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Can someone explain the origins of the slang for 'charger'? That one would not occur to me.
by A4ET8a8uTh0 5y ago
Can someone explain the origins of the slang for 'charger'? That one would not occur to me.
- torstenvl 5y agoWe didn't use this term in Iraq, so I wouldn't call it "military jargon for child" like the article does. It is common for units to come up with code words for various things, especially when the topic is emotionally charged or could be used for propaganda or intel. For example, almost nobody would use the term "FKIA" over the radio, even on a secure channel; they might say "flowers" instead.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y agoRiver City = reduced comms = something very bad happened, probably KIA
- loonster 5y agoThanks. I never knew that River City = Reduced Comms. Sure I knew what it was and what it was for but never what the codeword was originally.
- Toutouxc 5y agoWhat's "FKIA"?
- DangitBobby 5y agoI'm going to guess friendly/ies killed in action.
- rendall 5y agoProbably from "charge" in its sense of something to take care of
- eurasiantiger 5y agoIt means someone who starts running towards a group of soldiers. This may mean they are carrying explosives, but it may just be a play to get the soldiers to shoot an unarmed child in broad daylight.
- hermannj314 5y agoIf that is the case, a charger is someone that poses a potential threat to a service member due to physical proximity. Turning around and using that term to refer to a kid on the back of a motorcycle you killed from thousand of miles away with an errant drone strike seems disingenuous. Is the idea to pollute the record of history by using the term incorrectly?
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