As of January 2010, the 4-week Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) has become RASP (Ranger Assessment and Selection Program) and is now 8 weeks long. There are two separate phases in the RASP program.
Definition of civil union for English Language Learners. : a legal relationship between two people of the same sex that gives them some of the same rights and responsibilities that married people have.
Definition of civil. 1  1a : of or relating to citizens civil dutiesb : of or relating to the state or its citizenry civil strife. 2  2a : civilized civil societyb : adequate in courtesy and politeness : mannerly a civil question It was hard to be civil when I felt so angry.