Soldiers Cheer Commander in Chief; Unending 'Hooahs' Herald Bush Visit

DefenseLink.mil - American Forces Press Service ^ | Jan. 3, 2003 | Kathleen T. Rhem

[patriciaruth]

I wasn't well enough to run an official, publicized care package effort this year. But some great people in Fresno did a great one and sent about 10,000 shoeboxes full of goodies to Afghanistan.

Fresno ROCKS!

[MJY1288]

Well! I would have loved to been able to contribute if I had known.

I hope you are doing better my left coast friend. As you know, I keep you in my prayers.

BTW, Happy New Year!

[Gamecock]

I have no idea what Huzzah means, never heard it before in my life, but check this out:

Your family might be too HOOAH if...

* Your newborn must attend the new comers' orientation briefing within the first 30 days of life.

* Your wife's two favorite shades of lipstick are light green and loam.

* You go to a barbecue and insist that your family feed tactically.

* Your children clear housing before they go to college.

* You require your mechanic to replace the sandbags in your floorboard as a part of a tune-up.

* Your station wagon is equipped with blackout lights.

* Your kids call their mother "Household 6."

* Your kids volunteer to pull air guard on the school bus.

* Your doorbell sounds off with the current challenge and password.

* Your house has sector sketches posted by every window.

* You give the command "Fix Bayonets" at Thanksgiving Dinner.

* Your kids show their meal cards at the kitchen door, except the oldest, who is on separate rations.

* You make your daughter sign out on a pass on Prom Night.

* Your kindergartner calls recess a "smoke break."

* Your wife calls foreplay "prepping the objective."

* Your wife conducts an AAR after making love.

* Your wife "takes a knee" in the checkout line at the Food Lion.

* You do your "back to school" shopping at the U.S. Cavalry store.

* Your kids call the tooth fairy "Slicky Boy."

* Your son fails the third grade but tells everyone he was a "phase three recycle."

* Your kids salute their grandparents.

* Your wife's "high-n-tight" is more squared away than your commander's.

* Your kids get a LES for their allowance.

* Your grandmother won "All American Week" and "Best Ranger."

* All your kids have names that start with AR, FM, TM, or DA Form.

* Your pick-up has your name stenciled on the windshield.

* Your kids are hand-receipt holders.

* Your older kids call the youngest one "Cherry."

* Your kids recite their ABCs phonetically.

* Your wife keeps Mermites in the China cabinet.

* Your wife left you and you held a "Change of Command" ceremony.

* You call your in-laws the "Slice Elements."

* Your dog's name is "Ranger."

* All your possessions are military issue.

* Your kids call their sandbox "NTC."

* You have pull-up bars outside the kitchen door.

* Your daughter's first haircut was a flattop.

* Your kids pull fireguard.

* Your newborn's first words were "all OK Jumpmaster."

* You decorate your Christmas Tree with Chem Lights and Engineer Tape.

* You use call signs and proper RTO procedures when using the telephone.

* You have the household SOP posted on a corkboard as you walk into your front door.

* You have photos of the current chain of command up to the Commander-in-Chief, decorating one wall of your house.

* You have to salute your wife every morning because she is the Household Commander.

* Your wife puts a better shine on your boots, than you do.

[Travis McGee]

Have you seen the list at 63?

[Gamecock]

I found it: Huzzah, Click to hear a rousing cheer, to George Washington and his men shouted by a crowd.

[Eaker]

Signed sealed and delivered.

2,695,895 people have signed to date.

Eaker

[Bryan]

Hooah!

[Elkiejg]

Just signed - now 2,696,259 people have signed to date.

[Dedbone]

Ou-Ah sounds uncommonly like the Vietnamese word for yes, as in:
Are you a maggot faced mama's boy recruit?
Ou-ah drill sergeant.

[petuniasevan]

Both poorman and I have signed the note.

There should be a LOT more signatures.

[Inspectorette]

Just saw it and signed it, proud and happy to do so.

[Eagle Eye]

"Hooah" has come to be nothing more than a puntuation mark or and acknowledgement of what was said.

At one time it was a much more excitied uulation with meaning, but now it is as common and as a REMF.

[Spottys Spurs]

"Lots of hooahs here."

As God intended! Go GW!!!

[Eagle Eye]

Once heard mainly from infantry soldiers, hooah has spread throughout the rest of the Army.

Based on what I recently saw on a 'reality' inside look at basic training, 'Hooah' (which couldn't have been spelled when Infantry soldiers uttered it) is now fully pronounced without any emotion. It is sad. It is a far cry from what once eminated from gunt's mouthes.

[Fintan]

So far, there are only about 1,400,000 names. What a shame.

Make that 1,400,001.

Thanks for the link!!!

[Cinnamon Girl]

That is such a cute picture!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

2,705,4978 grateful people have thanked our troops! Thanks for the link, ppaul. (^;

[ppaul]

You betcha!
Thanks for the update, girl.

[Matthew James]

That's way too much hooah.