By The Baron
If you’ve ever watched a film or read a book about the military, you
know that they use a lot of strange and interesting words and phrases
that uneducated people have a hard time understanding. I have written
this glossary to help those people. These particular terms come from
the Vietnam War. I am an expert on military terms and tactics. I
have never been in the military, but this is only because they don’t
seem to understand that I am not your average grunt. I attempted to
explain that with my above-average intellect, I would be of more use as
an officer, and that I would not need to go through basic training, but
the man I spoke to was quite obtuse.
By The Baron
If you’ve ever watched a film or read a book about the military, you
know that they use a lot of strange and interesting words and phrases
that uneducated people have a hard time understanding. I have written
this glossary to help those people. These particular terms come from
the Vietnam War. I am an expert on military terms and tactics. I
have never been in the military, but this is only because they don’t
seem to understand that I am not your average grunt. I attempted to
explain that with my above-average intellect, I would be of more use as
an officer, and that I would not need to go through basic training, but
the man I spoke to was quite obtuse.
But, I have seen every military film you can possibly imagine, some
even two or three times. I also play many PC games which simulate the
frightening experience of combat flawlessly, like the Unreal Tournament
and Counterstrike games (I am in a top 10 world-ranked CS clan).
I might also add that I’m not just looking this stuff up and copying it
down here, this information is all given off the top of my head.
A.
AAR:
American Association of Retired people who used to be in the military
(I don’t know why they just don’t call themselves veterans).
Airborne:
Soldiers who fly planes or helicopters
AIT:
Anti-tank gun
ALPHA:
The leader of a squad
AWOL:
A prisoner of war who has managed to escape
B.
B-52:
A bomber (Named after the rock band the B-52s)
Bandolier:
Ammunition which is carried over the shoulder
Battalion:
A large group of soldiers
Beans & Mother****ers:
Crude racist terms for Hispanic and Asian soldiers (there are some racists in the army, unfortunately)
Big Red One:
Slang for Soviet Russia (Red means communist, and Russia is a very large country)
BRAVO:
The second in command in a squad
Brown Water Navy:
A derogatory term for the Navy, given because Navy boats must bathe in and drink their own recycled waste water
C.
C-4:
Dynamite
Chopper:
A Helicopter
Clutch Belt:
Slang for “really cool belt”
Country Team:
A group of soldiers who is trained to work in barren lands or territories
C-Rations:
Rations; called C-Rations because they are C grade in quality. Officers get B-Rations. A-Rations are for special occasions only
D.
Diddy Bopping:
Walking while listening to headphones (dangerous in a warzone)
Dink:
A midget or dwarf
DMZ:
Dangerous Military Zone
F.
Fatigues:
Tiredness
Firefight:
When flamethrower soldiers engage the enemy
Frag:
To kill an enemy
FUBAR:
A pretty bad deal; also an urban clothing line
G.
Ghosting:
Moving quietly through enemy territory
Grunt:
A muscular soldier
Gung Ho:
A famous Vietnamese general; also a name for a crazy soldier