The Mantra of control on the North-American Mind.
The BavarianFireDrill of suicide
The Incantation for rigid robotic servitude
A deep-conditioned reflexive post-hypnotic trigger
Every marine is taught to utter this. Every marine is taught this simple presupposition of the military as explained by Robert Anton Wilson in Prometheus Rising
The anal orientation of this circuit explains the oddity of military speech first noted by Norman Mailer: "Ass" means one's whole self and Shit means all surrounding circumstance
Example: (quotes from Full Metal Jacket) --- Sgt. Hartman: How tall are you, private? "Cowboy": Sir, five foot, nine, sir! Sgt. Hartman: Five foot, nine, I didn't know they stacked shit that high. --- Private Joker: Leonard, if Hartman finds us here, we'll be in a world of shit. Private Gomer Pyle: I *am*... in a world... of shit. --- Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Drill Instructor: Who said that? Who the fuck said that? Who's the slimy communist shit twinkle-toed cocksucker who just signed his own death warrant?
On the other hand:
The Military might define this as:
Definition of Hooah (hü-ä) interj. Slang used by National Guard Soldiers referring to or meaning anything and everything except “no.�?
JUST SHOUT “HOOAH�? WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY ...
* Wonderful; great.
* Good copy; solid copy; roger; good; great; message received; understood.
* Glad to meet you; welcome.
* I don’t know the answer, but I’ll check on it; I haven’t the vaguest idea.
* You’ve got to be kidding.
* Thank you.
* Go to the next slide.
* You’ve taken the correct action.
* I don’t know what that means, but I am too embarrassed to ask for clarification.