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 unionism. : the principle or policy of forming or adhering to a union: such asa capitalized : adherence to the policy of a firm federal union between the states of the United States especially during the Civil War periodb : the principles, theory, advocacy, or system of trade unions.