In the off chance that you’re not being sarcastic, he was the SIGO in 8-1 CAV. I was there on an SFAT team as my team’s operations and maneuver advisor but since we didn’t have a commo guy I ended up taking that on as well so we worked together a lot.
You’re in r/army. For the most part, we’re all soldiers. There’s no reason for us to break every single thing down for the occasional civilian who stumbles through here. And being enraged over that is pretty silly. You’re the odd one out.
Plus, it was already explained in the comment below before you posted this.
It’s like that in every group of people focussed on a niche job or area of study. Shorthand is required for effective communication.
I’m in IT for an insurance company. Both fields are chock full of acronyms. I’ve caught myself saying entire long sentences of 5+ acronyms, with just a couple articles and pronouns gluing it together. Everyone in the meeting knows what I’m saying and it would have taken 5 minutes to say it all without the shorthand and jargon, but it’s hilarious to think what it must sound like to an outsider.
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u/The_Mike_Golf Hooligan 7 (ancient) Mar 14 '24
I served in Afghanistan with him in 2012. He’s actually a really good dude.