At the AFROTC unit down the hall from us they shout it all the time .
Are you serious? Please tell me you mock them mercilessly.......
At the AFROTC unit down the hall from us they shout it all the time .
Naturally. Of course I am just a bit jealous of the "warrior runs" they have some fridays, weather permitting of course.Are you serious? Please tell me you mock them mercilessly.......
Naturally. Of course I am just a bit jealous of the "warrior runs" they have some fridays, weather permitting of course.
How about "wondertwin powers, activate!"? Gives it a nostalgic flavorWhen sailors are wearing blue cammies can they yell "seapower" to each other?
I would.
I'm just sayin'...
Don't judge me.
There was a legitimate article in one of the Military Times pubs that the Air Force had officially tried making their battle cry "Air Power." What a joke. You couldnt even brain wash me into screaming that the way the Marine Corps did with oorah.
I don't know if they're still pushing this but for a time I believe they were supposed to say "airpower!" to each other. I don't think it caught on.
Personally, I prefer "kill." Or the more formal "kill babies."
When sailors are wearing blue cammies can they yell "seapower" to each other?
I would.
I'm just sayin'...
Don't judge me.
Hooyah - Navy (SEALs mostly)
Seen from the perspective of someone who has been around the USMC for the past 72 years, I'll make the following observation. during WW2, Semper Fi Mac was common and usually meant something like "up yours" and interchangeable with "F'n A". During Korea, it was usually Semper Fi and "What is this chickenshit" that went up until Viet Nam. In the early 60's, Marine Force Recon began to grow and part of their unit cohesiveness came the cry of "OOh Rahh" which was simulating the dive signal of submarines. That in part due to their being inserted on unfriendly soil/beach by subs. It came more popular after that and gradually spread throughout the USMC.
The Army, trying to find something to be proud of, tried their "ARMY of One", the HooYah (poor imitation of the USMC) and the SEALS started their OooYah as a jab at the recon guys.
The Air Force stuck with "get me some more coffee will ya", and the USCG with "Do we really have to work today?"<gg>
So, perhaps that gives you some history about the different expressions.
However, throughout the USMC, Semper Fi is universal and especially with the older jarheads like me.
Semper Fi
Rocky active duty 1953/63 - my old man 1934/64 MSGT Apr1942