ракетчик

English translation: Missile Launch Officer

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Russian term or phrase:ракетчик
English translation:Missile Launch Officer
Entered by: Zoya Askarova

13:11 Oct 23, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Air defence
Russian term or phrase: ракетчик
военный специалист по запуску ракет (не по ракетостроению)
Piotrnikitin
Serbia
Local time: 11:01
Missile Launch Officer
Explanation:
www.angelfire.com/in/Laos/afsc.html13 Feb 2001 – Apprentice Instructional Programmer Specialist: 0550. ..... Missile Operations Staff Officer: 1821A Missile Launch Officer: 1821B Missile Launch ...
Selected response from:

Zoya Askarova
Singapore
Local time: 17:01
Grading comment
Thanks. The person in question is actually an officer.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3missile crewman
GaryG
3 +2Missile Launch Officer
Zoya Askarova


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Missile Launch Officer


Explanation:
www.angelfire.com/in/Laos/afsc.html13 Feb 2001 – Apprentice Instructional Programmer Specialist: 0550. ..... Missile Operations Staff Officer: 1821A Missile Launch Officer: 1821B Missile Launch ...

Zoya Askarova
Singapore
Local time: 17:01
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks. The person in question is actually an officer.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  GaryG: This person might not actually be an officer
28 mins
  -> спасибо :)

agree  russtran09 (X)
3 hrs
  -> спасибо :)

agree  cyhul
3 days 19 hrs
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
missile crewman


Explanation:
Or "missileman", although I don't particularly like that word.

This is from the FBIS R>E Military Dictionary

GaryG
Local time: 05:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 293

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
3 hrs

agree  The Misha
11 hrs

agree  Denis Shepelev
17 hrs
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