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Ecuadog 08-06-2018 11:00 AM

Comparative Military Terms
 
My brother sent me this list of comparative military terms. From experience, I can say that the terminology attributed to the Army branch of the services looks about right.

http://www.isthmianlines.com/images/military_terms.jpg

Mortal1 08-06-2018 01:21 PM

A Colonel in the Marine Corps is called a Colonel(or bird colonel)(ask my father). A captain in the Corps is sometimes called skipper(not because of being the skipper of a craft, but because he's the skipper of a company). The captain of a ship(while at times is a Lt. Cmdr)is called skipper.

Ecuadog 08-06-2018 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mortal1 (Post 1569640)
A Colonel in the Marine Corps is called a Colonel(or bird colonel)(ask my father). A captain in the Corps is sometimes called skipper(not because of being the skipper of a craft, but because he's the skipper of a company). The captain of a ship(while at times is a Lt. Cmdr)is called skipper.

I'm guessing that you didn't take a good look at the list.

CWGUY 08-06-2018 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecuadog (Post 1569597)
My brother sent me this list of comparative military terms. From experience, I can say that the terminology attributed to the Army branch of the services looks about right.

http://www.isthmianlines.com/images/military_terms.jpg

:1rotfl:

One more thing FYI..... I heard you had to be 6 foot tall to join The Coast Guard. That way you could walk ashore if your ship sank.:icon_wink:

npwalters 08-06-2018 03:47 PM

List looks bout right to me. 4 in the AF and 22 in the Army.

redwitch 08-06-2018 05:33 PM

My dad would have loved this list except that Army ALWAYS comes first.

Halle 08-07-2018 07:21 AM

Looks right to me except Navy/Marine it's Ship's store, BX or NEX. We don't Post.


Go Navy!

Taltarzac725 08-07-2018 07:49 AM

SEAL Force Recon= Librarian.

I like that one.

My sister-in-law was a SEAL Team Support person.

66vetter 08-07-2018 09:11 AM

Military Terms
 
Being an Air Force guy I certainly know you have it wrong.


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