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I am very excited about this, as it gives me a chance to apply some of my military experience to a story. I figured I'd drop a few quick tips of my own in here just in case anyone who has never had military experience wants some specific jargon/habits/rank structure... etc as far as military banter goes.

1. Reserch the difference between Officers and Enlisted. It will help you a lot. Enlisted are Private all the way up to Sergeant Major of the Army. (I was enlisted and earned the rank of Corporal before I got out.) Enlisted personnel are not saluted. Enlisted personnel are not eligable to be helicopter pilots. Enlisted address eachother by rank, not by Sir or Ma'am.

2. A bit of jargon: "Hooah" is an Army term that is typically used as a statement of affirmation or understanding.

Example, "Corporal Kellum, I need you in the motorpool at 0400 to PMCS your vehicle."

"Hooah Sergeant."

Squared Away- means you have it togehter. A Soldier who scores well at PT and is competent at his/her job is often referred to as "squared away."

Shitbag- The opposite of squared away. A low performing Soldier is often referred to as a "shitbag."

Roger- similar to Hooah, "roger" is often used as a term of affirmation and understanding, often in place of "yes."

Top- a term often used for a Company level First Sergeant. It's a term of respect.

Butter Bar- a term used, often in sarcasm, to describe a newly commissioned Lieutenant. This term comes from their gold bar resembling a verticle stick of butter.

Grunt- this is a term used to describe the Infantry and occassionally other Combat Arms jobs, such as Cavalry Scout, Forward Observer and Artilerry.

POG- (Personnel Other than Grunt) this is a slang term used to describe support jobs such as Intel, Communications, Human Resources... etc. (I was a POG lol)

Doc- a term of respect often given to a line unit's medic.

Outside of common terms, military time is fairly important to understand. I won't sit here and go through all 24 hours of it, but it's easy to research.

Either way, I hope this information is useful. If anyone has any further questions, feel free to reach out.