2007-02-19 08:46:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
ok....if someone gets in trouble in BMT or tech school....or if they are hurt....they go to TANGO....Tangle? hell i dont know....something that sounds like that....
2007-02-19 08:57:19 · update #1
all the others are correct that TANGO is "T". but you are referring to TANGO as the place that you go if you get hurt or into trouble. tango is not a good place to be. when you get put onto tango you are taken out of training for how ever long. it depends on how long it takes for your injuries to heal, or how long they feel you need to be there for you to serve you punishment. when you are on tango you do nothing but details, mainly cleaning and doing things around the squadron. all in all it sucks and you should do anything you can to stay off tango. i almost forgot, you can also be put on tango if you have graduated and are waiting for your orders, in this case you are called a "TANGO Grad". i was almost one, had to wait for a background check for PRP "personal reliability program" clearance
2007-02-19 16:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by afalapo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tango has a number of meanings.
When spelling Tango means the letter T.
Under NATO terminology - Tango can mean Tank.
The Marines F/A-18 out of South Carolina use Tango as a squadron prefix.
Edit - Could Tango mean Triage?
2007-02-19 17:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TANGO is as others have said, the Phonetic letter "T" in the Phonetic Alphabet.
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, etc...
as to what they specifically are refering to in the Airforce by saying "they went Tango" I have no Idea. To me it sounds like some in service slang lingo that would only be understood by others in the Airforce and not by other branches like say, the Navy or Army. It may even be local only to that unit or base, something that just the personnel there say.
Each Branch has its own unique style of slang that often does not translate across the other branches of service
For example in the Navy. to say "Good Job" or "well done" we will say "BZ" or "Bravo Zulu" Now even though others in the Army, Marines, or Airforce would recognize it as the phonetic alphabet, its exact meaning is unknown as its origins are from the hoisting of penant flags to exchange messages between ships at sea. Something which the other services have no insitutional memory of.
I (a Navy Vet) once put BZ in an email to my brother (an Army Vet) and he had to write back "WTF does BZ mean?"
WTF
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
What
The
F***
Some things cross all boundaries
Lima Oscar Lima
2007-02-19 17:12:12 · answer #3 · answered by CG-23 Sailor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is with all Branch's of the US Armed Forces. Tango is phonetic for the letter T.
2007-02-19 16:54:40 · answer #4 · answered by Jeep Freak 81 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Air Force, if you are talking on the radio, Tango means thanks. It's just a quick way to say it. I have heard old guys say that someone got in "tango" or trouble.
2007-02-19 19:23:30 · answer #5 · answered by Jay F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As in all branches, TANGO is the phonetic for the letter T, UNLESS you're in a TANGO CONTEST then it's a DANCE..because it takes TWO TO TANGO!
2007-02-19 16:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the 19th word in the military alphabet, so whatever the commander or the person wants it to mean its means basically in the context its used
2007-02-19 19:32:43 · answer #7 · answered by fla5232 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as Bravo or Xray,Zebra or Charlie.
2007-02-19 16:55:43 · answer #8 · answered by furrryyy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tango is just slang for the letter 't'. So i dunno what word your are trying for but its not that.... Every letter has its own word....
2007-02-19 16:59:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What these guys said!
2007-02-19 17:09:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋