Common Military Terminology Explained

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  1. We in the USAF used to use (I'll clean it up a smidge), "caprine fornication" to describe a furball gone bad, whether in the sky or on base.

    Or a Weapons Controller's botching of an airborne furball.

    Eric Hines

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  2. The linked article surprised me when the author chose not to discuss "Circle Jerks".

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  3. raven8:34 PM

    In polite company the clusterfuck is referenced as a flustercluck, ostensibly a flock of confused and enraged chickens.

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  4. As I read the description of 'clusterfuck,' it became clear that the author was describing the recent House action vis-a-vis the President.

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  5. ymarsakar1:09 AM

    I am awaiting what the US military will call Solar Warden vs Cabal Dark fleet vs Elohim gods in the Ragnarok. There's got to be a catchy you know what, for that cluster...

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  6. ColoComment11:43 AM

    ...vaguely reminded me of a video from my era, "What The Captain Means." The old Vietnam-era video is poor quality, but I did find a transcript, here:
    http://www.vietvet.org/captmean.htm

    Video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ1AYVcAS7k

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