US military question

[webberf1]

What are some slang names used for US troops?

E.g. like how WWI british troops were called 'Tommys', Germans 'Jerrys' or the vietcong 'Charlie'.

[airshifter]

Depends on the era and service branch usually. I'm sure the Viet Cong had names we never use, as did probably everyone else we were in combat with.

US Navy - Swabbies, Squids

Army - Army Dogs, Grunts

Air Force - Fly Boys

Coast Guard (though never officially Department of Defense) - Coasties

US Marines = Jarheads, Leatherneck, Devil Dog


Some are based on uniform appearances or legend, others just stuck. :D

[555-04Q2]

"Septic Tanks" is another used for the US forces in general over here

[webberf1]

Ohhk thanks for the help but it looks like I won't need those names anymore. I was looking for a slang word to use in the title of my upcoming honours thesis but I ended up going down a different line of naming it.

[555-04Q2]

Good luck with it :)

[webberf1]

Thanks mate

[D-Type]

In case you change your mind there's always the old ones: Doughboy (WW1), Dogface (WW2), GI

[webberf1]

In case you change your mind there's always the old ones: Doughboy (WW1), Dogface (WW2), GI
I appreciate the help but in the end I really went down a different line of naming convention. It's going to be about drone warfare btw.

[Starter]

I appreciate the help but in the end I really went down a different line of naming convention. It's going to be about drone warfare btw.
Hmmmmmmmm...

[webberf1]

I appreciate the help but in the end I really went down a different line of naming convention. It's going to be about drone warfare btw.
Hmmmmmmmm...
Hmmm hmmm

[airshifter]

In case you change your mind there's always the old ones: Doughboy (WW1), Dogface (WW2), GI
I appreciate the help but in the end I really went down a different line of naming convention. It's going to be about drone warfare btw.


I already knew what it was about. It was hard to zoom that close with these remote controls as it was windy that day and.... err... I mean I thought you might do it about drones! :D

[webberf1]

In case you change your mind there's always the old ones: Doughboy (WW1), Dogface (WW2), GI
I appreciate the help but in the end I really went down a different line of naming convention. It's going to be about drone warfare btw.


I already knew what it was about. It was hard to zoom that close with these remote controls as it was windy that day and.... err... I mean I thought you might do it about drones! :D
Ahahhh! I knew they were onto me already! ;)

[anfield5]

"Septic Tanks" is another used for the US forces in general over here

i'm a bit surprised that is used in South Africa :)

It is a generic term for Americans in the UK, it is based on Cockney Rhyming Slang, i.e. Yank = Septic Tank, so in general Americans are called Septic Tanks or just 'septics' or 'seppo's' in some parts of England

[555-04Q2]

The world is a small place, plus there are probably more South Africans in the UK then British these days :p: ;)

[Mark]

The world is a small place, plus there are probably more South Africans in the UK then British these days :p: ;)

Nah, it's mostly Australians ;)

[555-04Q2]

The world is a small place, plus there are probably more South Africans in the UK then British these days :p: ;)

Nah, it's mostly Australians ;)

:rotflmao: ya ya ya ;)

[Gregor-y]

The world is a small place, plus there are probably more South Africans in the UK then British these days :p: ;)

Nah, it's mostly Australians ;)
According to the few South Africans I've met in the US, everyone thinks they're Australian, anyway.

[555-04Q2]

[quote="555-04Q2":17uwbpaw]The world is a small place, plus there are probably more South Africans in the UK then British these days :p: ;)

Nah, it's mostly Australians ;)
According to the few South Africans I've met in the US, everyone thinks they're Australian, anyway.[/quote:17uwbpaw]

Well what do you expect. When I was in the US people thought I was from New Zealand mostly and when I revealed I was actually from South Africa they were like, where is that? I replied, at the bottom (South) of the African continent. Gotta love the "smart" Americans :p: :laugh: