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.
A union is a group of workers who form an organization to gain: 1  Respect on the job, 2  Better wages and benefits, 3  More flexibility for work and family needs,  A counterbalance to the unchecked power of employers, 1  and. A voice in improving the quality of their products and services.