Lesser Known Military-isms

[Rogue]

These must change through the years. I remember some words and sayings that are common in the military, but not so much in the civilian world. Include the "era" of service for reference. This could be interesting.

Some from Rogue's Army ('90-'93)

"Ate Up" - Like SNAFU, only it can be used for people and equipment
"Jody" - Homewrecker (male)
"Beat Your Face" Do push ups, used by drill sergeant types
"Charlie Foxtrot" Cluster F**K
"Lifer" career military doods, a differ'nt breed for sure
"Pogey Bait" Junk Food in the field, good for bartering
"REMF" Rear echelon MF'er

Some new ones I've heard

"Haji" Someone of middle-eastern descent, usually an enemy or suspected enemy
"get some" - come on and fight, mf'er
"hillbilly armor" - homemade add-on armor

[jk the sooner fan]

i was a "lifer"...got the blue ID card and everything

at Ft Rucker - in WOCS - "beat your face" was replaced with "get in the grass"....several years before, some WO candidates had their hands burned on the hot pavement/asphalt, and the resulting IG complaint is where "get in the grass" came from

my son, the 11B - would call any non-infantryman a POG (piece of garbage)

FUBAR was still in use

at work, when somebody is on vacation, i'm still in the habit of saying "they're on leave"

[Howzit]

do they still use "broke d!ck?"

[jk the sooner fan]

oh, and every friday before i leave the office, i remind my employee's to "drink waterrrrr"

they dont get it....

[jk the sooner fan]

do they still use "broke d!ck?"

yes

football bat
soup sandwich

[Newbomb Turk]

When some of the equipment at work is broken, one of the 20-year AF guys says it's "tango uniform". Took me awhile to realize he was saying it was "tittay's up".

[soonercody]

A "case of the dumb-***"
"R.O.A.D." soldier - "Retired On Active Duty"
"Un-***" as in "Un-*** my chair, focktard"

[critical_phil]

"Jody" - Homewrecker (male)


i remember Jody. i think he was seeing Susie Robincrotch.

[Okla-homey]

i remember Jody. i think he was seeing Susie Robincrotch.

That was Susie Rottencrotch.

[usmc-sooner]

oh, and every friday before i leave the office, i remind my employee's to "drink waterrrrr"

they dont get it....

do you remind them if they drink don't drive, and if they drive to don't drink.



the ones I didn't like were

good to go
ink stinks
moonbeams
go fasters

we used to say take it to the tree line

there was another one where you'd hold your hand over your middle finger (the bird) which meant cover me, I'm fuc*ed

the we called the Army--doggies
Navy=squid
Air Force=Civilians

[jk the sooner fan]

i also say "you are a go at this station"

they dont get it.....

[Eddie Money]

Pop Smoke = to leave
case of the a$$
Gaff, as in "To gaff someone off" = ignore someone or not show up when you said you would
lock your body
broke dick = sick bay commando

[Flagstaffsooner]

the we called the Army--doggies
Navy=squid
Air Force=CiviliansI always thought you called us the Semi-Service. We always called you the dumd-dumb moreens.;)

[Okla-homey]

Stay in your lane -- I'll do my job, you do yours

Stay outta my chili -- mind your own business

Flexibility is the key to airpower... and indecision is the key to flexibility

analysis paralysis -- when folks are so intent on planning the perfect operation or system, they end up fundamentally unable to act

related...The pursuit of "perfect" is the enemy of "good enough"

about face -- to reverse a course of action

give birth to a co-pilot -- take a dump

malfunctioning sh1t-fart valve -- guy afraid to pass gas b/c he soooooo has to take a dump

There is no peacetime reason to penetrate a thunderstorm -- gospel

useless as altitude above you and runway behind you-- a useless thing/person/organization

check six -- (short for check your six o'clock) -- watch out behind you

pedestrians -- ground forces

boat people -- navy

tracked targets -- tanks, IFV's, etc.

cumulo-granite -- mountains

CND FAI -- could not duplicate (a malfunction) fly as is

Jet fuel groupies -- airshow attending chickies and/or girls who go to o-clubs on airbases who dig flight suits

pencil-whip -- claim accomplishment of a required training event when in reality you just filled out the accomplishment form

bogeys -- unidentified aircraft

bandits -- aircraft identified as bad guys

Indian country-- enemy airspace

bail-out/eject/fire/smoke -- four words you NEVER use in a cockpit unless they are actually indicated by circumstances

pull back and the houses get smaller, push and the houses get bigger -- when explaining how the stick or control yoke works

everybody grab a throttle, we're going around!-- alluding to the eight throttles on the center console of a BUFF

400 mile-an-hour tape -- duct tape (so named b/c it will prolly stay on up to that speed)

target rich environment -- we're outnumbered badly

beak to beak -- head to head attack

swing his 3-9 line -- pass to the threat's rear aspect

getting beaked -- getting angry at a person, enemy or thing

put it on the beam -- get and stay directly abreast of a radar guided threat in order to hide in his radar's doppler notch

fangs out -- getting so mad you do things in an engagement you might not otherwise do. Soemtimes this is good, sometimes it can kill you.

energy conservation -- about physics, not fuel. You want to keep up your airspeed in an engagement. Avoid situations where you have an energy deficit relative to the threat aircraft

chase electrons -- what avionics tech people do

queertrons -- source of malfunction in a piece of avionics gear

recycle the power -- turn something off and turn it back on. Fixes a lot of stuff and is always the first thing maintenance people ask you if you did before you wrote up a malfunction for post-flight repair.

hadji -- arab local

BMT -- black moving thing (burka wearing arab woman)

[Desert Sapper]

Some new ones:

fobbit - The guy who never leaves the basecamp (Forward Operating Base) for fear of getting shot at (or of being a little uncomfortable and missing his ice cream from the mess hall).

The sand box/litter box - the USCENTCOM theater

Good Idea Fairy - That guy...you know the one

TOCroach - A relative of the fobbit.

Desert Queen - The girl who wouldn't get a second look outside of the litter box, but has to fight guys off in theater

Shower Princess - The person (m/f) that takes hour long showers when the FOB has a water restriction

[jk the sooner fan]

pop smoke - one of my faves

[usmc-sooner]

I always thought you called us the Semi-Service. We always called you the dumd-dumb moreens.;)

One of my friends of a lesser branch used to say this to me:

The few, the proud, the not so overly intelligent :D

[1stTimeCaller]

10 up 2 down - ate up
I always loved it when the DS would say 'If you're not done in 3 seconds Priiiiate, I know something'. I always wanted to ask what he knew.

box of grid squares

[Vaevictis]

One of my friends of a lesser branch used to say this to me:

The few, the proud, the not so overly intelligent :D

Heh. Navy guy I used to know would often say, "Now that they let women on the ship, we don't need the Marines!"

[Flagstaffsooner]

One of my friends of a lesser branch used to say this to me:

The few, the proud, the not so overly intelligent :DGod bless ya.

[batonrougesooner]

"Send a Marine to sea duty" take a dump.

[usmc-sooner]

Heh. Navy guy I used to know would often say, "Now that they let women on the ship, we don't need the Marines!"


your friend's a grade a first class soccer playing idiot

[critical_phil]

That was Susie Rottencrotch.


i guess homey knew her better than i did....

[critical_phil]

lost lieutenant finder - GPS

[Vaevictis]

your friend's a grade a first class soccer playing idiot

He'd also say that if you said it to a big enough crowd, chances are, some closeted Marine who's still bitter about it would be compelled to respond. :texan:

[usmc-sooner]

He'd also say that if you said it to a big enough crowd, chances are, some closeted Marine who's still bitter about it would be compelled to respond. :texan:

yeah you really got me. :D

[crawfish]

do they still use "broke d!ck?"

It was very unkind for them to call you names like that.

[usmc-sooner]

what about sick bay commandos
or the guys on LDC (light duty chit)

[Okla-homey]

some things are the same the world over and regardless of service branch.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2577/bbbbbbbbbbpr090906snoozeip3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

These Euro "Private Snuffies" are obviously being exposed to some "sergeants time" learning some very important information on the importance of keeping their entrenching tool rust free...or perhaps a briefing from a personnel troop on the vital necessity of updating their emergency locator information...or something.

[soonercody]

Bed = the rack

"un-***" as in "un-*** my seat, ****bird!"

[critical_phil]

get your sh!t in one sock.