I had to put down one of our favorite Goats this morning - Svetlana she was 15 + ,years old and a JOY to be around. She was crippled in her front legs for over 4 years, but still managed to get around and be happy doing it. Old age finally caught up to her. As it does with all of us.
It has been raining a lot and waiting for it to slow down so I can put her a final resting place.
Decided to look up some information and post it on LRH about that some might want to know the meaning of "Military Terms"
How far is a klick in military terms?
Klick is a term used by the military to denote one kilometer or 1,000 meters, 0.6214 miles or 3,280.84 feet. A kilometer is a unit of measurement that describes the length of a particular distance and is part of the metric system. We frequently use kilometers around the world to denote specific distances; however, in the United States and some parts of the United Kingdom, miles are used in place of kilometers.
The United Kingdom and the United States have used metric systems in various operations since World War I when they fought with the French who relied on the metric system to determine distances. Since working with the French, the term kilometer has become a regular part of the military language used in the United States.
Since the inception of NATO, all maps utilized by NATO members fall in line with the NATO Standardization Agreements. NATO has its own mapping system that is used by military members to locate various points on the earth down to the nearest meter. This system also uses klicks, or kilometers, in its measurements.
What is the history of the word klick?
While the exact history of the word klick is unknown, some historians theorize that the term was conceptualized in Vietnam by the Australian military. Infantry soldiers would follow directions by using compass direction and would measure each distance by pacing. Each soldier would count their steps, and 110 paces on flat land, 120 paces going uphill and 100 paces going downhill equated to 100 meters. They considered every 100 meters a "mark."
When soldiers completed a mark, they would signal to their commander and denote movement of 1,000 meters by hoisting up their rifle and moving the gas regulator with their thumb, which made a "click" the commander could hear. This click is where the term klick is believed to have originated from.
What are other common military distance measurements?
What is a click in military terms?
In the military, when referencing click rather than klick, this means that a person is sighting-in a weapon and is used to describe a minute of an arc. This word is most commonly used in association with sighting-in rifles, because rifle bullets do not travel in a straight line. Rather, they travel in the shape of an arc that is dictated by gravity. The term sighting-in refers to the process of adjusting the shooter's sight to hit the target at a certain range. For example, a member of the military may sight-in their rifle to hit a target at 200 yards.
What is MGRS?
MGRS stands for Military Grid Reference System and is the geocoordinate standard utilized by NATO to locate various points on Earth. This system originated from the Universal Polar Stereographic grid system and the Universal Transverse Mercator grid system. When using the MGRS, military members will be given or produce an MGRS coordinate, also known as a grid reference, which includes three components: the grid zone designator, the 100,000-meter square identifier and the numerical location. An example of an MGRS coordinate is 4QFJ34891234.
The Military Grid Reference System supports several measurement precisions that include one meter, 10 meters, 100 meters, 1,000 meters and 10,000 meters. The higher the meter amount the MGRS coordinate is representing, the fewer amount of numbers will be included in the coordinate.
How fast is a klick?
It might take about 22 minutes to walk a klick when walking at an average pace, which is about 2.9 mph, or 1.3 meters per second. A kilometer is 1,000 meters, so the following calculations represent the speed of a klick:
1.3 x 1,000 = 1,300
1,300 / 60 = 21.7
What is a mike in military terms?
A mike is a slang term used in the military to mean a minute. Service members might note that they're "a mike out," meaning they're a minute away. If they're traveling at the average pace of 2.9 mph, this might mean they're about .05 miles away. Mike can also refer to the UTC+12 time zone, also known as the M time zone.
The following are several of the most common types of distance measurements used in various branches of the military:
• Nautical miles: A nautical mile is a distance measurement used during space, air and marine navigation and when defining territorial waters. One nautical mile is equal to 1.852 kilometers or 1,852 meters on the circumference of the earth. It is also equal to one minute of latitude.
• Knots: A knot is a distance measurement used in aviation and nautical military branches that defines a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, or 1.852 kilometers per hour.
• Kiloyard: A kiloyard is a unit of length that is equal to 1,000 yards or 914.4 meters. This measurement is rarely used, but some military branches still refer to 1,000 yards as a kiloyard.
• Velocity: Velocity is a term used to describe the speed of a projectile, such as a pellet, bullet or slug, in relation to the muzzle at the time it leaves the end of the barrel of the gun. The Army frequently uses this form of measurement to define the abilities of different types of weapons. For example, artillery cannons have a low velocity when the velocity is less than 762 m/s, while a cannon has a high velocity when it is between 914 m/s and 1,067 m/s. Tank guns have a high velocity when it is between 472 m/s and 1,021 m/s.
• Longitude: Longitude is a term used to describe vertical lines that connect at the North and South poles of the world. The longitude of a location represents the location at an angle that runs between the north and south through the Prime Meridian and a vertical point.
• Latitude: Latitude refers to the horizontal lines that run parallel to the Equator. Latitudes are represented in degrees, and each degree is around 69 miles.
• Furlong: A furlong represents .125 of a mile or 220 yards.
• Rod: A rod is an old English measurement sometimes used in the military to denote a distance equal to 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards
What are parallels of latitude on a military map?
Parallels of latitude, also known simply as parallels, are rings that appear on a military map, running from east to west and crossing the equator. When interpreting distance on a military map, you can denote distances from north to south by measuring the space between parallels of latitude.
It has been raining a lot and waiting for it to slow down so I can put her a final resting place.
Decided to look up some information and post it on LRH about that some might want to know the meaning of "Military Terms"
How far is a klick in military terms?
Klick is a term used by the military to denote one kilometer or 1,000 meters, 0.6214 miles or 3,280.84 feet. A kilometer is a unit of measurement that describes the length of a particular distance and is part of the metric system. We frequently use kilometers around the world to denote specific distances; however, in the United States and some parts of the United Kingdom, miles are used in place of kilometers.
The United Kingdom and the United States have used metric systems in various operations since World War I when they fought with the French who relied on the metric system to determine distances. Since working with the French, the term kilometer has become a regular part of the military language used in the United States.
Since the inception of NATO, all maps utilized by NATO members fall in line with the NATO Standardization Agreements. NATO has its own mapping system that is used by military members to locate various points on the earth down to the nearest meter. This system also uses klicks, or kilometers, in its measurements.
What is the history of the word klick?
While the exact history of the word klick is unknown, some historians theorize that the term was conceptualized in Vietnam by the Australian military. Infantry soldiers would follow directions by using compass direction and would measure each distance by pacing. Each soldier would count their steps, and 110 paces on flat land, 120 paces going uphill and 100 paces going downhill equated to 100 meters. They considered every 100 meters a "mark."
When soldiers completed a mark, they would signal to their commander and denote movement of 1,000 meters by hoisting up their rifle and moving the gas regulator with their thumb, which made a "click" the commander could hear. This click is where the term klick is believed to have originated from.
What are other common military distance measurements?
What is a click in military terms?
In the military, when referencing click rather than klick, this means that a person is sighting-in a weapon and is used to describe a minute of an arc. This word is most commonly used in association with sighting-in rifles, because rifle bullets do not travel in a straight line. Rather, they travel in the shape of an arc that is dictated by gravity. The term sighting-in refers to the process of adjusting the shooter's sight to hit the target at a certain range. For example, a member of the military may sight-in their rifle to hit a target at 200 yards.
What is MGRS?
MGRS stands for Military Grid Reference System and is the geocoordinate standard utilized by NATO to locate various points on Earth. This system originated from the Universal Polar Stereographic grid system and the Universal Transverse Mercator grid system. When using the MGRS, military members will be given or produce an MGRS coordinate, also known as a grid reference, which includes three components: the grid zone designator, the 100,000-meter square identifier and the numerical location. An example of an MGRS coordinate is 4QFJ34891234.
The Military Grid Reference System supports several measurement precisions that include one meter, 10 meters, 100 meters, 1,000 meters and 10,000 meters. The higher the meter amount the MGRS coordinate is representing, the fewer amount of numbers will be included in the coordinate.
How fast is a klick?
It might take about 22 minutes to walk a klick when walking at an average pace, which is about 2.9 mph, or 1.3 meters per second. A kilometer is 1,000 meters, so the following calculations represent the speed of a klick:
1.3 x 1,000 = 1,300
1,300 / 60 = 21.7
What is a mike in military terms?
A mike is a slang term used in the military to mean a minute. Service members might note that they're "a mike out," meaning they're a minute away. If they're traveling at the average pace of 2.9 mph, this might mean they're about .05 miles away. Mike can also refer to the UTC+12 time zone, also known as the M time zone.
The following are several of the most common types of distance measurements used in various branches of the military:
• Nautical miles: A nautical mile is a distance measurement used during space, air and marine navigation and when defining territorial waters. One nautical mile is equal to 1.852 kilometers or 1,852 meters on the circumference of the earth. It is also equal to one minute of latitude.
• Knots: A knot is a distance measurement used in aviation and nautical military branches that defines a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, or 1.852 kilometers per hour.
• Kiloyard: A kiloyard is a unit of length that is equal to 1,000 yards or 914.4 meters. This measurement is rarely used, but some military branches still refer to 1,000 yards as a kiloyard.
• Velocity: Velocity is a term used to describe the speed of a projectile, such as a pellet, bullet or slug, in relation to the muzzle at the time it leaves the end of the barrel of the gun. The Army frequently uses this form of measurement to define the abilities of different types of weapons. For example, artillery cannons have a low velocity when the velocity is less than 762 m/s, while a cannon has a high velocity when it is between 914 m/s and 1,067 m/s. Tank guns have a high velocity when it is between 472 m/s and 1,021 m/s.
• Longitude: Longitude is a term used to describe vertical lines that connect at the North and South poles of the world. The longitude of a location represents the location at an angle that runs between the north and south through the Prime Meridian and a vertical point.
• Latitude: Latitude refers to the horizontal lines that run parallel to the Equator. Latitudes are represented in degrees, and each degree is around 69 miles.
• Furlong: A furlong represents .125 of a mile or 220 yards.
• Rod: A rod is an old English measurement sometimes used in the military to denote a distance equal to 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards
What are parallels of latitude on a military map?
Parallels of latitude, also known simply as parallels, are rings that appear on a military map, running from east to west and crossing the equator. When interpreting distance on a military map, you can denote distances from north to south by measuring the space between parallels of latitude.
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