Just like any other group of people, members of the military have developed their own language for everyday use. Most of it is developed with a goal of making communication as simple and straightforward as possible, reducing chances of misinterpretation and misunderstandings, which can be fatal in combat. However, many of the military phrases and sayings have found their way into civilian life as well, either through family members that served or through movies. Reporters often love to use them, mostly to appear that they know what they are talking about. Insidermonkey experts made a list of 25 military sayings, quotes and phrases only used by military families.
We have picked two items from the list. Oscar Mike or OM is military for on the move. Oscar Mike in five means we are leaving in 5 minutes. It’s cool to say OM in 10, isn’t it? Let’s see the next one! Embrace the suck is very useful for dealing with rebellious teenagers whining about their chores. In armed forces, people are taught early on to embrace the suck, meaning that a large portion of their enlistment will be spent doing unpleasant or simply boring stuff. For every minute of shooting or blowing things up, there are at least nine minutes of soul-crushingly dull presentation or cleaning the latrine. You can also check our list of 31 Funny Fortune Cookie Sayings for Kids.
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