We Know It
UPSK- Urban Personal Survival Kit
WRT - With Respect To…. WTF- What The F**k WTSFTF- When The S**t Hits The Fan WYSIWYG- What you see is what you get
YASKT- Yet Another Survival Kit Thread YMMV- Your Mileage may vary
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#103522 - 08/25/07 01:08 PM
Re: Abbreviations
[Re: ScouterMan]
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Geezer
Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
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Welcome, Newguy!!!
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#103788 - 08/28/07 08:41 AM
Re: Abbreviations
[Re: JIM]
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Journeyman
Registered: 08/07/06
Posts: 68
Loc: Mebane, NC
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I thought MRE's were meals refused by Ethopians.
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#103839 - 08/28/07 05:54 PM
Re: Abbreviations
[Re: saniterra]
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Old Hand
Registered: 03/18/06
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Loc: The Netherlands
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MRE's got many unofficial meanings including Meals Rejected by the Enemy, Meals Rejected by the Ethiopians, Meals Refusing to Exit, etc.. There's a list of them on wikipedia.
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''It's time for Plan B...'' ''We have a Plan B?'' ''No, but it's time for one.'' -Stargate SG-1
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#103846 - 08/28/07 08:06 PM
Re: Abbreviations
[Re: JIM]
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Crazy Canuck
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3219
Loc: Alberta, Canada
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"PICNIC: Problem In Chair Not In Computer, also called PEBKAC- Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair."
LOL - and falling off my chair! Thanks for that one, Jim.
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