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Old 10th Jul 2021, 23:28
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Intersection or intoxication

Originally Posted by Big Pistons Forever
The Canadian Armed Forces has a manual of abbreviations. The first abbreviation listed in the official manual of abbreviations is the abbreviation for abbreviation; ABVN

My all time favourite example of MILSPEAK, however was an initiative by the USAF to designate broken aircraft as being subject to an “unscheduled unserviceabilty”
I once mentioned to the (ex-mil) CFI that I always found INTXN confusing - didn't know whether it meant intersection or intoxication. He said that since I learned to fly at Br**** it probably was the same for me :-)
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