Army Speak
JBTS-R1
Army Tri-Service Speak
JBTS-R1
Introduction
• Introduction• Ranks• Organisations• Equipments• Training• Acronyms• Slang.
Introduction
Ranks:• "Why is a Major senior to a Lieutenant, yet a Lieutenant
General is senior to a Major General?"
Organisations:• How can a UK Division be larger than a Turkish Corps?
Equipment:• What's a GMG and why does the Army fly planes?
Acronyms:• "Poor Jimmy got RPs for an ND on the GMPG during the
APWT on the ETR…"
RanksRoyal Navy Army and Royal Marines Royal Air Force
Admiral **** General **** Air Chief Marshal ****
Vice Admiral *** Lieutenant General *** Air Marshall ***
Rear Admiral ** Major General ** Air Vice Marshal **
Commodore * Brigadier * Air Commodore *
Captain Colonel Group Captain
Commander Lieutenant Colonel Wing Commander
Lieutenant Commander Major Squadron Leader
Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant
Sub Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer
Midshipman 2nd Lieutenant Pilot Officer
Warrant Officer Warrant Officer 1st Class Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer 2nd Class Flight Sergeant
Chief Petty Officer Staff Sergeant Chief Technician
Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant
Leading Rate Corporal Corporal
Lance Corporal
Able Rate Private Leading Aircraftsman, Senior Aircraftsman, Junior Technician
Ranks - Alternatives
Infantry:• Colour Sergeant = Staff Sergeant.HAC and Foot Guards:• Lance Corporals wear two chevrons (and QDG).• Corporals = Lance Sergeants (with 3 chevrons).Household Cavalry:• Second-Lieutenant = Cornet.• Staff Corporal = Staff Sergeant.• Corporal of Horse = Sergeant.• Lance Corporal of Horse = Corporal or Lance Sergeant.• Lance Corporal (2 Chevrons with a Crown above).RLC:• Conductor = Specially Selected Warrant Officer Class 1
Organisations
Royal Navy:• Ships.• Task Groups.• Establishments (E.g.: HMS Collingwood).
Royal Air Force:• Squadrons.• Task Groups.• Establishments (E.g.: RAF Brize Norton).
Organisations
Army:• Corps• Division• Brigade• Regiment• Battle Group or Regimental Combat Team• Battalion• Company, Battery or Squadron• Platoon or Troop• Section• Squad, Det, Fireteam, Blob, Half-Section, Group…
Organisations
• Force Integration• Combined, Joint and Multi-National.
• DEC and Land.• Sponsor and User not Customer 1 and Customer 2
• CTEs and CTEs• Collective Training Environments or Establishments.
Navy Equipment
• Aircraft Carrier
Navy Equipment
• Frigate
Navy Equipment
• Destroyer
Navy Equipment
• Assault Ship
Navy Equipment
• Merlin
Navy Equipment
• Tomahawk
Navy Equipment
• Harpoon
Navy Equipment
• 4.5in Gun
Navy Equipment
• Goalkeeper
Navy Equipment
• Fit Blokes
RAF Equipment
• Harrier
RAF Equipment
• Tornado
RAF Equipment
• Typhoon
RAF Equipment
• Nimrod
RAF Equipment
• Hercules
RAF Equipment
• Chinook
RAF Equipment
• Puma
RAF Equipment
• Predator
RAF Equipment
• Storm Shadow
RAF Equipment
• Brimstone
Army Equipment
• Challenger 2
Army Equipment
• Warrior
Army Equipment
• Lt Gun
Army Equipment
• AS 90
Army Equipment
• MLRS
Army Equipment
• Titan
Army Equipment
• Trojan
Army Equipment
• Rapier
Army Equipment
• Bulldog
Army Equipment
• Mastiff• Vector
Army Equipment
• WMIK• GMG
Army Equipment
• 81mm Mortar
Army Equipment
• Desert Hawk
(UOR)
Army Equipment
• GPMG
Army Equipment
• Minimi• LSW
Army Equipment
• SA 80
Army Equipment
• DROPS
Army Equipment
• Apache
Army Equipment
• LCVP
Army Equipment
• Islander
Army Equipment
• Bowman
Equipment
Royal Navy Equipment:• www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1243.
Army Equipment:• www.army.mod.uk/equipment/index.htm.
RAF Equipment:• www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/.
FAS and Global Security• http://www.fas.org/main/home.jsp • http://www.globalsecurity.org/
Collective Training Levels
CT1:• Collective training up to Troop / Platoon Level.CT2:• Collective Training at sub-unit level (Company / Squadron).CT3:• Sub-Unit Training in Combined Arms BG context.CT4:• BG Training in a combined arms context.CT5:• Bde sized Formation TrainingCT6:• Div size Formation Training.
Collective Training Progression
Collective TrainingSchools&
Colleges
BC2TDCCT ...
CAST(CPX)
CATT(CFX)
TES(FTX)
Unit Based Training
Individual Training
CT 1-3
Building Blocks of Collecting Training
CT1/3CT1 CT1 CT3/4 CT3/4 CT3/4 CT5 CT5 CT6 CT6
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VirtualLive Constructive MRX
The Collective Training Progression
Formation Operational Readiness Mechanism(FORM)
Unit & BattleGroup Trg
Fmn TrgRecuperation HR Ops
Ops
Recuperation
Unit & BattleGroup Trg
Fmn Trg
6 months6 months18 months
1 Bde
4 Bde
7 Bde
12 Bde
20 Bde
Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Adaptive Foundation (A War vs The War).• UOR.• CPF.• RISTA/Strike/Jt Fires etc.• Effects Based Approach.• Whole Fleet Management.• Battle Rhythm.• Scalings.• Friction.• Saluting and addressing Officers/Soldiers• Where to go for more info: Andy Kingston: [email protected].
Slang
• Organisations• Loggies, Cloud Punchers, Pongos, Scalies, Wedgies, Planks and
Donkey-Wallopers, OPFOR, BLUEFOR, EXCON, SIDECON, White Cell, Tree-Huggers.
• Ranks• Squaddie, Full-Screw, Subbie, Napoleon.
• Kit• Gat, Scratcher, Maggot, Shreddies.
• Stuff• Sangar, Biff Chit, Stills @ Nomats, Dhobi, Heads.
More information:• http://www.arrse.co.uk
What is "Battle Space"?
JWP 0-01.1 Definition:
• All aspects of air, surface, sub-surface, land, space, and the electro-magnetic spectrum that encompasses the area of operations.
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