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BLUF (communication) BLUF ( bottom line up front) [1] is the practice of beginning a message with its key information (the "bottom line"). This provides the reader with the most important information first. [2] By extension, that information is also called a BLUF. It differs from an abstract or executive summary in that it is simpler and more ...
16-line message format. 16-line message format, or Basic Message Format, is the standard military radiogram format (in NATO allied nations) for the manner in which a paper message form is transcribed through voice, Morse code, or TTY transmission formats. The overall structure of the message has three parts: HEADING (which can use as many as 10 ...
Variable Message Format. Variable Message Format, abbreviated as " VMF " and documented in MIL-STD-6017, is a communications protocol used in communicating tactical military information. A message formatted using VMF can be sent via many communication methods. As it does not define the method, it is not a Tactical Data Link (TDL).
Military mail, as opposed to civilian mail, refers to the postal services provided by armed forces that allow serving members to send and receive mail. Military mail systems are often subsidized to ensure that military mail does not cost the sender any more than normal domestic mail. In some cases, military personnel in a combat zone may post ...
Automated Message Handling System. The Automated Message Handling System ( AMHS) is an automated message handling system that can be used to process, store, and disseminate legacy AUTODIN messages as well as Defense Message System (DMS) messages. The term "Automated Message Handling System" or "AMHS" has not been trademarked by a vendor, but is ...
For purposes of this article, "military standards" will include standards, specifications and handbooks. There are also standard names with different letters behind ′MIL-′ like MIL-C-5040H, MIL-E-7016F or MIL-S-901. Formats. The DOD has standards about the format of standards:
US Army Regulation 25-50. The Army Regulation (AR) 25-50 Preparing and Managing Correspondence is the United States Army 's administrative regulation that "establishes three forms of correspondence authorized for use within the Army: a letter, a memorandum, and a message." [1]
Message precedence. Message precedence is an indicator attached to a message indicating its level of urgency, and used in the exchange of radiograms in radiotelegraph and radiotelephony procedures. Email header fields can also provide a precedence flag.