abbreviations/accronyms and governmental organisations

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

Try working with the armed forces. When I first started on a contract we had with them I had to stop them every few minutes to spell one out. They got so browned off with me it was quite funny.

I helped out in the sales pitch to renew the contract later on and the only way we were to stand a chance was to hire several stupidly expensive former officers of colonel rank and above to translate our documents into military-ese. It really was a different language when they'd finished!

It's also possibly why military types find it difficult sometimes to get a job in the outside world once they get out!!

well heres why
acronyms are used in the forces for speed of information passing and unlike civi street arent changed every 2 seconds, here are some quick examples why

right lads we are off to do a cft followed by a bpfa you'll need your mark 6's ,180 load, lsw and hump, its co's sports all ends well poets day

translation

right lads we are off to do a combat fitness test followed by a basic personal fitness test, you'll need your mark 6 tactical assult helmet a burgan with 180 pound load, a light support weapon, and a camel back water despencer, its the commanding officers sports day all ends well p1ss off early tomorrow is saturday

or even simplier

the life expectancey (yep really) and therefore max time a radioman is allowed on the net (air) at any one time is 22 seconds after that the enemy can triangulate your position and bomb the sh1te outta ya

some times expediance is a vurtue

and dont even get me started on batco lol

[Bluepete]

Lol?

laugh out loud sweetie laugh out loud

[Bluepete]

Really?

Thanks man, I never realised.

Pete

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Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

speaking of police, we do the SOCA conference

Now there's the biggest waste on the public purse, who are they and what do they do

soca stealing other coppers allowances

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Sod'Ol crime addressed

[punyXpress]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Because they're a load of blood sucking leeches who need to try and justify their own worthless jobs to support their own worthless lives?

Civil service? Pah, service to whom...

And like turkeys in December, they have a vested interest in electing a government that will put them on the streets ?

[Paul the 6th]

well, conveniently SOCA have a big veil of secrecy to hide their operations behind... Whether it's operation tetleys or operation hobnob we'll never really get to find out I don't think...

Merseyside police were basically playing with themselves at the last one... parked a load of cars outside the LCC with big stickers saying "NO INSURANCE, VEHICLE SEIZED" and had a traffic car sat with its engine running and traffic officer inside it for the whole 2 day event...

Must admit, I did knock on his window and tell him "ere mate, you wanna get those vehicles shifted - they've got no tax either" sure I heard him call me a ***** as I walked away lol