What is it about the military mind?

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Originally posted by Dravyk@Oct 20 2004, 11:17 AM
Poor, Peaches! hehe ... Seriously though, I can relate with you though.

PD, brevity, yeah, in those examples ... but "VBIED" over "car bomb"?

How freaking long does it take to say "car bomb"? LOL!

Every walk of life has their own set of technical terms for things, that outsiders often thnk are silly. The reason why they descibe it in such detail is that often it is important to make a distinction. Was it and imporvised device, or a limpit mine, or what? It's an important aspect of getting accurate tactical intel and communicating that back up the chain of command. The problem is that you get used to speaking that way and then you start to sound like that all the time even when talking to civilians.