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31 Phrases That Only People In The Military Will Understand
Business Insider ^
| JAN. 2, 2014
| GEOFFREY INGERSOLL
Posted on 01/03/2014 3:23:48 PM PST by US Navy Vet
Every region of the country has its own unique phrases, but they have nothing on the complex lexicon shared by people in the military. Aside from the way uniformed folks seem to speak in acronyms "I was on the FOB when the IDF hit, so I radioed the TOC" there's also a series of commonly used phrases which deserve some attention.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: language; lingo; miliaryfamilies; military
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To: US Navy Vet
FOWD (screwing off with discretion)
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:37:51 PM PST
by
Mark17
(Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Veteran, 70-71)
To: US Navy Vet
stupid bull hockey
yes “police up your area” = pick up
“squared away” means everything at right angles nice and neat
“zero dark thirty” early when it is still dark
“short” means almost ready to PCS or retire
but I have never heard the others, but I was in the military during the Cold War
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:38:26 PM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: Fresh Wind
23
posted on
01/03/2014 3:39:32 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: Ajnin
oh yeah, “klick” = kilometer
POC = point of contact
“vic” = vicinity
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:39:54 PM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: InterceptPoint
Candy, sweet stuff.
The stuff pogs eat.
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:41:03 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:41:19 PM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: JoeProBono
“who’d he make mad”
“what are they gonna do, send me to Fort Leonard Wood?”
what are they gonna do, fire me?
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:41:40 PM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: Ajnin
Ink Stick
Go Fasters
Brain Bucket
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:41:41 PM PST
by
sean327
(God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
To: yldstrk
“What are they gonna do, shave my head and send me to Okinawa?
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:43:06 PM PST
by
sean327
(God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
To: SkyDancer
“file in the circular file”
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:43:19 PM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: TruthWillWin
mmmMMMMmmm gonna make some SOS right now
31
posted on
01/03/2014 3:43:31 PM PST
by
Mr. K
(If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
To: US Navy Vet
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:43:45 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: yldstrk
We used to say that about Vietnam, but then we found
out there WERE other places they could send you in Nam.
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:43:57 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: sean327
34
posted on
01/03/2014 3:44:34 PM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: Doogle
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:45:28 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: US Navy Vet
FUBAR
Ya can’t polish a turd
More F#@$CKED up than a soup sandwich in a rainstorm
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:45:43 PM PST
by
5Madman2
(There is no such thing as an experienced suicide bomber)
To: Doogle
Kick the tires and light the fires.
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:46:34 PM PST
by
Mark17
(Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Veteran, 70-71)
To: Doogle
38
posted on
01/03/2014 3:46:55 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: sean327
Moonbeam.
Eyeballs. (They weren't called 'portholes' in those days)
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:47:07 PM PST
by
real saxophonist
(The revolution will not be televised. Everything else will.)
To: US Navy Vet
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posted on
01/03/2014 3:48:06 PM PST
by
ComputerGuy
(HM2/USN M/3/3 Marines RVN '66-'67)
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