Featured in termsBYUncle WalkieSep 22, 2023Share‘It doesn’t mean what you think’ USMC EditionAmongst the salty naval slang and unique phrases found in the military, there are common words that hold a completely different meaning. BYUncle WalkieSep 22, 2023ShareBYLogan NyeOct 12, 2022Share18 terms only soldiers will understandSoldier lingo has a tendency to reference things that only exist in the Army. Here are some terms outsiders probably don’t know. 1. Private News Network: The rumor mill or soldier gossip. <p class="shortcode-media s… BYLogan NyeOct 12, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyMay 16, 2023Share23 terms only Marines will understandMarines speak a different language than the rest of the United States. Here’s a list of Marine terms you’ll only get if you’re in the club. BYTeam MightyMay 16, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 21, 2023Share23 terms only fighter pilots understandIf you’ve ever hung out with military aviators (or watched movies like “Top Gun” or “Iron Eagle”) you know they tend to use a lot of strange lingo when they talk, even when they’re out of the cockpit. Trying to hold a conversation with them ca… BYTeam MightyFeb 21, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellNov 27, 2021Share10 silly terms you’ll only hear on submarinesSubmarines are a little world of their own. With little more than 100 people aboard and submerged, running silent for months at a time, the crews of these nuclear powered undersea monsters begin to develop an entirely new culture of their own. Even … BYBlake StilwellNov 27, 2021ShareBYTeam MightyOct 17, 2022Share32 terms only airmen will understandAs the youngest member of the U.S. armed forces, the Air Force gets a lot of flak from other branches, despite having the capacity to ( BYTeam MightyOct 17, 2022ShareBYTim KirkpatrickMay 12, 2023ShareHere’s where the term Bravo Zulu comes fromIn the military, if you did good work, you may have heard the term “Bravo Zulu,” which means “well done,” — but…why? BYTim KirkpatrickMay 12, 2023ShareBYEric MilzarskiApr 29, 2020Share6 military terms that aren’t as pleasant as the FNG might thinkThe military is known for its clever vocabulary. If you cut out the obscenity, you’re left with a collection of terms that are either more accurate (i.e. it’s not exactly a ‘shovel,’ it’s an “entrenching tool”) or overly sarcastic (i.e. it’s… BYEric MilzarskiApr 29, 2020Share
BYUncle WalkieSep 22, 2023Share‘It doesn’t mean what you think’ USMC EditionAmongst the salty naval slang and unique phrases found in the military, there are common words that hold a completely different meaning. BYUncle WalkieSep 22, 2023Share
BYLogan NyeOct 12, 2022Share18 terms only soldiers will understandSoldier lingo has a tendency to reference things that only exist in the Army. Here are some terms outsiders probably don’t know. 1. Private News Network: The rumor mill or soldier gossip. <p class="shortcode-media s… BYLogan NyeOct 12, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyMay 16, 2023Share23 terms only Marines will understandMarines speak a different language than the rest of the United States. Here’s a list of Marine terms you’ll only get if you’re in the club. BYTeam MightyMay 16, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 21, 2023Share23 terms only fighter pilots understandIf you’ve ever hung out with military aviators (or watched movies like “Top Gun” or “Iron Eagle”) you know they tend to use a lot of strange lingo when they talk, even when they’re out of the cockpit. Trying to hold a conversation with them ca… BYTeam MightyFeb 21, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellNov 27, 2021Share10 silly terms you’ll only hear on submarinesSubmarines are a little world of their own. With little more than 100 people aboard and submerged, running silent for months at a time, the crews of these nuclear powered undersea monsters begin to develop an entirely new culture of their own. Even … BYBlake StilwellNov 27, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyOct 17, 2022Share32 terms only airmen will understandAs the youngest member of the U.S. armed forces, the Air Force gets a lot of flak from other branches, despite having the capacity to ( BYTeam MightyOct 17, 2022Share
BYTim KirkpatrickMay 12, 2023ShareHere’s where the term Bravo Zulu comes fromIn the military, if you did good work, you may have heard the term “Bravo Zulu,” which means “well done,” — but…why? BYTim KirkpatrickMay 12, 2023Share
BYEric MilzarskiApr 29, 2020Share6 military terms that aren’t as pleasant as the FNG might thinkThe military is known for its clever vocabulary. If you cut out the obscenity, you’re left with a collection of terms that are either more accurate (i.e. it’s not exactly a ‘shovel,’ it’s an “entrenching tool”) or overly sarcastic (i.e. it’s… BYEric MilzarskiApr 29, 2020Share
