FNG n.— «In soldier parlance, they are “turtles”—a Vietnam-era nickname derived from their supposedly slow arrival in theater—or “FNGs,” a slightly more colorful reference to their “[expletive] New Guy”...
high speed, low drag adj.— «“High speed, low drag” (either a soldier who is extrordinaily proficient at his job or—when used derisively—one who is extraordinarily the opposate).» —“When I say mission…“ by David...
leg n.— «For those that still have all their marbles a “leg” is any soldier who isn’t Airborne. As opposed to the soldiers who work in finance and personel, who I like to refer to as “chairborne”).» —“When I...
angel n. among American military medical personnel in Iraq, a soldier killed in combat. Editorial Note: It is probably a coincidence that Jose Angel Garibay was one of the first soldiers, if not the first, killed in Iraq after the American invasion...
angel n.— «Within an hour, the two Marines, along with an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldier who broke his arms and a leg when his truck crashed and rolled over on a local road, were flown by helicopter to the Army’s 31st Combat Surgical...
bolo
v.— «A second soldier also blew it (or, in Army parlance, “Boloed it”. As in Bolo.» —“The Lawyer” by majorsamuel The Kosovo Kronichles Dec. 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)