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Sep 26, 2020 · In the full speech, Biden repeatedly complimented the servicemembers, and spoke about his late son Beau, who served as a major in the Delaware Army National Guard. See the sources for this...
Sep 28, 2020 · In September 2020, a few weeks after The Atlantic reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had disparaged members of the military by calling them "losers" and "suckers," an old video purportedly...
Sep 30, 2020 · Users on social media say presidential candidate Joe Biden called service members “stupid bastards” to insult or disrespect his audience. While the quote is authentic, Biden’s remark is ...
- Blue Falcon
- Field Strip
- Grunt by Association
- Chair Force
- Police Call
- Sniper Check
- Secret Squirrel
- Full Battle-Rattle
- Wake-Up
- Good Initiative, Bad Judgment
Blue Falcons suck. If someone’s a Blue Falcon, that means they’re letting someone else take the heat for something. Blue Falcons are the snitches of the military world. While you shouldn’t be lying to superior officers, there’s a big difference between someone following orders and someone who throws you under the bus. Also known as ‘Buddy Fuckers’,...
Field strips are actually pretty simple. Literally, it’s when you take a weapon apart and give it the routine cleaning, lubrication, and minor repairs it needs while you’re in the field. But the truth is, ‘field strip’ gets used a lot to describe taking just about anything apart. When a Humvee gets stuck or broken outside of base, the troops will f...
This one’s kinda weird, because if you’ve never heard it before, you might think it’s an insult. If someone’s being called a grunt by association, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, this is something mostly Marineswill understand, because it’s basically their term. But more importantly, it’s actually a compliment. Basically, it’s descri...
Alright, now we’re getting into the good stuff! Chair Force can be just about anyone in the Air Force, since other service members see them as professional ‘sitters’. Technically, if you’re a proper pilot, you don’t qualify for this term. It’s really only for people who spend their days “flying a desk”. Do you only do office work? You’re in the cha...
Oh, police calls? That’s the height of service, folks. Basically, your SO lines up your entire unit and has you walk around an area, picking up trash. Exciting, isn’t it? Don’t confuse that term with ‘policing’ though, because that’s different. Policing is when a unit internally checks everyone’s behavior. It can also be when you’re ordered to take...
Sniper checks might sound exciting, but it’s actually just standard procedure. Here’s the deal: you’re supposed to salute officers. That’s pretty common knowledge these days. What you’re NOT supposed to do is salutean officer while you’re in the field. Why? Because saluting an officer in the field makes it easy for an enemy sniper to identify who’s...
Secret squirrel might sound funny, but this shit is no joke. Secret squirrel can refer to either intelligence personnel, secret communications, someone with a higher classification than you, or a classified op. These are the heavy hitters, with the classified intel that your average service member doesn’t need to know.
When someone says “full battle-rattle”, they’re talking about gear. When servicemen and women head outside the wire, there’s a ton of gear they’re usually bringing with them. 9 times out of 10, they’ll be heading out in a flak jacket with protective plates, 180 rounds of ammunition, water, Kevlar, rations, and a rifle. Why is it called “battle-ratt...
When someone talks about a “wake-up”, they’re talking about the last day you’ll be somewhere. When someone’s deployed, let’s say they’re going to bed on a Monday and flying out on Saturday. That service member would have 4 days and a wake-up ahead of them.
This is basically the military version of “nice try, dumbass”. The term “good initiative, bad judgment” is used when there’s a problem that needs to be solved, but the way someone chose to solve it just made things worse. People will say “good initiative” because usually, the problem is above someone’s pay grade.
Oct 4, 2023 · In early October 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden and a former member of Donald Trump's presidential administration resurrected a years-old accusation against Trump that allegedly revealed his true...
Jul 31, 2024 · Glossary of British military slang and expressions. The British Armed Forces consist of the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM), the British Army, and the Royal Air Force (RAF).
The athletes, who often take a hit when people discuss the weaknesses of the Naval Academy, write particularly candidly. Rather than ducking the issue of separate admission standards for athletes, one young man said: “What if there were no Army-Navy game? No football team?”
