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&

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CATT(CFX)

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Unit Based Training

Individual Training

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The Collective Training Progression

Formation Operational Readiness Mechanism(FORM)

Unit & BattleGroup Trg

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Unit & BattleGroup Trg

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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: andy.kingston420@mod.uk.

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• 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.