Radio lingo movie#
Football bat – Criticism of an order or action that doesn’t seem to make sense.Five-sided puzzle palace – The Pentagon.Fang – To rebuke or disparage a fellow soldier.Dear John letter – Communication from a soldier’s significant other who wants to end the relationship during enlistment.Some examples of military slang for everyday life include: Slang can cover everyday actions, places, and experiences. Military slang is like a second language for soldiers. Voluntold – A supposedly “voluntary” task that is actually required.The balloon has gone up – Trouble is coming.Soup sandwich – A situation that was poorly planned or has gone terribly wrong.Smoke – To punish a soldier excessively for a minor infraction.Ruck up – Grab your rucksack and get going (or “man up” for a difficult situation).Rack ops – Time allotted to sleep in the field.Hit the silk – Parachuting from an aircraft.Field op – Field operation (training exercise).Dustoff – Medical rescue via helicopter.Barney style – A method of explaining an order in very simplistic terms.That’s why many terms regarding orders and operations are in shorthand and have become slang among service members. Understanding your commanding officer’s orders can be a matter of life and death. Slick sleeve – A sailor with no ribbons or medals yet a cadette that hasn't been deployed overseas yet or an Airman Basic (E-1) since they have no stripes on their sleeves.Scrambled eggs – Gold decorations across the bill of a U.S.
Mid rats – Midnight rations for members of the watch crew.Navy life jacket (or a term for a twisted life jacket) John Wayne – Can opener issued with rations.Good cookie – Good Conduct Medal (given every three years without a disciplinary offense).Fruit salad (or salad bar) – A colorful assortment of military ribbons and medals on an officer’s dress uniform.Firewatch ribbon – National Defense Service Medal, an award given to all service members during bootcamp.Chest candy – Decorations or awards on an officer’s dress uniform.Black (on supplies) – Certain supplies have run out.Bang-bang – A military-issued rifle or pistol.Here are some examples of military slang that describes what soldiers carry and wear: Learning slang for gear, supplies, and parts of a uniform can be very helpful. New service members have a lot to learn after they finish bootcamp. Zoomie – Pilots or other servicemen who fly aircraft.Twidget – Soldier who repairs electronic equipment.Squid – Term used to describe members of the U.S.Marines doing deskwork instead of combat duty Rainbow – New recruit who hasn’t passed basic training yet.Puddle pirate – Enlisted member of the Coast Guard.Navy sailor who has not crossed the equator yet POG – Person other than grunt (or person on ground).Pogue – Soldier who does not serve on the front lines.Oxygen thief – Recruit who talks too much.Latrine queen – Soldier in charge of cleaning the bathrooms.Jeep – Soldier just out of basic training.Marine Corps (named for their distinctive buzz haircut) High speed – Either a term for a very motivated recruit or a sarcastic term for an unmotivated recruit.Air Force: An individual who makes a task look easy Grape – A term with different meanings in each branch of the military:.FOBbit – A soldier who stays in the forward operating base and hasn’t seen military action yet.Expectant – A soldier who is expected to die from their injuries.
Radio lingo code#
Dittybopper – A signals intelligence radio operator who uses Morse code.Devil dog – Term for a member of the U.S.Bolo – Someone who can’t pass marksmanship training.These terms can range from teasing nicknames for new recruits or members of another of the armed forces. Even without considering a service member’s rank, there are many terms that describe people who have different duties.
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