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Title: Military Jargon for SM campaigns
Post by: dutch206 on September 20, 2007, 10:10:24 AM

Thought you might like to know that Wikipedia has a 19 page article detailing every known instance of U.S. Army slang expressions since World War One:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Army_acronyms_and_expressions

This should come in handy for Spacemaster campaigns.  Some of these expressions are quite colorful, so don't follow the link if you are easily offended.

Title: Re: Military Jargon for SM campaigns
Post by: markc on September 20, 2007, 03:35:15 PM

Thanks
MDC

Title: Re: Military Jargon for SM campaigns
Post by: shnar on September 20, 2007, 05:33:18 PM

Interesting. I've seen HAHO and HALO before, but never HANO (High Altitude No Opening parachute jump). Is that an actual jump? Or more of a FUBAR jump?

-shnar

Title: Re: Military Jargon for SM campaigns
Post by: ironmaul on September 20, 2007, 09:42:19 PM

The 'Slang initialisms and acronyms' section is hillarious!  :D
Thanks for sharing Dutch, that made my day.

Title: Re: Military Jargon for SM campaigns
Post by: Steve C on November 28, 2007, 04:51:28 PM

Although a late entrant on an old posting, here is the British miltary slang equivilant (again not for the overly sensitive or politically correct) :

http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Category:Army_Slang

Title: Re: Military Jargon for SM campaigns
Post by: dutch206 on November 28, 2007, 06:50:14 PM

ROFL @ Death by Powerpoint   :laugh1:

Title: Re: Military Jargon for SM campaigns
Post by: GalaionEmpire on December 09, 2007, 02:06:10 PM

Here are my favorites http://unconventional-airsoft.com/2003/01/15/hand-signals-defined/ (http://unconventional-airsoft.com/2003/01/15/hand-signals-defined/) and what most people mean when they use hand sings. I suppose this isn?t jargon but its funny.