Civilians Try to Guess The Meaning of Military Jargon

RallyPoint Team — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:58:33 -0500

"Blue Falcon is when your airplane is ready to go. That's a Blue Falcon." -- Civilian guess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS7StVvbFOU

Civilians Guess Military Phrases

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Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Mar 2 at 2015 1:03 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:03:41 -0500

Yep, I almost just spit out my coffee laughing. I wouldn't expect civilians to know these terms off hand, but their guesses were killing me. Haven't laughed this hard in awhile, haha. Good and light hearted based on the parts I watched.

Response by Capt Brandon Charters made Mar 2 at 2015 1:31 PM

Capt Brandon Charters — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:31:27 -0500

"Bravo Foxtrot" got me good!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 2 at 2015 1:33 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:33:23 -0500

This is perfect!!!!

I was having a good day, but now I'm having a great day!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 2 at 2015 1:34 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:34:13 -0500

Beat your face? Oh, "sleep!"

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 2 at 2015 1:36 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:36:31 -0500

Balls watch had me Rollin!!!!!!

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Mar 2 at 2015 5:26 PM

SGT Jeremiah B. — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:26:25 -0500

I use "blue falcon" as a way to find other vets in a group. It's a great way to figure out who served without having to actually ask. If they laugh (or at least don't look terribly confused), they served.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Mar 2 at 2015 5:44 PM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:44:25 -0500

thanks for sharing the laugh

Response by PO2 Richard Keeler made Mar 2 at 2015 5:57 PM

PO2 Richard Keeler — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:57:56 -0500

Oscar Mike Gulf?!!! Funny!

Response by SGT Kevin Gardner made Mar 2 at 2015 6:03 PM

SGT Kevin Gardner — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:03:18 -0500

Man I needed that, big grinning yellow thing with eyes.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 2 at 2015 6:24 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:24:59 -0500

that was really funny, it's a dance move, right WTF. gotta love civilians.

Response by SGT Jim Z. made Mar 2 at 2015 6:30 PM

SGT Jim Z. — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:30:04 -0500

Yeah saw this on Facebook and laughed at it pretty good.

Response by SP5 Michael Rathbun made Mar 2 at 2015 11:31 PM

SP5 Michael Rathbun — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:31:14 -0500

FALCON One Zero Four.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2015 12:34 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:34:07 -0500

Absolutely hilarious! My buddy Ernie, from my first tour, tagged me in it on FB yesterday. If I could hit like as many times as I wanted, I would've.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2015 1:46 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 01:46:43 -0500

This one of the reasons I want to do a TV show to plugs some Jargon in there.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2015 4:04 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:04:30 -0500

That was good lol!

The language, phrases, and acronyms we use must make us sound like Charlie Brown's teacher to civilians who have never served. "Butt Hurt" is one that's made it over to civilians.

"It looks like our old friend Jody is back to his shenanigans while you’re away. Don’t worry, he’ll take good care of your girlfriend while you’re gone. They’re really good friends, they tell each other secrets and she can really trust him, plus he’s just so funny and easy to talk to. So what if he happens to be in great shape, have an impressive understanding of global politics and a 9 inch penis? I don’t know why you’re so worried about him, he’s just a friend."

Response by SSG Christopher K. made Mar 3 at 2015 5:20 AM

SSG Christopher K. — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 05:20:04 -0500

One word......Awesome! LMAO

Response by SPC Zhane Johnson made Mar 3 at 2015 2:29 PM

SPC Zhane Johnson — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:29:52 -0500

OK no Army guy. Boring!

Response by SSG Adam Wyatt made Mar 3 at 2015 3:41 PM

SSG Adam Wyatt — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:41:32 -0500

Outstanding!

Response by Maj Mike Sciales made Mar 3 at 2015 5:07 PM

Maj Mike Sciales — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:07:16 -0500

Bless their hearts. I think two years national service right after high school might be in the national interest.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2015 10:17 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:17:20 -0500

was having a boring night and then I watched this... gave me a well deserved laugh.

Response by LCpl Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2015 8:16 PM

LCpl Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:16:44 -0500

Balls watch? It's called bobbing for cock

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Mar 4 at 2015 11:59 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:59:53 -0500

The list is endless! Thanks for the pick me up RallyPoint Team. So many great examples to choose from and they only listed the wimpy ones. At least they included the Blue Falcon. Everybody knows one.

Response by PV2 Luis Castillo made Mar 6 at 2015 4:42 AM

PV2 Luis Castillo — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:42:24 -0500

Thats not even half our ways of communicating

Response by LCpl Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2015 7:01 AM

LCpl Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:01:35 -0500

Balls watch got me lol

Response by SSG Adam Reed made Mar 6 at 2015 9:36 AM

SSG Adam Reed — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:36:54 -0500

Great post. Thanks for breaking the monotony.

Response by Sgt Jerry Freitag made Mar 6 at 2015 12:50 PM

Sgt Jerry Freitag — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 12:50:04 -0500

I used the phrase "butt stroke" in my office. So many people flipped, as if I was sexually harassing someone.
Poor civvies

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2015 4:01 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 16:01:54 -0500

Lol that was great

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2015 12:52 PM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 12:52:41 -0500

Dear lord that was awesome

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2015 2:49 PM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 14:49:22 -0500

Too funny, just fineshed my first deployment and learned about half those words lol.

Response by SPC Zachary Dickerson made Mar 8 at 2015 5:11 PM

SPC Zachary Dickerson — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:11:17 -0400

That's awesome lol

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Mar 8 at 2015 6:57 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 18:57:40 -0400

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2015 10:55 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 22:55:28 -0400

I've used the term pucker factor before and no one got it. I've had several of those. Just yesterday with my wife's driving. LOL

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2015 10:59 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 22:59:33 -0400

Broken Arrow is another jargon word. I've used it but they think I'm talking about Cowboys and Indians or something. If I told them they still wouldn't understand.

Response by PFC Raymond Morrison made Mar 9 at 2015 10:01 AM

PFC Raymond Morrison — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:01:07 -0400

i still use blue falcon, and whiskey tango foxtrot to this day and laugh when it confuses civilians, or my kids

Response by Cpl Shane Snyder made Mar 9 at 2015 11:31 AM

Cpl Shane Snyder — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:31:25 -0400

Dude said Jody Boy was somebody that had a specific chore to do!!! Yeah Jody definitely has a chore of banging your girl!!!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2015 10:18 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:18:59 -0400

Hilarious!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2015 11:55 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 23:55:03 -0400

Good Laugh

Response by SPC Tony Bosket made Mar 11 at 2015 10:18 PM

SPC Tony Bosket — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 22:18:40 -0400

My bunk mate in basic got caught, breaking the rules. When the Drill Sergeant asked me to tell the truth I turned him(my bunk mate) in without thinking about it. The Drill Sergeant was surprised I didn't try to lie or cover for him and he(DS) started calling me "Blue Falcon".

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 13 at 2015 12:41 AM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:41:34 -0400

Pucker Factor...was my favorite for sure

Response by LCpl Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 13 at 2015 2:23 AM

LCpl Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 02:23:52 -0400

Those terms are priceless

Response by SN James Harris made Mar 13 at 2015 11:51 AM

SN James Harris — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:51:54 -0400

On the peleliu in nav dept our balls watch was 02-07
Always the shittiest, because then you have a full navy day directly after. Hooyah

Response by PFC Zanie Young made Mar 13 at 2015 7:23 PM

PFC Zanie Young — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:23:51 -0400

They don't know what "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot" mean? Or "Beat Your Face"? Or even "Pucker Factor"? I'm not surprised, but "Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot"!

Response by Cpl Keith Dillard made Mar 15 at 2015 11:31 AM

Cpl Keith Dillard — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:31:46 -0400

OMG!!!! They don't have a Fn' clue

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 16 at 2015 4:06 AM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 04:06:32 -0400

I called someone a blue falcon! Then he asked if that was some type if car or truck I used while in the army!

Response by PO2 Summer Case made Mar 18 at 2015 1:08 PM

PO2 Summer Case — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:08:53 -0400

ROFL!!! Gotta love civies!!!

Response by SGT Jason Jones made Mar 20 at 2015 11:01 AM

SGT Jason Jones — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:01:46 -0400

Too funny! Another misunderstood phrase is "kick rocks" love what people think that is

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Mar 22 at 2015 4:35 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:35:15 -0400

That was good. Someone could have done without the Tupac rag around the forehead.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Mar 22 at 2015 4:51 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:51:51 -0400

Here's something, try young people lingo. That stuff will have you on Google really fast.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2015 5:24 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 17:24:10 -0400

When I was deployed to Afghanistan in 2003, there were a few people who had been "Blue Falconed"

Response by LCpl Ted Rich made Mar 23 at 2015 4:03 AM

LCpl Ted Rich — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 04:03:02 -0400

You know I've been down down awhile now and this stuff keeps me laughing so thank you for makin a pretty dysfunctional vet crack a smile and forgetting about some bullshit that runs through my head at times

Response by SPC Jessica Walker made Mar 24 at 2015 5:46 PM

SPC Jessica Walker — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:46:50 -0400

That was awesome!!!

Response by SPC Jessica Walker made Mar 25 at 2015 6:41 PM

SPC Jessica Walker — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:41:04 -0400

I just realized earlier when I looked at my specialty patch hanging up that they left out "Secret Squirrel" my personal fave