does Navy, Army, Coast Guard ect. use it 2?
2006-11-04 17:19:55 · 18 answers · asked by Salinas 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
it's oo-rah for the Marines the army uses Hooah (not sure of spelling but since they're not actually words they don't have official spellings.) I was in the Army, my sister is a Marine and my brother-inlaw (my sisters husband) is in the Navy.
2006-11-04 17:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the Army and the Marines use two different words. The Marines use the word oo-rah. In the Army it's hoo-ahh.
In 1981 when I first joined the Navy it was not used accept in mockery of the Marines. I was on amphibs which carry large numbers of Marines when deployed. Among the sailors, oo-rah was a derogatory term indicating the someone or something was over doing it.
In 2004, serving with Naval Coast Warfare they used the term but were unsure which term they were using. About half the troops were saying oo-rah like the Marines, some were saying Hoo-ah like the Army and quite a few were just trying to mimick the sound that the guy next to him was making. A lot of us old timers just kept quite.
2006-11-04 17:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by smittie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OohRah for the Marines and Coast Guard
Hooah for the Army
Navy sticks with "Aye Aye"
And the Air Force is trying out a pathetic new one "AirPower" (I sincerely hope they reconsider that one.)
2006-11-05 12:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by kherome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a common term in most if not all of the elite forces such as Rangers, Seals etc. The marines I believe are the only branch in which it is ubiquitous among all ranks and MOS.
2006-11-04 17:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by Chief Mac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "Oohrah" is a term that only Marines use. The origination of the term is uncertain, however, most beleive it resembles the word "kill" in Turkish, and it is subsequently an incorrect translation.
2006-11-04 17:46:35 · answer #5 · answered by creativegoon1 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Army uses it but its "HUA" from what Ive been told. Some of the Air Force units are starting to use it to look appear more combat like.
HUA = Heard, Understood, Acknowledged
2006-11-07 05:19:24 · answer #6 · answered by Robyn R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the Coast Guard uses it for sure.
2006-11-04 17:22:10 · answer #7 · answered by Mark 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Hurah" is a shortage of Heard, Understood and Aknowled.
In the army there is WILCO (will comply) but I dont know whether or not its just officers that use it. Johan
2006-11-04 21:42:47 · answer #8 · answered by Johan from Sweden 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the Coast Guard says "Is the bar still open?"
2006-11-04 17:40:51 · answer #9 · answered by Gettin_by 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its ooh-rah in the Marines
2006-11-04 17:25:06 · answer #10 · answered by josh h 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋