Guido's Web - Military - Special Forces Jargon

A soldier's world is filled with equipment and concepts peticular to his occupation and life style. There is no way to express the thoughts and actions of the soldier without that jargon. Here is what I think you'll need:

'16, M-16 - standard military rifle 122 - enemy weapon, 122 mm rocket 123, C-123 - two engine cargo aircraft 130, C-130 - four engine cargo aircraft 20, 20 mm - mini-canon used on aircraft .22 - 22 caliber weapon - light pistol 203, M-203 - 40 mm grenade launcher mounted under a rifle barrel .45 - 45 caliber pistol 4.2 - "four deuce", 4.2 inch mortar .50 - 50 caliber machine gun .51 - enemy weapon, 51 caliber machine gun '60, M-60 - 7.62 mm machine gun 7.62 mini - 7.62 mm mini-gun 80 - 80 mm mortar AA - anti-aircraft AK, AK-47 - enemy weapon, standard Warsaw Pact rifle AO - acronym, Area of Operations Arclight - B-52 strike ARvn - acronym, Army of the Republic of Viet Nam BDA - acronym, Bomb Damage Assessment Berm - a defensive wall of earth Bird - an aircraft, usually a helicopter Black Bird - USAF aircraft for special operations, named for black paint job Bouncing betty - type of mine blown into the air before detonation to increase casualties Browning - a 9 mm pistol Bru - a tribe of Montagnards, q.v. Bunker - a protective shelter C & C - Command and Control CAR, CAR-15 - rifle, carbine version of the M-16 CCC, CCN, CCS - acronyms for military units Civvies - civilian attire Claymore - a directional mine Cobra - a military helicopter used as a gun platform Conex - metal military container, large. Cork - a drug to prevent defecation, used in the field with small teams Cover one's six - watch the rear Covey - the name of the USAF detachment that flew our radio coverage Crud, the - various fungi and rashes common to soldiers in warm climates DEROS - acronym, Date of Expected Return from Overseas Didi - Vietnamese, flee or leave rapidly E & E - acronym, Escape and Evasion Exfil - exfiltration, point of exit from AO FAC - acronym, Forward Air Controller Fast mover - a jet, usually an F-4 Firebase - a remote artillery position, usually quite isolated Fire fan - the field of fire of a larger gun or mortar First shirt - military slang for First Sergeant, usually the highest enlisted grade in a company FNG - acronym, Fucking New Guy Grease - slang, to kill Hillsboro - an air force command and control aircraft Hootch - see "Hootch" HQ - acronym, HeadQuarters IA - acronym, Immediate Action IG - acronym, Inspector General Insert - insertion, point of entrance into AO Intel - intelligence information Jarai - a tribe of Montagnards, q.v. K, klick - a kilometer, the U.S. military uses the metric system Khaki - a sandish color, used in uniforms KIA - acronym, Killed In Action LTC - rank, Lieutenant Colonel LZ - acronym, Landing Zone, a site for a helicopter to land LZ watcher - an enemy soldier assigned to guard and report on activities on an LZ Medivac - medical evacuation, of injured personnel Mess, messhall - a military dining facility MIA - acronym, Missing In Action Mike Force - an allied reaction team, usually larger than a company Mini-pounder - small radar transmitter user to mark locations on the ground for radar-carrying aircraft Montagnard - one of the indigenous hill people of Southeast Asia Moonbeam - nighttime name of Hillsboro, q.v. MOS - acronym, Military Occupational Specialty - one's job title MPC - acronym, Military Payment Certificate, used in lieu of cash MSG - rank, Master Sergeant NCO - acronym, Non-Commissioned Officer NVA - acronym, North Vietnamese Army O-2 - a light observation aircraft O2 and benedryl - oxygen and a strong antihistamine, for hangovers OAS - acronym, Organization of American States OFM(cap) - Catholic religious order, Order of Friars Minor (Capuchin) OP - acronym, Observation Post Otter - light observation aircraft, an O-1 P, piaster - monetary units of Rvn PH - acronym, Purple Heart, awarded for wounds received in action Phantom - air force fighter aircraft, the F-4 Point, point man - the soldier who walks first in formation and scouts the area ahead POW - acronym, Prisoner Of War Reckless - slang, a recoilless rifle, small artillery piece RON - acronym, Remain OverNight, a nighttime position RPD - enemy weapon, light squad machine gun RT - acronym, Recon Team RTO - acronym, Radio-Telephone Operator, the soldier who carries the radio Rvn - acronym, Republic of Viet Nam SEA - acronym, SouthEast Asia SF - acronym, Special Forces SFC - rank, Sergeant First Class SFTG - acronym, Special Forces Training Group SKS - enemy weapon, bolt action rifle Slick - troop transport helicopter, UH-1 Slow mover - propeller driven air force fighter aircraft Snake - slang, a Cobra helicopter SOG - acronym, Special Operations Group SOP - acronym, Standing Operating Procedures SSG - rank, Staff Sergeant Stabo rig - special web gear allowing the wearer to be picked up by the harness Straphang - operate with a team other than one's own Tail - the soldier who walks last in formation and covers the rear TOC - acronym, Tactical Operations Center TO&E, TOE - acronym, Table of Organization and Equipment, the way a military unit is organized Tracer - military round that leaves a visible trail as it travels Tri-border - that area of SEA around the point where Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos meet V Corps - "Five Corps", see "Special Project" Ville - slang, village, particularly a Montagnard village Watcher - see LZ watcher White mouse - derogatory term for the national police of Rvn WP, willie pete - a white phosphorus round or grenade 'Yard - slang, Montagnard, q.v. Zero week - an unassigned first week before the commencement of a school, frequently spent on details

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