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Air combat was difficult; many pilots didn't survive past their first flight. Those who did and went on to down enemy aircraft became heroes with the public back home. If you managed to down five enemies, you were considered an ace.

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Retired generals retain their rank and certainly don't get any strange acronyms assigned to them. "RPG" is certainly a military term but is the acronym for a rocket-propelled grenade, something U.S. forces came across often in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II first entered service in 2015. It's a multirole fighter primarily but can be used in ground-attack missions and has stealth capability. It's not called an "M1"... That would be the M1-Abrams battle tank, the foremost fighting vehicle in the U.S. Army.

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A shovel or entrenching tool was of critical importance to a soldier during World War II. Why? Well, if he was ever in an area without cover, he could use it to dig a foxhole for protection.

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"Helo" is military slang for a helicopter. They form a vital role in any military situation and have proved an indispensable vehicle, as shown to significant effect in the Vietnam War, either by bringing soldiers to contact points or removing the injured.

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The term "Hun" was certainly used in a derogatory way by the British troops to describe their German counterparts. It's a reference to Attila the Hun.

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A soldier who has "gone Elvis" is missing after a skirmish with the enemy. This is also known as "MIA" or missing in action. If the soldier's body is later found, the status changed to "KIA" or killed in action.

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"Bingo" was a term which referred to an article someone was running out of. You could have "bingo" ammo, fuel, cigarettes, money ... just about anything.

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Legend has it pilots named the anti-aircraft guns after a popular song at the time, "Archibald, Certainly Not." It was popular in music halls, unlike the dangerous volley of projectiles from the ground into the air!

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Tommies was the name given to British soldiers. Although it was one of the lesser-known terms U.S. troops called German soldiers, they did refer to them as Ratzys from time to time. But why Ratzy? Well, it's a combination word, actually, taking "Rat" and "Nazi" and combining them.

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Soldiers quickly learned, particularly those in combat areas, that sleep was to be taken whenever possible. During operations, a soldier might not get the chance to sleep for many hours. When they did, they often called it "blanket duty."

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No, they certainly aren't called flies, but if they're enemy aircraft harassing ground troops, they could be just as annoying as the insects. More often than not, ground troops and even those associated with aircraft (including pilots and maintenance people), will in all likelihood, call anything that flies and isn't a helicopter a bird.

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Well, the term "check your seven" is undoubtedly fake, but it's just the number that is incorrect. The term is actually "check your six" and means to watch behind you, the place the enemy wants to be in a dogfight.

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It's definitely not a "dunk." It's close, though; just change the first letter to a B. Yes, it's a "bunk," just like we know it to be called in civilian life.

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A "dope on a rope" is used by other branches of the military to describe air-assault soldiers. This phrase is derogatory. Air-assault soldiers are not paratroopers but usually alight from helicopters into battle using ropes to reach the ground.

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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle was the primary fourth-generation fighter in the United States Air Force. It entered service in 1976 and remains in active duty today. Of course, it won't fly without a maintenance crew. And they are called "eagle keepers."

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Band-aids fix anything in real life, right? Well, almost anything. In World War II, most soldiers would call for a medic, but by the time Vietnam rolled around, a medic had a slang name: a "band-aid".

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No, they are not sneakers; they'are "gofasters." Although the term is common in the Marine Corps, it's also used by other branches of the military, including the Army and Navy. I bet you'll never call them sneakers again!

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There is no point hiding it: Soldiers during both World War I, World War II and every other war since contracted many different venereal diseases. This might have happened while on leave or even while on occupational duty in other countries. In World War II, this was called "Cupid's itch."

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No, in fact "Lima Charlie" uses the military alphabet to describe the term "loud and clear." And where is it used? Mostly while communicating on radio devices.

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It seems that pretty much every kind of drink had a nickname during World War II. And yes, milk was known as "cat beer."

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In military slang, a situation described as a "Charlie Foxtrot" means it is a cluster****! The term uses military alphabet to denote that the situation is particularly dire.

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Although you might have thought you heard the term before, it's only applied to the "runt" of the litter. American infantryman are typically called "grunts."

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Well, it has five sides and so many corridors that it might be a puzzle to get in and out, so that's a pretty accurate name for the Pentagon. The Pentagon is the world's largest office building at 6,500,000 sq ft in size! Over 23,000 people work there, both military and civilian.

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If a U.S. Navy airman heard the term "buster" crackle over his headset, he knew he had to get to the location given as quickly as possible. As an example, he might hear "blue 2, proceed heading 180, buster, enemy bombers inbound."

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Referring to someone as the "Admiral of the Swiss Navy" was a fairly derogatory statement. Not only did it mean the person who said it though that someone thought too much of themselves, but it also confirmed that they didn't like them very much. Of course, Switzerland is a landlocked country with no navy.

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The Chaplain Corps played a very important role in the American armed forces during World War II. Not only were they there to deliver spiritual service to soldiers, but they also had the unenviable task of administering last rites or holding burial services. Chaplains trained at the US Army Chaplain School and often called "G.I. Jesus" by troops.

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Actually, it's an "alpha charlie." A verbal reprimand in any profession is never nice. In the military, it's downright scary. You've seen the Hollywood movies, right? A superior getting right up in the face of a private, screaming in their face, spit flying everywhere. It's also often called an "***-chewing."

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The German army operated stormtrooper divisions. These highly trained soldiers were used to assault high-value enemy positions during World War I and were feared by Allied troops.

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Measurement terms in the military are usually referred to as "klicks" and generally mean kilometers. For instance, "10 kicks to base" mean 10 kilometers to base. "Mike" is indeed a term but refers to a unit of time: a minute. So "be there in 10 Mikes" means 10 minutes.

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While a "Kpot" sounds like a reasonable name for a portable toilet, it's nothing of the sort. A "Kpot" is actually a term used to describe a helmet. It can also sometimes be called "kevlar" or "ACH."

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Although a "spoon" is to do with food in military forces, it has nothing to do with a serving area, as that is generally called a "mess." A "spoon" is someone who serves food. And an army certainly marches on its stomach, as Napoleon Bonaparte once said.

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No, not at all. You might use the term while calling in an airstrike but only to acknowledge you understand something that has been said to you. Simply put, it means you acknowledge something and understand the command or phrase said to you.

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In the military, a "geardo" is someone who has every piece of gear they can possibly lay their hands on, is even though they may not even use half of it. This is not only Army gear but additional equipment that they pay for themselves.

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In the military, you certainly won't look for a camping spot to lay your head down. In war, it's usually the nearest foxhole. This was especially true during World War II. So what does "CP" mean in military jargon, then? It means Check Point. And the most famous of them? Check Point Charlie at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin during the Cold War.