Hey, Mac, it took me 'til the end of JULY '81 to get out of USAF!
Been a long time now, huh?
Ken H.
On Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 1:38 PM K2GKK D C_Mac_ Macdonald
wrote:
> I retired from USAF at end of February 1981. I was
> pretty sure it meant United States Air Force (confirmed).
> However, I thought I remembered that one predecessor,
> the USAAF, was US Air FORCES (also confirmed).
>
> D C "Mac" Macdonald
> Amateur Radio K2GKK
> Since 30 November '53
> USAF and FAA, Retired
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> ________________________________
> From: Kenneth Henderson
> Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2022 12:27
> To: GMC Mail List
> Subject: [GMCnet] Re: help
>
> Our USAF rule was to always show the full definition during the first use
> in a document, followed by the definition/acronym in parentheses.
> Subsequent use of the acronym was acceptable. In a very long document,
> best practice was to again use the full definition in the final summary. I
> still try to follow that rule -- even 41 years after leaving USAF. (Does
> anyone know what "USAF" stands for?)

>
> Ken H.
>
>
> > > I'm a big believer that people should define their acronyms and
> > short-forms the first time they use them in any communication / document.
> > > :roll:
> >
> > I agree. That is my practice when I write to an audience that might not
> > know what I'm talking about. No reason here to say GMC stands for
> Grabowsky
> > Motor Company.
> >
> > --
> > Richard
> > 76 Palm Beach
> > SE Michigan
> >
>
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