Posted on Mar 17, 2017
What catch-phrase used by veterans instantly identifies in which branch of service they serve(d)?
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In boot camp after a platoon screwup we didn't March we mobbed and the commands were giddy up an go and hippy hop mob stop
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Spent 10 1/2 years in the Army. Never heard anyone say hoorah - ooh rah and shit like that. Cannot think of a single phrase that was used on a regular basis. But, then again, I really wasn't in the ARMY, I was in the Army Security Agency and we never really played the Army games. All control over us came directly from CGUSASA and DIRNSA. That included promotions, assignments, schooling etc.
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MSgt Ken "Airsoldier" Collins-Hardy
SrA Ken McNaughton - Thanks for responding. Submitting this term suggests you are/were Personnel Reliability Program (PRP)-certified, and your knowledge of the 'Air Force Nuclear Surety Program' (Norton-Taylor & Evans, 2000). The following allied terms are relevant to current geopolitical discussions:
Bent Spear - An incident involving radioactive contamination.
Broken Arrow - A nuclear weapons accident that does not risk war but involves a nuclear detonation or burning of a weapon and a hazard to the public.
Dull Sword - A nuclear safety deficiency that involves minor damage to the weapons.
Empty Quiver - The loss, seizure, or destruction of a nuclear weapon or the 'inadvertent release' of such a weapon.
Nucflash - A nuclear weapons systems accident leading to possible detonation and the risk of war.
List of References:
Norton-Taylor, R. & Evans, R. (2000, June 3). Why a dull sword is bad, but a bent spear is even worse. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/03/freedomofinformation.politics
Bent Spear - An incident involving radioactive contamination.
Broken Arrow - A nuclear weapons accident that does not risk war but involves a nuclear detonation or burning of a weapon and a hazard to the public.
Dull Sword - A nuclear safety deficiency that involves minor damage to the weapons.
Empty Quiver - The loss, seizure, or destruction of a nuclear weapon or the 'inadvertent release' of such a weapon.
Nucflash - A nuclear weapons systems accident leading to possible detonation and the risk of war.
List of References:
Norton-Taylor, R. & Evans, R. (2000, June 3). Why a dull sword is bad, but a bent spear is even worse. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/03/freedomofinformation.politics
Why a dull sword is bad, but a bent spear is even worse
When you hear the cry "dull sword", you should start worrying. When you hear "bent spear", get your geiger counter out. Hear the signal "broken arrow" or "empty quiver" and it is time to panic. "Nucflash" and it's probably all over.
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