A means of emphatically displaying a lack of compliance. Any munitions delivered on a high-arcing trajectory such as mortars, rockets and artillery. IEDs are hidden in extremely varied ways. A nearly ubiquitous method of attack in the Middle East. Typically used by landing parties requiring stealth, such as Navy SEALs. A sailor who has failed specialty school and is an undesignated service member. HUA - Head Up Ass or Heard, Understood, Acknowledged. Used to describe officers who insist on ineffective courses of action. Refers to a parachute jump where the parachute fails to deploy. Refers to an aviator riding in the back seat. Traditionally used in the Navy for new shipmates. Used by service members during the Vietnam War when they didn't have much time before shipping.įUNGUS - **** You, New Guy, U Suck. Recommended by user 27310865.įUBIS - **** You Buddy, I'm shipping. While there are no clear objectives, the result of upsetting officers constitutes a type of victory.įUBAR - *****ed up Beyond All Recognition. Commonly used as graffiti in hard-to-find places as a type of game. A reason why recruits may fail out of basic.įTN - **** the Navy. Usually written, and if asked about the meaning, the proper response is Fun, Travel and Adventure or Finest Training Available.įTA - In the U.S.M.C.: Failure to Adapt. They tend to be located in less dangerous areas than a COP and offer luxuries such as varied meals and hot water.įTA - In the U.S. A base that is larger than a COP but smaller than a superbase. A ubiquitous acronym for new members of a group.įOB - Forward Operating Base. Describes the phenomenon of a dysfunctional electronic device starting to work again.įNG - ****ing New Guy. Acronym describing urban warfare.įM - ****ing Magic. Borrowed by American forces.įISH - Fighting In Someone's House. Originally coined by Australians in the Vietnam War. Recommended by user Michael.įIGJAM - **** I'm Good, Just Ask Me. Recommended by user Art Covello.įIDO - Forget/**** it, Drive On. A common acronym that describes the smell of a barracks.įAN - Forward Air Navigator. Both are intended to get service members to close their stations and move out because a mission ended.ĭILLIGAF - Does it Look Like I Give a ****? Recommended by user Michael Wood, SFC (Ret.)ĭONSA - Day of no scheduled activity. A small base that can contain 40-150 service members and is placed usually in hostile locations.ĬSMO - Close Station, March Order or Collect your **** and Move Out. The senior chief petty officer on board a ship.ĬOP - Combat Outpost. Recommended by user SMBerkowitz.ĬOB - Chief of the Boat. Recommended by 16708541.ĬMC - Commandant of the Marine Corps. Recommended by user 12B30.ĬMC - Command Master Chief in the Navy or Coast Guard. Used for preparing food while in the field.ĬM - Continue Mission. They can be connected to form a larger complex, may contain a bathroom and are unarmored.ĬK - Containerized Kitchen. These are climate-controlled trailers that can house between two and eight service members.

Pronounced 'chit,' refers to sewage on a Navy ship.ĬHU - Containerized Housing Unit.

Shorthand for 'great job!' Correction suggested by user 26374950.ĬHT - Collection, Holding and Transfer.

The Stratofortress is famously large and capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds of munitions.īZ - Bravo Zulu. Specifically refers to the B-52 Stratofortress. Recommended by user RichardCranium69.īUFF - Big Ugly Fat ****er. Used in aircraft to describe passengers without a clear function.īOHICA - Bend Over, Here it Comes Again. Refers to the wrench used to tighten the grounding nut on generators.īLOB - Big Lump On Board. Acronym referring to a difficult, mechanical job.īFW - Big ****ing Wrench.

Derogatory term for a place that's very remote and tough to inhabit.īFH - Big ****ing Hammer. Generally considered exceptionally unattractive.īFE - Bum **** Egypt, or Big ****ing Empty. Large, black plastic-framed glasses issued to service members in need of corrective lenses. Usually spoken as Big Chicken Dinner.īCGs - Birth Control Glasses.

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