For example, a diaper bag made from my husband’s used uniform is just a little too Hooah for me. But “rangerific” shouldn’t be confused with “hooah.” True, “Hooah,” usually means anything except “no.” You might hear a commander say something like “we’re going to go out into the field and blow some stuff up, hooah?” over which all soldiers present are probably stoked about, and will therefore reply “hooah!”īut it can also be used as an adjective at home to describe an over-the-top love for the Army. But those guys (and gals) who are love the pain in a way that just must be mocked but aren’t actually Rangers? They are Rangerific – as is anything Army that’s a little too much. "It’s Rangerific." We all have special respect for the real Rangers. "You’re high speed now!" The good people of the Southern United States can keep “bless your heart,” because in the Army we say “you’re high speed now!” instead. After all, unless there’s a bath in there it’s not actually a bathroom, you know. Remember “refuse?” Same thing goes for latrine. ![]() When you tell your child to pick-up the refuse in the car, it’s a fancy way to say “get the garbage.” Because you can’t just use the normal person word in the Army – or in the Army home. And your MOS is keeping track of that unit PT shirt he forgot to put in the laundry but needs to wear today. Your spouse’s military operational specialty (MOS) is his job. ![]() ![]() Top 10 Army slang phrases you can use at home: Are you tracking? If your spouse asks you “are you tracking” that he is going to be in the field for the next two weeks, the answer hopefully is “yes.” But are you tracking that he won’t be home for dinner every night the week before that? Maybe not. And in honor of the Army’s Birthday we want to share it with you. we asked Army spouses for their favorite Army jargon and slang they use at home. At a recent Spouse Experience event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa.
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