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 Military Jargon and Slang 

Although not a necessary training, these slangs and Jargon will often be used by members of 2SFG

Tango - Enemy


P.O.G (Pronounced Pogue like Vogue) - Personnel Other than Grunt (Someone who doesn't hold a combat arms MOS)


Boot - New person


Topside - Roof


CWO/WO - Chief Warrant officer/Warrant Officer


CO - Commanding Officer


OIC - Officer in Command (Can be enlisted or Commissioned officer)

 

SNCO - Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (Ranked between Staff Sergeant and Command Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major)

 

NCO - Non-Commissioned Officer (Ranked Between Corporal/Specialist and Sergeant)


Non-NCO - Non Non-Commissioned Officer (Below the rank of Corporal/Specialist)


Perimeter - Area around a certain area


A.O - Area of Operations


Contact *direction either front, back, left or right* - Enemy fire from such direction given


Pull Security - Securing area keeping an eye out for enemy


L.S.I.A - Los Santos International Airport


H.A.L.O - High Attitude, Low opening parachuting


H.A.H.O - High Attitude, High Opening parachuting


L.A.H.O - Low Altitude, High Opening Parachuting (Standard parachuting)


C.A.S - Close Air Support


MediEvac - Medical Evac


Extraction - Leaving Area of Operations


L.Z - Landing Zone


Hot Extraction/L.Z - Landing zone under heavy fire


Danger close - Artillery/Air Support/Bombing zone that is at 200 meters from you


R.P - Rendezvous Point


E.R.P - Emergency Rendezvous point


Salty - Someone who has been in service for a long time.


P.O.S - Piece of Sh*t


Jarheads - Marines


Chair Force - Air Force


Zoomie/s - Air Forces


​M.O.S - Military Occupational Speciality (Army and Marines)


A.F.S.C - Air Forces Speciality Code


Rating - Naval equivalent for MOS and AFSC


D.S - Drill Sergeant (Army)


M.T.I - Military Training Instructor (Air Force)


D.I - Drill Instructor (Marine Corps)


SFG - Special Forces Group


ODA - Operations Detachment Alpha (Platoon)


ODB - Operations Detachment Bravo (Company)


ODD - Operations Detachment Delta (Delta Force)


1SFOD-D - 1st Special Forces Operations Detachment Delta (Delta Force)


CSAR - Combat Search And Rescue


CT - Counter Terrorism


CN - Counter Narcotics


CP - Close Protection


CPU - Close Protection Unit

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