Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Military Definitions - J

A to Z Blogging Challenge.  My topic is MILITARY DEFINITIONS.


  J Juliett [or Juliet]
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Jeep four-wheel-drive light utility Army truck.  While researching this entry for my blog, I discovered you can actually buy an ex-military jeep on e-bay.

Jet stream a narrow band of high velocity wind in the upper atmosphere. 

Joe Army term for a soldier. Shortened from GI Joe. 

Judge advocate an officer of the Judge Advocate General [JAG] Corps of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who is designated as a judge advocate.  Judge Advocates serve primarily as legal advisors to the command to which they are assigned. Their advice may cover a wide range of issues dealing with administrative law, government contracting, civilian and military personnel law, law of war and international relations, and environmental law. They also serve as prosecutors, defense counsel, and judges for the military when conducting courts-martial.




 

8 comments:

  1. I'm kinda surprised there are no athletes with the nickname Jet Stream. Seems perfect for an NFL wide receiver with speed, especially if he was a New York Jet. Well, if one doesn't exist, I suppose I can write about one.

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    1. It's yours to write about! It does sound like a great name for an athlete.

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  2. But wait. Why is that a military definition? Is it different than the definition for civilians?

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    1. It's both. There weren't many interesting J words and I want at least three, so that's what I chose. So sue me =)

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  3. Interesting theme :-) Good luck with the rest of the AtoZchallenge.

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  4. So did the action figure GI Joe precede the military nickname, or did the military co-opt the action figure as a nickname?

    And the best thing to come out of JAG is NCIS. :)

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    1. I have no idea which came first! Would be interesting to find out tho.

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