Embrace the Suck

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Embrace the Suck

MILSPEAK: Slang for military jargon, troop idioms, and Pentagonese. The perfect gift for anyone who is in the military, veterans, or who plans to serve.

Members of Americaâ€™s armed forces have their own distinctive language: milspeak. Especially since WWII, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines have invented and adapted their own slang vocabularies, creating a colorful insiderâ€™s lingo of bureaucratic buzzwords, acronyms, mock jargon, dark humor, and outright profanity. Milspeak gives a unique and touching insight into military life from basic training to the trenches; from the flightdeck to the cockpit.

This comprehensive field manual, complete with descriptive andÂ humorousÂ illustrations, includes more than 500Â colorful entries including:Â

Voluntold:Â Derisive slang for â€œI was ordered to volunteer.â€Â

Back to the taxpayers: Navy slang for where a wrecked aircraft getsÂ sent.Â

DomeÂ of obedience: Slang for a military helmet. Also called a brain bucket or Skid Lid.Â

Echelons above reality: Higher headquarters where no one has an idea about what is really happening.Â

Embrace the suck: The situation is bad, deal with it.Â

Embrace the SuckÂ is the perfect gift for the soldier, sailor, marine, or airman in your lifeâ€”or for theÂ Beltway Clerk*Â who yearns to speak like one.Â Â
*Derisive term for a Washington political operative or civilian political hatchet man. May refer to so-called â€œWashington defense expertsâ€ whoâ€™ve never served in the armed forces.Â
Country USA
Brand Bombardier Books
Manufacturer Bombardier Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781682614952
ReleaseDate 2018-01-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781682614952

Country	USA
Brand	Bombardier Books
Manufacturer	Bombardier Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781682614952
ReleaseDate	2018-01-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781682614952

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