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What is a click? In short, a military click is slang for a kilometer. Author Recent Posts. Rob V. While he never actually served in the US Military, he has a passion for writing about military related topics. His hobbies include beach volleyball, target shooting, and lifting.
Latest posts by Rob V. Military Click Distance 4. Meat Wagon -- Slang for an ambulance or any other medical emergency vehicle. Recommended by user Moving Like Pond Water -- Moving so slowly that a unique term is required to describe it. Mustang -- Term referring to any officer who was promoted from the enlisted ranks.
Can be used respectfully or pejoratively. Nut to Butt -- The instruction used to tell soldiers to line up in a tight, forward-facing line wherein one's nuts are in extreme proximity to the butt of the soldier before them. Officer's Candy -- Navy term used by sailors to describe the scented cake placed in urinals. Officer of the Deck -- Any officer charged with the operation of a ship. Reports to the commanding officer, executive officer and navigator for relevant issues and concerns.
Over the Hill -- Missing in action or someone who officially has gone missing from their post. Oxygen Thief -- A biting piece of slang for someone who's useless or talks too much. Pad Eye Remover -- A nonexistent item used by sailors to trick new service members into a fruitless search. Pad-eyes are used to secure airplanes with chains. Pogey Bait -- Snack food. A "pogue" is an individual who does not serve on the frontlines and performs non-combat-oriented roles. Pollywog -- A sailor who has not crossed the equator on a U.
Navy ship. Recommended by user Terry Thomason. Puddle Pirate -- Member of the Coast Guard. So called due to a fallacious belief that the Coast Guard never operates in deep water. PX Ranger -- An individual who purchases, from the Post Exchange, paraphernalia unique to certain prestigious ranks or occupations and passes them off as though they earned the items.
Recommended by mw Quay -- A man-made structure between a shore and land that can be used by ships to berth and is typically an area for handling cargo. Rainbow -- A new recruit in basic training.
Recommended by user wilburbythespea. Red Team -- A body of experts on a specific topic who are instructed to research and suggest alternative methods regarding a planned course of action.
Remington Raider -- A somewhat derogatory term used for Marines given the harrowing task of performing office duties. Rotorhead -- Slang for a helicopter pilot.
Recommended by user Bob Pante. Ruck Up -- "Ruck" is short for "ruck sack," which refers to backpacks service members sometimes wear. To "ruck up" is to get through a particularly challenging or stressful situation. Scrambled Eggs -- Refers to the embellishments found on some officer's caps. Self-Propelled Sandbags -- A derogatory term for a Marine based on their emphasis on fighting on the front lines.
Recommended by user Nathan King. Shavetail -- A term referring to second lieutenants in the U. It primarily refers to the haircuts received in Officer Candidate School. The term's origins date to the time when the Army used pack animals, and handlers shaved the tail of newly broken animals to distinguish them from those more seasoned. Shellback -- A sailor who has crossed the equator on a U. Responsible for turning all Pollywogs into Shellbacks once they cross the equator themselves.
Snake Eater -- Member of the U. Army Special Forces. Recommended by user Mike W. Slick Sleeve -- Refers to a sailor who has not yet earned a rank that requires decoration on the sleeves.
Smoke -- To punish a service member with excessive physical work due to a minor infraction. Snivel Gear -- Any equipment meant for use in cold weather. Soap chips -- A psychological operations PSYOPS tactic where fake letters from an enemy's home country are written and placed on bodies and battle wreckage. They include sentimental content, hint at the infidelity of loved ones back home and are designed to demoralize combatants. Soup Sandwich -- Used to describe an individual, object, situation or mission that has gone horribly wrong.
The thrust of the term's meaning derives from the fact that it is incredibly difficult, some would say impossible, to make a sandwich out of soup. Taco -- An Air Force term for receiving an "unsatisfactory" grade on a training exercise due to the vague taco-shape of the letter "u.
Tango Uniform -- Slang for "tits up," which is the position dead bodies tend to face. The term can be applied to the deceased as well as broken pieces of equipment. Recommended by users and iaff.
Target Discrimination -- The capability of a surveillance or guidance system to choose certain targets when multiple options are presented. Twidget -- A sailor who repairs electronic equipment. Unit Identification Code -- An alphanumeric, six-character string that identifies all active, reserve, and guard units of the United States military. Voice in the Sky -- Term referring to military base announcements broadcast over speakers.
Recommended by user MrsMSgt. Voluntold -- An assignment that is technically voluntary but understood to be mandatory. Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Weapons that can cause destruction or death beyond the ability of conventional weapons. These typically are nuclear, biological, chemical, radiological or high-yield explosive in nature.
This definition does not include the vehicle, or transportation method, of delivering the weapon. Zone of Action -- A smaller section of a larger area. Typically these are under the purview of a tactical unit, usually during an offensive maneuver.
Zoomie -- Term used by non-flying service members for anyone who operates a flying vehicle. If a soldier radios "We're 10 klicks south of your position," that means they are 10 kilometers away, or 6.
Most foreign maps will have elevation contour lines measured in meters as well. Some military historians believe that the term originated in Vietnam with the Australian Infantry. As the story goes, infantry soldiers would navigate by bearing compass direction and would measure distance by pacing this was, of course, prior to GPS devices. In order to keep track of distance, one or two soldiers would be assigned to count their paces.
About paces on flat land, paces down-hill, or paces up-hill would equal meters. The soldier would keep track of each meter "lot" by moving the gas regulator on the Australian L1A1 rifle, one mark. After moving it 10 marks meters , the soldier would signal the section commander using hand signals, then indicate movement of meters by lifting the rifle and rewinding the gas regulator with a movement of the thumb, resulting in an audible "click.
In military-speak , the term "click" spelled with a "c" instead of a "k" is used when sighting-in a weapon, such as a rifle. On most weapons, one "click" equals one minute of arc, or — in other words, one inch of distance at one hundred yards.
So, moving the site adjustments of the rifle "one-click" will change the point of impact one inch for a target yards away, two inches for a target yards away, and so forth. For the detailed oriented, one Minute of Angle MOA at yards is actually a tad over one inch There are degrees in a circle and each degree is divided into 60 minutes. The term comes from the clicking sound made by the sight adjustment knobs as they are turned.
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