Army Words I Hate.

[Domer]

Orientate.

Acclimatize.

[Wes]

Hooah! *cringe*

[GIJared]

kinetic.

[Jake the Skillet]

sync

wargamed

[Un4given]

Anything with the words "battle" or "combat" in front of them.

[natedogg42]

Tactical, Kinetic, Effects, Linear, Assymetric, ... not in every use but you guys know what I'm talking about. It's the army's version of corporate speak.

"We need to utilize synergy to achieve to tactically-kinetic effects during assymetric operations...."

STFU you don't know what you're talking about. Take one for team USA and suck start an M9 so we can get a fucking replacement.

[Associate289]

Motivated

[killernurse]

All acronyms that don't correctly spell the word they're supposed to be- i.e. LDRSHIP. If it isn't a word, don't try to make it one. Just stop.

"Wargame the situation" referencing anything that primarily has to do with filling out forms or sitting in a conference room.

[Domer]

Glide path

tracking.

imho, i think the Army would so much better if it went l33t. We could all prolly txt a 9 line quicker than we could say it!

[Sassy05]

Behoove.

Voluntold.

[Sammy Sandbag]

Warrior + (anything)

[Jake the Skillet]

"composite risk management" Thanks John Cena

[Un4given]

Tactical, Kinetic, Effects, Linear, Assymetric, ... not in every use but you guys know what I'm talking about. It's the army's version of corporate speak.

"We need to utilize synergy to achieve to tactically-kinetic effects during assymetric operations...."

STFU you don't know what you're talking about. Take one for team USA and suck start an M9 so we can get a fucking replacement.
No shit.


Warrior + (anything)
What about...

(anything) + Warrior?

[Skull6]

"Lean Six Sigma" (or any other "corporate efficiency" program) being used to to describe ANY "Army process."

[Sammy Sandbag]

"composite risk management" Thanks John Cena

I had to think about that for a second, but then ::lol::

I sometimes find myself wishing AFN bought airtime in the states just so I could get my fill of those dumbass commercials... and Kiana's Flex Apeal.

[GIJared]

comprehensive soldier fitness

[Un4given]

comprehensive soldier fitness
I've never heard that. Are you a fat body?

[GIJared]

comprehensive soldier fitness
I've never heard that. Are you a fat body?

No, I'm not a fat body....though I do make Cady look like a 6 year old...but that's just because he's as tall as a 6 year old.

Its a new term, which I suspect we will be hearing a lot. Its no longer about mere physical fitness, but mental, emotional, and spiritual fitness as well....*choke*

[CombatCady]

Yeah, well, your attractive female crew member totally had the hots for me. That's why she didn't slap me in the face like she did the other guy.

I really do hate it that the Army has this culture of either making up or fucking up words ("orientate" instead of "orient"), or doing the whole using-lingo-to-make-this-sound-more-sophisticated-and-thought-out-than-it-actually-is thing. You sound smarter if you just say what the fuck you mean.

[Jake the Skillet]

Oh, you mean the Army's ULTMTSMSATOTIAI process. Yeah totally know what you mean.

[GIJared]

Fidelity

The S-3 shop always asks for 'fidelity' now. I want to choke everyone who uses that word.

[Jake the Skillet]

Just act all upset, throw your hands up in the air, look to God and scream at the top of your lungs "SERENITY NOW!!!"

[Sassy05]

Extrapolate. I just saw that in an email and had to post it here.

[Skull6]

"Triangulate"--when it's not used on a land nav course.

(As in, "Yes, there are some speedbumps that we didn't anticipate. But we need to TRIANGULATE to be able to reach our bottom-line again."

oh yeah, I'd like to add "bottom-line" as well.

[TheTokenGook]

some AF ones:

Force Shaping

Air Power!

[Associate289]

Must be hard to hate Air Force words. Especially when you're not actually in the Air Force.

[TheTokenGook]

one for Ass, DADT

[Normandy6644]

I really hate "tracking." As in, "Are you tracking (insert stupid task or event)?"

I don't know why it bothers me so much. Probably overusage. "Fidelity" is annoying too, as mentioned above.

"Fusion" can get pretty freaking annoying too.

[Aries]

high speed low drag water proof airtight.

[TKOriginal]

mental toughness and resilience training

[Sassy05]

Execute violently.

[Un4given]

Execute violently.
I've never heard that. Sounds like a good one, though!

[CombatCady]

I actually like "execute violently," so long as it's in reference to actual combat operations and not some staff action, i.e. "We need sixty printer cartridges. Execute violently."

[Cerebroden]

is there anyway we can have an AIFA forum of excellence?

[Un4given]

I actually like "execute violently," so long as it's in reference to actual combat operations and not some staff action, i.e. "We need sixty printer cartridges. Execute violently."
Hahahaha! I seriously lolled at this one because I could envision it.


is there anyway we can have an AIFA forum of excellence?
wtf are you talking about?

[Sassy05]

is there anyway we can have an AIFA forum of excellence?

OMG. HAHAHAHA. Let's just go ahead and add anything + of excellence to that list. I've been on three training posts in the past year-ish, and they're all something or other of excellence....

[Girex]

"get in and dig", "triggers and thresholds", "i dont care how much you know i care how you think" and my personal favorite "That Ass Better Be Tight" or TABB-T

[Un4given]

is there anyway we can have an AIFA forum of excellence?

OMG. HAHAHAHA. Let's just go ahead and add anything + of excellence to that list. I've been on three training posts in the past year-ish, and they're all something or other of excellence....
Got one here at Rucker (maybe more), USAACE.

[Jake the Skillet]

Benning is now the Manuever Center of Excellence, and good luck trying to find that patch instead of the "Follow Me" Patch.

[Cerebroden]

on Wheeler they have another MCOE, yeah it stands for Military Classroom of Excellence.


Go ahead and run with that.

[Sassy05]

Yeah...Sill is the Fires Center of Excellence and Lee is the Sustainment Center of Excellence. Between those two and my airborne stint at Benning, I've had enough excellence to last a lifetime.

[Un4given]

Yeah...Sill is the Fires Center of Excellence and Lee is the Sustainment Center of Excellence. Between those two and my airborne stint at Benning, I've had enough excellence to last a lifetime.
lol Sassy you've mentioned airborne school about 15 times since you've completed it. I'm just saying be careful because Aries will come in here all hot and bothered about air assault. I dunno.

[Sassy05]

Yeah...Sill is the Fires Center of Excellence and Lee is the Sustainment Center of Excellence. Between those two and my airborne stint at Benning, I've had enough excellence to last a lifetime.
lol Sassy you've mentioned airborne school about 15 times since you've completed it. I'm just saying be careful because Aries will come in here all hot and bothered about air assault. I dunno.

:)

[Aries]

Hw the fuck did I get dragged in to this?

[Aries]

One I still use "Get your head out of your 4th point of contact".

[Skull6]

high speed low drag water proof airtight.

We had a "roast" for a retiring officer here on Carson a few years ago, where some of his NCOs tried to put on a skit similar to the old George Carlin "I’m new wave, but I’m old school,..." ("Modern Man monologue) one--only using current military buzz words.

One of the funniest skits I'd seen in years! "I'm high-n-tight, not low-n-slow...A & B's packed & I'm good to go,..."

George's "Modern Man" vid here --> http://www.snotr.com/video/162

& for those of you from SC who "can't hear so fast" (LtCady?!), here's the transcript --> http://www.futurehi.net/archives/000548.html

[Birddog]

Anyone here played BS Bingo (http://www.bullshitbingo.net/cards/bullshit/) during a staff meeting?

Been there...done that...well worth the humor... :D

[Un4given]

Dude, that's just awesome.

[Sassy05]

I will definitely incorporate that into a command and staff.....

[I274]

Anyone here played BS Bingo (http://www.bullshitbingo.net/cards/bullshit/) during a staff meeting?

Been there...done that...well worth the humor... :D
ditto Yeah we used to play that in one of my units… ;-)

Another version we did at the Advanced Course (Captains Career Course) was spring-butt bingo. – a “spring-butt” was one who would always raise his hand in class to either answer a question or (worse) ask a question. After the first month of the course, there were a number of classmates who became well-known as spring-butts. Whenever we were in the bigger classrooms (or auditorium) a number of us would play the game. It caught on, and by the end of the course, practically everyone was playing it.

and the latest potus bs bingo recently across my screen

[Aries]

::roger::

Thats funny. We had one for W as well. ( i think every politician or person who speaks publicly a lot can have one)

[Un4given]

"uh, umm" and "I, me, my" are great :) lol Those might as well be "free" spots

[TheTokenGook]

Anyone here played BS Bingo (http://www.bullshitbingo.net/cards/bullshit/) during a staff meeting?

Been there...done that...well worth the humor... :D

Never played it, but I know there are versions for business meetings and such. They have "power" words or current "buzz" words on them.

Which reminds me, there a bunch of toolbags studying business here. Its not bad at the grad level, but at the undergrad level, its pretty fucking ridiculous.

[Skull6]

So, I'm guessing TG's a tad bit uncomfortable with all those undergrads walking around talking about their "wenus"?! (C'mon, who here watches Seinfeld?)

[CombatCady]

ca·pac·i·tance –noun Electricity .
1. the ratio of an impressed charge on a conductor to the corresponding change in potential.
2. the ratio of the charge on either conductor of a capacitor to the potential difference between the conductors.
3. the property of being able to collect a charge of electricity. Symbol: CTHIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GOVERNANCE!!!

Also, if I have to hear the word "austere" one more time, I may throw up. I heard it four times in five minutes in one brief the other day. It's not that it's not true (this place is pretty austere), but can we get a thesaurus to hand around, please?

[Skull6]

"Hey LTCady, is that a bull?"

"Nah. It's austere."

:D

[Boilermaker387211]

How about Army cliches'?

"Cut slingload"

"Hand off that static line"

"Tighten up your shot group"

And the worst is when someone incorporates a string of cliches' to explain something, ARGHHHHHHHHHHH

[Un4given]

So no shit... A new sign is up at a building at Rucker... UAVs Center of Excellence. Nice.

[Skull6]

Re-reading this thread, I find myself missing the old phrases "servicing targets" & "with extreme prejudice"...

[Un4given]

Re-reading this thread, I find myself missing the old phrases "servicing targets" & "with extreme prejudice"...
Heh, I heard "servicing targets" the other day.

[Skull6]

It used to be a "buzz phrase" for armor-folk back in the day

[Aries]

Heh, I heard "servicing targets" the other day.

we dont want to know about what goes on in your bedroom dude.

[Un4given]

It used to be a "buzz phrase" for armor-folk back in the day
This was an ol' retired aviator, not sure if it's something that's still around or if he just carries his lingo with him forever.

A word I heard from an armor dude in the CLC was "high adventure" and we're not talking about Indiana Jones either. lol


we dont want to know about what goes on in your bedroom dude.
Of course you do, sick fuck.

[Jake the Skillet]

lately I hear "alone and unafraid" and it's gettin' annoying.

[stingray185]

lately I hear "alone and unafraid" and it's gettin' annoying.

You must be at MCCC.

[Jake the Skillet]

You must be at MCCC.

Heh, I used to be there, I got done in December