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Dustoff: Specifically, a medical evacuation by helicopter.

#Military lingo be safe code#

It can be a Morse code signal given to intelligence radio operators or it can describe a soldier marching out of time with the cadence of the other soldiers.

Dittybopper: This common Army term has two different meanings.

X digit midget refers to the number of days till an individual goes on leave or retires.

Digit Midget: Usually used with a number as a prefix.

Digies : Digital camouflage worn by soldiers and Marines.

Demilitarized Zone : A specific area in which any type of military force including but not limited to personnel, hardware, and infrastructure are banned.

DFAC: The cafeteria that many soldiers will dine in.

Crank: Navy term for a sailor pulling temporary duty in the galley.

It also refers to the brightly colored layouts and symbols usually included. The term is fairly derogatory in nature as a slight against the accuracy of the maps.

Comics: Term used to describe maps presented by military intelligence.

Chicken plates: Sheets of protective material, called Small Arms Protective Inserts, which are used in the Interceptor body armor system.

Chest Candy : All the ribbons and awards on a service member’s dress uniform.Checkpoint : easy-to-identify point on terrain used for controlling movement or identifying locations.Charlie Foxtrot : Commonly used expression utilizing the military alphabet to stand for clusterf***.Cannibalize: The act of taking workable parts of one item and using them in another.Burn Bag : A bag used to hold shredded documents, designed to be burned.Bravo Zulu : A phrase often used in the Navy or Coast Guard to say “well done.”.Blue Falcon – A euphemism for buddy **** or buddy ****er, which is slang for a backstabber.Barney style : A phrase used to tell someone or ask someone to describe something in easy-to-understand terms.Band-Aid :A Vietnam-era term for a medic.This refers to people who abandon their duty or post without authorization or alerting anyone. AWOL : This acronym stands for Absent Without Official Leave.Assault : last step of an attack phase rushing to close combat to drive the enemy out for hand-to-hand combat using hand grenades and bayonets.Area defense : type of defense that is oriented toward retaining a particular terrain relies mainly on the deployed forces that fire to repulse and stop attackers.Ex: “Thank goodness we only have 12 days and a wake up left here. “And a wake up” : A phrase used to count down to the end of training or deployment.Alpha Charlie : Military alphabet used to represent being verbally reprimanded.About Face: An action happening during a drill directing soldiers to face the opposite direction.(Some of these definitely fall into the “slightly inappropriate” or humorous category.) Here’s Military Connection’s lingo guide to some popular military specific terms, phrases and acronyms.

Some terms are rather self-explanatory while others are completely cryptic yet each one has a specific and important meaning. The need for clear and concise communication, especially on the battlefield, require service members to immerse themselves in their specialized language. From extremely long acronyms to slightly inappropriate phrases, the military has a language all of its own with many unique terms and concepts that civilians are not exposed to. Many professions have their own specialized jargon and acronyms and the military is no exception. Contributed by Liz Zaczek, senior staff writer