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You asked me how I liked VietNam. Well I hate it. I'm out all day and night beating the bush. I live like an animal twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. I sleep on the ground with all the bugs and rats.
Brevity Codes
The following Brevity Code will be utilized by all units.
- Operation - Game
- Departed known location - At Bat
- Returning to CP - Home Run
- Sat in Position - Side Retired
- Mission Completed - Touchdown
- AO - Manager
- FO - Catcher
- FAC - Pitcher
- Resupply - Bat Boy
- Ammo - Balls
- Water - Bats
- Chow - Gloves
- Ambush - Double Play
- CBT Patrol - Slugger
- Recon Patrol - Swinger
- Patrol Base - Dug Out
- Prep Fire - Inhibition
- OP - Grandstand
- LP - Press Box
- Friendly - Team
- Enemy - Visitor
- Fire Team - Forward
- Squad - Guard
- Platoon - Tackle
- Company - Center
- Battalion - End
- Regiment - Daddy
- Division - Big Daddy
- Reinforced - Super
- KIA - Fullback
- WIA - Halfback
- WIA (No) - Quarterback
- MBA - Slotback
- Medevac - Player
Example:
“Team Tackle Slugger Side Retired” means “Friendly Plation CBT Patrol, Set in Position.”
“Team in Press Box has Visitor Guard at _________” means “Friendly LP spotted enemy square at _____.”
Daddy needs Bat Boy to bring Balls, Bats, and Gloves” means Regiment requires resupply of ammo, water and chow."
© Carole Dixon 2015
