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  2. BLUF (communication) - Wikipedia

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    Stating the key judgment and significance up front sets up the argument, ensures the message is clear, and highlights why the reader should care about the document. In order to create a reader-friendly prose, writers structure their paragraphs using BLUF format to better aid the reader's ability to recall the paragraph's main idea or content.

  3. Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets - Wikipedia

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    The Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets prescribed the words that are used to represent each letter of the alphabet, when spelling other words out loud, letter-by-letter, and how the spelling words should be pronounced for use by the Allies of World War II.

  4. Date and time notation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States military uses four formats for standard military correspondence: Abbreviated format: 1- or 2-digit day, 3-letter abbreviation for the month, and 2-digit abbreviated year (e.g. 4 Feb 23) Standard format: 1- or 2-digit day, the spelled-out month, and 4-digit year (e.g. 4 February 2023)

  5. Eagle, Globe, and Anchor - Wikipedia

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    Eagle, Globe, and Anchor. The Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (commonly referred to as an EGA) is the official emblem and insignia of the United States Marine Corps. [1] [2] The current emblem traces its roots in the designs and ornaments of the early Continental Marines as well as the United Kingdom's Royal Marines.

  6. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    An established point from which the position of an object can be referenced; made by cardinal/range or digital format. Bump/Bump-up Start temporary increase of flight altitude to set the aircraft to a favorable glide path to the target on the attack run. Burn glint Used to provide illumination. Buster Directive call to fly at maximum continuous ...

  7. Message precedence - Wikipedia

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    They are to be handled as quickly as possible, with in-station handling time not to exceed 30 minutes. Messages of lower precedence should be interrupted on all circuits involved until the handling of the IMMEDIATE message is completed. The use of the letter "O" comes from the original name for this level, "operational immediate".

  8. Wikipedia talk : Naming conventions (military units)

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    Standard U.S. Army usage is a letter or phonetic designation ("A Section, 1st Platoon" or "Bravo Section, 4th Platoon), or a descriptive term ("Mortar Section, B Troop").Mike f 18:08, 22 November 2006 (UTC) Correction: "Mortar Section, Troop B" or "Section A, 1st Platoon." Shouldn't be using phonetic in official written correspondence.

  9. Military mail - Wikipedia

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    The individual military services (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard) are each, themselves, responsible for the costs, manpower, and facilities of mail that travels through their own department. This is why the military services maintain command and control over all military postal assets, both in the United States and abroad.