40 Military Expressions That The General Public Has No Idea What They Mean

Published on 09/05/2022
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Pop Smoke

This could imply that your father has gone outside to smoke a cigar, but it doesn’t. In the military, pop smokes are signaling cartridges that let a helicopter land on the spot as it approaches. There’s a secondary meaning as well: to flee quickly.

Pop Smoke

Pop Smoke

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Power Point Ranger

Most of us have undoubtedly had to sit through one of these: boring PowerPoint presentations. A PowerPoint ranger is a soldier that spends their days preparing PowerPoints, which are commonly utilized in the military for briefing sessions. All too often, these are overburdened with the software’s digital arsenal of bells and whistles.

PowerPoint Ranger

PowerPoint Ranger

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