Subject: Changes to FM 101-5-1
Subject: Proposals for Change 1 to FM 101-5-1, Operational Terms
Second Infantry Division Proposals for Change 1 to FM 101-5-1, Operational Terms
Sent in FormFlow on a DA 2028 by a Battalion S-3 in the Second Infantry Division.
Buttload: Slightly less than a shitload.
Shitload: The amount of money Michael Jordan makes in a minute.
GOB: Shitload +1.
Pound the shit out of: Somewhere between disrupt and destroy and slightly more
than neutralize.
Flex: A really cool sounding non-doctrinal term used to maneuver a unit from
one location to another. Used primarily when you don't have a clue where you
are or how the hell to get to the new location.
Technique: A noun, used in the phrase, "That's a technique." Translated,
"That's a really f***ed up way to execute this operation and you will probably
kill your entire unit. But if you want to do it that way, go ahead."
Hang out: To establish a position characterized by a total lack of security,
soldiers asleep in hammocks and a huge BBQ pit turning out chow. A task usually
accomplished by Air Defenders.
Bells and whistles: An inordinate amount of cheese, not required to get necessary
information communicated to another individual or group of individuals. Commonly
associated with Canine and Equestrian Theater.
Let's Rock Baby: Radio Communications proword for, "Guidons, this is Black
6, FRAGO follows, acknowledge, over."
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It: A friendly oriented, offensive form of maneuver that simultaneously
utilizes at least three maneuver elements.
Drive By: Engaging the enemy while bypassing. Meets both the destruction and
bypass criteria given in the OPORD.
Zipping Around: An aviation movement technique in which the helicopters appear
to fly around aimlessly at a high rate of speed impressing the Ground Combat
Troops with their speed and dash. Occasionally encompasses "Gettin' Jiggy
Wit It" and usually used in a zone reconnaissance.
Gucci Move: Altering Commander's Intent, commander's guidance, or violating
the fundamentals of reconnaissance or security operations.
Jump Back Off Your Bad Self: The correct response to anybody pulling a "Gucci
Move."
Befuckled: Confused, characterized by a state of genuine, profound disorientation;
perpetual state of all Chemical units.
The Get Up and Haul Ass: A movement technique that requires all elements within
the organization to cross the LD yesterday.
Kabuki Dance: Deceptive movement technique and/or creative verbiage used in
explanations designed to baffle enemy forces as to the main axis of advance
as well as perplex higher chains of command on what the true purpose of your
mission really is. Common most among the Field Artillery.