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PostPosted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:50 am 
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Hi all,
I'm always curious about slang terms used in the Military, especially aviation related. I know the majority of WIXers are American or Imperials, but there are also quite a few other countries represented here. So Lets hear the ones you know!

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RAF:

http://www.ejectorseats.co.uk/rafanasaurus.html

Sooties: Turbine mechs

Fairies: Avionics techs.

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http://www.ejectorseats.co.uk/rafanasaurus.html

Sooties: Turbine mechs

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Not sure on this one, but I've heard Afterburners referred to as Reheat by the RAF.

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Ex Red Leg here (Artillery) We used to say anyone with their hands in their pockets were wearing "air force gloves"


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One more. While not air force related, I've heard infantry troops described as "Meat shields"


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L-188 wrote:
One more. While not air force related, I've heard infantry troops described as "Meat shields"


Brit Tankers call them *crunchies* from the sound you hear when they run them over.

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Scott WRG Editor wrote:

Not sure on this one, but I've heard Afterburners referred to as Reheat by the RAF.


Yup.

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PONTI: Person Of No Tactical Importance.

Plumber: Armorer.

MINTUA: Mind In Neutral, Thumb Up Ass

SOGI: Senior Officers Good Idea

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ZRX61 wrote:
Brit Tankers call them *crunchies* from the sound you hear when they run them over.
Yep, I was in heavy mech units in the Army and the tankers called them "crunchies" and the infantry called everyone a "dismount".
My BDE lost someone to ROK M113 running him down in high grass and the tankers quit using that word for a while out of respect (that, and I heard a couple of them had their teeth knocked in by people in the guy's Batt who heard it being said)

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The British military garrisoning the Falkland Islands after 1982 called the local inhabitants 'Benny's' after a particularly dim witted character in a TV Soap of the period. Initially the locals were happy to be called 'Benny'. I was even given a lift by one who had written 'Benny mobile' on the back of his LandRover. However, after a Falkland Islander returned from a trip to the UK where they had seen an episode of the Soap and realised that being called a Benny was actually a bit of on insult the military on the islands were ordered to stop calling the locals Benny. As a result the terms 'Not' (Benny) and 'Stills' (Benny) came into use.


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Don't know if this would qualify as 'RAF slang' but the phrase 'AIRCRAFT' was used from time to time in my recollection.

Usually when dining on breakfast in the Officers Mess. When someone inquired as to one's health after an obviously strenuous and definitely alcoholic evening of revelry the night before.

If you could summon up the strength to talk, then a feebly muttered 'AIRCRAFT' would usually give the inquirer an answer to their question.

'AIRCRAFT' was the polite acronym for 'Actually I Really Can't Remember A F.........g Thing'.

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Everyone knows these, but they're still entertaining: (the "F" word and the "S" word have been changed to retain a PG rating)

SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SUSFU - Situation Unchanged, Still Fouled Up
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Recovery/Repair
BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
TARFU - Totally And Royally Fouled Up
" - Things Are Really Fouled Up
SSDD - Same Stuff, Different Day

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ZRX61 wrote:
PONTI: Person Of No Tactical Importance.

Plumber: Armorer.

MINTUA: Mind In Neutral, Thumb Up Ass

SOGI: Senior Officers Good Idea

LOL never heard those. Sure could have used them.


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K5DH wrote:
Everyone knows these, but they're still entertaining: (the "F" word and the "S" word have been changed to retain a PG rating)

SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
SUSFU - Situation Unchanged, Still Fouled Up
FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition/Recovery/Repair
BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again
TARFU - Totally And Royally Fouled Up
" - Things Are Really Fouled Up
SSDD - Same Stuff, Different Day


LOL Remember those even had a few BOHICA t-shirts
another one my unit had was WETSU (WE EAT THIS SHI! UP)


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