Which Branch Has The Best Slang Phrases and What's Your Favorite?

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Response by Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth made Apr 11 at 2022 11:22 AM

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USAF:
Kick the tires and light the fires.
Put warheads on foreheads.
ICBM...when it absolutely has to be delivered in 30 minutes or less.

Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Apr 11 at 2022 11:33 AM

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I have not researched this, but I am told, and I fully believe, that the Army created two of the most beloved acronyms to have made it into "common usage":

FUBAR and SNAFU.

In addition to this, the Army taught me that the word STEAL was actually an acronym, as well.

Strategic
Transfer of
Equipment to an
Alternate
Location

Response by Sgt Earl Neconie made Apr 11 at 2022 2:03 PM

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“Eat the apple f&$@ the Corps!”
“I gave my last f$&@ about (20) clicks back there!”
“Lieutenant: We’re surrounded!
General Chesty Puller: Well that simplifies our problem!”

Response by 1SG Joseph Dartey made Apr 11 at 2022 3:34 PM

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You'll never get rich by diggin a ditch,
You're in the Army now.

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Apr 11 at 2022 4:43 PM

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USN
The worst duty station is where you are at, the best is where you are going to.

Liberty is secured until morale improves.

Two types of ships, submarines and targets.

Response by MSG Steve Collier made Apr 11 at 2022 8:18 PM

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Hands down, the United States Marine Corps. So many personal favorites, so little space to post them... Chit, a document giving, asking, ordering, etc anything related to life as a Marine... Jarhead: reportedly the Mason Jar Company quit with jars during WW2 and made Marines' helmets... Scuttlebutt: a water fountain or the gossip/rumors spread there between gulps... Then there are the foot prints.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2022 2:01 AM

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Army Air Defense

If it flies. It dies.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2022 9:39 AM

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SLUGS - Slow Learners Under Government Supervision. That one always gave me a laugh.

Response by Capt Ron Jr Frakes made Apr 12 at 2022 8:35 PM

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Will Smith Dont Be Alarmed We're Negros

Response by MAJ John Davis made Apr 13 at 2022 2:58 PM

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I liked the expression 'Drive on rag'. We used that a lot when we 'beat the bush' with the 'grunts'. A drive on rag was part of the medic's arm slings which turned into bandanas around our necks. We would use them to wipe our faces of the endless sweat hiking the woods caused!

Response by Sgt James Pedigo made Apr 13 at 2022 6:01 PM

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Sgt Pedigo Marine Corp veteran - Improvise, Adapt and Overcome.

Response by SP5 Clifford Harris made Apr 13 at 2022 6:07 PM

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Army!
No Geedunk and poggey bait allowed in basic training

Response by Sgt Timothy Gates made Apr 13 at 2022 6:12 PM

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USMC
Semper Fi
"We have done so much with so little for so long that we can do anything with nothing"!

Response by PO3 Bob Vines made Apr 13 at 2022 6:12 PM

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US NAVY
You might show up missing

Response by LT Paul Baker made Apr 13 at 2022 6:18 PM

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The Navy had the best slang. Seven P's for Preventive Maintenance: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance.

Response by SPC Beverly Fintch made Apr 13 at 2022 6:32 PM

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Five sided puzzle palace
Hooah!
High and tight
Jarhead
Leatherneck
Failure to adapt (FTA)
Police Call
Scuttle butt
Hit the head
Voluntold-(Favorite)

Response by LCpl Chester Dzbanski made Apr 13 at 2022 6:37 PM

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USMC
SEMPER FI

Response by LCDR James Olson made Apr 13 at 2022 6:46 PM

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Navy (especially aviation): 125.

Response by CPL Jason Blackwood made Apr 13 at 2022 6:50 PM

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One slang term that I remember being used frequently by my grandfather growing up was Jarhead. I am pretty sure it's a term used for slow or stupid Marines.

Response by Sgt Sam Lynn made Apr 13 at 2022 6:54 PM

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Looking For A Few Good Men

Response by TSgt Heather Taylor made Apr 13 at 2022 6:56 PM

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Air Force: What happens TDY, stays TDY!

Response by CPL Joshua Sinde made Apr 13 at 2022 6:58 PM

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The best phrase has to go to “Let me break it down Barney style for you” or runner up I would say is “Beat your face”. Those two have stuck with me outside the Army!!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2022 7:01 PM

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Half right face
Thank your recruiter
Don't be a Private Murphy
FOBbit
Charlie Foxtrot
Smoke and Voluntold
GI Party!!!!!

Response by PO3 Joel Jones made Apr 13 at 2022 7:04 PM

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US Army seems to have to most

Response by PO2 Michael Goeres made Apr 13 at 2022 7:06 PM

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It has to be the Navy. My favorite is NAVY, which stands for Never Again Volunteer Yourself.

Response by SSG Aaron Fletcher made Apr 13 at 2022 7:08 PM

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Army "your in the army now, your not behind a plow"

Response by Sgt Melissa Hudson made Apr 13 at 2022 7:12 PM

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Marine Corps - Semper Gumby - use it almost daily, even in 1st Civ Div.

Response by SP5 David Dowdy made Apr 13 at 2022 7:21 PM

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Army 1969 Ft Benning Basic Training. Every time at opening a training class we had to shout. “We rough We tough We got the stuff We’re baby makers heart breakers Bad asses from Echo Company. Good morning or Good afternoon Drill Sgt. Or. Sir if a Officer. Never forget it!!!

Response by SSG Archie Martinez made Apr 13 at 2022 7:33 PM

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I am biased coming from the Army myself but believe they have the best slang phrases such as “ate up” and “laddy doddy everybody”. Can’t get any better.

Response by SSG John Wurst made Apr 13 at 2022 7:36 PM

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US Army and "Balls to the wall" is by far my favorite slang phrase.

Response by SPC Adrian Alexander made Apr 13 at 2022 7:38 PM

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No sense of looking down ant no discharge on the ground

Response by PO1 Johnny Beyer Jr. made Apr 13 at 2022 7:40 PM

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BOHICA - Acronym for "Bend Over, Here It Comes Again."

Response by PO1 Roy Grant made Apr 13 at 2022 7:41 PM

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Navy, not only slang for everything, but cus like a sailor. last week I told some snipe to go get some prop wash for the... He came back swearing hours later.

Response by SPC Richard Oravetz made Apr 13 at 2022 7:41 PM

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"Embrace the Suck" and "Hydrate or Die" ARMY

Response by PO1 Roy Grant made Apr 13 at 2022 7:45 PM

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S.H.I.T Special High-Intensity Training

Response by LCpl John Ferris made Apr 13 at 2022 7:47 PM

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USMC: Splibs and Chucks for Blacks and Whites.
Pogie Bait for junk food.
Jodie for the guy back home who is doing your good girl.

Response by PFC Joseph Russo made Apr 13 at 2022 7:53 PM

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The Marines, we still even after we leave active duty we still acknowledge each other no other branch does.

Response by Maj Dennis Northcutt made Apr 13 at 2022 7:58 PM

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Army response to "Hooah" - "Hoooah"
Air Force response to "Hooah" - "Cool"

Response by PO1 Roy Grant made Apr 13 at 2022 8:04 PM

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The intel group ( an oxymoron itself = an Ox and A Moron) I worked in was the OZ div ( the Wizards of OZ) on a bird farm (carrier). aka IOIC... 100 and 1 Clowns. Now closed down, and moved to CIC ( rather just fight than do it with 'smarts') Oh, my ship the Soggy Sara sunk into the coffee grounds while tied to the pier in Jax. Nickname... The Fighting Cock, with real for life CO... Capt. Dick. A fun place to be.

Response by SP5 Delphis Kaczowski made Apr 13 at 2022 8:15 PM

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US Army; KISS Keep it simple stupid

Response by SPC Joselyn Jordan made Apr 13 at 2022 8:16 PM

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The Army has the best slang; e.g., "Ate up with the dumbass"; "Stuck on stupid"; "Young, dumb and full of cum"; "Find a tree and pee", etc, etc.

Response by LCpl Steven Alvord made Apr 13 at 2022 8:49 PM

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FTA

Response by SFC Joe Ping made Apr 13 at 2022 8:52 PM

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MARINE CORPS SWAG Scientific Wild Ass Guess

Response by COL Robert Ham made Apr 13 at 2022 8:52 PM

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Army! Huuuuaaaaaah!
It is often said of one who messed up royally: "He had his head in rectal defilade."

Response by SFC Joe Ping made Apr 13 at 2022 8:53 PM

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MARINE CORPS SWAG Scientific Wild Ass Guess

Response by SSgt Richard Flint made Apr 13 at 2022 8:54 PM

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I like kick the tires and light the fires

Response by Cpl Michael McDonald made Apr 13 at 2022 8:57 PM

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Go Fasters for BootCamp New Balance (bootcamp running shoes)

Response by SSG Donald Ross made Apr 13 at 2022 9:01 PM

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Army which gave me the phrase while in PLDC in Bad Tolz, Germany: 'Figure the Odds". I still use this phrase frequently when asked a question that really doesn't need an answer such as "Is it quitting time?" or at Ft Hood while on field maneuvers "Will it rain today?"

Response by Cpl Michael McDonald made Apr 13 at 2022 9:01 PM

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Go Fasters in Bootcamp for running shoes.

Response by CPL Parker Short made Apr 13 at 2022 9:18 PM

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Army air ambulance:
Dustoff
KISS (keep it simple stupid)
and telling new privates to get 1D10T form (idiot)

Response by SP5 Skip Saurman made Apr 13 at 2022 9:21 PM

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I think only Vietnam War Vets will remember this one. When things got really bad - and there was nothing that you could do about it, when S**t hit the fan, and other distraught times, we were known to say "It don't mean nothin'." Over and over, again. Even though - in reality - it meant a lot. Unfortunately, I heard that phrase many times during my tour of duty.

Response by SSgt Bill Feltenberger made Apr 13 at 2022 9:28 PM

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USAF: I love ROAD Sargent Retired on active duty!

Response by SPC Mike Koeller made Apr 13 at 2022 9:42 PM

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Army 2nd Armored Division "Hell on Wheels"

Response by Cpl Roy Gehris made Apr 13 at 2022 9:51 PM

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The Marine Corps !!
"If everybody could get in the Marines, it wouldn't be the Marines!!

Response by PO2 Joan MacNeill made Apr 13 at 2022 9:56 PM

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So I'm biased, but for a good reason, that is: it's The Navy, hands down! Every service has GREAT slang, much of it shared between them. I almost cried watching "Heartbreak Ridge", from nostalgia over the dialogue! So much of it began in the misty past that it's iffy to say where it started. Except for the obvious ones, of course. For example, sailors are less likely to speak of gooks, gomers, and ground pounding, because of less actual experience with them. A few of my favorites are:

(running) Hot, straight, and normal. A torpedo, but used for anything.
Black and bitter. coffee the way I like it.
Surface skimmer. an underprivileged sailor, that is, a non-submariner.
Leap if you're feeling froggy! i.e.: Ya wanna fight? Come on!

Response by Maria Reals made Apr 13 at 2022 10:08 PM

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I like the nickname for the Marine Corp; “Leather necks.” My uncle was a Marine.

Response by PO3 Albert Johnson made Apr 13 at 2022 10:10 PM

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Navy ... " Courtesy Flush " ... " You're not a real sailor until you have brushed your teeth 3 feet from someone taking a dump " John F. Kennedy

Response by LCDR Kristen Dennis made Apr 13 at 2022 10:14 PM

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I believe all the branches refer to junk food by my favorite military slang term "geedunk"

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2022 10:19 PM

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U.s.Navy seabees (we build,we fight,we party all night) can do!!!!!

Response by PO2 Kent Barnard made Apr 13 at 2022 10:21 PM

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Obviously the answer is the Navy.
Scuttlebut, geedunk, and of course Deep 6.

Response by Sgt Leonard Bustin made Apr 13 at 2022 10:29 PM

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Air Force: Getting short, meaning soon to be discharged.

Response by FN Paul Bogart made Apr 13 at 2022 10:30 PM

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Turn two

Response by Cpl Russell Novotny made Apr 13 at 2022 10:32 PM

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STAY ALIVE FOR 55

Response by Sgt Leonard Bustin made Apr 13 at 2022 10:32 PM

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Air Force: Getting short, which means discharge date is coming up soon.

Response by MAJ Mark McLain made Apr 13 at 2022 10:37 PM

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The Coast Guard has borrowed from its predecessor, the Life-Saving Service:
"You can go out, but you don't have to come back."

Response by CPL Lisa Petersen made Apr 13 at 2022 10:46 PM

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In the Army when something looks bad or tore up we say “that is ate up”. I think it’s funny.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2022 10:57 PM

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US Navy
Favorite slang _ gedunk = ship’s store

Response by MSgt Nancy Townsend made Apr 13 at 2022 10:59 PM

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Army..."Be All You Can Be"

Response by Sgt Leonard Bustin made Apr 13 at 2022 11:02 PM

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Air Force: Don't ever assume. Assume is to make an ass out of you and me.

Response by SGT Lisa Wu made Apr 13 at 2022 11:06 PM

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I think these may be applicable to more than 1 branch:
POG
Good Idea Fairies

Response by Sgt Christian Ramos made Apr 13 at 2022 11:14 PM

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Marine corps- stand bye for a possible maybe.

Response by SGT Nicol Padilla made Apr 13 at 2022 11:29 PM

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Army has by far the best Phrases! One of my most favorite one gota be get some! I still remember when the drill Sgt’s would be smoking us and they would yell get some haha! I still use this phrase today let’s got to the Gym and get some!!!!!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2022 11:38 PM

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Ranger cookies for Ibuprofen/motrin.
If you don't know something, look for the TM... everything in the ARMY has a TM (technical manual)

Response by SPC Kyle Franklin made Apr 13 at 2022 11:54 PM

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Hurry up and wait!! The perfect Motta in the army and in life

Response by SGT Ryan McIntosh made Apr 13 at 2022 11:55 PM

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US ARMY ... Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet
NAVY ... Need Any Vaseline Yet
MARINE ... My ass really is Navy equipment
AIR FORCE ... Am I Ready For Our Retirement Cash Event
FILIB ... Fuck It, Let's It Burn
HMFIC ... Head Mother Fucker In Charge
YUT .... You Untrained Turd

Response by TSgt Dennis Wood made Apr 14 at 2022 12:03 AM

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USAF for sign out acronym on the sign out board.... DOBCMA, which means Down on Base Coordinating Military Activities, which typically denoted goofing off.

Response by SGT Karen Lawless made Apr 14 at 2022 12:07 AM

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Army… squared away!

Response by PO2 Arthur Moon made Apr 14 at 2022 12:34 AM

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Scuttlebutt!

Response by SPC Nikki Walls made Apr 14 at 2022 12:45 AM

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"Lottie Dottie Everybody!"

Response by TSgt Maryanne Wheatley made Apr 14 at 2022 12:46 AM

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Bandit: Target identified as unfriendly.

Prime BEEF - Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force

Response by PO2 Jim Metzger made Apr 14 at 2022 1:07 AM

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US Navy - Skylark or Skylarking. Fooling around and/or taking too long to finish a task.

Response by SP5 Robert Bouffard made Apr 14 at 2022 1:24 AM

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Army! "Get down and start pushing earth, maggot! Do not stop 'til I get tired!"

Response by PO1 Thomas Swope made Apr 14 at 2022 1:42 AM

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Navy of course. AWAY THE SNOOPIE TEAM!!!

Response by CPO Leonardo Panganiban made Apr 14 at 2022 2:02 AM

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The Coast Guard. "Splice the main brace".

Response by CW3 Paul Smulian made Apr 14 at 2022 2:13 AM

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Army

Response by CW3 Paul Smulian made Apr 14 at 2022 2:14 AM

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Army: Be advised we are all un advised

Response by SGT Michael Brand made Apr 14 at 2022 2:42 AM

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The Army. One of my favorites: "to put your knees in the breeze" (referring to paratroopers jumping out of planes)

Response by SPC Lavinia Boulton made Apr 14 at 2022 3:46 AM

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Drill Sergeant would call us "Dusty Jokers" or "Soup Sandwich"

Response by SrA Theodore Dobbins made Apr 14 at 2022 5:27 AM

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FUBAR - F***ed Up Beyond All Repair

Response by CPL Christina Wade made Apr 14 at 2022 6:17 AM

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Army. My favorites are Hooah! Got your six! Get it squared away soldier!

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 14 at 2022 6:18 AM

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Chair force. (For we engineers)

FUBAR

SNAFU

Response by SrA Mercedes Olivares made Apr 14 at 2022 6:44 AM

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Air Force "The Hooch"

Response by SSgt Pk Ford made Apr 14 at 2022 7:07 AM

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USAF: Tango uniform = tits up = broken

Response by PO2 James Diviney made Apr 14 at 2022 7:08 AM

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NAVY - Never Again Volunteer Yourself

Response by SPC Kevin Billingsley made Apr 14 at 2022 7:29 AM

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Army - FUBAR. Easy #1

Response by 1LT Michael Contos made Apr 14 at 2022 7:39 AM

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REMF
It stands for "rear echelon mother-fucker." I had never seen the f" word in any reputable magazine until I saw the term mentioned in TIME Magazine in the mid-1970s. And, there it was in an article describing the war and who did what while in-country.
I served as a grunt, aka infantry soldier,
in the Army. I was a combat infantry platoon leader at the age of 21 and have always been proud of referring to myself as a "grunt."Google defined the grunt as "military door-kickers and trigger pullers" as well as "the pointy end of the spear. The REMF, on the other hand, was a soldier who was very far from the so-called "front line" although who was still exposed to enemy fire and being overrun in a basecamp.

Response by Deb Poulin made Apr 14 at 2022 8:18 AM

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Marines

Response by PO1 Dilene Smith made Apr 14 at 2022 8:37 AM

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I always loved the Navy’s term for water fountain (Scuttlebutt)!

Response by CPO Joeseph Gieser made Apr 14 at 2022 8:43 AM

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Being a Sailor this hurts to say but I always thought Devil Dog was prefect for the Marine Corps.

Response by PO2 Timothy McBride made Apr 14 at 2022 8:59 AM

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The Navy used to reference the Marines Corps. The Marines Flap on their uniforms.

Response by MSG George Postell made Apr 14 at 2022 9:14 AM

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In Viet Nam, as a grunt beating the bush and many firefights, killing and being killed to keep sanity we always said "It Don't Mean Nuffen"

Response by PO3 Clydebarry Betz made Apr 14 at 2022 9:34 AM

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Navy, Scuttlebutt

Response by PO2 Joe Roslonski made Apr 14 at 2022 10:01 AM

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I hope to shit in a flat hat US NAVY

Response by SSgt Franco de la Fuente made Apr 14 at 2022 10:11 AM

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Tighten it up ! assholes and elbows ( recruit training )

Response by Cpl Antione Johnson made Apr 14 at 2022 10:12 AM

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It has to bring Marine corps semper Fi which is Latin for always faithful. That is a saying you can use in military or civilian life when it comes to people that you love and trust.

Response by SGT Pat Riley made Apr 14 at 2022 10:24 AM

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The US Navy has the best NEVER AGAIN VOLUNTEER YOURSELF!

Response by SGT Pat Riley made Apr 14 at 2022 10:26 AM

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NAVY Never Again Volunteer Yourself!

Response by PO2 John Drillock made Apr 14 at 2022 10:38 AM

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Nuts to Butts!

Response by SSgt David Samples made Apr 14 at 2022 12:25 PM

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navy BOHICA

Response by SP5 Peter Faris made Apr 14 at 2022 1:02 PM

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When I was in US Army Counterintelligence we though that CIA stood for "Caught in the Act", and FBI was the acronym for "Fumbling Bunch of Idiots."

Response by AN Fred Block made Apr 14 at 2022 1:05 PM

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Definitely the United States Navy. Many nautical terms come to mind, but my favorite was when the Chief would tell us to "mill about smartly."

Response by SGT James West made Apr 14 at 2022 1:07 PM

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US Army fubar

Response by SPC Benjamin Prouty made Apr 14 at 2022 1:56 PM

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"Waiting on the word" -In regard to getting released for the weekend.

Response by GySgt Henry Nash made Apr 14 at 2022 2:22 PM

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Semper Fidelis.

Response by Sgt Mike Charley made Apr 14 at 2022 2:33 PM

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Marine Corp - Semper Fi

Response by PO3 Brian Howdeshell made Apr 14 at 2022 2:55 PM

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USN
Squid, Cracker Jacks, shellback, carry on, mind your Ps and Qs, scuttlebutt, pea coat, bamboozle, and pea coat

Response by MAJ Juan Molina made Apr 14 at 2022 2:58 PM

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USA ARMY "Mustangs " All The Way !!!!

Response by SSG Vernon Hayes made Apr 14 at 2022 3:11 PM

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Army I don't have a favorite.

Response by PFC Vincent DePrima made Apr 14 at 2022 4:22 PM

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US ARM BY FAR

Response by PVT Dj Smellsogood made Apr 14 at 2022 4:25 PM

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Funniest slogan on this thread is STEAL!!!!!

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Military terms, slang, jargon, and lingo change throughout time. Check out our list of 194 commonly used military terms in use today.

Response by LTJG Pat McKenna made Apr 14 at 2022 4:30 PM

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Navy = 'shellbacks", "the only easy day was yesterday", "hooyah!" (yahoo spelled sideways...all other branches say hoorah), Airdale, bubblehead, kiddie cruise, Captain's Mast, Acey Ducey Club, head, blue nose, pollywog, frogman, etc.

Response by PV2 Bob Ondown made Apr 14 at 2022 4:33 PM

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Green Weenie
Get your head out of your 4th point of contact

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 14 at 2022 4:57 PM

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Army for sure "I got your six battle" . Truly the only phrase that matters.

Response by HN Thomas Roundtree made Apr 14 at 2022 4:58 PM

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Marine corps-That guys a dirt bag

Response by SPC Wanda Fulton-Walker made Apr 14 at 2022 5:14 PM

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there is only one branch of the military the Army

Response by MSG Jason Yurgel made Apr 14 at 2022 5:26 PM

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THE ARMY TAUGHT ME, BE ALL YOU CAN BE; GET THE JOB DONE AND TELL IT LIKE IT IS AND CARRY ON!

Response by PO2 Randy Hale made Apr 14 at 2022 5:34 PM

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The Navy has the best! Go shine the bright work. Go clean the head! What's the scuttlebut?

Response by CPL Joseph Neal Edalgo made Apr 14 at 2022 7:19 PM

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Bar-B-Q Detail. Burning human excrement in a 1/3rd section of a 55-gallon drum pulled from beneath the seat in an outhouse. Add diesel to enhance the burning process, and stir often.

Response by CPL Joseph Neal Edalgo made Apr 14 at 2022 7:21 PM

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Bar-B-Q Detail. Burning human excrement in a 1/3rd section of a 55-gallon drum pulled from beneath the seat in an outhouse. Add diesel to enhance the burning process, and stir often.
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Response by CPL Joseph Neal Edalgo made Apr 14 at 2022 7:23 PM

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U.S. Army: Bar-B-Q Detail. Burning human excrement in a 1/3rd section of a 55-gallon drum pulled from beneath the seat in an outhouse. Add diesel to enhance the burning process, and stir often.
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Response by CAPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 14 at 2022 11:09 PM

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Gouge! It might be a Naval Academy term, but it means the inside scoop, the information needed for something- not always necessarily the true source material. Thus the warning, Live by the Gouge, Die by the Gouge. :)

Response by PO1 Ronald Slay made Apr 14 at 2022 11:56 PM

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US Navy
"Turn to". Navy veterans will recognize the two-fingered gesture that looks as if someone's turning an invisible doorknob. It accompanies the order turn to, meaning “get to work.”

Response by PO3 Philip Sweeting made Apr 15 at 2022 8:28 AM

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Navy: "Water Water everywhere but not a drop to drink"

Response by CPL Alan Betty Forshey made Apr 15 at 2022 9:16 AM

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Yea thou I walk through the the valley of death I will fill no evil because I'm the evilest-son-of-a-bitch in this valley/. Vietnam 69/70

Response by SPC Cody Anderson made Apr 15 at 2022 9:42 AM

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The "Voluntold" is one of my favorites.

Response by Cpl John Capriotti made Apr 15 at 2022 10:16 AM

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The Marine Corps best noted slang or saying "Improvise. Adapt and Overcome"
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Response by PO1 Debora Chavez made Apr 15 at 2022 12:25 PM

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NAVY: When sending a response to someone, you tell them, it's in the wind (already)

Response by SSgt Michael Meier made Apr 15 at 2022 1:20 PM

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Marines

Response by SSgt Michael Meier made Apr 15 at 2022 1:21 PM

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Marines

Response by SPC Matthew Smith made Apr 15 at 2022 1:21 PM

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The Term Roger That came from someone in aviation (communications) not all the way but it can be the US Airforce or US Army which was my branch of service MOS 36 Kilo

Response by CPO Kenneth Miller made Apr 15 at 2022 4:22 PM

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STGC Miller Navy Shellbacks (Those who have sailed over the Equator) , Blue nose (Those who have sailed across the Artic circle), Sea bats that land on back of the ship when underway.

Response by SP5 Robert McDaniel made Apr 16 at 2022 1:28 AM

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Army - "Five-sided puzzle - The Pentagon.

Response by 1st Lt Royal Barnard made Apr 16 at 2022 11:23 AM

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FIGMO .... F$@& it I got my orders

Response by Cpl Gene Miller made Apr 16 at 2022 12:28 PM

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" Shit Can It!" Throw it away.

Response by 1stSgt Vincent Culbreath made Apr 17 at 2022 9:51 AM

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Army-Hooah

Response by SPC Vernon Stonehocker made Apr 18 at 2022 8:18 AM

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The US Army wins and the Marines a close 2nd. SNAFU, FUBAR, the the pentultimum RCH.

Response by PO3 Philip Sweeting made Apr 19 at 2022 7:49 AM

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How bout "Joined the Navy to see the world but all I see is the sea".

Response by PO2 Anthony Buoscio made Apr 19 at 2022 11:49 AM

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Navy....
Hurry up and Wait
Deep 6
Make a hole
Never Again Volunteer Yourself

Many of these I still use today.

Response by SPC George Allen made Apr 19 at 2022 2:11 PM

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Best slang ARMY.....Move out draw fire....

Response by TSgt Ken Vandevoort made Apr 19 at 2022 4:27 PM

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Air Force Communications Service (AFCS) - Alcohol First, Communications Second
Tactical Air Command (TAC) - Travelling Air Circus

Response by SP5 Gary Christoff made Apr 19 at 2022 5:12 PM

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In the Orderly Room, Basic Training, Ft. Bliss, TX
"Remember your Six P's"

Response by SrA Theodore Dobbins made Apr 19 at 2022 5:13 PM

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USAF AMMO "IYAAYAS" If You Ain't Ammo You Ain't Shit!

Response by PO2 Mark Fitzgerald made Apr 19 at 2022 6:10 PM

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BOHICA "bend over here it comes again"
NAVY

Response by PO1 Robbie Bell made Apr 19 at 2022 6:13 PM

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(All) Hands down, the Navy. You have a mix of nautical and military slang.

Response by PO3 Glenn Letts made Apr 19 at 2022 7:23 PM

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Navy, we used to float test different items like cylinder liners and old pistons not being used for ash trays

Response by SSG Brian Pearce made Apr 19 at 2022 9:31 PM

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Army

Response by SSG Rick Miller made Apr 19 at 2022 9:32 PM

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Army. BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again. DILLIGAF - Does It Look Like I Give A Fu@#?

Response by PFC Mike Ferraro made Apr 19 at 2022 11:09 PM

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marine Corp it was as i heard from another Marine my best friend jimmy was "SITFU" MEANING SUCK IT F UP

Response by SPC Rick Price made Apr 20 at 2022 1:42 AM

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Army
Fubar
Snafu

Response by SPC Gregory Robinson made Apr 20 at 2022 4:12 AM

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Army and hoa is not my favorite but saying that something is a football bat is my favorite besides the best call sign i ever heard in iraq was from Sgt Kellog aka Angry Squirrel

Response by LtCol Bruce Janis made Apr 20 at 2022 5:01 AM

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Gotta be the Navy. Most of their terms are slang to the rest of us. Port, starboard, scuttlebutt, Pogey bait, etc.

Response by SPC John Tsutsui made Apr 20 at 2022 12:29 PM

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Hurry up and wait. FTA Fun Travel Adventure.....Not!

Response by Maj Robert Larkowski made Apr 20 at 2022 12:42 PM

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How about "mandatory fun" or being told that you are being voluntold for a task.

Response by CPL Gary Solamon made Apr 20 at 2022 6:09 PM

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ROAD-Retired on Active Duty

Response by LT Roy Darby made Apr 20 at 2022 6:10 PM

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Navy, what’s the scuttlebutt?

Response by PO3 Temathy Bolden made Apr 20 at 2022 6:43 PM

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The Navy has the best slang. I think my favorite is skate

Response by Sgt Landon Stahly made Apr 20 at 2022 7:09 PM

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Undoubtedly the Marine Corps has the best phrases, spearheaded by the most widely-used and versatile term of affirmation: oorah!

Historically stemming from recon Marines in 1st Amphibious Reconnaissance Company during the Korean War, the beloved phrase began as “aarugha” to simulate the klaxon alarm heard on board submarines as they began their decent (TECOM, 2004). The motivational phrase was soon shortened to “oorah,” and continued to pick-up its many nuances and variances over the next few decades. These variances include:

rah: quickened motived affirmation; signifies obedience and acknowledgment of a statement; can also be used by NCOs and SNCOs to acknowledge a subordinate’s greeting, particularly if the higher ranking individual is in a bad mood. When used with a middle tone, communicates discontentment with an order.

rah?: (akin to the 5 tones of Thai, apply the siang jad-dta-waa, or rising tone, as if asking a question) The Marine is now confused whether or not the statement motivates them, or even whether the order or whatever is being said makes any sense whatsoever.

err: despite an entirely different spelling, this is synonymous with rah, though is used to express a greater caliber of discontentment.

yut: again, completely different spelling, but has gained popularity, particularly within the Lance Corporal Underground; often used to exercise a level of belligerences; sometimes immediately followed with “kill!”.

This post presents only a basic introduction into this marvelous phrase; over the years and across the globe, Marines have shaped and molded the phrase in a multitude of fashions, some wonderful, yet some grievous; it will be fascinating to see how it continues to evolve as the Corps presses on.

References

Hirseman, P.W. (2004) The Meaning of ‘Oorah’ Traced Back to It’s Roots. Retrieved on 20 April 2022 from tecom.marines.mil/news/news-article-display/article/527660/the-meaning-of-oorah-traced-back-to-its-roots/

Response by SSgt Gretchen Zeigler made Apr 20 at 2022 7:20 PM

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Air Force of course:
"Elephant Walk:" seeing all 20 B-52s lining up and taking off, one after another, on a three-AR mission to launch Desert Storm.
B-52: "BUFF or Big Ugly Fat Fucker"
C-5: "FRED or Fucking Ridiculous Economic Disaster" ... also known as the "Hanger Queen."

Even so, the years I spent as a C-5 flight engineer were not only the best years of my military service, but likely the most fun I ever saw on a consistent basis EVER.

Response by TSgt Derek Traywick made Apr 20 at 2022 7:47 PM

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USAF (Joint environment) - "You can't spell casket without CAS (Close Air Support)" and "Kinetic Action/Strike/Target"

There are so many from the other forces that I couldn't even begin to list them. Those are the two that are engrained in my memory from downrange.

Response by Maj Marilyn Stanton-White made Apr 20 at 2022 7:57 PM

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USAF - Cool your jets! Its used to tell someone to calm down.

Response by SSgt William Nelson made Apr 20 at 2022 8:04 PM

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Air Force: Aim High, Do Something Amazing,

Response by SGT Chris Cantu made Apr 20 at 2022 8:09 PM

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Army- “ Dirty Birds” (specialist rank E4) a strategic group of individuals who could reappropriate military equipment through unconventional means!

Response by PO3 Gary Alexis made Apr 20 at 2022 8:25 PM

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I dont know much about the slang of other branches, but my favorite slang term would have to be the "head" from the navy.

Response by SFC Danielle Pollock made Apr 20 at 2022 8:27 PM

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Army hands down. Also well known for counseling statements which brings the phrase, “I’m about to give you 4,856 reasons to hate your life.” (DA Form 4856)
And the one everyone knows if they’ve ever had any kind of ailment, “Drink water.”

Response by PO1 John Tran made Apr 20 at 2022 8:31 PM

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Im partial to the Navy. My favorite has always been geedunk and scuttlebutt.

Response by CA Bucky Dare made Apr 20 at 2022 8:39 PM

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Best slang: Navy.
Drop your cocks and grab your socks

Response by CPO Micaela Walker made Apr 20 at 2022 9:29 PM

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Navy: goat locker, grog, haze grey and underway

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 20 at 2022 11:05 PM

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The US Army! As a 88M I was always told, Drive it, Like you stole it! Come on, what is more gangster than that!

Response by PFC Tiffany Sparks made Apr 21 at 2022 6:31 AM

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So even though I am Army, I like the marine slang. My favorite is Sitfu

Response by PO3 Forrest Fifer made Apr 21 at 2022 7:42 AM

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Onboard ship, our slang for when it was our last day before discharge or being transferred was.
KMAG YOYO
Kiss My Ass Guys You're On You're Own.

Response by LCpl Allen Poff made Apr 21 at 2022 8:32 AM

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Marines - oorah and Simper Fi

Response by LCpl Allen Poff made Apr 21 at 2022 8:32 AM

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Marines - oorah and Simper Fi

Response by SSgt Dan Brink made Apr 21 at 2022 9:23 AM

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After all the years have past I think most of the Slang Phrases have transferred from one branch to the other and now a lot of the same Slang is in all branches.

Response by PO1 Carol Applegate made Apr 21 at 2022 9:55 AM

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Navy. Since SNAFU means Situation Normal All FOWLED Up it is probably of Naval origin, not Army.
When it's so cold that "iron balls are frozen off a brass monkey". From wooden hulled, sailing ship days!

Response by Cpl Robert Encinas made Apr 21 at 2022 10:41 AM

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USMC has the best slang. The one that always standed out was "Boot", meaning a new Marine right out of training, wearing his combat boots with jeans, and a gun ho USMC tshirt with a fresh high and tight, while on liberty.

Response by PO2 Jennifer Lee made Apr 21 at 2022 10:45 AM

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I think the Navy has the best slang phrases. Bravo Zulu I believe is every branch, Devil Dog is Marine Corps, Jerry-Rigged is Marine Corps and my favorite Navy slang phrase is "Hurry Up and Wait." ( I think I've heard that one in all our military branches.)

Response by SFC Shane Spacek made Apr 21 at 2022 10:58 AM

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Blue Falcon and Pop Smoke are two Army phrases that I really liked to use. Blue Falcon can also be Bravo Foxtrot.

Response by PO3 James Franck made Apr 21 at 2022 11:25 AM

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Sit Rep.

Response by Sgt Eric Hutchinson made Apr 21 at 2022 11:35 AM

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Obviously the USMC has the best! But the funniest is “ARMY” Ain’t really Marines yet”

Response by AA Gregory Boyd made Apr 21 at 2022 12:40 PM

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Navy by far! A fairy tale starts out (Once upon a time) a sea story starts out with ( This ain't no shit!)

Response by PO2 Thomas (Rocky) Watson made Apr 21 at 2022 2:21 PM

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Military Terms...

Response by Sgt Marco Quinones made Apr 22 at 2022 12:32 AM

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l was in the corps for 11 years in the infantry. We use the term "Semper Fi " thats short for "Semper Fidelis" it a motto of commitment in battle fight side by side and to the progress of our great nation and loyalty to every marine. Sgt.Quinones M.A. U.S.M.C.

Response by SrA Stephen Chiles made Apr 22 at 2022 4:27 AM

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I don't know on this one. I grew up a dependent and was around all of the branches until I enlisted. I can tell you my least favorite; "We are hunting FOD today:" I wasn't assigned to the flightline and when we got pulled, it meant hours in the hot San Antonio sun where the tarmac and runway was 100 degrees hotter. Favorite was probably "If you got them, smoke them" which meant a break from whatever we were doing in the hot sun.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 22 at 2022 11:51 AM

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Navy/Marines
scuttle butt

Response by SFC Lucille Adams made Apr 22 at 2022 8:17 PM

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I'm not sure which branch came up with this, but it definitely applies to all military and government agencies. Hurry up and wait! Heard it the whole time I was in the Army now hear it another dealing with the VA.

Response by CDR Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 23 at 2022 7:59 AM

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I’m a big fan of BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front. This week I explained what “gun decking” was to an Air Force friend. I thought that was common military vernacular, but I guess not!

Response by 1stSgt Jim Heney made Apr 23 at 2022 3:19 PM

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Hurry up and wait! Army has the best phrases!

Response by SPC Danielle Gleeson made Apr 23 at 2022 7:31 PM

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The Army of course has the most catchy slang! My favorite slang term is gaggle f*#k!

Response by LCpl George Gocheff made Apr 25 at 2022 1:26 PM

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Pain is weakness leaving the body.” – Chesty Puller

Son, when the Marine Corps wants you to have a wife, you will be issued one.” – Chesty Puller

They’re on our right, they’re on our left, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us; they can’t get away from us this time.” – Chesty Puller

Take me to the Brig. I want to see the ‘real Marines.’” – Chesty Puller

We’re surrounded. That simplifies the problem!” – Chesty Puller

Response by CPT James Spilman made Apr 25 at 2022 5:57 PM

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"It's never over" - usually in response to someone saying "I can't wait until <fill in with bad experience" is over"

R-O-A-D warrior - "Retired On Active Duty"

Response by SSgt Jeanne Wallace made Apr 26 at 2022 12:27 PM

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G I candy ( big orange 800 mg ibuprophen)

Response by LCpl Anthony LeRoy made Apr 26 at 2022 5:22 PM

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Grunt we do we are and we win

Response by SSG James Knopp made Apr 27 at 2022 8:55 AM

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Every military branch has a slang which is used amongst the personnel serving their country.
My favorite is “Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast”. A term with many interpretations. Not really sure where it originated, Special Ops? I interpret it as practice, practice, practice to accomplish your mission flawlessly. Though, maybe I’m misjudging the real meaning.
Then, “I Have Your Six”. Which is self explanatory.

Response by SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D made Apr 27 at 2022 11:40 AM

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IF YOU CAN'T PICK IT UP, PAINT IT!!!

Response by SP6 Patrick Lavin made Apr 28 at 2022 4:43 PM

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Army, best slang I came upon while stationed at Fort Belvoir, VA. as a bridge engineer was FTA. This of course was Fun, Travel, Adventure. Some interpretation was different. When some became angry this slang was used.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2022 8:56 PM

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Army: "Get your head out of your, Ying Yang!"

Response by PVT Christopher Bishop made Apr 30 at 2022 3:12 PM

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The Dept of the Navy/USMC has the best slang. I'd have to say my favorite slang term is blue falcon. There's always one!

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Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made May 28 at 2022 8:56 PM

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I believe that every branch has a number of outstanding phrases. My favorite is Army, the Cavalry. 'If you ain't Cav, you ain't shit'!

Response by Maj Dale Smith made May 29 at 2022 9:46 PM

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'The Army Corp of Engineers builds targets"

Response by CDR William Kempner made May 30 at 2022 1:51 AM

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Having served in USAF AND USN, and with considerable time alongside Army and Marines, and time with USCG ("You HAVE TO go out. You DONT HAVE TO come back!), I think ALL BRANCHES have deep lore and slang, but the edge goes to the maritime branches simply due to the extended environment of the sea, as well as shoreline. HOWEVER, I ADVISE ALL READING THIS TO FIND " A Dictionary of American Military Slang" circa 1984. Hopefully it's been updated. But I found it in the Basement Library at NOSC PANAMA CITY, FL. when I was in dive school. IT covered slang going back to the American Revolution!! SO FUNNY, I WAS CRYING BECAUSE I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD!!! Some of it was serious- the first time I ever heard about the Civil War guys saying they'd "seen the elephant " . But my favorite? As a demo man, the WWII usage of "Fire in the hole" for VD!!

Response by CPL Eddie Baca made May 30 at 2022 10:20 PM

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ARMY

Response by CSM John Cartwright made May 31 at 2022 1:26 PM

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Sympathy is between shit and syphillis in the dictionary,and I don't read that far

Response by 1SG Ernest Stull made Jun 1 at 2022 7:28 AM

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ARMY. my favorite. SWAG, scientific wild ass guess.

Response by PO2 Lawrence Moody made Jun 2 at 2022 6:16 PM

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I feel the Navy has the best slang,,. scuttlebutt (rumors) and Geedunk (ships store). Got it. Aye Aye

Response by CPL Ruben Calderon made Jun 3 at 2022 5:10 PM

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When the D.I would say " get your goat smelling ass " out of the way.

Response by PO1 Romualdo Ramirez made Jun 15 at 2022 10:12 PM

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Navy, to many to just pick one

Response by CPL Ed Leal made Jun 23 at 2022 7:41 PM

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Ain’t no sense in looking back Jodie’s got your Cadillac

Response by MSgt Earl King made Jun 26 at 2022 9:17 PM

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Devil Dog.

Response by CPO George Hall made Jul 15 at 2022 11:53 AM

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TAD traveling around drunk

Response by CPO George Hall made Jul 15 at 2022 12:45 PM

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NAVY answer to all questions, " ask the Chief"

Response by SN John Wampler made Jul 18 at 2022 5:54 AM

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USCG
Puddle Pirates
Nautical Nazis
Hooligan's Navy
1MC: "Now hear this - Now hear this. The roach coach is on the approach."

Response by A1C Pamela G Russell made Jul 20 at 2022 5:34 AM

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Thank you for the vote, LTC George Morgan.

Response by LTC George Morgan made Jul 20 at 2022 9:50 AM

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To a soldier that has come on parade with his uniform looking like he slept in it:
"You look like they reared the after-birth and threw the child away".

To grumbling soldiers in a trench when they're hungry, cold, and raining:
"Hum a little tune and remember - you volunteered!"

With the Drill Sgt., standing behind you:
"Am I hurting you Pvt?"
"No Sgt."
"Well, I ought to be, I'm standing on your hair, GET IT CUT!"
"Sgt., yes Sgt".
"I can't hear you".
"Sgt., yes Sgt!!!".
"Argh; you see what happens when you stimulate those little gray calls above your nostrils".
"Sgt., yes Sgt!!!".

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 3 at 2022 1:54 PM

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How about a prayer...or, creed, instead of slang????
My Rifle – The Creed of a United States Marine
This creed, accredited to Major General William H. Rupertus, USMC (Deceased) and still taught to Marines undergoing Basic Training at the Recruit Depots at San Diego and Parris Island, was first published in the San Diego Marine Corps Chevron March 14, 1942.

This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will …
My rifle and myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit….
My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will ever guard it against the ravages of weather and damage as I will ever guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage. I will keep my rifle clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will ….
Before God, I swear this creed. My rifle and myself are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until victory is America’s and there is no enemy, but peace!!

History of the Creed:

In a conversation which took place sometime early in 1942 between BGen William H. Rupertus, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, and Capt Robert P. White, USMCR, Public Relations Officer of the base, the general stated that his men must be made to understand “that the only weapon which stands between them and Death is the rifle…they must understand that their rifle is their life…it must become a creed with them.” Whereupon Capt White suggested that the general write an editorial to that effect with the tentative title of “My Rifle is My Life.” The general, who had won the Distinguished Marksmanship Badge as a second lieutenant in 1915, liked the title but disagreed with the idea of an editorial which he considered would sound like a sermon. Instead, he felt that the rifle creed should be “something so deep, a conviction so great, a faith so lasting that no one should have to be preached to about it.”

The very next morning, the general appeared in the captain’s office with a “random scrap of paper” on which were penciled the notes which have since become the rifle creed. Capt White’s part in the final production of the creed is best expressed in his own words: “All I did was to translate it, type it, suggest a few different word usages and add a line here and there to complete the General’s thought. My job was that of an editor; and no editor could have bettered the General’s piece in that particular.”

Reference Branch
Marine Corps History Division

Response by LCDR Phillip Branan made Sep 20 at 2022 6:55 PM

2022-09-20T18:55:22-04:00

I don't know if these are strictly Navy but my favs are WETSU (we eat this s**t up) and BOHICA (bend over here it comes again)