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This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms. However, they are still in current use in articles about previous military periods.
The meaning is that something undesirable is going to happen again and that there is not much else one can do other than just endure it. The Log, the humour magazine written by and for Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy, featured a series of comics entitled "The Bohica Brothers", dating back to the early 1970s. [citation needed]
One notable difference occurred in the speech he delivered on 31 May 1944, while addressing the U.S. 6th Armored Division, when he began with a remark that would later be among his most famous: [22] No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. [22]
Musical notation of "Le Réveil" from French military rules book published July, 29 1884 "Reveille" (US: / ˈ r ɛ v əl i / REV-əl-ee, UK: / r ɪ ˈ v æ l i / rih-VAL-ee), [1] called in French "Le Réveil" is a bugle call, trumpet call, drum, fife-and-drum or pipes call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise.
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” — Nathan Hale “I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world ...
Army Criminal Investigation Command - Do What Has to Be Done [5] Army Materiel Command - Arsenal for the Brave [2] Headquarters, Military District of Washington - Latin: Haec Protegimus, lit. 'This We Guard' [2] Military Traffic Management Command - Serving the Armed Forces [2] National Training Center - Lead Train Win [2]
One, your coffee habits: If you’re accustomed to drinking coffee first thing in the morning, your body may have come to use the caffeine as a crutch and thrown off its natural wake-up mechanisms.