Seeing the Wizard

In the military, particularly at a military school, one "see's the wizard" when sleep deprived and worked to great physical and mental exhaustion. "Seeing the wizard" can refer to a hallucination (often with NVG), or passing out cold in the middle of an exercise or a ruck march. Seeing the Wizard is not something you want to do, because you've effectively been rendered incapable of properly performing any tasks ; and if you haven't seen the wizard, your instructor probably knows plenty of people that have.

*The Joe's at ranger school*

Joe 1: man, I'm tired. I haven't slept for three days straight.

Joe 2: Tell me about it. I think someone in our squad is going through our stuff and stealing the shit tickets out of the MRE's, too.

Joe 3: Yeah, and all those monkeys with hats swinging from those trees way off are really bothering me.

Joe 2: ...What?

Joe 1: Don't mind him. He's seeing the wizard.

*During forced march*
Joe 1: Have you seen PVT POG around? Did he fall out?
Jane: Yeah, he walked off the path a mile back and then went to see the wizard.

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Off to see the wizard

Using drugs or other types of mind altering substances, usually marijuana.

Note: with multiple persons "We're off to see the wizard" is also applicable.

dude#1--"I'm off to see the wizard, catch ya later dude"

dude#2--"seriously man, you suck!"

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Going to See The Wizard

Slang for a large recreational purchase of marijauna. A reference to The Wizard of "Oz," or "Ounce."

"I'm going to see the wizard tomorrow."

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I’m off to see the Wizard

An expression to say I’m off to dream land. Dorothy in the Wizard if Oz sings “I’m off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, because because because of all the wonderful things he does.”

Well, I’m off to see the Wizard, goodnight.