What are some military acronymns (informal) that you've heard in your time?
I’m not talking about classified pieces of equipment or anything.. not official acronyms.. I’m talking about the funny/motivational ones such as:
SNAFU
FUBAR
ZONK
BOHICA
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there was the WRAC
Officially Womens Royal Army Corp
Unofficially “Weekly Ration of Army Crumpet”
Derogatorily “Weekly Ration of Army Cunt”
AWOL (Of course, Absent Without Leave)
WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction)
DEW Line: (Defense Early Warning)
DMZ: Demilitarized Zone
My brother is a U.S. Marine and he always says ARMY stands for
Ain’t Ready for Marines Yet
C^3 = Command, Control, Commincations
@RareDenver and @FrogOnFire have the right idea. XD I’m talking about those kinds of acronyms. Official ones don’t count.
Good stuff. I forgot NAVY – Never again volunteer yourself. xD
@NaturalMineralWater according to the website the phrase was coined by US service personel in during the indo-china conflict. i quite like it although it is horribly objective.
@mammal Perhaps I’m thinking of a different definition of that. XD
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