Acronyms
Rebel Squadrons (RS) members use acronyms - abbreviations for longer words or phrases - to save time while communicating. Those new to the Rebel Squadrons, or one of its units, may not know certain acronyms used by members.
This article is a guide to every acronym you may come across in the Rebel Squadrons.
Note: On this wiki, acronyms are generally placed in parentheses (like this) after the full phrase; for an example, see the first few words of this article.
Contents
General terms
- RS = Rebel Squadrons
- RL = Real Life
- IC = in character (fictional words or actions as an entity of the Star Wars universe)
- OOC = out of character (non-fictional words or actions)
- BP = Beginner's Path
- ITOD = Interactive Tour of Duty - refers to the RS's current fictional and videogaming mission, or to the tour of duty of which it is a part
- HC , RSHC = High Command
- CS , RSCS = Command Staff
- CO , ACO = Commanding Officer, acting Commanding Officer
- XO , AXO = Executive Officer, acting Executive Officer
- SO , ASO = Second Officer, acting Second Officer
- TO , TCO , TXO = Training Officer, Training Commanding Officer, Training Executive Officer
- LOA = Leave of Action
- AWOL = Absent Without Leave
- SP = Single-player (computer opponents)
- MP = Multi-player (human opponents using the Internet)
- B&G = #rs_bar_and_grill
- rs.org = rebelsquadrons.org
Divisions:
- PSG = Patriot Starfighter Group (X-Wing, TIE Fighter
- PBF = Refers to Patriot Starfighter Group - is the acronym for the old name, Patriot Battle Fleet
- ABG = Allegiance Battle Group (D6 roleplaying)
- VSG = Vigilance Starfighter Group (X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, X-Wing Alliance)
- RF = Redemption Fleet, home to units less than fleet size
- RID = Righteous Indignation Division (Empire at War)
- VF , RSPA = Vanguard Fleet, home to the Rebel Squadrons Player Association (Star Wars Galaxies)
- RSA , Acad = Academy, where new members are trained; fictional name Republic Shield Academy
Offices:
- FC , RSFC = Fleet Commander - in command of the RS
- XO , RSXO = Rebel Squadrons Executive Officer - second in command of the RS
- IO , RSIO = Internet Office or Internet Officer
- LO , RSLO = Logistics Office or Logistics Officer
- OO = Operations Office or Operations Officer
- TO = Training Office or Training Officer
- HO , OHR = Historical Office, Historical Officer, or Office of Historical Records
- MO = Medals Office or Medals Officer
- CoJ , MoJ , DoIA = Council of Justice, Minister of Justice, Department of Internal Affairs
- DoEA, MoEA = Department of External Affairs, Minister of External Affairs
Games:
- SWG = Star Wars Galaxies
- EaW , EAW = Empire at War
- FoC = Forces of Corruption, an expansion for Empire at War
- XW , X-W = X-Wing
- TIE , TF , T/F = TIE Fighter
- XvT , XVT = X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
- BoP , BOP = Balance of Power, an expansion for X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
- XWA , XwA = X-Wing Alliance
- JK = Jedi Knight
- JO , JK2 = Jedi Outcast, second game in the Jedi Knight series
- JA , JK3 = Jedi Academy, third game in the Jedi Knight series
- BF = Battlefront
- BF2 , BFII = Battlefront II
- RC = Republic Commando
Ranks (from lowest to highest)
- CDT = Cadet
- LJG = Lieutenant junior grade
- 2LT , SLT = 2nd Lieutenant
- 1LT , FLT = 1st Lieutenant
- CPT = Captain
- MAJ = Major
- LCM = Lieutenant Commander
- CMDR = Commander
- LCL = Lieutenant Colonel
- COL = Colonel
- BGN = Brigadier General
- MGN = Major General
- LGN = Lieutenant General
- GEN = General
- COM = Commodore
- RA = Rear Admiral
- VA = Vice Admiral
- ADM = Admiral
- FA = Fleet Admiral
Other organizations
- DB , DJB = Dark Jedi Brotherhood
- EH = Emperor's Hammer
- FES = Force Elite Soldiers
- GE = Galactic Empire
- NR5F = New Republic 5th Fleet
- SV = Star Vipers
- TFA = TIE Fighter Alliance, a BattleStats clan
- TRA = The Rebel Alliance, a BattleStats clan
- UPA = United Pilots Alliance
- VE = Vast Empire
Misc.
- TBA = To Be Announced
- TBD = To Be Determined
- AIM = AOL Instant Messenger
- IRC = Internet Relay Chat
- TS = Teamspeak
- BBS , MB = Bulletin Board System or Message Boards - old names for the Forums
- DB , RSDB , Roster DB = Database; refers to any information stored on rebelsquadrons.org.
- PHP - PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, the coding language that powers the RS website
- CoC , PCoC = Chain of Command, Primary Chain of Command
- NRMoH , MoH = New Republic Medal of Honor
- CP = Character Point (ABG)
- FP = Force Point (ABG)
- OOB = Order of Battle
- IOTOD = Interactive Online Tour of Duty, a multiplayer ITOD; none are currently active
- ORW , ORW2 , ORW3 = Outer Rim War, Outer Rim War II, Outer Rim War III
- CF = Celestial Fury, an inter-club multiplayer competition
- ICTE = Inter-Club Training Event, a low-key inter-club multiplayer competition
Past units
- R2F , R2W = Retribution Fleet (or Retribution Wing), merged into PSG; was the TIE fleet,
- RgF = Renegade Fleet, merged into VSG; was the XvT fleet
- IBG = Intrepid Battle Group, merged into VSG; was the XWA fleet
- AF = Aurora Force, formed independent club; was the writing unit (using e-mail)
- CD , RSCD = Commando Division, merged into RID; was the BF, BFII, RC, JK, JO, JA unit
- JD = Jedi Division, merged into RID; was the JK, JO, JA unit
- IC , RSIC = Rebel Squadrons Infantry Command, merged into RID; was the merger of CD and JD (above)
- STC = Strategic and Tactical Command, decommissioned; was the real-time strategy unit, including SWGB and FC
- RSI = Rebel Squadrons Imaging, a long-decommissioned unit which created graphics for use by RS members
- RSMM = Rebel Squadrons MultiMedia, a long-decommissioned unit which created sound and video for use by RS members
Historical terms for items no longer active in the RS
- PO = Rebel Squadrons Publications Office or Officer, an executive office that was to oversee the creation of RSNLs.
- DF = Dark Forces, first-person shooter
- GB , SWGB = Galactic Battlegrounds, real-time strategy
- FC = Force Commander, real-time strategy
- IO = The Imperial Order, a defunct club
- BA = Bar Admiral, a discontinued rank above Fleet Admiral
- SA = Sector Admiral, a discontinued rank above Bar Admiral still held by Super
Chat or instant messaging
- lol = laughing out loud
- heh : (not an acronym per se, but an expression of amusement)
- wb = welcome back
- ttyl = talk to you later
- omg = oh my God (or, oh my gosh)
- wtf = what the f***
- stfu = shut the f*** up
- rofl = rolling on (the) floor laughing
- lmao = laughing my ass off
- ftw = for the win
- OMGWTFBBQ!! = omg wtf barbeque: an exclamation that indicates more surprise than any other acronym
See UrbanDictionary.com for a complete reference.
Multiplayer gaming
Before the match:
- gl = good luck
- hf = have fun
- glhf = good luck, have fun
- mtfbwy = May the Force be with you.
After the match:
- gg = good game
- gf = good fight
- ss = screenshot
Rebel Squadrons units
Academy
- TD = Training Department (equivalent of a wing on the Academy roster)
- PI = Primary Instructor; PIoD = Primary Instructor on Duty
- UG = Undergrad or Undergraduate
- PG = Postgrad or Postgraduate
- UGI = Undergrad Instructor
Vanguard Fleet (RSPA)
- NH = New Horizon, a city
For internal RSPA ranks, please see the VF (RSPA) rank guide.