What does hotel mean in military terms?

Military-hotel definition
Filters. A restaurant serving non-vegetarian food . noun. 1.
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What are some military slang words?

Military Slang Examples
  • Bolo – Someone who can't pass marksmanship training.
  • Boot – Recruit still in boot camp.
  • Devil dog – Term for a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
  • Dittybopper – A signals intelligence radio operator who uses Morse code.
  • Expectant – A soldier who is expected to die from their injuries.
  • FNG – F'ing New Guy.
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What does Tango Mike mean in the military?

What does Tango Mike mean? Answer: It means “thank you,” or specifically, “thanks much.” In 1955, many military organizations, including NATO and the U.S. military, adopted a phonetic alphabet to aid in correctly transmitting messages.
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What does Oscar Mike mean in military?

Oscar Mike is military lingo for “On the Move” and was specifically chosen to represent the spirit of its founder and the Veterans he serves.
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What does whiskey mean in military?

What Does Whiskey Mean In Military? That's what I mean: WTF (what the heck). The W for “whiskey,” T for “tango,” and F for “foxtrot” are derived from the NATO phonetic alphabet. “Whiskey tango foxtrot, I can't believe he double-crossed you like that!” he said.
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Common MILITARY expressions



What does Sierra Whiskey mean in military?

Common military phonetic alphabet phrases include: Bravo Zulu: Good job. The term's roots in naval history explain why it's “Bravo Zulu” and not “Whiskey Delta” for "well done." Charlie Mike: Continue Mission. Echo Tango Sierra: Expiration Term of Service (someone who is about to complete their tour of duty)
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What does Frosty mean in the military?

(military, slang) To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in the way. quotations ▼ (slang) To keep one's cool. quotations ▼
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What does Secret Squirrel mean in the military?

“Secret Squirrel” is a military nickname used for operatives who are on highly classified missions. It generally applies when the individuals are not allowed (because of classification) to disclose their service, their status, or their mission.
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What does Bravo Zulu mean in the military?

Bravo Zulu. This is a naval signal, conveyed by flaghoist or voice radio, meaning "well done"; it has also passed into the spoken and written vocabulary. It can be combined with the "negative" signal, spoken or written NEGAT, to say "NEGAT Bravo Zulu," or "not well done."
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What is a Bravo Juliet?

“Foxtrot” stands for the letter “F,” “Juliet” denotes “J,” and “Bravo”, you guessed it, symbolizes “B.” So, essentially, it is an acrostic that spells out “FJB.”
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What does Oscar Kilo mean?

The National Fire Chiefs Council has signed up to 'Oscar Kilo' which puts assessment, learning and conversation about wellbeing across the emergency services in one place.
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What does Delta Echo mean?

Delta and echo are the standard words for D and E in an international code for spelling out words clearly: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, . . . The usual word for I is India, but the alphabet has variations. 'Niner' is used for distinctiveness so it's not confused with the monosyllable 'one'.
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Do soldiers poop their pants?

Siddle wrote that in surveys of soldiers during World War II, “a quarter of combat veterans admitted that they urinated in their pants in combat, and a quarter admitted that they defecated in their pants in combat.”
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What do Marines call glasses?

BCG's. These are what Marines call the glasses you get issued at boot camp, or “boot camp glasses.” Most know them by their nickname, which is “birth control glasses,” because well, you probably don't want to hit the club wearing these things.
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Is a Jarhead a Marine?

So, during World War II sailors began referring to Marines as Jarheads. Presumably the high collar on the Marine Dress Blues uniform made a Marine's head look like it was sticking out of the top of a Mason jar. Marines were not insulted. Instead, they embraced the new moniker as a term of utmost respect.
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What is a Charlie in military terms?

THREATCON CHARLIE: (Threat level high) This condition applies when an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating some form of terrorist action against personnel and facilities is imminent.
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What does Buddy mean in the military?

A battle buddy is a partner assigned to a soldier in the United States Army. Each battle buddy is expected to assist his or her partner both in and out of combat.
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Why does the military call the sun Bob?

BOB - the sun. Stands for Big Orange Ball.
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What does it mean to Charlie Mike?

Jun 1, 2020. Charlie Mike. This military term is code for Continue Mission—pushing through adversity no matter the difficulties.
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What does staying strapped mean?

Stay strapped or get clapped means to have your gun on you, or you run the risk of someone else killing you in a gunfight. It's a common phrase in high-stress socio-economic scenarios in poverty-stricken areas around the United States.
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Who said stay frosty Cod?

Captain 'Soap' MacTavish : [recurring line] Stay frosty. Price : ["Contingency"; as he and Roach come across an enemy patrol team] Five men, automatic rifles, frag grenades.
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What does Roger tango mean?

roger/roger that

Meaning: Message received. Origin: the NATO phonetic alphabet—a previous version of the alphabet used “Roger” to signify the letter R. Fun fact: Now they use “Romeo.”
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What does Bravo Charlie mean?

Briefly put, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc., are words used in spelling of the 26 letters of the Latin (resp. English) alphabet. They were designed to minimize the number of errors when spelling a series of letters during a radio transmission.
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What is a Bravo Tango?

Bravo Tango includes brain training and mindfulness techniques and exercises designed to help veterans better deal with the stresses that often remain after war ends. Anyone can benefit from the lessons though the app design starts from the perspective of a veteran as the user.
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