2006-09-05 06:40:21 · 15 answers · asked by tristarbat44 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
YES!!!!! ENGLISH!!!!!USA.
2006-09-05 06:43:34 · answer #1 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United States Army official language is ENGLISH.
2006-09-05 13:46:49 · answer #2 · answered by smoothie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not so much a language as a jargon. The U.S. military, like most Americans, speaks English predominantly, and that is the "ligua franca" of the service. Acronyms like AWOL, SNAFU, and ASAP have entered into the common language, but there are many more that have not.
Each specific service has lots of acronyms and slang terms that are not part of the common vocabulary of non-military folks. I'd rattle off a bunch of them, but what would be the point -- I'd have to explain each one of them to you, and many still wouldn't make sense. Yet among servicemen and women, these terms are bandied about as if they were a language.
And this formation of jargon is not military specific. Many occupations develop their own jargon -- lawyers and doctors are some of the most obvious examples.
2006-09-05 13:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Duty language is English.
2006-09-05 14:47:36 · answer #4 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
each country's army use their national language as their language. for example, here in the philippines, our army use different dialects but our national languages are english and tagalog.
2006-09-05 13:47:20 · answer #5 · answered by jamilaveridiano 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure there is an Army website like this one for the Navy, but check out www.hazegray.org and click on the link for slang/terms. It's full of Navy slang and jargon.
2006-09-05 14:39:38 · answer #6 · answered by Mike S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Affirmative Sir!
2006-09-08 16:28:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most military forces develop their own slang terminology. And many units have specific terms-of-art that are part of the vocabulary, just like any other profession.
2006-09-05 13:43:00 · answer #8 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
kinda curious as to the question really. which army & what sort of language? computer/oral/protocol? -
ya.. & what he said.
2006-09-05 13:43:11 · answer #9 · answered by honorablepassion 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They use diffrent terminologies, but as far as another language.. no...
2006-09-05 13:50:25 · answer #10 · answered by qbanita0113 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes we do and we use a lot of acronyms as well.
2006-09-05 13:48:32 · answer #11 · answered by machnic2003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋