"Pax"

[chengkp75]

5 minutes ago, John Bull said:

My father was a CSM serving at JFHQ in BAOR, and 2I/C to the SNCO in the RA, .

During a NATO exercise he needed 50 Battle Bowlers to be delivered by Fat Albert to his FLOT.

 

Because QMS always halved requisitions he requested 100 Battle Bowlers.

But the IOC of QMS was a TA Rupert CQMS, and sent him the 100 Battle Bowlers that he'd requested.🙄

They ended up using the extra 50 for their scran 🤣🤣🤣

 

Funny story, eh ?

 

JB 🙂

CSM=Company Sergeant Major

JFHQ=Joint Forces HQ

BAOR=British Army of Rhine

2I/C=2nd in command

SNCO=senior non-commissioned officer

RA=Royal Army

QMS=Quartermaster Service

TA=Territorial Army

CQMS=Company Quartermaster Sergeant

Fat Albert=C130 transport plane

Battle Bowler=helmet

scran=stuff cooked by Royal Australian Navy

 

How am I doing?

[Heidi13]

4 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:

CSM=Company Sergeant Major

JFHQ=Joint Forces HQ

BAOR=British Army of Rhine

2I/C=2nd in command

SNCO=senior non-commissioned officer

RA=Royal Army

QMS=Quartermaster Service

TA=Territorial Army

CQMS=Company Quartermaster Sergeant

Fat Albert=C130 transport plane

Battle Bowler=helmet

scran=stuff cooked by Royal Australian Navy

 

How am I doing?

 

Although scran was also used in UK when I was brought up, those are all my guesses. C-130, also known as Hercules.

[cruisemom42]

55 minutes ago, Heidi13 said:

C-130, also known as Hercules.

 

Way off topic, but Lockheed Martin has built the C-130s just outside Atlanta (where I live) since 1955. It's not unusual to see them in the air. 

 

[clo]

42 minutes ago, cruisemom42 said:

 

Way off topic, but Lockheed Martin has built the C-130s just outside Atlanta (where I live) since 1955. It's not unusual to see them in the air. 

 

I was there back then and it quite impressive.

[slidergirl]

17 hours ago, clo said:

Did you see that Tahoe got up to TEN FEET of snow and 190mph wind gusts.

Yes, I did.  We didn't get that much.  But, the winds were howling and snow was blowing all over.  Roads were a mess.  2nd gear and locked FWD down my 2-mile 10% grade on the way home.   My PAX at the Lodge stayed in - fortunately none were dumb enough to try to drive!

[clo]

2 minutes ago, slidergirl said:

fortunately none were dumb enough to try to drive!

Not true at Tahoe. I call them 'foolish flatlanders.' Not really the adjective I used.

 

Stay safe.

[navybankerteacher]

3 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

CSM=Company Sergeant Major

JFHQ=Joint Forces HQ

BAOR=British Army of Rhine

2I/C=2nd in command

SNCO=senior non-commissioned officer

RA=Royal Army

QMS=Quartermaster Service

TA=Territorial Army

CQMS=Company Quartermaster Sergeant

Fat Albert=C130 transport plane

Battle Bowler=helmet

scran=stuff cooked by Royal Australian Navy

 

How am I doing?

CDO - Command Duty Officer

SOPA - Senior Officer Present Afloat

OOD - Officer Of the Deck

WQSB -Watch, Quarter and Station Bill

COMDESRON - Commander Destroyer Sqadron

COMASWTRALANT - Commander Anti Submarine Warfare Training Atlantic

BUPERS - Bureau of Personnel

Edited March 6 by navybankerteacher

[John Bull]

3 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

CSM=Company Sergeant Major

JFHQ=Joint Forces HQ

BAOR=British Army of Rhine

2I/C=2nd in command

SNCO=senior non-commissioned officer

RA=Royal Army

QMS=Quartermaster Service

TA=Territorial Army

CQMS=Company Quartermaster Sergeant

Fat Albert=C130 transport plane

Battle Bowler=helmet

scran=stuff cooked by Royal Australian Navy

 

How am I doing?

 

9.5 out of 12 

*

RA - Royal Artillery

QMS Quartermaster Sergeant

Scran - yep, grub. Both navy and army, but not only from 🙃

 

JB 🙂

 

 

Edited March 6 by John Bull

[Noledad77]

"PAX" is also used in the airline industry and, if I had to guess, it's also used by AMTRAK and maybe even Greyhound. AFAIK it's used by the folks who work in the travel industry, and not largely by travelers themselves. I could be wrong (first time for everything, eh? JK JK!) but I don't see what the big deal is.

[Charles4515]

3 hours ago, Noledad77 said:

"PAX" is also used in the airline industry and, if I had to guess, it's also used by AMTRAK and maybe even Greyhound. AFAIK it's used by the folks who work in the travel industry, and not largely by travelers themselves. I could be wrong (first time for everything, eh? JK JK!) but I don't see what the big deal is.

Amtrak uses guests and customers mostly but passenger is also used. I never saw PAX. 

[MacMadame]

On 3/5/2024 at 8:17 AM, GeezerCouple said:

"Surely".... what?

Surely sarcasm goes over some people's heads. 🤣 (especially on the internet!)

[clo]

On 3/7/2024 at 6:19 AM, Noledad77 said:

"PAX" is also used in the airline industry and, if I had to guess, it's also used by AMTRAK and maybe even Greyhound. AFAIK it's used by the folks who work in the travel industry, and not largely by travelers themselves. I could be wrong (first time for everything, eh? JK JK!) but I don't see what the big deal is.

I worked for a large intl airline back in the 80s and "pax" was it. I also don't see what the big deal is. Has OP returned here?

[GeezerCouple]

33 minutes ago, clo said:

I worked for a large intl airline back in the 80s and "pax" was it. I also don't see what the big deal is. Has OP returned here?

 

It doesn't seem that OP has posted again *anywhere* on CC since starting this thread.

 

??

 

GC