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US ARMY NON-ACRONYM SLANG AND EXPRESSIONS

US ARMY SLANG : ACRONYMS AND TERMSCAWR - (Alpha Whiskey Romeo) Allah's Waiting Room. When engaged, insurgentshave a tendency to flee to the same building (the AWR), at which point the troopsradio in an air strike. CATFU - Ate the Fuck Up. To be blamed with something that went wrong. CBCD - Birth Control Device. Refers to the standard issue eyeglasses, generally notknown for being exceptionally stylish. CBCGs - Birth Control Glasses; see BCD CBOB - the sun. Stands for Big Orange Ball. CBOG - Boots On the Ground. Number of soldiers available. CBOHICA - Bend over, here it comes again CBTDT - Been There, Done That CBTDTBTTS - Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt CCDAT - Computerized Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the era of modern weaponry) CCF - (Charlie Foxtrot) Cluster Fuck CDH - Darling Husband (used almost exclusively by dependent spouse types) CDAT - Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the pre-computer era) CDILLIGAFF - Do I Look Like I Give A Flying Fuck? CFIIGMO - Fuck It, I've Got My Orders (aka "Short-timer's Disease") CFISHDO - Fuck It, Shit Happens, Drive On (military equivalent of "par for thecourse.)

shield C Chief - the unofficial form of address for any Warrant Officer (CW-2 to CW-5) C Company-grade (officer) - the ranks of Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, and Captain C Command Sergeant Major - E-9, most senior enlisted rank. Senior enlisted in all units from battalion up. Acts as the senior enlisted advisor to the unit commander (LTC, COL, BG, MG, LTG)

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1 US ARMY SLANG : ACRONYMS AND TERMSCAWR - (Alpha Whiskey Romeo) Allah's Waiting Room. When engaged, insurgentshave a tendency to flee to the same building (the AWR), at which point the troopsradio in an air strike. CATFU - Ate the Fuck Up. To be blamed with something that went wrong. CBCD - Birth Control Device. Refers to the standard issue eyeglasses, generally notknown for being exceptionally stylish. CBCGs - Birth Control Glasses; see BCD CBOB - the sun. Stands for Big Orange Ball. CBOG - Boots On the Ground. Number of soldiers available. CBOHICA - Bend over, here it comes again CBTDT - Been There, Done That CBTDTBTTS - Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt CCDAT - Computerized Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the era of modern weaponry) CCF - (Charlie Foxtrot) Cluster Fuck CDH - Darling Husband (used almost exclusively by dependent spouse types) CDAT - Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the pre-computer era) CDILLIGAFF - Do I Look Like I Give A Flying Fuck? CFIIGMO - Fuck It, I've Got My Orders (aka "Short-timer's Disease") CFISHDO - Fuck It, Shit Happens, Drive On (military equivalent of "par for thecourse.)

2 ") CFNG - Fucking New Guy. Soldier coming to a unit straight from AIT. CFODA - Fuck Off and Die Asshole //Foda is also Portuguese for fuck. When said byitself, it can have the same connotation as "Fuck off and die, asshole." This wouldmake it a recursive SLANG in two CFTA - Fuck The Army CFUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair CFUBIS - Fuck You, Buddy, I'm Shipping. Used toward the end of a tour of duty toindicate an attitude of general apathy and contempt. (see also FIIGMO) CFUGAZI - Fucked-up, Got Ambushed, Zipped-In (as in zipped into a body bag).CGI - Government Issue; originally used for government supplied equipment, oftenused by soldiers to refer to themselves. CInI - Intoxication and Intercourse (also I&I). Used to specify activity duringleave/time-off; see RnR. CJAFO - Just Another Fucking Observer. Aviation SLANG for the co-pilot or observeron an aircraft. CJANFU - Joint Army-Navy Fuck-up. CKMAG YO-YO - Kiss My Ass, Guys, You're On Your Own CKP - Kitchen Patrol.

3 Periodic one-day duty assignment for lower-grade soldiers to domess hall work, ranging from helping to prepare food to cleaning out the grease traps. CLPCs - Leather Personnel Carriers, or combat boots. Generally used when describinga mode of travel ( , "We'll be taking our LPCs over to the range.") CMARINE - Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential CMARINE - Math and Reading Is Not Essential CMARINE - My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment CNAVY - Never Again Volunteer Yourself CNCO - No Civilian Opportunities. This is a jab at non-commissioned officers who aresaid to stay in the Army because they couldn't get another job, not because they wantto be soldiers or are good at their job. CNDG - No Damn Good CNFG - No Fucking Good aka, busted, non functional, broken. also "new fucking guy" CNPGs - No Pussy Getters; see BCD CPOG - 1) People Other than Grunts (US Army Infantry) or 2) Permanently On theGround (US Air Force, US Naval Aviation and US Army Aviation). CPCP - "Pork Chop Platoon" Physical Conditioning Platoon CREMF - Rear-Echelon Mother Fucker.

4 A term of derision used by front-line soldiersto describe those in cushy jobs in the rear. CRHIP - Rank Hath Its Privileges CRLO - Regular Line Officer CROAD - Retired On Active Duty ( , "ROAD warrior) CRnR - Rest and Relaxation (also R&R). Used to specify activity during leave/time-off; as in, "I need a little RnR." CSNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fucked Up CSOS - Shit On a Shingle. Creamed chipped beef on toast/biscuit, a breakfast also be Same Old - Same Shit, Different Day CSSND - Same Shit, New Day CSST - SLANG for the vehicle used to remove human waste from the Port-A-Johnsmeaning "Shit-Sucking Truck." CSWAG - Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. A close approximation. CTAMFR-This Ain't My First Rodeo. Often used by newly promoted captains. CTWAT - Tanker Without A Tank. Used for tankers who are performing infantryduties. Mainly used by Infantry in Iraq. CUS ARMY - Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet CUS ARMY - Uncle Sam Ass Raped Me Yesterday CUSMC - Uncle Sam's Misguided Children CUSMC - U Suckers Missed Christmas CUSMC - U Singned the Mother-fuckin' Contract CUSMC - University of Science and Mystical Culture CUSMC - U Suck My Cock CWOJG - warrant Officer, Junior Grade.

5 Informal reference to lowest grade ofWarrant Officer (WO1). Also called "spot" or "crouton" because of the insignia ofgrade (a single black square on a silver bar.) CWOPA - warrant Officer Protection Agency. An informal tongue-in-cheek referenceto the fraternal tendencies of the warrant Officer Corps. CYMRASU - Yes, My Retarded Ass Signed Up (US Army backwards) US ARMY NON-ACRONYM SLANG TERMS AND EXPRESSIONSRankCBird Colonel - a full Colonel, from the eagle insignia of grade, to distinguish fromthe one-grade-lower Lieutenant Colonel, whose insignia is a silver leaf; also known asa "Full-Bird" Colonel, or simply, a "Full Bull" CBlack Diamond - a first sergeant, for the black diamond between the chevrons androckers of subdued rank CBlack Hat - Airborne Instructor CBrass, Brass Hats - Colonels and Generals CButter Bar - a Second Lieutenant, as well as their rank insignia; from the appearanceof the yellow rectangle of the rank CBuck Sergeant - Sergeant (E-5) CCherry - New recruit or private; see E-fuzzy.

6 CChicken in a Frypan - a Specialist (E-4) rank insignia, which has an eagle inside ashield CChief - the unofficial form of address for any warrant Officer (CW-2 to CW-5) CCompany-grade (officer) - the ranks of Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, andCaptain CCommand Sergeant Major - E-9, most senior enlisted rank. Senior enlisted in allunits from battalion up. Acts as the senior enlisted advisor to the unit commander(LTC, COL, BG, MG, LTG) CCommand Specialist Major - Corporals (Specialist and Corporal are both E-4s, butCorporals are NCOs, and Specialists are just enlisted.) CCWO - Chief warrant Officer grade 3 and 4 CE-Fuzzy - With the introduction of the ACU, used to describe an E-1 Private. Thereis no rank insignia for an E-1, and as the ACU's rank patch is velcro and goes on thechest, E-1s have the fuzzy velcro exposed. CEnlisted Personnel (man or woman) - generic term for anyone who is not a WarrantOfficer or commissioned officer CField-grade (officer) - the ranks of Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and Colonel CFirst Lieutenant, Second Award - a Captain, so named because the insignia of gradeconsists of two parallel silver bars CFirst Daddy - First Sergeant CFirst Shirt - First Sergeant CFull-Bird Colonel - see Bird Colonel, above CFull-Bird Private - Specialist, from the eagle on the Specialist's insignia patch;similar to Full-Bird Colonel, see above CFull Bull - see Bird Colonel, above CGrade - pay-grade of a soldier, currently E-1 - E-9 for enlisted soldiers, W-1 - W-5for warrant Officers, O-1 - O-10 for Officers; each grade may translate to severalranks; , Grade E-4 may be a Corporal (command position) or Specialist (Spec-4)(non-command) CHard Stripes - used to describe Corporal (CPL) stripes CLight Colonel - Lieutenant Colonel.

7 Contrast with Bird Colonel, above CMosquito Wings - E-2 rank insignia (one chevron, looks like a ^) CPlatoon Daddy - refers to the Platoon Sergeant, who is the lead NCO in a platoon CPrivate Major - Private or Specialist who tries to act with authority they do not have CPrivate Velcro - E-1 rank initially had no Velcro tab for the ACU uniform to coverthe exposed loops, soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood referred to themselves by thisname; , "PFC? No, I'm a Private Velcro". CRank - named title of soldier with a particular grade and responsibility, such asPrivate, Specialist, Staff Sergeant, Captain, etc; see also grade, above CRecruit - new soldier in training, esp. basic training; once the description of thelowest rank, which is now simply Private CSergeant Major - the First Sergeant's wife or an E-9 staff position (see CommandSergeant Major) CSlick Sleeve - Private E-1. Had no rank insignia on sleeve CSham Shield - Specialist rank insignia, derived from Specialists typically receivingless work than other lower enlisted, as well as the shield-like shape of the rankinsignia CShort Colonel - older reference to a Lieutenant Colonel, esp.

8 When casuallydiscussing Unit Organization CSmaj - Sergeant Major CSmoke - Platoon Sergeant (Artillery) CSpec 4-ever - soldiers of the rank of Specialist (E4) referring to the extended lengthof time at this rank prior to promotion to Sergeant; , "I'm going to be a Spec 4-ever." CSpec 4 Mafia - group of Specialists who use unorthodox methods to help NCOsimprove soldiers that are deficient in their duties CTop - A First Sergeant (E-8), who is the top ranking NCO in a company size unit. CTop Kick - First Sergeant CTrain Tracks - Captain's rank insignia (it looks like two pieces of railroad track) CWobbly One - warrant Officer First-grade, WO1 EquipmentCBattle-Rattle - combat gear CBCGs - Birth Control Glasses - The 50's style black or brown horn-rimmed glassesthat were formerly standard issue, currently still standard issue in basic for their ability to make anyone sexually unattractive. CBrown Round - Drill Sergeant's hat CBrain Bucket - Kevlar Helmet. See Kevlar CBunk - bunk bed CCatch Me Fuck Me Glasses - Sleek-looking durable military glasses availablethrough military specialty stores.

9 The name comes from the Army term "high speed"for a good soldier; the soldier is so high speed you have to catch him to fuck known as "fuck me go faster" glasses. CChocolate Chips the 5-color variety of desert color BDU's CChrome Dome - Chrome plated parade helmet. CCivvies - civilian clothing CClass-A Uniform - the dress uniform (jacket and tie) sometimes worn in office-typework, always when wearing a uniform on leave CClass-As - class-A dress uniform CCracker Box - an ambulance mounted on a pick-up truck frame CCunt Cap - a garrison cap, due to its shape CDash-Ten - an operator's manual for any piece of military equipment, vehicle oraircraft; all operator's manuals' reference numbers end in "-10." CDeuce - common utility truck (2-1/2 ton truck; from "deuce-and-a-half"); same as"six-by" CDigitals - the new ACU and MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms, which consistsof a pattern of pixelated squares CDome of Obedience - SLANG for a Kevlar helmet CDonkey Dick - SLANG for the flexible metal hose that fits in the 5 gallon metal fuelcans.

10 CFarmer Armor - see Hillbilly Armor CFart Sack - a sleeping bag CFast-Mover - a jet aircraft, especially one equipped to make bombing and/or strafingruns CFatigue Jacket - the shirt of the fatigue uniform; the outer jacket is called a "fieldjacket" CFatigues - an archaic term for the work/combat uniform CFlak Jacket - a vest first introduced in WWII for bomber crews, designed to protectthe torso against shrapnel CFull Battle-Rattle - the complete set of combat gear CGay Pride Ribbon - The rainbow colored Army Service Ribbon awarded toeveryone who graduates basic training. Also known as the "Thank you for stoppingmy basic training" Ribbon. CGore-Tex - the camouflaged, hooded outer jacket which has largely replaced thetraditional field jacket, so named because of the material used in construction CHillbilly Armor - improvised vehicle armor CJohn Wayne Bar - chocolate and toffee candy bar found in C-Rations/MREs CJohn Wayne Key - A small handheld manual field can opener. Commonly referred toas a "P-38".


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