U.S military slang.?

Question

can anyone tell me the words and their meanings used by the U.S army like afframitive,roger,copy,.........like these words.or where can i find this list on internet

Answer 1

"Affirmative" (yes)
"Negative" (no)
"Roger, over" (you're saying hello and then waiting for the other person to send their message)
"Roger out" (I received your message)
"Copy all or "copy that" (same as roger out)

Answer 2

Affirmative=Yes
Roger/Copy=Both mean you understood what was said.
Say Again=did not understand your last transmission. We NEVER said repeat.
Words Twice=I am having trouble understanding you, Say again twice.
Comm Check=Can you hear and understand me
I read you Lima Charlie=coming thru loud and clear
Over=I am done with that transmission, it's your turn
Out=bye bye do not reply
Wilco=Only to be said by the person in charge NCO or Officer


It gets more complicated with interaction from Regiment/Battalion to Co/platoon/squad as the needs are expanded.

In the Signal Co I was with we did Division to Regiment. It was mostly Radio Teletype. When in Avionics it was Air to Tower stuff mostly as our pilots were there to keep float aircraft in use. We just took joy rides.

SSG US Army 73-82 Avionics and Signal

Answer 3

Here is a link to some common military prowords and the correct phonetic alphabet. The list is not all encompassing though. There are probably a lot missing. There is another site, but not for young eyes to read.

Answer 4

Hope this helps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_slang
http://www.allwords.com/Slang_Military_Slang_Jargon.php
http://www.militarywords.com/
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/
THere is also a site called myarmylifetoo or search AFTB (army family team building). You can registar for this site, its free, and on the right hand side you will see some online classes. Lesson 1.2 - Military Acronyms and Terms is really good. http://www.myarmylifetoo.com/skins/malt/display.aspx?ModuleID=8cde2e88-3052-448c-893d-d0b4b14b31c4&ObjectID=14eccf3f-0cd0-4b37-bb05-b2204ba6b249&action=display_page&Mode=User/
Here is a book on military slang a soldier wrote:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7458809

Hope these help. The AFTB one is really good.

Answer 5

Others have answered the question well, I just want to throw in that they are not slang in the strictest sense of the word, since they are formal and not informal words. They are better described as jargon: (the language, esp. the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: such as medical jargon).

Answer 6

Wayne C. Explained it pretty well, except when he said that we never use the word REPEAT. He left out an explanation as to why we don't use that word in normal transmission, because that word is only used when doing a call for fire mission, which the call for fire mission that you just called for you would like them to fire the mission again, then you would come over the net and say "Repeat Last", Over. The FIST would come back and say "Repeating Last Mission" Out.

Answer 7

Here's a link to the Marine Corps slang..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Marine_Corps_acronyms_and_expressions

Answer 8

SNAFU, and FUBAR

Situation Normal: All F*cked Up

F*cked Up Beyond All Repair


My faves ^^

Snafu was used in the movie Memphis Belle and I think FUBAR was used in Saving Pvt. Ryan.

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Army_acronyms_and_expressions

Affirmative means "yes"
Roger means "Did you hear me? or I heard you"
Copy means "I'm done talking"