Setting up GBD in IMU3

[Phil Hirons, Jr.]

I'm trying to get up to speed on IMU3. In my test incident I have  a qualified GBD signed in. The operations assignment area has a specific Air Branch tab but no Ground. I renamed Branch 1 Ground and assigned him director but he does not show up on the Ground ops page or in the org chart. I'm sure I'm missing something simple but......

[Robborsari]

Since there is no release function for ground we don't verify the GBD internally the way we do the AOBD.  (Shouldn't it be GOBD?   Anyway I will take a look and see why it is not appearing on the org chart.

[Phil Hirons, Jr.]

You would think AOBD and GOBD
or ABD and GBD

Thanks for the info. I'm using IMU for GBD in CTWG's GTE this weekend. Could I have more acronyms in that sentence?

[bosshawk]

What you really should shoot for are imbeded acronyms: like VOR, which really means VFR Omni Range.  When you can include an imbedded acronym in every sentence, you have reached the apex.

[JeffDG]

What you really should shoot for are imbeded acronyms: like VOR, which really means VFR Omni Range.  When you can include an imbedded acronym in every sentence, you have reached the apex.

Ahhh...but IT guys have even that beat...they use recursive acronyms:
GNU (GNU is Not Unix)
PINE (PINE Is Not ELM)...oooohhh that one covers your idea too...ELM is Easy Little Mailer

[EMT-83]

Phil... see you in New Haven!

[SarDragon]

What you really should shoot for are imbeded acronyms: like VOR, which really means VFR Omni Range.  When you can include an imbedded acronym in every sentence, you have reached the apex.

Actually it's VHF Omni Range.

And regarding acronyms, it's only an acronym if it makes, and is used as a pronounceable word. VHF and GPS are not; they're spelled out. VOR can be (it sounds like some sci-fi creature when pronounced), but isn't either. TACAN is, DME isn't. Laser and radar are, but are no longer treated as such, having been in use so long that they are just considered words now. If it isn't an acronym, what is it, you might ask. It's an initialism.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

[jimmydeanno]

Could have sworn that VOR was "Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni-directional Radio-range."

[SarDragon]

Could have sworn that VOR was "Very High Frequency (VFH) Omni-directional Radio-range."

Yeah, that's probably the whole thing spelled out. I didn't look it up, and relied on memory. I do know that the original VFR part was incorrect.

Wikipedia calls it "VHF omnidirectional radio range" in their article.