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“Say again” instead of “repeat.”
Ahh I just realized I do this. Noted.
Hearing other non mil people say Roger makes me cringe. Just yesterday 2 people did it
Roger
All military colloquialisms used in everyday civilian-life speech is cringe
Can you “un-fuck this cluster” instead of “see these tracked changes.”
Prioritize and Execute! 5 x5! Alpha, Bravo, Charlie… UNSAT! EXECUTE! Cooking the Grenade!
We have a MD that has never served (and wouldn’t last a day if he did) but he ends his “transmissions” on Teams with “over”. Complete toolbox.
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You should end yours to him with “out.” Guarantee he won’t get the shade.
"Copy that" and "I'm on it". That's what my husband always say. Sometimes he would say, "Yes ma'am". Sometimes I ask him to confirm something he would say, "Honey, affirmative.".
Use of unofficial and official acronyms: TDY, FUBAR, BFOM, FIGMO
I like when civilians use the terms "war room", "front lines", and "in the trenches".
“Soup sandwich"
Soup sandwich, FUBAR and SNAFU come to mind.
BOHICA
Say again
Using ALCON or BREAK in an email or saying “over” when you’re done speaking
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Using “V/R” in their email signature 🤢
I’m gonna need a sitrep on this project 😂
My personal favorite is “NEGATIVE,” because it is strong and almost no one is confused on the intent.
v/r as your email signoff
Gruntwear tshirts and tactical khakis.. cringe.
Aww come on I like those. Don’t forget the Salomon footwear.
Lima Charlie. Like why?! Just say, yes I can hear you.
I like throwing in COA occasionally since there are so many acronyms at PwC and my client - it makes me chuckle
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Gotta add in MPCOA and MDCOA