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SNAFU is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression Situation Normal: All Fucked Up, as a well-known example of military acronym slang. However, the military acronym originally stood for "Status Nominal: All Fucked Up." It is sometimes bowdlerized to all fouled up or similar. [4]
The expression "boots on the ground" is an example of synecdoche which has an extended military-jargon history. It certainly dates back at least to British officer Robert Grainger Ker Thompson, strategist of the British counter-insurgency efforts against the Malayan National Liberation Army during the Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 (see entry).
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]).
Bale out (or Bail out) – to jump out of a stricken aircraft and parachute down to earth. [7] [9] Banana Boat – an aircraft carrier. [10] Bandit – an enemy aircraft. [11] Bang-on – right on target, a direct hit on a target by a bomb, bullseye. [5] Belt–up – RAF slang from the 1930s meaning to be quiet. [12]
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Fabian strategy: avoiding pitched battles in order to wear down the enemy in a war of attrition. Fighting withdrawal: pulling back military forces while maintaining contact with the enemy. File: a single column of soldiers. Fire in the hole; Flanking maneuver: to attack an enemy or an enemy unit from the side, or to maneuver to do so.
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island reopened a historic Woonsocket property on Nov. 27 as a transitional home for homeless female veterans.The house was named in honor of the late Marine Cpl. Andrea ...