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Every profession has it's own slang and the Army is no exception. Did you know that a "Fobbit" is a Soldier or other person stationed at a secure forward operating base (FOB) who is reluctant or afraid to leave confines of the base? To learn more about Army slang there is a booklet that describes these and other terms of "Milspeak" by Col. Austin Bay entitled "Embrace the Suck: a Pocket Guide to Milspeak" which is available on Amazon.com.
Do you know of an Army slang term that is particularly amusing? Comment on this blog and share with the rest of us.
posted at 11:47:41 on 03/08/07 - Category: Army
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"Princess for a year"- A normally homely girl who is stationed in Korea and gains more attention from Soldiers who would not normally talk to her.
AKA - Korean Beer Goggle Syndrome
Cant Forget Poags! Those Troops who are not in a combat unit.
How about "Poagy Bait"?
Civilian snack food which is often snuck into the field.
or POWS sounds like a batman thing
SSgt, I think you mean "pogues"? Dunno what the hell a "Poag" is but I bet they sound the same.
How about "SNAFU"
Situation Normal: All F**d Up.
or "FUBAR"
F**d Up Beyond All Recognition
F**d Up Beyond Any Repair
Whether you say poag or pogue, I would argue that the terms are more or less meaningless in today's fight. All the traditional roles are out the window as soon as you leave the wire. Anyone who doubts me hasn't been here.
what about BOHICA.
Bend Over Here It Comes Agian
FUBIJAR
F'd up but I'm only a reservist
Highway Fobbery- The inflated prices at the AAFES trailer on FOB Freedom or Liberty. The regular PX sells 100times more selection at 40% the price.
[quote]Whether you say poag or pogue, I would argue that the terms are more or less meaningless in today's fight. All the traditional roles are out the window as soon as you leave the wire. Anyone who doubts me hasn't been here. [/quote]
TO: THE ROCKET
YOUR AN IDIOT
SINCERELY,
THE INFANTRY
This is not Military, but I like it anyway: B*I*T*C*H_Being In Total Control of Herself.
A.I.R Force ate-up incompentent retard force
Charlie Foxtrot= Cluster Fu**
I believe what everyone is trying to figure out here about being a POG (This is the correct spelling) is what it means. The meaning is "Personel Other than Grunt." Try being signal in an infantry unit.
Get out of Iraq now, this is an unconstitutional occupation.
you can call a medic a "POG", but he still rolls out the gate everyday. POG is not literally for anyone not infantry, it refers to any candy ass who sits on the FOB all the day. go here and see. its not an exlusive infantry term these days. wikipedia.org has a lil info on the matter.
Whay don't you quit being a sissy, we liberated a country, free to not fear a murdering dictator. Don't you libs talk about being free and everyone needs to be free, well now there ya go, Iraq now has the opportunity to do just that
liberated a country and only killed near 1 million civilians to do it? What next? liberate Canada? Brazil or some other country that doesn't want us there? Want to be free of a murdering dicatator necon? then start in this country.
The real Sean Hannity would never say that, Dem. What do you know of other countries? You've never even been outside of the U.S.. STFU and cast your vote for Billary already.
I agree with Sean Hannity, we should definitely liberate Canada next. At least the wannabe French part.
Negative, The POGue and Fobbits still exist, no matter the change in roles, there are still those soldiers that never leave the wire except for the initial insertion and EXFIL, Trust me, it happens. Then said Fobbits like to return home and tell "war stories" about times outside the FOB. Either that or they brag about how close that Indirect came to hitting them on the FOB.
Can you interpret Fobbit to also be anyone who is willing to leave the FOB but only by Blackhawk? I worked with a Marine Capt. who refused to go on ground convoys. As a prior service Marine I had to make fun of him.
Let me break it down for the civvies: I am willing to kill anybody that is willing to kill me... That includes; the enemy, gangstas, Iraqis, my old LT, and you. I didn't choose to go to Iraq but I ain't coming back in an aluminum coffin to make you feel better about yourself. Also the correct spelling is POG.
DILLIGAF = Does It Look Like I Give A F*ck?
FIGMO = F*ck It, Got My Orders
US ARMY = Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet
REMF = Rear-Echelon MotherF*cker
Leg = Anyone not Airborne-qualified
HALO = High Altitude, Low Opening HANO = High Altitude, NO Opening
It is POG.
Person
Other than
Grunt
Way to go TDub
--Idiots
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AKA - Korean Beer Goggle Syndrome