One acronym that I only heard once, but have never forgotten, was one used by one of my NCOs in Viet Nam. It was standard procedure when leaving the compound to do a radio check of the vehicle radio by calling the base station. Once when leaving the firebase, I called in for a radio check, and expected to hear Lima Charlie for "loud and clear", or "five by five" which meant the same thing. Instead, the reply that came back was " I read you Charlie Alpha Foxtrot Bravo". I didn't know what that meant, but I recognized the voice, so knew better than to ask over the radio. When I got back to the unit, I asked the Sgt what CAFB meant. He looked at me as if I were a little slow, and said "it means I hear you clear as a F-ing bell. I guess you can learn something new every day!

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Tom
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