Could you give me some army commands...?

Question

..and the meaning of them? I'm thinking of writing a book so I need some.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

About face and bend over  

Answer 2

Left....Right.....Left....

Answer 3

SHUT YOU'RE COME TRAPPER

meaning-shut you're mouth

Answer 4

I think you may need to clarify your question.  But if you want Army Drill and Ceremony commands, you can look them up in FM 22-5 "DRILL AND CEREMONIES"

That Field Manual (FM) give the Prepatory Command and the Command of Execution for all Army movements.

The military has its own overall jargon.  Each service has its own specific jargon, and each specialty within each service also has its own jargon.

Perhaps you should poll MILITARY people for some examples of jargon that would make no sense to a civilian and its translation.

some examples:

DOD wide (originated from aviators) "Check your 6" = look behind you.

DOD wide (origins unknown) "Ate up" or "8 up" or a sly variant "2 down" = all messed up, stupid, ignorant, dunce.

DOD wide (origins from the Navy on sailing ships) "Squared away" = cleaned up and ready for business.

DOD wide MRE = Meals Ready to Eat or Mighty wRetched Entree or My Regurgetated Eats or ... well, you get the picture.  It is a ration that is not  very tasty.

DOD wide "Giant Voice" or "Big Voice" = a loud speaker

Army   USARMY = Uncle Sam Ain't Released My *** Yet.  Of course the reverse is YMRASU = Why My Retarded *** Sign Up?

Army (perhaps other services as well) "Dress up that ...(whatever)" = Clean up or straighten up that whatever.

Infantry:  "Hooah!" = whatever you want it to mean.

--------- side note -------------------

Hooah (Pronounced who-ah and the inflection can be on either syllable.  Hooah is a word, a way of life, and a religion all rolled up into one.  You may want to do an entire chapter on just that word.)

-------end side note -----------------

Artillery: "On the way!" = Usually means you are going to get what you need/ask for but most of the time it means "OK, I will get off my butt and do my job."

Which should not be confused with "All the WAY!" which is an overly enthusiastic sometimes sarcastic response to a motivational question or salutation.

Artillery: "Adjust fire soldier." = You just screwed up.  Try again, idiot.

My Platoon: "Spiffy!" = a very sarcastic "Hooah!"  Usage:  (Commander) "Men, I want you to do (something totally stupid).  What do you think of that?"  (My XO in response): "Sir, that is a spiffy idea.  What do you think SFC?"  (me) "SPIFFY!"

Some links are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mi...

http://home.earthlink.net/~joeyakel/Army...

http://www.8th-4th-arty.com/vietnamjargo...

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/d...

You can search for this on various places.  I hope this helps get you started.

Answer 5

hey i was gonna say drop and give me 20.. why do you actually have to have a real question.. god

Answer 6

BEAT YOUR FACE!

meaning: Do push-ups!

-i like that one lol

Answer 7

Immediately, you'll be expected to learn a brand new vocabulary (no mistakes allowed!). You don't go "upstairs," you go "topside." You don't go downstairs, you go "down below." Your bunk becomes a "rack." The latrine is a "head." The floor is a "deck." The walls are "bulkheads." The windows are "portholes." the ceiling is an "overhead." You face "forward." Behind you is "aft." Facing forward, left is "port," and right is "starboard." Never, EVER call the D.I.'s office an "office." It is, and always will be the "D.I. House."

Third-person language is also a cardinal rule. It's not "me," or "I," it's "this recruit." It's not "them," or "us," it's "these recruits," or "those recruits." Never, EVER, say the word, "you" to your drill instructor. The proper phrase would be "Sir, this recruit does not understand the drill instructor's request, sir." (Shouted at the top of your lungs, of course).

While I use the word, "D.I." in this article, Never, EVER, call your drill instructor a "D.I." Your drill instructor is referred to as "Drill Instructor [Rank][Name]."

Answer 8

I'm not sure what you mean. An order is usually in clear English like "Sergeant, take a detail of 10 men and repaint the mess hall." Drill & Ceremony has a number of unique commands, but again, they are in fairly clear language for ease of understanding and obeying.

In more general terms, the person giving the command uses the rank of the person receiving the command (or the last name of the person if he is a Private/PFC/Specialist) or the correct radio call sign if the command is being given over the radio.