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First Lieutenant, Second Award – Derogatory term for a former first lieutenant who has been frocked (promoted ahead of schedule) to captain. First Shirt – company or battery First sergeant . Fitness Report or FITREP – Evaluation report written on Marines (sergeant and above) detailing proficiency and conduct and fitness for command ...
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associated with military organizations.
The rank of second lieutenant has existed in the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy since the Liberation War. It is a rank below Lieutenant and a rank above Master Warrant Officer. In the army, a second lieutenant serves as the administrative officer or staff officer in a unit. [14] In the Navy, the rank of second lieutenant does not exist.
BOHICA – Bend Over Here It Comes Again (U.S. military slang) BRAC – Base Realignment And Closure BRAT (American) – Born Raised And Transferred (American usage, refers to dependent children of military personnel) Usually pronounced "Military Brat" (Or "Air Force BRAT", or Army "Brat", Navy "Brat" etc.).
This is a list of initials, acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Air Force.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank).
Second lieutenant, a junior commissioned officer rank in the US Army, Air Force and Marines Ensign (rank) , a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the US Navy and Coast Guard Dessert bar , a type of confection
”The Eight-Up Division” (play on words and the design of the patch alluding to the Army term “ate up” which means incompetent) 9th Infantry Division "Varsity" "Old Reliables" – origin unknown, but some possibilities recorded here "Psychedelic Cookie" – Used during the Vietnam War in reference to its shoulder patch. 10th Mountain ...
A PV1 wears no uniform rank insignia; since the advent of the Army Combat Uniform (ACU), the slang term "fuzzy" has come into vogue, referring to the blank velcro patch area on the ACU where the rank would normally be placed. The second rank, "private (E-2)" or PV2, wears a single chevron, known colloquially as "mosquito wings". In pay tables ...