![]() ![]() ![]() Warrior slang accepts suffering as inevitable. But God-or the first sergeant-help the fake macho and especially the "REMF," "fobbit," or "suit" who talks the talk but hasn't walked the walk.Īt its core, warrior slang is a language of discipline and shared suffering, experiences that produce a tough human epoxy: the industrial strength social and emotional glue binding military comrades and building military units. Physical and moral courage and the confidence they create are essential warrior virtues. Hollywood bravado is little more than chestthumping bluster, but seasoned vets know that disciplined bravado indicates confidence and courage. A quick scan of this dictionary illustrates the spectrum: disciplined bravado provides the glitz and glamour earned camaraderie, the sincerity and warmth irony, the realist's edge scorn, the punishing barb and insistent vulgarity, a rowdy, leveling earthiness.Ī little verbal bravado and swagger has genuine utility. It displays humankind at its best and at its worst, and the warfighter's slang reflects the bitter, terrible, and inspiring all of it. ![]() Waging war is a risky, all-encompassing endeavor physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Warrior slang, however, has a peculiar appeal and influence. Priests, prostitutes, psychologists, cops, jazz musicians, poker players, the gang at the beauty shop-every trade has its jargon every group a lingo or recognition code that separates "ins from outs" and "us from them." MILITARY TERMS AND EXPRESSIONS serve two grand masters: utility and identity.Ī savvy linguist-and any advertising exec who has ever made a cent in that tough business-will argue that utility and identity shape every type and act of human communication. 'Embrace the Suck' and More Military Speak March 8, 2007 ![]()
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