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Funny Military-to-Civilian<\/h1>\n

Lingo Mix-Ups<\/h1>\n

By K.P. Kulski<\/a> on June 23, 2015<\/p>\n

There is no shortage of funny stories of military-to-civilian misunderstandings and confusion that stems from using military terms in the civilian world.<\/h2>\n

Latrine queen, geedunk, scuttlebutt, bulkhead\u2026.<\/h2>\n

These are just some of the terms military members use to define military life. Some terms are service-related, some are slang, but all of them can lead to some funny misunderstandings in the civilian world. One of the most interesting aspects of re-entering the civilian world is the culture shock.<\/p>\n

You\u2019d think we would be used to it. I mean, weren\u2019t we all civilians before the military?<\/p>\n

Here are some funny stories of military\/civilian lingo mix-ups from fellow veterans:<\/p>\n

Where\u2019s your head at?<\/strong><\/p>\n

During a road trip, I made a pit stop. It was getting to be an emergency. I ran up to the counter slightly panicked and asked the young clerk, \u201cWhere\u2019s your head at?\u201d\u00a0The poor kid was really confused, looked up to me hesitantly and replied, \u201cOn my shoulders?\u201d<\/p>\n

Frocking<\/strong><\/p>\n

Excited to share with my grandmother my recent promotion to first class petty officer, I mentioned to her how happy I was that my husband frocked me. Embarrassed and confused, my grandmother turned red and asked, \u201cHe WHAT?!\u201d\u00a0When I realized what she thought I said, I had to quickly explain what the word \u201cfrocking\u201d meant in the Navy.<\/p>\n

Blue Falcon<\/strong><\/p>\n

My co-worker asked me if \u201cblue falcons are pretty.\u201d\u00a0No, no they are not.<\/p>\n

AS1<\/strong><\/p>\n

I texted a friend \u201cas1\u201d to let her know I needed a minute before I left to meet up. She thought I made a typo\u00a0but had called her a name. She was fuming. It took a few minutes a couple of laughs to make her understand \u201cas1\u201d means \u201cwait one minute.\u201d<\/p>\n

Military to College Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ever since I started college post-military, I tend to call campus \u201cbase\u201d and the cafeteria \u201cthe galley.\u201d No one understands but my fellow student veterans.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve called class \u201cformation\u201d more times than I can count.<\/p>\n

The other day I spotted one of my professors walking between classes. As I passed him I said, \u201cGood afternoon Sir.\u201d\u00a0It just came out naturally. Good thing I wasn\u2019t outside; I may have tried to salute him, too.<\/p>\n

Flush<\/strong><\/p>\n

Explaining to a friend the finer points of building a fence, I stressed the importance of the corners to rest flush against each other to create a clean line. He had a funny look on his face and asked, \u201cFlush? Like a toilet?\u201d Doh!<\/p>\n

The struggle is real!<\/p>\n

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The original article can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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