SRR ULC oN : A e A mT a — | — f — ena s, ee Dy alo ) = ==1 Assignment abroad 2 Military service 0 3 Humanitarian assistance 16 4 Boots on the ground 22 5 Leaders and leadership 28 6 Exercise Gallant Eagle en 7 Royal Engineers 8 Media operations 48 9 Desert Storm 54 10 =~ Working group 60 11 Special Air Service 66 12 Multinational coalition Answer key Listening script °0Assignment abroad glossary Postings Task 1 Translate. accompanied tour (n) fakamp(a)nid tu9/ A tour of duty where family members travel with a service member. activation (n) /ektiveifn/ Orders to report for active duty. augmentee (n) /:gmenti/ A person temporarily attacked to a headquarters during exercises, ‘operations and other emergencies. contingency establishment (n) /kon'unds(a)nsi rstaeblifmant/ The personnel and equipment in a unit at full strength, home station (n) fhaum ‘stenfrd The permanent location of @ military nit inprocessing (n) /inprasesin/ The system for registering service members arriving al a new duly station, orientation briefing (n) /orion'texfn ‘ris ny A briefing for service members arriving at a new duty station. rotation (n) /router{n/ Another word for four of duty. subsistence allowance (n) /sabsistans alavens/ Morey paid £0 cover the cost of meals and other expenses. temporary duty assignment (TDY) (n) /temp(a)rori‘djusti a'sannmant/ A short-term ‘assignment ateay from z service member's normal duty station. unaccompanied tour (n) /anakampanid toa/ A tour of duty where family menibers are not authorised to travel with a service member. Terms of service Task 2 Translate commissioned officer (n) /ksimr{nd ‘ofisa/ A service member who holds an official document issued by a government that sives him/her the authority to exercise command over a military unit court martial (n) /koxt'‘marfl/ A military court that tries people accused of breaking military law. decoration (n) dekateifn/ A medal or other award given 1o a service member to acknowledge bravery or achievement, enlisted ranks (in) Aniisttd raenks/ Those personnel who are not commissioned officers. Called ther ranks in the British military. fraternization (n) /fraetonarzeifn/ Prohibited relationships between officers and enlisted members outrank (v) fautraegh/ To hold a higher rank than another service member: performance report (n) /pafs:mons ripot/ A personnel report on a service member's achievements, character, conduct and, in some cases, prospects for promotion to higher vant, separation from the service (n) /sepaterfn from 00 s:vis/ Voluntary or involuntary discharge from the armed forces. time in grade (n) faim an grexd/ The amount of time that a service member has held a particular rank time in service (n) form in s:vuf/ The number of years or months thal a seroice member has served in the military.