no problem.........i wanted to see what they meant...wasn't quite sure...
05-08-2004, 04:07 AM
Hoomi
Air Force Acronyms of great use:
FUBAR: Fouled Up Beyond All Repair (I'll use the clean versions)
AFU: All Fouled Up
FAI: Fly As Is (not necessarily one you want to hear about the plane you're riding in)
OE: Operator Error
CF: Carry Forward (essentially the same as FAI)
NRTS: (pronounced "Nerts") Not Repairable This Station
ROAD: Retired On Active Duty, usually applied to a short-timer who's simply warming a chair until he or she gets their full time in.
FNG: Freakin' New Guy, the one who gets to do all the dirty work the ROAD won't do.
OIC: Officer In Charge, the guy who thinks he runs the place
NCOIC: Non-Comissioned Officer In Charge, the one who really knows what's going on, and who everyone actually listens to
BOHICA: Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
AFI: Awaiting Further Instructions, meaning you're likely to get stuck with the lousy jobs no one else wants.
TDY: Temporary Duty, meaning you can spend just as much time somewhere else as if you were transferred, but they don't have to move your family with you.