Military slang is a set of colloquial terms which are unique to or which originated with military personnel. They are often abbreviations or derivatives of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet , or otherwise incorporating aspects of formal military concepts and terms. Military slang is also used to reinforce the usually friendly interservice rivalries.
Some of these terms have been considered gregarious deleterious[? For the purposes of this article, "military slang" includes slang used by any English-speaking armed forces armies, navies, air forces.
Promotion one receives due to the death of the person who previously filled that position. Also refers to U. Navy Things and people related to the naval aviation community. From the time when brown shoes were authorized only for aviation ratings and officers. US Alternately, can refer to warning or signalling others that things being said or done are "bullshit". Canada Canadian Forces Base. Navy Any brand or model of butterfly-folding multi-tool i. Canada, signals Probably derived from 1 , garbled or incomprehensible signals.
Canada, Navy Trash, garbage. Very derogatory term for any woman. A Chinook, a CH twin rotor heavy lift helicopter, see ' Shithook ' below. From the shape of the "U" grade assigned to unsatisfactory training sorties or check rides.
It involves either the Area Supervisor or one of the Alarm Response Teams asking if the Close in Sentry if he received the keys to the aircraft from the sentry whom he relieved of the post, the Flight Sargent and Commander may get involved. The sentry is usually threatened with an article for dereliction of duty, and goes on all night until he gets relieved in the am where he is called into the Flight Sgt.
