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Posted: 7/20/2014 5:51:12 PM EDT
What are the most "Operator" terms or acronyms you've heard or used?
The other day, I said "Non-Permissive Environment" and silently flogged myself. We've all heard about the "Tier-1" and related terms. What are your favorites? -Lee Disclaimer: I'm not poking fun at actual bad-asses. I'm as far from a bad-ass as can be found. Just looking for some levity. |
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Kit.
Stolen from the Brits, I think. Love the use of it, but now pissed the Tier 1 crowd took it. |
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For idiots like me, it would be great if submissions would come with an explanation.
-Lee |
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Run as in " What light do you run on your weapons platform?" And "dynamic."
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Not being military, all the G-this and S-that codes for jobs/positions confuse me.
MOS codes only contain a few that I know. Yeah, I'm not an operator. -Lee |
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LDA
My NCO counterpart used that term when we used a crosswalk last week. |
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"sheepdog"
basically just a term one group of extortionist goons uses to tell you what a favor they are doing you by protecti g you from another group of extortionists goons who would be so much worse |
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'Shotty,' or even better, 'gauge.'
Action and rection (side) to refer to your damn hands. |
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I don't like that word use for a rifle. A platform or weapons platform is a machine that carries multiple weapons, NOT a term for a weapon itself. A battleship, tank, and helicopter are platforms. An AR15, AK47, ect ect, are not weapons platforms. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Platform. I don't like that word use for a rifle. A platform or weapons platform is a machine that carries multiple weapons, NOT a term for a weapon itself. A battleship, tank, and helicopter are platforms. An AR15, AK47, ect ect, are not weapons platforms. The modern weapon is a multifaceted system, hooah? It behooves you to utilize the terminology "weapons platform" because the system provides multiple means of attaching accessories that expand your deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat, hooah? This is why we utilize the term platform, hooah? This platform, comprised of multiple systems such as laser and optics allow us to engage the enemy with the maximum kinetic force within the paradigm of the Rules of Engagement, hooah. HOOAH. |
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The modern weapon is a multifaceted system, hooah? It behooves you to utilize the terminology "weapons platform" because the system provides multiple means of attaching accessories that expand your deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat, hooah? This is why we utilize the term platform, hooah? This platform, comprised of multiple systems such as laser and optics allow us to engage the enemy with the maximum kinetic force within the paradigm of the Rules of Engagement, hooah. HOOAH. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Platform. I don't like that word use for a rifle. A platform or weapons platform is a machine that carries multiple weapons, NOT a term for a weapon itself. A battleship, tank, and helicopter are platforms. An AR15, AK47, ect ect, are not weapons platforms. The modern weapon is a multifaceted system, hooah? It behooves you to utilize the terminology "weapons platform" because the system provides multiple means of attaching accessories that expand your deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat, hooah? This is why we utilize the term platform, hooah? This platform, comprised of multiple systems such as laser and optics allow us to engage the enemy with the maximum kinetic force within the paradigm of the Rules of Engagement, hooah. HOOAH. Plus, the Ar is a platform. From it, many, many different types of rifles, carbines - and even pistols - can be built / configured, even before you talk lasers and optics (which, I would argue, turn a weapon into a weapon system. |
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Not being military, all the G-this and S-that codes for jobs/positions confuse me. MOS codes only contain a few that I know. Yeah, I'm not an operator. -Lee View Quote Staff codes date back to WWI, and are standardized across NATO. Admittedly, we have added quite a few lately, and 5 got re-purposed along the way from civil-military ops to plans. |
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Rock, rocking, or rockin', as in "I'm rocking a Surefire Fury."
When people say things like that I always wonder if they got tired of throwing their rifle down the driveway and decided to throw the driveway at the rifle, just to change things up. |
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"sheepdog" basically just a term one group of extortionist goons uses to tell you what a favor they are doing you by protecti g you from another group of extortionists goons who would be so much worse View Quote lol at sheepdog. Plus if anything why wouldn't you want to be called a Wolfhound? For one it sounds way cooler. For two Wolfhounds actually hunt wolfs instead of just herding sheep. |
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