We've all heard "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away". I'd like to hear some more.
Now, a couple ground rules:
1. This one is obvious, but no profanity.
2. Don't get offended. The military is not a source of doctrine, and as such not all sayings are doctrinally correct. For instance "Sappers don't die. They go to h*** to regroup". Or "Sappers all go to Heaven. Satan's too worried they'll take over". Not doctrinally sound, obviously. But these are regularly said.
So, I'm interested in hearing others' sayings. Especially if they are branch or MOS related.
So, let's hear them!
(Salty, I know you have to have a few. And Don, you can post too, if you're not to busy with the USAF life of luxury.)
Military Sayings
Discussion in 'Other Discussions' started by Sapper Woody, Oct 15, 2014.
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1) Close enough for Government Work
2) If the Army wanted you to have a wife they would have issued you one.
3) GI Party (for you Civilians - its not what you think it is)
4) 0-Dark thirty
5) Yea, the Old Man is younger than me.
6) Re-up and buy a brand new car (actually I did) -
Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
"Once a Marine always a Marine"
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"Mass confusion HALT".
"90-day mess crank tour"
"Who ordered this weather ?"
"You got a chit for that ?"
"On your faces !"
"I want it Spic and Span !" -
Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
"What is your malfunction!"
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One I've used quite a bit myself:
"Beat your face" -
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When a person re-enlisted, he was considered a "lifer."
To some folks, an NCO was a person who had No Chance Outside. In other words he probably couldn't make it on his own in the civilian world.
How many of you GI's marked off your days on your "short calendar"?
Surely none of you ever engaged in "short timing"!! -
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I heard that one plenty of times, as well.
"On your faces" denotes a group mashing. -
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A "Short Timer" was one that was due to get out within the year.
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"THS", also known as "Tiny Heart Syndrome".
Something relatively new is the term "slick-sleeve", or someone who has no deployment patch. -
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Went from Pollywog to Shellback, Indian Ocean, 1982.
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One of our favorite discipline tools in my company in Hawaii was "Google". For instance, "Oh, you don't know? Google it!" At which point the soldier would get in a squat position as if he were sitting in a chair, arms straight forward, fingers moving as if he were typing.
If you didn't catch that, he's pantomiming googling something on the computer while squatting -
and remember 2 digit midget
or I'm so short, I can walk underneath the door -
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