M-219 co-axial machine gun = the ole "29 and jam".
A-I-K: Assistance in kind, the ole "til payday loan"
Bounding Overwatch = moderatly fast movement with half of platoon hanging back 3-500 meters and covering the forward half.
BS = Border Surveillance, yeah right!
Cherry = new replacement, aka the FNG.
DEROS = date eligible for return from overseas, your last day in Germany and then the freedom bird!
Dog-N-Pony Show = the dazzle your Congressman with BS show that seemed to always happen right around Okotober Fest, not that I'm saying our reps would use the public dime to get drunk or anything....
Doughnut Dollies = Red Cross girls, this one dates back to WWI!!!
DX = direct exchange of equipment for replacement and/or repair
Ghost = take off or taking it easy. A trooper that always seems to be needed elsewhere, especially if their uniform might get dirty.
Herringbone = formation used by tanks entering ambush or halted on the road. The vehicles alternately facing each side of the road controlling a 360 degree circle.
Hootch = temporary living quarters; your pup tent.
Jumping Jacka**es = tanker term of endearment for our airborne brothers.
Laager = night position for tanks, provides 360 protection.
Midnight Requisition = Unauthorized, afterhours procurement of needed parts or supplies.
Overwatch = slow movement to contact by tanks, half of platoon is stationary and covering the moving half.
Piss Water = term of endearment for US beer sold in the PX, COMEON! This is Germany, the Land of Beer!!!!
Rolling Hot = Tank on a Table VIII Gunnery exercise, locked, cocked and ready to shoot something!
Stand Down = maintenance and cleaning period, usually right before a dog-n-pony show or an major inspection.
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The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.
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