Damned of the 2/19th Lexicon

Lexicon Part 2

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BCO: Battalion Commanding Officer. Usually a Colonel. He hates your unit, and you personally, even though he's never seen you. You just know he does. The dick. And he probably gave your unit's award to his precious Headquarters Company. Those assholes.

BDU's: Battle Dress Uniform, at the end of the Cold War a woodland camouflage that came in winter and summer versions. Active Duty Army moved to BDU's beginning in 1981, with National Guard and reserve taking until 1989 to fully move to BDU's. BDU's were badly affected by the tradition of starching a uniform, as being starched even once ruined the thermal and infra-red protective coating and damages the fabric. However, almost every unit insisted that the uniform be starched and creased. Additionally, the uniform suffered from being too generic, making it too hot and heavy for hotter climates (even with the summer uniform) and too thin for colder environments (even with the "increased" protection of the winter BDU's). Members of 2/19th were not allowed to wear BDU's while not on duty or allowed to travel between post and home while in uniform, and FSTS "crews" often wore only the 3rd CosCom or V Corps unit patch, rather than the Special Troops or Special Weapons patch. You don't bother starching them, since nobody likes you anyway.

Big Red One AKA The Big Red Dumb: The nickname of First Infantry Division of the US Army. From what you've been able to tell the division is full of know it all jerkoffs who don't know shit about living in Hell.

Bremerhaven: A large naval port in Northern Germany where munitions, vehicles, and equipment arrived. It's cold, damp, and smells like a dead hooker's ass.

Butterbar: A derogatory term toward many recently commissioned Second Lieutenants, who's rank insignia was a gold bar. Usually ROTC candidates, many "Butterbars" were known for being out of touch with what was really going on, or you viewed them as just plain stupid. Most of the time, you're right. The only thing more dangerous than a drunken tanker is a butterbar with a compass and a map.

C-DAT: Computerized DumbAss-Tanker, a derogatory term used for tankers. Many soldiers consider it amazing that tankers can speak legibly, while tankers usually are convinced everyone else is inferior. You hate them because they stay dry and warm. Fuck those guys.

CIA: Central Intelligence Agency, an oxymoron. These guys still think it's Vietnam and that the Army is disposable assets for them to blame shit on. They think they're the guardians of democracy. You think they're nun raping scumbags not even worth the bullet to shoot them.

CID: Criminal Investigations Division, sometimes used for counter-espionage during the Cold War. CID also performed background checks and inspected a unit to ensure that secure items were properly stored. 2/19th usually had at least 1 undercover CID agent embedded. CID agents posted to 2/19th hated everyone and drank to make the hate go away, so it was hard to tell them from everyone else. Somehow, he's more paranoid than you. Um, good job?

Class-A's: Short for Class-A Uniform, the standard dress uniform of the US Army. Considered a pain in the ass by the enlisted. They're ugly, itchy, and hot.

CO: Commanding Officer. He's amazed you can get through each day without accidently killing yourself or damaging something actually expensive. You think he's an arrogant dick. Both of you want the other one to just somehow keep from killing you. He's probably going to stand on the roof of his car and shoot at you while screaming profanity. Unfortunately, you'll live.