Green Beret Explains Military Acronyms & Terms | Tactical Rifleman

[@dblankenship88]

Growing up in a family of a Marines “Oscar Mike” was used often. Then I broke their brains and joined the Air Force. Back in 98 saying “Oscar Mike” to my TI instead of “proceeding” didn’t go over well. Good times.

[@murder0ne]

Former AF here. Can relate lol.

[@Inadougadavida]

Anybody else ever hear/use Tango Mike? Officers in one of my old units used it in radio comms to say "thank you very much " Tango = Thank , Mike = Much. I was enlisted, thank you very much.

[@Inadougadavida]

I work for a company that operates a few restaurants in a certain city. After purchasing a food truck they asked employees to suggest a name for it. I submitted UCAV - Urban Culinary Assault Vehicle. They picked a different name.

[@roundrock63]

Love the Acronyms. Would like to hear more and more pics from your service! Always great content and coming from you, who’s been there, it holds a lot a weight.

[@jordanfrancisco27]

Almost spat out my coffee from laughing at 1:25. Made my day.

[@Fightosaurus]

Loving all the new content gents! Keep ‘em coming!

[@Bigfezzig]

🤘

[@Fightosaurus]

@@Bigfezzig Miss ya Fezzig & fellow asylees. Busy with work & family life lately but still tuning in and will get active in the group again here some day soon.

[@jamesmerriman5058]

Thanks for your service SGM. I was stationed at Campbell from 04-09 with 2/506th Currhee; OIF 06-07, OEF 08-09. You're very right, there are days worth of terms and acronyms that we used on duty

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for watching and thank you for your service. TR

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Excellent Karl! TWO AC130s ran out of ammo? Holy... Here is one from my time in service: LLRP= Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol And of course = RLTW-ATW

[@lo-fidevil2950]

I love jargon. I knew some of these from books & stuff. But I never heard “black on.” That’s a really good one.

[@mitchellkuta5405]

All content you put out is helpful to me. Thanks for your service and continued help to us civilians. Pissed I can't do classes in Texas. Catch you all Tuesday

[@Fredthefed1163]

It's funny my wife and I met in the Navy 36 years ago. To this day we still use the Navy acronyms to this day like breathing. Our kids even know many of them and now use them.

[@stacyscott2720]

Thank you for your service, SGM. I bet you've got some stories to tell. I would love to hear them.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Maybe a book some day.

[@sidewinderIII]

Awesome video Karl, loved the no bs explanation of the acronyms. Looking forward to part 2.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@RobinP556]

Nice! I used to smoke my privates when I was in the 82nd by something that directly related to what they did wrong. One that I remember the most was a private that I had that was always causing breaks in contact because he never paid any attention to anyone behind him, so one Saturday we did a little 6 mile ruck March, I was behind him the whole way and he had to do it walking backwards.

[@MegaVincenzo13]

I helped build command and control software for the mda, the air force and jsoc, when I lived in CS CO,.

[@floridahdshooter]

Great video.. entertaining as always.. Reminds me of a time my wife and I were watching and movie and they kept saying "We are RTB" she was like what does that mean.. "ready to boogie?"

[@josephineyoung2616]

I really enjoyed learning from you. Ty for your service. I subscribed to your channel.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for the sub. Strength & Honor, TR

[@brendencroup8310]

RPG stands for Ruchnoii Pulyemet Granatamyot-Russian for Handheld, Shoulder-fired Grenade Launcher.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Nope... THAT'S what it means to the Russians; NOT to us.

[@vannrudolph]

Loving Norm McDonald’s US Military Edition KZbin!!!

[@DrJosePedroGalindoMacias]

This is gold for my profession as military translator-interpeter. Thank you.

[@johnmassey2309]

Glad you included REMF. Most of the newer ones I wasn't familiar with. What about Leg? or Straight Leg?

[@markshutt6000]

Definitely want more of the jargon!

[@kevinf6413]

Back in the 70's, the RTO was also called a Rotello (rolled off the tongue better that a bunch of letters, I guess). Instead of salad bar for the ribbons, back in the day they were called "fruit salad." Perhaps to complement the "scrambled eggs" on the brim of a field officers cap, or cover. We spelled Klicks with a Q, Kliqs. The evolution of the terms as well as their origins is very interesting. One last one for ground forces...fast mover=jet fighter. This was supposed to be SigSec, but honestly, how stupid did we think the Soviets were along West Germany? Fun times.

[@ramblinman5350]

Yep. REMF maybe my favorite.

[@pjb2528]

Thanks Karl, as always, great content, never a SNAFU to be had. Peace Brother, PJB

[@withoutfurtheradoforever]

Awesome. There's a book / video series in there, somewhere!

[@SunTzu119]

Thanks for the informative and entertaining content.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thomaslyons441]

I made up my own acronym when I was in the Corps, it's along the lines of FUBAR but never quite caught on. It's BOBCHIC. I pronounce it like Bob-chick. Stands for "Bend Over Bitch Cause Here It Comes!" Example, your Staff Sergeant says, "I need 3 volunteers." You may say BOBCHIC to a nearby Marine that gets volun-told.

[@monkjohn4833]

Said in Army too

[@BouleyMusic]

I've learned a lot. Thank you fellow Carl

[@phillipwilson1274]

Excellent video. Definitely interested in more videos on acronyms. You should write books from the KZbin content!

[@scaleworksRC]

I heard the Navy was the worst with acronyms. I think they actually have a book on it. Knew most of these, but 'wilco' got me by surprise.

[@weavbo]

Fun stuff. Brought back some good, and not so good memories! Smoked. LOL. Throw us some more!

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come!

[@pisom4314]

loved the video... look forward to part 2!! you forgot "greenwitch" thanks for sharing

[@iyn1911]

Could you do more? It will help me understand war stories from your guests.

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come

[@shammy313]

Very cool Karl, thank u Sir

[@thomasn251]

how about one we used back in the 70's "SNAFU"

[@heyhey3603]

All these armchair generals sitting around watching Kill TV, asking me for a sitrep, like they can change the situation on the ground. “Excuse me sir, I’m in the middle of a gunfight, I’ll call u right back” Gotta love this guy

[@Hassle68]

Love you explaining JDAM and 10 fig GD ref next time TACP miss by a mile I'm going to get my phone out so I can show them this and go see that Veteran, he says you can hit 3'x3' so why can't you struggle to hit that grid square? 😅😅

[@HardcoreFourSix]

LOL on the two more klicks...I had to use that a few times to keep my Joes moving on FTXs

[@Vince-ml9gw]

More than four acronyms, thanks Karl🤩

[@Greg-oj2pg]

Great video, Karl.

[@Jerry10939]

It’s been awhile since I was in. A lot has changed and some stayed the same. I have to admit a few I have never heard before. I was a grunt joined in 1980.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for watching and thank you for your service. TR

[@septor-og6hi]

I found this vary interesting! Thanks 👍

[@TacticalRifleman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Guardian0313]

Really appreciate the insight and knowledge. Would love to learn more

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come!

[@decline.enjoyer]

Dude. Thank you so much. Wow.

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

Nice this weeks sponsor,Karl 😂😂😂😂

[@rigrentals5297]

PART 2 PLEASE. good content

[@Bigfezzig]

Great info, thanks Karl!

[@renaeohlhausen7344]

What does , " send sidrep " mean ? The sniper trained rifleman says this sometimes to his command on com as he is is in active mission. Not in combat. Usually on recon.

[@TacticalRifleman]

It’s actually a “SitRep” which stands for Situation Report

[@marksmusicplace3627]

officer needing a bullet comment on his OER for renaming the C2 to C4ISTARR had me on back LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I was an 35F S2 Intel Analyst and this is why this so hilarious

[@11C1P]

When I was in, buddy fugger was a "Bravo Foxtrot".

[@willhatcher8151]

Great job.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for the visit

[@LeeThule]

12:17 Be careful of taking directions from a Canadian in miles. Like Rob they probably mean km.

[@ifell3]

Known most of them, but good to here some more.

[@jasontcolson]

Here’s one from my LEO days: LAMF Unit - Lazy Ass…you get the hint.

[@pluralwheat5055]

Ftb : f**k the blokes Ally : looks cool/is cool GEN : its true Eyebrows Gen : its true or I will shave my eyebrows off Shit gen : its not true Stag on : guard duty Gopping : disgusting Crow : new guy - more often called a Lizard now Bootneck : royal marine Jack : The lazy person who does FA and claims to work the hardest Spinning dits : Talking about your time in the military when nobody cares For those in the UK

[@justme_gb]

MOLLE... I'm still in love with ALICE.

[@joeydayton8116]

I always thought it was stupid to name a piece of military gear after street drugs.

[@salty_pog]

Oh the old days, humping Alice.

[@soldtobediers]

Young Cherry arrives at Bragg and writes home in his best 9th grade longhand. Back home his mother turns to the father in concern, as she reads the first 2 lines... Got to the same unit as dad had been in - just like the recruiter had promised. And we've been busy jumping and humping chicks. The father just smiled a silent whisper - knowing all about the place. Then he comforts the mother's confusion - with the words... That boy never could spell. Then re-envisions his past sidewalk days down on Hayes street.

[@thedonuteater5474]

☢️ F-Bomb counter for this video was ☢️=3 And i would have thought that a form of measurement in the C category would have made the video. Maybe next time

[@Bigfezzig]

😂🤘🤘🤘

[@thomaslyons441]

Would that be a tiny hair sized measurement?

[@Inadougadavida]

@@thomaslyons441 lol I get it, but KZbin wouldn't want me to say it.

[@williamflowers9435]

More jargon and acronyms!! Pics too!!

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come

[@bradslone2409]

I knew the majority of these just by having friends in the military and being around them but I did learn a few new ones. Are these types of terms different from branch to branch and units meaning each type of unit has these type of terms specific to their unit that they are in?

[@TacticalRifleman]

Nah, most are common.

[@bradslone2409]

@@TacticalRifleman I thought that was the case but I was not sure. Thanks for your response...

[@Frank7G]

F.U.B.A.R. I remember hearing it in the movie Saving Private Ryan & trying to figure out what it means.

[@TacticalRifleman]

THey say it later in the movie.

[@BigIron_06]

I have an "A" for you: "A.O." Thanks for the hard work.

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thank you too!

[@ahole5407]

Outstanding 👍

[@Full_Spectrum_Dominance]

Great video

[@TacticalRifleman]

Thanks for the visit

[@dizdizzy8937]

Good stuff

[@geoffreyconklin2166]

Don't forget SNAFU and FUBAR! Also MOLLE are the actual pouches. MOLLE items attach via PALS (Pouch Attachment Ladder System) webbing. Love to hear more!

[@renaeohlhausen7344]

I have ? What does. " sidrep " mean ?

[@920WASHBURN]

Is this the guy Prince wrote that song about? Oh nevermind, that was a raspberry beret

[@preacher1776]

Anyone know a good parachute-jump training company in the Austin or CENTEX (sorry, fun acronym) region? I'd really love to learn how to jump out of a perfectly good aircraft!

[@TacticalRifleman]

No one beats RCPT in Florida

[@andreybelkin6872]

Cool,thanks,👍

[@jerryparker5137]

Fire for effect

[@spotify_ERROR404]

thank you for the file share

[@TacticalRifleman]

You're welcome

[@jasonst.germain171]

I do sighting cyphering I'm out of hazard duel see Sempi Fi.

[@charlesmullins3238]

Jumpin@27k feet loaded for bear…be unreal livin 1 day in KE’s boots…listening while I sprinkle h1000 in 6.5prc cases…140gr vld@3050 24” carbon waypoint…be a cool sniper round Karl

[@monkjohn4833]

Wall to Wall Counseling

[@Hairy-Paratestes2121]

Great video! You guys are badass!!! Can you make another, also can you do one on the diving that sf does

[@TacticalRifleman]

We will!

[@wilfdarr]

Black on tootsie rolls?

[@Slave-nl8xn]

Nice.

[@moody2924]

Amen on sgt Rogers telling me 2 more klicks,,,,,,,,,,more than twice

[@DisgustedGenXr]

Part deux

[@JNASTY567]

Will this vocabulary still be relevant 5 years from now and does this also apply to the army?

[@TacticalRifleman]

Yes

[@renaeohlhausen7344]

Cool .. good to understand

[@TacticalRifleman]

Glad it helped

[@thanakislupusthesaltywolve7208]

Part 2 and More

[@TacticalRifleman]

More to come

[@octaviuswilliams4134]

I've got so much out of this, this will really help me at Basic and the type of language I should use in the military 🎖️🪖🎖️🪖🎖️, and also, thank you for your service 🪖🎖️🪖🎖️

[@thoraxia]

Bingo on fuel

[@andywade172]

Says rus pilot destroing predator

[@madmaximus581]

Only used in the movies

[@izzafizza339]

New acronym ctr. Control target range lmaooo

[@krakentacticaledc]

This is cool

[@monkjohn4833]

SMLM vehicles in Europe. Remember them??

[@kevinf6413]

I was in Pershing missles (56th FA Bde). SMLM targeted us. I never saw one, but heard of many guys that did. We had them as well that many didn't know about. I knew an officer that was an US SMLM in Czechoslovakia.

[@thoraxia]

While going on a ride along I got called a JAFO😁. I still remember how delighted I was as a teenager when I found out what SNAFU actually meant. At that time it was fairly common jargon even in the news, most people just thought it was a word meaning the situation got screwed up. Close but not nearly as colorful. Today's version I guess would be FUBAR.

[@danr308]

Dude, what is BOLO? Like when you Bolo the range or whatever. It means fail I guess but I was in for 10 years and nobody knows why? Hahahah

[@SGobuck]

It meant you failed something... best I can remember. What it stands for I am just as clueless.

[@col.strayga1389]

Be On the LookOut.

[@markrobinson2849]

Bolo knife. When the locals couldn't hit anything with a rifle they gave them a Bolo knife to fight with and gave the rifle to someone else who was trainable. Look up Philippine Bolo knife.

[@danr308]

@@markrobinson2849Thank you! This has got to be the one.

[@jerryparker5137]

There is volontold. I volunteered

[@gavansimkin5685]

Karl, here's some military Jargon.. for ya. Just the last little Indian that could

[@Inadougadavida]

I spent 14 months in Korea but never saw a turtle

[@TacticalRifleman]

Ah... The old "Turtle Farm"

[@abdulqayumkhan3992]

Good .AWOL ,CO ETC

[@monkjohn4833]

Pop Smoke see ya!!

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

Squirter I was thinking of the 1990's version of that term. She is a .......

[@mikebennett7149]

Sgtmaj. You forgot chicken plate

[@jerryparker5137]

More acronyms. Some Ididn't know

[@jake8074]

F-16's no joy... Leads to future alcoholism