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In 6 years active duty and over 18 years as a reservist, I never said "hua". Never knew anybody who said it, either. Where did that come from, anyway?
As an amateur radio operator, I use the phonetic alphabet frequently. We also use UTC (not "Zulu") time, which used to be known as GMT (Greenwich Meridian Time).
I started in 1958, Transferred to the Fleet Reserve in 1991, retired in 2001.
Things REALLY changed over the years!
In 6 years active duty and over 18 years as a reservist, I never said "hua". Never knew anybody who said it, either. Where did that come from, anyway?
As an amateur radio operator, I use the phonetic alphabet frequently. We also use UTC (not "Zulu") time, which used to be known as GMT (Greenwich Meridian Time).
I started in 1958, Transferred to the Fleet Reserve in 1991, retired in 2001.
Things REALLY changed over the years!
"Hua" or HOOOO-AHHH! is an Army thing. Back in the early 90's You couldn't be around soldiers for more then a day w/o hearing it because, like the f-word, it has multiple meanings and was frequantly used.
"Hua" or HOOOO-AHHH! is an Army thing. Back in the early 90's You couldn't be around soldiers for more then a day w/o hearing it because, like the f-word, it has multiple meanings and was frequantly used.
IIRC Zulu time is GMT
Yes, Zulu IS GMT, which IS UTC!
As for HOOO_AAHHH, Yeah, it must have been created in the 90s, I retired about then.
I served with Army, national guard, Navy, Army Reserve, and Navy Reserve (Seabees) for a total of 34 years, and never heard it used!
As for HOOO_AAHHH, Yeah, it must have been created in the 90s, I retired about then.
I served with Army, national guard, Navy, Army Reserve, and Navy Reserve (Seabees) for a total of 34 years, and never heard it used!
Nah, been around longer than that. We did it in '83 when I first joined, my older brother claimed to have heard it in Vietnam. Mostly with Infantry and other combat arms is where I noticed it more.
Your teen comes home drunk and instead of yelling and screaming you hold a MAST complete with American Flag and green table cloth and a copy of the UCMJ.
I heard years ago that it originated from a unit WWII era that had a commander that kept volunteering them for dangerous duty.
The unit's motto became WHO US! and morphed into what we hear today.
Don't know if it's true or not but it's an interesting story.
How about when you're talking to someone on the phone and reenforcing the spelling of something with Alpha, Charlie, Siera, Delta, etc?
Oh gawd, I've done that before. People sound confused...lol
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