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The lieutenant colonel was sometimes known as "lieutenant to the colonel." [ citation needed ] In British practice, regiments were commanded by their lieutenant colonels, as the colonel was a titular position [ 8 ] (with the incumbent absent from the regiment serving as a senior staff officer , a general officer , or as a member of the nobility ).
Another version of FUBAR, said to have originated in the military, gives its meaning as "Fucked Up By Assholes in the Rear". [citation needed] This version has at least surface validity in that it is a common belief among enlistees that most problems are created by the military brass (officers, especially those bearing the rank of general, from one to four stars).
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.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 [clarification needed]).
Lieutenant colonel (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ən t ˈ k ɜːr n əl / lef-TEN-ənt KUR-nəl, US: / l uː ˈ t ɛ n-/ loo-TEN-) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel. The ...
air force officer rank (US equivalent: lieutenant colonel) a duty title for an air force officer, typically a full colonel or a brigadier general, who commands a wing (Note American wings are larger formations than British wings) wingnut (n.) derogatory term for a person with prominent, sticking out, ears
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).
LT – Lieutenant; LTC or Lt Col or LtCol– Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force) LTG or Lt Gen or LtGen – Lieutenant General (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force) LTJG – Lieutenant, Junior Grade (U.S. Navy) LRIP – Low-Rate Initial Production; LUP – Lying-Up Point; LZ – Landing Zone
Dutch Admiral Helfrich with British Air Marshal Brooke-Popham both wearing peaked caps with embellishments. Scrambled eggs (American English) or scrambled egg (British English) is a slang term for the typically leaf-shaped embellishments found on the visors of peaked caps worn by military officers and (by metonymy) for the senior officers who wear them.