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majdrfrtim

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67. When I was in the midst of seeing whether I could get an Army Commission at age 50

Thu Jan 14, 2021, 12:30 PM

Jan 2021

with no prior service, I found myself at a large Army Reserve training installation on a Friday afternoon to meet up with an Army National Guard unit for their monthly training weekend, at the invitation of its Battalion Commander. He brought me gear to use for the weekend, including one of his own camouflage uniforms, devoid of rank insignia. Long story short: Saturday evening at a staff meeting to plan upcoming training, at which I felt completely out-of-place, he shocked the hell out of me by saying, "So, Chaplain, what are your thoughts on this matter?" I replied, "Sir, with all due respect, I'm not even a Chaplain in the military yet, and I have absolutely no idea what the topic here is, as Major X seemed to have more acronyms than actual words in the last two sentences of her presentation." Everyone burst out laughing.

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I guess I have to say this again: I am to the point where I just refuse to stop and Google some [View all] Atticus Jan 2021 OP

Oh, SCAJRWYW... brooklynite Jan 2021 #1

Supreme court arrests JR with young woman mercuryblues Jan 2021 #2

I don't want to know----- nt (no text) Atticus Jan 2021 #4

South Carolina Activist Judge Rules While Yelling Wildly KS Toronado Jan 2021 #47

Atticus, I'm with you. Maybe it's my age, lol. secondwind Jan 2021 #3

Me too. Seriously, Atti, what is PTB? NCjack Jan 2021 #59

PTB Powers That Be csziggy Jan 2021 #79

I still often search acronyms Yonnie3 Jan 2021 #5

Or Jerry2144 Jan 2021 #19

lighten up! nt USALiberal Jan 2021 #6

I share your peeve. lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #7

I have this peeve. I know that Biden is a D DEM and Trump is a R GOP. NCjack Jan 2021 #61

Yes, that too! lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #80

I share that one and a whole bunch more hvn_nbr_2 Jan 2021 #90

That's a fantastic list. Add: Blind links to Twit, and subject line "This!" lagomorph777 Jan 2021 #91

May I add the "asking for a friend" nonsense? SharonClark Jan 2021 #93

or one more reference to some GD anime or Game of Thrones shit. CurtEastPoint Jan 2021 #8

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Jan 2021 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author CurtEastPoint Jan 2021 #9

I don't either SheltieLover Jan 2021 #10

Absolutely infuriates me. There should a "thumbs down" just for this ... marble falls Jan 2021 #20

which illustrates a communication principle NJCher Jan 2021 #51

You summed it up perfectly PatSeg Jan 2021 #76

It's almost as annoying as reading an incomplete report. nt oasis Jan 2021 #11

YES! snowybirdie Jan 2021 #12

I welcome any opportunity to learn new things. I'm a researcher by trade. Doesn't bother me. ARPad95 Jan 2021 #13

I know in medicine we LOVE our TLA's.. three letter acronyms.. Like "the pt has S.F.B" watch out... mitch96 Jan 2021 #14

It's the same in IT geardaddy Jan 2021 #33

"same in IT" I did a little bit of IT in hospitals.. Those guys were a hoot.. I liked the term mitch96 Jan 2021 #38

LOL geardaddy Jan 2021 #45

My first night solo as a hospital clerk Glorfindel Jan 2021 #63

I absolutely agree. Lonestarblue Jan 2021 #16

The Valdosta White Citizens League is concerned by your interest ... marble falls Jan 2021 #17

There are people who are watching cable news PatSeg Jan 2021 #55

Drives me crazy. marble falls Jan 2021 #56

Thank you! There have been more and more of these empty posts lately. Totally Tunsie Jan 2021 #69

I call them 'non sequitir' posts. marble falls Jan 2021 #86

We need a BOA to look for TLAs Xipe Totec Jan 2021 #18

Urban dictionary? irisblue Jan 2021 #26

UD is a Two Letter Acronym nt Xipe Totec Jan 2021 #97

This Limits DU to Newcomers McKim Jan 2021 #21

Recoommend msfiddlestix Jan 2021 #22

Since when did WQL become MTG? TheBlackAdder Jan 2021 #23

Agree. Acronyms are for important figures, MLK and FDR, Hortensis Jan 2021 #54

Atticus, I understand your frustration. I just use the trash thread button. littlemissmartypants Jan 2021 #24

It is pretty annoying, but there is always Google. ananda Jan 2021 #25

Why should people have to go to Google PatSeg Jan 2021 #52

Because fighting it is useless. SlogginThroughIt Jan 2021 #77

Oh, I don't think it is useless PatSeg Jan 2021 #82

I also find that if it looks interesting enough I look it up. TNNurse Jan 2021 #27

First job out of college worked at the local paper, per my editor if your readers need to look it up Cozmo Jan 2021 #28

Similarly, not everyone with three part names Harker Jan 2021 #29

All too often the acronym is unfindable. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2021 #30

H & G FailureToCommunicate Jan 2021 #31

I like when people share something they just saw on tv IronLionZion Jan 2021 #32

Exactly.................... turbinetree Jan 2021 #34

Acronym mis-use WestofDenver Jan 2021 #35

Are you *sure* there's no Valdosta White Citizens League? n/t MrModerate Jan 2021 #36

No. nt Atticus Jan 2021 #43

Back when I managed proposals for engineering projects submitted to NASA... MrModerate Jan 2021 #37

What's PTB? KPN Jan 2021 #39

I don't know that one either! Tracer Jan 2021 #42

Forgive me, please. "Powers That Be". Atticus Jan 2021 #44

Not to worry Atticus. I was just messin' with KPN Jan 2021 #53

I honestly thought you meant Pre-Trial Bail. CaptainTruth Jan 2021 #58

Powers That Be. Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #49

AMEN! Wicked Blue Jan 2021 #40

My grandson uses acronyms in his daily speech. I explain over and over that I am hard of hearing, Tech Jan 2021 #41

Seriously? PatSeg Jan 2021 #64

That's the whole problem with phones FakeNoose Jan 2021 #46

YES! DIN! SlogginThroughIt Jan 2021 #78

Agree, thanks for bringing this up. I am sometimes stumped. Paper Roses Jan 2021 #48

It doesn't bother me. n/t demmiblue Jan 2021 #50

Oddly enough, you listed PTB as being commonly used yet I don't know what it means. CaptainTruth Jan 2021 #57

I'd never heard that one either PatSeg Jan 2021 #73

Well I learned something on Cuomo last night, IFB, Interruptible feedback, that ear thing he wears Baclava Jan 2021 #60

I try never to use abbreviations in my blog postings. Sloumeau Jan 2021 #62

And then come back to the post, PatSeg Jan 2021 #68

I don't have any trouble Googling acronyms I don't know. I consider it part of my education. Nitram Jan 2021 #65

Thanks! lillypaddle Jan 2021 #66

When I was in the midst of seeing whether I could get an Army Commission at age 50 majdrfrtim Jan 2021 #67

That is priceless! PatSeg Jan 2021 #71

I had written a post much like yours PatSeg Jan 2021 #70

I refuse to Google what PTB means Poiuyt Jan 2021 #72

I don't need to Google what Poiuyt means Fozzledick Jan 2021 #84

Very good! Poiuyt Jan 2021 #95

I'm not quite there Blecht Jan 2021 #74

Thanks for the announcement. SlogginThroughIt Jan 2021 #75

Now even newspaper reporters use acronyms without explanation csziggy Jan 2021 #81

FTW? Also titles of threads question everything Jan 2021 #83

Most of the time, as used here, I assume FTW means "For The Win" and is meant to Atticus Jan 2021 #88

LOL (no need to explain this one) question everything Jan 2021 #89

Valdosta White Citizens League might be real. KG Jan 2021 #85

In any realm there will be acronyms to speed up conversation, radius777 Jan 2021 #87

I consider people who post these acronyms as having nothing to offer. Patterson Jan 2021 #92

ACRONYM central scrutinizer Jan 2021 #94

We're keeping "tiaihtsdcotywwytdycybidyd" though, right? Dr. Strange Jan 2021 #96