Poll
Question:
What is your grade, and what grade abbreviation to you use?
Option 1: I'm a cadet and I use the correct "C/" abbreviation for my grade as given in CAPR 52-16
Option 2: I'm a cadet and I use a lowercase c/, or c\, or some other nonsense, contrary to CAPR 52-16
Option 3: I'm a Senior Member and I use SM or S/M
Option 4: I'm a Senior Member and I use Sr Mbr
Option 5: I'm a 2d Lt and I use 2d Lt
Option 6: I'm a 2d Lt and I use 2LT, 2Lt, 2nd Lt, or something else, in defiance of CAPR 35-5
Option 7: I'm a 1st Lt and I use 1st Lt
Option 8: I'm a 1st Lt and I use 1LT, 1Lt, or something else, in defiance of CAPR 35-5
Option 9: I'm a Captain and I use Capt
Option 10: I'm a Captain and I use Cpt, CPT, or CAPT, in defiance of CAPR 35-5
Option 11: I'm a Major and I use Maj
Option 12: I'm a Major and I use MAJ, or Maj., in defiance of CAPR 35-5
Option 13: I'm a Lt Col and I use Lt Col
Option 14: I'm a Lt Col and I use LTC, LtC, LtCol, or something else, in defiance of CAPR 35-5
Option 15: I'm a Col and I use Col
Option 16: I'm a Maj Gen and I [insert your desired text here]
Option 17: Hey, that's not funny, lay off the General!
Option 18: I cannot believe you people actually care about something so trivial. Who cares? Get a life!
I was reading a recent post that said "what is it with captalk.net and polls? Why so many?" So I figured the last thing we needed was yet another one!
After reading so many creative ones in people's signatures, and in memos sent from all different levels of command, I thought it would be interesting to see what % of the population of captalk.net uses which.
Ref: www.cap.mdickinson.com/abbreviations.htm
At least it's not about national leadership or uniforms. :)
What if we alternate?
I added LtCol with no space because it annoys me so.
Maybe we should add I am a Cadet, I use a lowercase c/ or some other nonsense to include an improper grade abbreviation instead of what is specified in CAPR 52-16 Fig. 2-3.
Quote from: MIKE on August 08, 2007, 05:53:18 PM
Maybe we should add I am a Cadet, I use a lowercase c/ or some other nonsense to include an improper grade abbreviation instead of what is specified in CAPR 52-16 Fig. 2-3.
Done. Unfortunately this required zeroing out all previous votes, because the other selections changed position. So those who voted already are encouraged to do so again...
Looks like I'm the only cadet
c\CPT, CAP
>:D >:D >:D
The Associated Press style guide recommends military rank abbreviations that are different from those used by each service. This is probably for consistency in news articles, since they write articles about all branches of the service.
Although I am Mr. Grade Abbreviation Slave Driver, even I use the AP abbreviations when I write news articles. It makes it easier on the poor editor, who will change your abbreviations to match the style book even if you don't want them to. I try to make it as easy as possible to print my article exactly as I wrote it.
For all internal documents, I use the USAF conventions.
When doing reports or any other "official" correspondence I make sure to use the appropriate abbreviations (why is "abbreviation" such a long word?)...but I do slip into "Army" mode sometimes when doing email.
I'm so bad. >:D
I didn't see 2nd Lt in the list. Using "2d" has taken a lot of getting used to since it became a clearer subject with official guidence from National within our organization.
I tend to like the three-letter Army versions better though... very "engineerish" to make them consistant in length like that. Hey, I still tend to restrict file names to only 8 characters long for some reason.
-Ace
What about Maj. with a period?
That is a no-go also. AP is different obviously.
CAPM 39-1 defines us as "airmen." Would calling one's self an Airman be out of line?
some of us don't think so.
Heck, call yourself Civil Airman and I've got a domain name to sell you.
Quote from: alamrcn on August 10, 2007, 08:26:49 PM
Hey, I still tend to restrict file names to only 8 characters long for some reason.
-Ace
I know the reason. >:D
To be contrary, I use MSgt