By The Baron
Hi folks, you’ve stumbled onto Part 2 of my Military Glossary. If you haven’t read part 1, it is located HERE.
By The Baron
Hi folks, you’ve stumbled onto Part 2 of my Military Glossary. If you haven’t read part 1, it is located HERE.
K.
KIA:
Killed In the Army
Kill Zone:
An area where a lot of soldiers have been killed
KP:
Kitchen Patrol; soldier who peels potatoes as punishment
L.
Lay Chilly:
Sleep without a military issue blanket
M.
M-16:
A reliable and durable firearm
Mad Minute:
A few seconds when under enemy fire is said to be a “Mad Minute”
Mas-Cal:
Any high-caliber gun
MASH:
A television show based on doctors in the Vietnam war
Marker Round:
A round in a gun that glows brightly to see where a soldier is firing
Million-Dollar Wound:
A wound that lets you go home
N.
Nam:
VietNAMese
Napalm:
A fire bomb
NVA:
Slang term for the enemy
P.
Perimeter:
The outside of an area
Piss Tube:
Term for a soldier who is seriously wounded; given because they will need a catheter in the hospital
Platoon:
2 Squads
Pop Smoke:
Slang for “Smoke a marijuana cigarette”
Pos:
Piece of S***; name given to faulty equipment
POW:
Prisoner of War
R.
Rabbits:
Soldiers who flee battle
R&R:
Rest and Relaxation
Recon:
To find the enemy
Rock’n’Roll:
A type of music that was popular during the war
RPG:
A bazooka
S.
SEAL:
Highly trained army soldiers
SF:
Special Forces
Short-Timer:
A new soldier
Slick:
Cool or confident
SMG:
Submachine Gun
Snake:
A common jungle animal (dangerous)
Soul Brother:
A close friend
Syrette:
Slang for syringe
T.
Tracer:
A map man
Triage:
Medical Tent
U.
UNIFORM:
This is an obvious one.
V.
VC:
Vietcong, an area of Vietnam
W.
Wasted:
High on drugs
Z.
Zipperhead:
Name given to Vietnamese soldiers because they acted as if they were lobotomized
That concludes my military glossary, and yes, I do realize how
impressive it is that I can define all those terms off the top of my
head. So to all those doubters who said I wasted those countless hours
I spent playing Counterstrike: In your face!