What is a klik "or click or klick" in the army?

Question

I've heard people in movies or army video games say "The extraction is about 10 kliks *or clicks or klicks* to the east or your location. What is a klik?

Answer 1

1 Kilometer. Klik.

Answer 2

it stands for "K" short for Kilo...Short for Kilometer...(1000 meters)...Military uses meteric on there maps vs. US miles/Yards...etc..

Answer 3

Klick = One Kilometer or about a third of a mile

Answer 4

a kilometre - it's also not an expression restricted to use in the armed forces... my dad uses it and he was never in the army.

Answer 5

Or in other words, a kilometer. Which is part of the reason it's spelled "klick" most of the time.

Answer 6

It is 1000 meters or 1 Kilometer which is .62 of a mile.

Answer 7

1 Klick = 1 kilometer = 1000 meters etc...

Antonio D,

Military maps I've come across use both Metric and American Standard. Metric is used for distance while American Standard is used for elevation.

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Answer 8

1000 meters