What catch-phrase used by veterans instantly identifies in which branch of service they serve(d)?

SPC David Cooper - Yep. Semper P!

LT Charles Baird - but... you didn't :) it only goes to 99 :D

lol

MCPO (Join to see) No No No your not military anymore. Your like the FBI and ATF your law enforcement. Good one though Sir

PS. Unintentionally left the Navy out of the road to hell thing. They did play a big part in all the air power and cruise missilry and I think some naval gunfire. I'd bet the Army had some air assets there, and maybe the Marines too. I heard that called "Aberdeen Proving Ground Number Two" by a Colonel who later became a 3-Star, and someone told me there were at least 3 air traffic controllers working full time de-conflicting missions on that road. Just not wanting to credit the USAF for the whole thing when that wasn't true. But, sort of proves my point---same team, and the team is exquisitely lethal.

Laughed my butt off!

Dearest Davida: Have you heard the really good one from the Air Force? "I joined the Air Force - because I could!" As the father of a Ranger, Grandfather of a Marine, son and nephew of Combat Engineers in Europe and the Pacific - I love and respect them all. We're top dog!

CPL Campbell, I was in Iraq with the 101st & we were attached to the Marines. I actually was stung by a scorpion in the forehead, which woke me up. We caught it and did exactly what you said: found a camel Spider and fought them. It took 3 of the spiders, but the scorpion got his due. As for me, I had a fever for a few days but kept going. After all the war wasn’t taking a break to wait on me to get to 100% as we all know.

Niiceeeee

'you had better you head and ass wired together ___"

"you don't take cover, you'll lose that brain housing group young _____"

also, "Ging" for money-money

gues which branch ?? ha ha

PO3 Bob McCord - Sounds like you were a Corpsman. Am I right? I always said that Corpsman is the toughest job in the Navy, because you never know when you are going too train with the Marines, and then probable the front lines.

I worked with a guy many years ago that ran boats up and down the Delta depositing Marines and Seals inland. He had a Purple Heart evidently that big boat made a worthy target for B40 rockets, his boat was ambushed and he ended up getting blown into the river.

Captain, in my 20 years (and change) in the Navy, I don't think I said "Hooyah" a single time.

I agree with PO1 Glennon, 20 plus a little Navy here. Didn't hear Hooya, Didn't say Hooya, Now, aye, or aye aye that's a different matter in addition to our entire secret language mentioned by several above.

I truly enjoy that every time I've entered a Navy base, the sentry says, "Welcome aboard!"

CDR Darryl Gordon - Serving aboard ARS-8 USS Preserver with divers and being used as a dive platform for other Navy Assets, heard Hoo Yah, and Hoo Yah deep sea diver quite a bit

Aye maties!

USN "THIS IS A NO-SHITTER"

Forward and aft.

Yea if someone says some line of lingo that sounds completely foreign to me I just assume theyre Navy.

MSgt J D McKee - Non-Sortie Generating individual

Thanks Ssgt Smith, So the USAF has it's own version of "POG"....

MSgt J D McKee - exactly

Retired from the Air Force and never heard “nonner”. Reading the comments explains why. But, we intel folk did use the term “knuckledragger” for flightline workers.

Cpl David Schaffer - Whenever I found myself stuck on a navy base, i always scouted out the marines to hang with....we'd drink and abuse the squids together...

Cpl. Schaffer I get why you respect the CG. We Marines were always doing less with more and hand me downs. My first tour to Mt. Fuji we stayed on a condemned Army base. Yes, it was condemned for a reason, But as always, we made it work.

Once upon a time, long time ago, “Sea going bellhops”.

No Jarheads get crayons

Col Williams the Army ships were for cargo and transport weren't they? I had an old copy of Leatherneck Magazine that had a article about that!

And I forgot ... Leatherneck
And... DEVILDOG!!! Chesty must be rolling in his grave because no one mentioned that!!!

The Army has BOATS!!, the Navy has SHIPS!!

PO1 David McGillvray - , Boats is the person everyone asks where the best bar is.

When I was in Desert Shield we were at an unfinished international airport we slept in the parking garage and crapped in 55 gallon drums (flies everywhere).

The Air Force guys on the other side of the airport slept in air conditioning and got paid "substandard housing pay"... mad, yeah.

Well, maybe not mad, but definitely jealous.

SFC William H. - I am truly sorry for you / daughter.

SSG Timothy McCoy - SFC William Hawes with OPSEC firmly emplaced what job does your daughter do at supersonic speed?

SSG Timothy McCoy - You must be talking to your fellow soldier! I think he deserves a bit more respect! Anyone's daughter who flies's at supersonic speed is someone that is too intelligent to regard you or your comment. I was with SOC Joint Forces and I still received substandard housing. But with all the banter and shit we give each other, let me say Thank you for your service!

SPC Michelle Nelson - Thompson, my stepmom, rest her soul was a nurse. She also taught sex education in the schools. During the condom portion, some wag would always chime in that the one she was using was too small. Her response, "Really?" whereupon she would carefully stretch it out and slide it over her head and unroll it down just over her nose. She would then exhale through her nose and inflate it. The class would go wild. She'd then flick it off and let it fly across the room. She'd ask, "You're bigger than that?" Class dismissed.

And yes, she demonstrated it for me. Damnedest thing I've ever seen!

MSgt Gene Buettner That is awesome! I bet she was a favorite with the kids.

CDR Kenneth Kaiser - Elixir of Terpin Hydrate is no longer carried OTC as the FDA said it did not work well, but with an RX from a doctor a pharmacy will compound it if they have the capabilities. I found it worked well, especially if you got ETH w/C.

PO2 Bob Stanton - Ah, Good old GI Gin. Best way to start the day off.