LRS

Army term for Long Range Surveillance. In the Army a synonym for bad-ass, also used to mean "sneak up on someone"

There are 2 types: LRS-D and LRS-C.

LRS-D is a unit at the Division headquarters level, LRS-C at the Corps HQ level. LRS-D units can operate 50 kilometers forward of friendly forces, LRS-C 150 kilometers.

There are six major types of LRSU missions. They are surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition, damage assessment, terrain and weather reporting, and collateral activities.

Soldier 1: "After Ranger school got my ass transfered to LRS."
Soldier 2: "That's balls-out insane bitch. Must be nice, I fucking hate you."

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The Old Man

Army term referring to the commander of a unit. Usually used for a colonel or general, but can be used for a captain (who would be a company commander). Since most company commanders are still in their 20's in the Army though this isn't a common use.

Its usually a term of respect, but many times just used as to refer to the commander without any judgement of respect or disrespect. NOTE = this term is never used in the presence of the old man / commander.

Soldier 1: I heard someone call the barracks to attention, sup dawg?

Soldier 2: Sarge said go straighten your shit up, looks like the old man stopped in unexpectedly.

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Sabot Sucker

Army term meaning to use someone else to draw fire or draw the enemy's attention. Sabot is the main gun round on a tank. Using someone as a sabot sucker means you're intentionally sending them to do something that will cause them to get shot (usually by a tank).

So if you were in a training exercise and wanted to know where the enemy was hiding you might send one vehicle into the open. Once they're fired on you now know where the enemy is. That vehicle would be a Sabot Sucker. You might also use a sabot sucker to draw attention in a different direction so you can sneak around another way, etc.

Many times at the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, CA active duty Army units are assigned a National Guard unit to go through the rotation with them. It's common practice to send the useless National Guard units first as sabot suckers. NOTE = Anyone to be used as a sabot sucker will be decieved into thinking their role is critical when really its a diversion.

Army Captain: We've been very impressed with your unit, we want YOU to lead the charge. You'll be the tip of the spear, the point element in our critical advance.
National Guard Captain: YES! We've been training all year for this, we won't let you down.

Army Captain (under breath): see ya Sabot Sucker.

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Beat your face

Condescending Army term for telling someone to do push-ups.

Its usually used by a higher-ranked person toward a lower-ranked person for punishment. Wouldn't usually be used during PT, you'd tell someone "beat your face" if you caught them red-handed doing something stupid.

Rarely used by officers when dropping a sergeant for push-ups because of its condescending tone, its almost exclusively directed toward lower ranked enlisted when they fuck up.

Platoon Sergeant: What the fuck are you doing walking around outside without your cover (hat/beret) on you dipshit?
Soldier: Uh... uh... no excuse sergeant?

Platoon Sergeant: BEAT YOUR FACE

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Jody

Term in the military for the guy at home fucking your wife / girlfriend while you're deployed. Can also mean a broke dick soldier unfit for deployment who stays back and fucks your wife while you're away.

Because Jody is referred to in marching & running candences it's also slang for a candence, which are sometimes called "Jody Calls". That use would be used in plural like "sing us some jodys". The point of Jody in cadences is to compare how hard the soldier's life is vs. how easy Jody has it.

Sometimes also mispelled Jodie.

You had a good home but you left / You're right
You had a good home but you left / You're right
Jody was there when you left / You're right
Your baby was there when you left / You're right
Sound off! / 1,2
Sound off! / 3,4
Cadence count! / 1,2,3,4,1,2...3,4!

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Rage kill

To become so enraged you begin immediately killing everything in sight.

Friend 1: "We were playing a video game last night with 5 friends and messed with the wrong guy. Dude start rage killing the crap out of us and followed us around for a half hour."

Friend 2: "That sucks dude."

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Duck Hunter

Army slang for someone in the Air Defense function. Equivalent use to the way an infantryman is called a Knuckle Dragger or artillerymen is called a gun bunny except this nickname wasn't defined in Urban Dictionary yet so there ya go.

Soldier 1: I spent my time on a Patriot.

Soldier 2: You were a fucking duck hunter?

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