Military Slang | | Alphabet
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – What the F##k?
Grunt – Enlisted soldier /Infantry guy in the Army or Marine Corps.
Jarhead – Marine Corps Soldier
Meat Wagon – Ambulance
Charlie Foxtrot – Real bad, messed up situation/ cluster F##k.
Tango Mike – Thanks much
Mess Hall – Where troops eat meals.
Wheels Up – Leaving, Enroute, Departing
AWOL – Absent Without Leave.
“Got Your Six” – I’m watching out for you.
“Check Your Six” – Look out behind you.
MRE– Meal Ready to Eat.
O Dark Thirty – Very early in the morning before the sun comes up.
PCS – Permanent Change of Station.
Band Aid – Medic/ Medical Provider
Helo – Helicopter.
Bird – Also a helicopter
Civvies – Off duty civilian clothes.
Field Strip – Tear apart weapon for cleaning, repairs or lubrication.
Poppin Smoke – Smoke to signal a helicopter or other aircraft.
Scuttle Butt – Rumors
A – Alpha
B – Bravo
C – Charlie
D – Delta
E – Echo
F – Foxtrot
G – Golf
H – Hotel
I – India
J – Juliet
K – Kilo
L – Lima
M – Mike
N – November
O – Oscar
P – Papa
Q – Quebec
R – Romeo
S – Sierra
T – Tango
U – Uniform
V – Victor
W – Whiskey
X – X-ray
Y – Yankee
Z – Zulu