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.
Legal Definition of labor union. : a labor organization usually consisting of workers of the same trade that is formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests (as through collective bargaining) in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions â see also craft union, bargaining unit.