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What's your favorite/most hated military terms or phrases you remember from your term of service? I have several that I remember but I'm going with:
"It would behoove you to...".
March down memory lane and share your favorite.
TEB
(12,866 posts)tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)Sadist
Submariner
(12,506 posts)Said with great compassion by the loving Chief of the Boat.
rampartc
(5,432 posts)"wetsu" was one unit i was assigned.
sarge43
(28,942 posts)REMF
Titless WAF
Chief wants to see you
Find a better word for urine. CBPO chief thought "urine" was non PC. Would offend the delicate sensibilities of the ammo detachment.
Don't have any official ones. I was a Personnel puke. All personnel terms/phrases were hated.
underpants
(182,861 posts)We were Cav so we didnt say that dumbshit but I really felt sorry for those who did.
When someone dropped something in the chow hall and someone yelled out AIRBORNE! I always thought that was funny.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)Or "headache!" from my roofing days.
sl8
(13,851 posts)tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)Y'all talk funny.
Aristus
(66,436 posts)This was especially popular in the early 90's, during the public debate on gays serving openly in the military.
I'm straight, but I was then, and am now, a strong supporter of gay rights. Such boneheaded, petty bigotry pissed me off.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)My response:"How do you know you're not?"
Skittles
(153,174 posts)I would let them have it, I never let that kind of bigotry slide.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Miss Hollywood in basic training.
I never could do long distance running.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)But the "Miss" us a nice touch.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Love it.
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Now drop and give me twenty sailor...
Heard on a daily basis at RTC San Diego.
GreydeeThos
(958 posts)I heard it more than a few times in dress uniform before a personnel inspection.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)The sole reason for Sergeant Major's existence!
Tom Kitten
(7,350 posts)Rainbow rainbow don't be blue...
I don't know but I've been told...
There's a girl from way out west...
Never got the "hoo" thing either
Like for "hand salute" the TI would shout "Hand Haloot!"
(I was in AF so Dis were TIs and barracks were dorms. Trying to be different I guess)
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tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)I think you call those guys airport patrol? As for different, the Air Force is definitely different.
Tom Kitten
(7,350 posts)SPs for short... I don't know about nowadays, I was in during the Ford/Carter era (75-80) but they trained at Lackland next to the basic training squadrons. Used to watch them train for crowd/riot control. There were lots of Iranian military there at the time also. (this was during the shah's reign)
My son did his training there.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)it was a real thing
Also in basic we were trained how to handle M16s same day after we ran the obstacle course when we were all sweaty and tired.
Thank goodness the"square needle in the left you know what" turned out to be a hoax.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)shooting was fun - but taking it apart and cleaning it......no so fun
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)I'm that guy you hated because I ALWAYS found some "dirt". Especially so at my last duty station in a Basic Training unit.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)because my sniper uncle taught me, out on the farm
Lol, not me I hope! Lol
denbot
(9,901 posts)I always ended up thinking the drill would have been better..