12/27/2023 0 Comments Military lingo be safe![]() ![]() ![]() 1-Star - A Brigadier General, who has a single silver star for their insignia.WTF - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (What The Fuck).An informal tongue-in-cheek reference to the fraternal tendencies of the Warrant Officer Corps. WOPA - Warrant Officer Protection Agency.Also called "spot" or "crouton" because of the insignia of grade (a single black square on a silver bar.) Informal reference to lowest grade of Warrant Officer (WO1). Used for tankers who are performing infantry duties. SST - Slang for the vehicle used to remove human waste from the Port-A-Potties meaning "Shit-Sucking Truck.".Creamed chipped beef on toast/biscuit, a breakfast staple. SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fucked Up.Used to specify activity during leave/timeoff as in, "I need a little RnR." ROAD - Retired On Active Duty (i.e., "ROAD warrior).A term of derision used by front-line soldiers to describe those in cushy jobs in the rear PCP - "Pork Chop Platoon" Physical Conditioning Platoon.POG - 1) People Other than Grunts (US Army Infantry) or 2) Permanently On the Ground (US Air Force, US Naval Aviation and US Army Aviation).When plans made in the past are no longer applicable in the present due to changes in conditions NFG - No Fucking Good aka, busted, non functional, broken.This is a jab at non-commissioned officers who are said to stay in the Army because they couldn't get another job, not because they want to be soldiers or are good at their job MRE - Meal Ready-to-Eat (sometimes referred to as "Meals Rejected by Ethiopia").Generally used when describing a mode of travel (i.e., "We'll be taking our LPCs over to the range.") LPCs - Leather Personnel Carriers, or combat boots.Periodic one-day duty assignment for lower-grade soldiers to do mess hall work, ranging from helping to prepare food to cleaning out the grease traps KMAG YO-YO - Kiss My Ass, Guys, You're On Your Own.Aviation slang for the co-pilot or observer on an aircraft Used to specify activity during leave/time-off see RnR InI - Intoxication and Intercourse (also I&I).GI - Government Issue originally used for government supplied equipment, often used by soldiers to refer to themselves.FUGAZI - Fucked-up, Got Ambushed, Zipped-In (as in zipped into a body bag).Used toward the end of a tour of duty to indicate an attitude of general apathy and contempt. FUBIS - Fuck You, Buddy, I'm Shipping.FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair.When said by itself, it can have the same connotation as "Fuck off and die, asshole." This would make it a recursive slang in two languages FODA - Fuck Off and Die Asshole //Foda is also Portuguese for fuck.Soldier coming to a unit straight from AIT FISHDO - Fuck It, Shit Happens, Drive On (military equivalent of "par for the course.").FIIGMO - Fuck It, I've Got My Orders (aka "Short-timer's Disease").DILLIGAFF - Do I Look Like I Give A Flying Fuck?.DAT - Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the pre-computer era).DH - Darling Husband (used almost exclusively by dependent spouse types).CDAT - Computerized Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the era of modern weaponry).BTDTBTTS - Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt.BOHICA - Bend over, here it comes again.BFE - (Bum Fucked Egypt) An extremely remote location.Refers to the standard issue eyeglasses, generally not known for being exceptionally stylish. To be blamed with something that went wrong When engaged, insurgents*have a tendency to flee to the same building (the AWR), at which point the troops radio in an air strike AWR - (Alpha Whiskey Romeo) Allah's Waiting Room. ![]()
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