Military Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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AQIz n. Top U.S. commanders are closely watching the moves of al-Qaida in Iraq, puzzling about what seems to be a counterproductive strategy of massive bombings. Spectacular attacks across the country are deepening the rifts within the Sunni population that AQIz—as it is known in U.S. military parlance—depends on for both active and passive support. [English Iraq Military Acronym] [full cite] (Jun. 27, 2007)

arm-chair pilot n. One sure way to tell the real thing from an arm-chair pilot…put the stick in his hand and give him a job to do. [English Military] [full cite] (May. 31, 2005)

armchair pilot n. The United States Army is gong to weed out its “swivel chair” airplane pilots by making all air corps officers with fifteen or more years’ service take tests to determine their flying ability. [English Aviation Military] [full cite] (May. 31, 2005)

armchair pilot n. Mrs. Lilly’s son, George, and nine of his pals organized an aeronautical club.…These young armchair pilots have taken their club work seriously. [English Aviation Military] [full cite] (May. 31, 2005)

armchair pilot n. Lieut. Comdr. Winfield G. Maurer, USN, was the armchair pilot who took the four drones off the deck of this carrier. [English Military] [full cite] (May. 31, 2005)

armchair pilot n. One of the most popular radio shows locally is WESB’s “Midnight Clipper."…Former U.S.A.A.F. hotpilot George Ward does the disc-jockey work, and sends an armchair pilot’s “license” to all the fans who request one. [English Military] [full cite] (May. 31, 2005)

armchair pilot n. Block is strictly an “armchair pilot.” The flights are all in his mind, and probably more vivid than if he had actually experienced them. [English Military] [full cite] (May. 31, 2005)

atmospheric n. The hard part to deal with is that women and children shop in markets, so the person who planned and executed the bombing was clearly targeting women and children. I had been in that exact market only days earlier meeting vendors, talking to locals and collecting “atmospherics.” [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 19, 2007)

augmentee n. The transferred personnel are called “augmentees” in Pentagonese. According to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Navy is putting about 10,000 personnel—from enlisted through officer ranks up to captain—through 12-day basic-training courses to give them Army uniforms and teach them how to use guns and drive trucks. [English Military Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 14, 2006)

back door draft n. [Arnold] Garcia:&hellip‘“The use of the increaseing dependence on the reserve and guard components amounts to, as one of the editorial writers said in a meeting yesterday, a back door draft."…[Carol] Lin: “That’s interesting. A back door draft. In a sense even though it’s a volunteer army, but these guys didn’t sign up with the idea of spending their Christmas in the desert, I [sic] sure, certainly under these battle conditions.” [English United States Military Politics] [full cite] (Nov. 5, 2004)

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