Who are the triggers in the army. Army dictionary. What is a chip and what can be purchased there

   .. letter from the Army or how to understand a soldier (army slang)

  (P. Pomogaev)

Army. The language of strange words and obscure terms.
   And if your son, friend or friend wrote you a letter from the army and you cannot figure it out then look here.

The personnel of the platoon (company, battalion) is located in the barracks, the internal premises of which may have the following terms:
   "The raspalaga" - the barracks, the location of the platoon (company, battalion). A place for rest, sleep, storage of personal belongings of a platoon soldier (company, battalion).
   In the barracks the “leisure room” can also be located, or as it is still called the “Leninist room”, which contains military literature, magazines, newspapers, drafts, chess, unit statistics, etc.
   "Takeoff" - a corridor in the barracks, on both sides of which are the "cubicles"
   During my father’s service, the take-off floor was made of wood, which had to be cleaned with glass and a “typewriter”. Now in many barracks linoleum.
   "Kubrick" - a place where there are "shkonki" on which soldiers sleep.
   A small room where a squad or platoon sleeps.
   "Shkonka" (shkonar) - an iron bed for sleeping and "drying crocodiles."
   Beds in the army are often bunk

Products also have their own specific names, at the beginning of the service I thought that “balls” is ice cream, but for some reason it is so strange called. But in fact:
   "Balls" - cookies, gingerbread cookies, waffles in a bag.
   In our part of the "grandfathers" it was explained this way, before the saleswoman "cap" tied a bag and it looked like a ball.
   "Perlyak" - pearl barley porridge
   "Stew" - stew
   “Dry” - condensed milk
   "Mazik" - mayonnaise
   “Powder” is a seasoning for food, such as those that housewives add to cereal soups for taste.
   "Gazyava" - soda

Ranks also have their abbreviations. But if the “litekha” and “polkan” are understandable abbreviations, then many cannot decipher these without decoding.
   For those who do not know:
   Liteha - lieutenant
   "Polkan" - Colonel
   And those who served are unlikely to forget that:
   "Castle" - deputy platoon commander, often a sergeant.
   "Dresser" - the commander of the department, often a junior sergeant.
   “Mamley” is a junior lieutenant, but such a title is rarely found in military units
   "Underground" - lieutenant colonel
   "Ensign" - ensign
   You can also hear the reduction of posts:
"Zampolit" - deputy company commander (battalion, regiment) for political work. Now this post is called the "Deputy for educational work", but all the same, like the memory of the Red Army, everywhere they say "political officer".
   "Platoon" - platoon commander.
   "Company" - the company commander.
   “Combat” - battalion commander
   In addition to ranks and positions, soldiers, all officers are called the word "Jackal".

Almost 90% of a soldier’s personal belongings can be described with the following term:
   “Soapy-rylnoe” (rylnyak) - everything related to personal hygiene (soap, washcloth, toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, shaving foam, etc.)
   The remaining 10% is occupied by a pen, notebook, needle thread, etc.

Some clothes and uniforms of a soldier are called like this:
   "Beluga" - underwear worn by soldiers in the winter. Consists of ankle-length pants and a two-button shirt.
   “Lump” is a camouflage uniform of a soldier and officer. May be called a field form. The army is often green.
   "Parade" - the dress uniform of soldiers and officers, which is worn during festive marches, parades, etc.
   On the collar of the “lump” you can see a strip of white fabric, which is called “hemming”. This is a white collar sewn every morning or evening. The white gateway is a symbol of the purity and tidiness of a soldier.
   “Footcloths” - light fabric that is wound on legs instead of socks, is used only with tarpaulin boots.
   “Kirzachi” - tarpaulin boots. My call managed to "try out" all the charm of the boots. The next call served already in berets.
   “Bertsa” - high army boots with laces.
   "Gazik" is a gas mask.
   OZK is a combined-arms protective kit designed to protect a person from toxic substances, biological agents and radiation dust.
   "PPE" - personal protective equipment, devices designed to protect the skin and respiratory system from exposure to toxic substances and other harmful impurities in the air.

And a couple of terms from the category of "slang":
   "Grandfather" - a soldier of the senior call, so to speak the guardian of the "spirit"
   "Spirit" - a young soldier who took the oath
   "Dukhanka" is a period of military service when a soldier is considered a "spirit".
   "Elephant" is an intermediate stage between the "spirit" and the "scoop".
   “Skull” (scoop) - a soldier who served a quarter of the term.
   "Grandfather" is a soldier who has less than a quarter of his life left until the end of his service.
   "Dembel" - "grandfather", who will soon be sacked
   “Cheesecake, cookie, gingerbread, bean” - various types of strokes (on the neck, on the forehead, etc.)
“Shake” - fly in, get into the hole.
   “Slack” - give slack, relax. Not permissible action for the "spirit"
   Get up to speed -
   1. Get a job in which no one drives in the neck, no one yells, does not stand above the soul.

2. Rest while everyone is working
   "Chip" is a danger signal. A synonym for the word is atas.
   "Get in" - strain
   "Run" - run for something
   "Flatter, nibble" - to sleep.

Of course, this article does not claim to be a complete list of all army terms. How many parts are so many opinions. But you’ll definitely get the gist.

In the army community, as in any social structure, there is a certain hierarchy of random order. It implies a clear distinction between military personnel performing military service in groups according to their service life. Due to the fact that the service life was reduced to 1 year, the non-statutory ranks were modified, but not abolished. The only difference is that now the entire cycle of passage from the "spirit" to the "grandfather" is in the express version. Let's take a closer look at how this happens.

Smell

After a soldier has been selected at a distribution point, he is sent either to a training unit or to a military unit, but to a separate company for quarantine, where he is trained.

Arriving at the place, yesterday's conscript becomes a "smell." This title will be assigned to him before taking the oath.

Quarantine ends no later than two months in the army. What does this title mean? The explanation is very simple, yesterday the conscripts are not soldiers yet, they are just the smells of soldiers. At this time, “smells” and “demobilization” are similar. These army ranks are one foot on a civilian. Staying in the unit, many mistakenly think that they automatically become "spirits", but this is not so, this title still needs to be reached.

Spirit

After taking the oath, when an ordinary soldier already has the right to bear arms and other statutory duties are assigned to him, he is awarded the title "spirit". In this honorary title, he will serve up to 100 days of service. During this period, he learns all the delights of army service. Outfits every other day, cleaning and PCBs, this is what the rank and file service consists of.

Cleaning is a separate army ritual. The art of putting things in order in the barracks, the spirits are trained with special care, but they acquire the necessary skill for life, such as keeping clean in the room in which you live.

Servicemen in this rank have absolutely no rights, and the requirements for them are increased. Especially with regard to personal hygiene. If the unit is located, and not at the field exit, then the soldier must be shaved, his shoes should shine, his head should be trimmed carefully. This is very strictly monitored, and those who do not comply with these requirements are treated with particular neglect.

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Particular attention at this time is paid to memorizing the charter. A soldier should know this code of practice by heart. Therefore, to learn the charter for "spirits" is a habitual occupation. At this time, it is better for young soldiers to stick together, then it will be easier to survive it.

Elephant

After passing 100 days of service, a new period begins in the life of a soldier. From the category of incorporeal "spirits", he passes into the title of "elephant". The rank of an elephant in the army gives the right to load a soldier with all sorts of errands.

Household work in the army is the basis of the service. Most of the time he is engaged in the fact that he performs some very important work:

• cleans snow on the territory of the unit;
• sweeps the territory in the warm season;
• dripping pits.

Elephants are enduring animals, therefore, the title "elephant" suggests that you will have to carry a lot. There is a certain ritual in which a "demobilization" hits a future elephant in a soft spot with a soldier belt 3 times, symbolizing this 3 months of service.

This rank is held by a soldier from 100 to 160 days. Depending on the time of the call, there comes a moment when all the old-timers quit. At this time, the ordinary of the "elephants" is transferred to another rank. For him comes the period of "grandfather." This title can be obtained after six months of service.

Grandfather

The "grandfathers" in the army are the soldiers who came from the previous draft. They become the oldest and remain in this rank until the release of the order for dismissal in stock for the entire appeal. Transfer to this rank is made at the request of the military man. Usually it comes down to beating a stool in the same soft places.

At this time, the former "elephant" shows everything that he has accumulated during his service. If a lot of negativity was accumulated, then young soldiers get everything that the newly-made "grandfather" is capable of, but if he managed to maintain his decency and adequate condition, then the service is calm.

Some soldiers by this period of service have military ranks and responsibility for the personnel. Monitoring the passage of the dress is his holy duty, he has no choice but to observe the work of young soldiers and count the days before the order.

An order usually arrives 100 days before the end of its service life and happens twice a year. Although hazing is not as obvious as it was in other years, but it still remains in terms of service life.

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Dembel

This extrajudicial rank is the highest in the army at the moment. This period begins with the order of the Ministry of Defense for the entire draft. Continues until the military ticket is handed over to the senior officer, battalion commander.

In some military units there is a tradition of having a personal "spirit" before the end of the service. Smoking "demobilization" invented a kind of calendar. Every day, the “spirit” brings him a cigarette that says how much he has left to serve.

The transfer to this title is peculiar, it differs from previous periods in its loyalty. Instead of a belt and stools, the former "grandfather" receives cuffs with a thread through a layer of mattresses. Of course, he pretends that he is suffering immeasurably, but such a custom is not in all parts.

The main task of servicemen in this rank is to serve with dignity until the end of the service. He may be offered to make a "demobilization chord", something useful for the company or the entire unit in which he served for a whole year. Another important thing for him is the preparation of the form. You can certainly go home and in a civilian, but it is better to come in a beautiful form, with all the insignia. Therefore, the remaining time they deal with this issue. The main task of the serviceman, who is one foot on a civilian, is to serve this time with dignity and calmly leave for demobilization.

A -
Axel - an accelbant, a wattled pendant.

B -
Babos are money.
Baksitki is money.
Balabas is some kind of food, often something very tasty, but when you want to eat, then any food! One can only guess about the origin of the word.
Balabasit - eat, eat, eat food.
Mess - BRDM - combat reconnaissance and patrol vehicle.
Beluga - underwear - shirt and underpants.
Without a pale - secretly, imperceptibly, observing conspiracy and preserving the effect of surprise.
Beaver is a soldier morally and physically lowered. The beaver is always sloppy dressed, dirty and prone to humiliation. In the Navy, a beaver is a sailor before taking the Oath.
Bolts - barley porridge, because of its high taste and nutritional qualities, it is very "adored" by the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Armored - tankers.
Paper Grandfather - that is, fake. After graduation, "tower". A soldier called up for a year and after six months of service becoming a paper grandfather.
Boomer - BMP, Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
Bams is a stand-by combat vehicle.
Batera - linen lice - from the word BTR, as they resemble the form of a Battle Intelligence Conveyor. Linen lice appear if the soldier does not change underwear for a long time and does not wash. They are easily transported and moved from the clothes of one soldier to the clothes of those standing nearby. Hot spots are often a hotbed where soldiers have no opportunity to wash and take care of their clothes. The soldier method is used to heat out all the folds on the laundry and the mold (for example, using an iron), as well as by boiling or steaming the laundry and the mold. It is also necessary to shave the hair under the armpits and on the groin, where the Batera lay their eggs.
Beha - BMP (Infantry Fighting Vehicle).

IN -
Varkul - a palm strike to the neck.
Take-off is the central passage in the barracks.
To stick in is to get into trouble, get an unwanted job, get into trouble, and the like.
Get on the skis - make an escape, leave the military unit without permission, desert.
To rub is to say something convincingly, to prove your point of view to someone.
Squeeze in - the expression describes all the problems of soldiers with a short service life. Constantly work, humiliate, fulfill the whims of the senior call.
Stretch - do nothing, sit back, rest.
Pass out - sleep soundly.
HSE - higher education, higher educational institution.

G -
Drive - confidently tell a lie, lie to someone.
Granik - grenade launcher.
Guba - guardhouse - a place of serving a sentence, something like a punishment cell.
Gusyachit - pull stodnivke.

D -
Press on the mass - sleep soundly.
Give slack - relax, forget about duties.
Grandfather is a soldier who has less than half a year left to serve.
Grandfather in kind is a soldier in a junior conscription, whose age is more than 25 years old at the time of conscription.
Hazing is a principle of mutual relations in a military collective, according to which senior conscription soldiers have more privileges than junior conscription soldiers.
Dembel is the Grandfather who will be laid off in the coming months. From the word demobilization, discharge to the reserve.
Wooden Dembel - that is, fake. After graduation
institutions, "towers". A soldier called up for a year and after nine months
service becoming a wooden demobilization.
Dembelskaya porridge, Dembelyukha - a dish of cookies, condensed milk and something else sweet.
Dembel chord - this means that before going home, Dembel will need to do something useful for the company or military unit. Usually exactly what they learned to do well during the service.
The Dembel lump is a very beautifully designed form that Dembel makes in order to boast at home that he served in the Army.
To get asphalt - to clear the parade ground from snow.
Spirit - a soldier with a life of up to six months (from taking the Oath). Decryption - Home Awfully Want. In the fleet - Crucian.
Dukhanka is the period for a soldier, while he is considered the Spirit.

F-
To crash - to blow.

W -
To score - to be indifferent, to show negligence, not to pay attention.
Shave - cheat.
Chase, Chase - to think of something unusual, at first glance stupid (to the one who is chased, this idea never seems stupid), to delve into thoughts or any creative thought.
To suffocate - to fall asleep, usually for a short time.
Castle - deputy platoon commander.
Fly - a violation of some old-fashioned law, rules, customs, and so on, as a rule, bears punishment.
Beat up - refuse to do anything.
Smell - a soldier before taking the Oath.
Gas station - stall (outside the territory of the unit).
There are several options: • Get a job in which no one drives in the neck, no one vows, does not stand above the soul. 2. Rest while everyone is working. 3. Get civilian food. 4. And in general, get what brings joy in army life.
Gold - a soldier (from the mouth of officers).

And -
Words have not been remembered yet!

K -
Calabash - a blow to the neck with a palm.
Kalich is a patient, usually one who is constantly sick or pretends to be sick. From the word feces (poop).
The kapiterka is a room where personal belongings of all soldiers are stored, as a rule, they are not stored there for a long time, they are stolen.
Corporal - in some parts of the military the unofficial name of a junior sergeant is usually used scornfully.
Quarantine - a young fighter’s course, a period while all newly converted soldiers are being driven in training, forced to learn a charter, walk a step, carry out all sorts of exercises: climb by alarm, shoot, and so on, it starts from the moment of the break and lasts until the bail or longer - from 2 weeks to 4 months.
Kach or pumping is an intense, meaningless exercise in sports until the "athletes" are physically and mentally exhausted.
Swing - to perform physical exercises in large numbers, most often by forcing senior soldiers.
Throw - to deceive someone without fulfilling his part of a promise or contract.
Chest - the commander of the department.
Lump - uniform camouflage suit. Lumps are “glass”, “birch”, “watermelon”, “dirty snow”, “wave”, “raincoat fabric” and many others. They are divided according to the quality of fabric, colors, the direction of the stripes.
Kompot - regiment commander.
Double bass - a contractor, appeared in connection with the transition to a contract.
Mowers - 1000 rubles.
Mow - to make mistakes, do something wrong.
Cosepore, cant - one who often mows.
Cardan is an employee of the car depot.
Rat (close) - a greedy soldier who hides and does not share anything with anyone. A soldier seen in theft.
Piece - ensign.

L -
Leaf - 100 rubles.
Flying - pulling a slipknot.
Lobar - spank palm spelled.
Lula is an ordinary bed for sleeping.
Skier - a serviceman arbitrarily leaving the military unit, a deserter.
Lychka - a small strip on shoulder straps: 1 lychka - corporal, 2 lyochki - junior sergeant, 3 lyochki - sergeant and so on. A large number of bastards gives the right to go next to a crowd of soldiers, and yell that they keep up.

M-
Mabuta - motorized rifle troops.
Matsubar - smoke.
Mechanic, mechanic - driver mechanic.
Mobile - a cell phone, a mobile company of quick reaction.
Murlocatans are an affectionate appeal to soldiers.
Fly swatter - anti-aircraft gunners.
Matl, Motolyga - a multi-purpose light armored tractor, initially and correctly - MT-LB, however, these words are firmly in use.

N -
Tighten - loads, constant burdens and hardships.
Underweight - a soldier with a deficient body weight, who was put on an enhanced diet.
Lack is a constantly hungry soldier who always has little food and always wants to eat them.

ABOUT -
OZK - Combined Arms Protective Kit.
A monkey is a soldier, from the mouth of officers.
To puzzle is the same as to order, but in the language of the soldiers. Usually puzzling with something complicated and difficult to do.
A deer is a dumb soldier.
Fend off - go to bed.
To ignore is skillfully helping someone to avoid punishment or an unpleasant situation, unnecessary work.
To be fascinated - to think, for a while to be forgotten.

P -
Palevo - the threat of revealing the secret. Sudden threat.
Pepper - this is the name of soldiers who put themselves higher than they should be in terms of service.
The dog is a guard officer, respectfully.
A jacket is an officer serving on conscription, at the end of the university, in which the military department took place, as a rule, the personnel and staff officers have an acute dislike for the "jacket".
To squeeze (wet) a mug is the same as to nag, that is, to sleep without a pale.
To shave is to make someone hope for something, and then not live up to their expectations.
Fit (to fit) - a gift (to give).
A hem is a collar, a strip of white fabric that is sewn onto the collar of a tunic or simply onto the collar of clothing. Serves for the prevention of hygiene of the surface of the skin in contact with clothing.
Catch the silence - shut up.
Buyer - this is the name of the person who recruits and accompanies the team to places of further service, usually with the rank of officer
Confuse - 1. Experience the shock. 2. Beat off hands (to become impudent).
Porthos - footcloths.
Get lost (get lost) - in a short time an abyss somewhere, an abyss out of sight out of order.
The order is the day when Grandfathers will begin to be fired.
Prikolyukha - a joke, a funny thing, a funny incident.
To break through the soul (ballast, break through plywood) - hit in the chest.
Puncture - lose something.
Baked - smart, cunning, thoughtful, taught by bitter experience.
Gingerbread (zampushka) - hit with a palm on the forehead, with a slap.

R -
Stray - relax.
Rubber day - Wednesday, the day of RCHBZ (Radiation-chemical-biological protection).
To give birth (to give birth) - to find, to obtain. Urgently find something.
Chops (chops me) - strongly sleepy. Possible non-random falling asleep "on the go."
To steer - to command.

FROM -
Salaga is a young, inexperienced soldier.
Self-propelled gun - leave the unit without permission, go AWOL.
Swineherd is an employee of a support company.
Two hundred - means the death of a person or the breakdown of some thing.
A simulator is one who pretends to be sick, pretending to be a disease.
Communicate - borrow something without permission.
Violinist is a suicidal soldier or has already attempted suicide.
Elephant - a soldier with a life from six months to a year. Decryption - Soldier Loving Awesome Loads. In the fleet - Peppy crucian.
Baby Elephant is a period for a soldier while he is considered an Elephant.
Elephant radio - false information, unjustified rumors, empty promise, untruth.
SOCH (to leave in sochi) - Unauthorized Abandonment of the Part (willfully leave the part).
Stodnevka - the period of service is 100 days before the order is issued.
Arrow - a secret meeting of colleagues to resolve a contentious issue.
Snitch, bitch - I think no need to explain ...
Snot - the same as Lychka, that is, a strip of military distinction on the pursuit.
Sochinets - a serviceman who left a unit without permission.
Burn chip - notice that something is happening.
Sleep - become visible, lose secrets and secrets.
The chest is a warrant officer.

T -
Tusky - too, that is dried up, nothing to do, from the word "drag". I mean, relax when others work.
Dragging - enjoy something, have fun.
The body is a living combat unit, unit. Unit of quantitative measurement of subordinate personnel.
The brake is a soldier who incorrectly executes orders or correctly, but slowly.
Tochevo (sharpen) - food, eat food.
Tracer - a soldier sent somewhere for something. Derived from the name of the bullet, which glows during the flight, it is used for night practice shooting, tracer bullet.
Trindets - the final and irrevocable end, the tragic climax of the action.
The torso is a soldier with a short service life, offensive.
Pull baby elephant - pull one hundred days.

U -
Dismissal - a dismissal ticket.
Statutism is a variant of the corporal sergeant hazing.
Reconciliation - the punishment for flying in, can be to one, or to all at once.
Charter - in addition to the generally accepted concept (code of military laws), it is also cigarettes that are issued to soldiers (registered cigarettes).

F -
Fibre means making stiff chevrons and all the various stripes to look cooler.
Chip (stand on the chip) - make sure that no one notices anything.

X -
The trunk is the nose of a soldier with a short life.
The hamster is a greedy soldier who hides everything and shares only with "his". Soldier seen in the habit of making "reserves for a rainy day."

C -
Integrity - accuracy.
Tsentryak - the central passage in the barracks (take-off).

H -
Chapala - An all-time plain, sloppy fighter. Often called those who have a dressed form 2-3 sizes larger and weighs a bag.
Scoop, skull - a soldier with a service life of one to one and a half years. Decryption - Man Daily Destroying Peace of the Army Barracks. In the Navy - Godok.
Chipok - a soldier's tea-house, a cafe on the territory of a military unit.
Chushin - untidy, dirty, sloppy, dragged and so on.

W -
Jackals - officers and warrant officers, from the lips of ordinary and sergeant personnel, disrespectfully.
Shisharik - GAZ-66 car.
Shkonka - a bed.
Shmon is a sudden and thorough check.
The screws are all soldiers from the mouth of the border guards, except for the border guards, of course.
To rustle is to work actively.
Shucher - a sudden threat of revealing the secret.

Щ -
Pinch (boil, boil) - doze, sleep without a pale, that is, imperceptibly for those who can interfere with sleep.

E -
Equator (Spirit Day) - Half a hundred days. Only 50 days left before the order!
The train is a tangible blow to the lower leg, used to improve the quality of training in drill training.

YU -
Use - use.

I -
Anchor - a soldier who constantly brakes, dulls, incapable of training.

Army jargon until recently was a completely unstudied and not systematized form of oral Russian literature. And this despite the fact that jargon is used to one degree or another by all military personnel, and a lot of jargonism is mentioned in the literature on the Russian (Soviet) army. In Soviet times, a ban was imposed on him, it was believed that the Soviet soldier must express himself correctly and in accordance with the charter. But in reality, everything was not so, and this reality was embodied in the demobilized albums and soldier's notebooks brought from the service, and even in letters sent to relatives from the army. In the last decade, genuine military jargon has begun to appear in print. So, for example, compiled by prof. Cherepovets Pedagogical Institute V. P. Korovushkin "Dictionary of Russian military jargon" 39 includes about 8 thousand lexical units. The material of his research was about 5 thousand jargonisms selected by the author from more than 600 literary works: military novels, memoirs and diaries, newspaper and magazine articles, reference books and dictionaries, as well as collected by the author using unauthorized questioning and questioning of military personnel, reading “demobilization” »Albums and other field sources.

The dictionary, which has been worked on for a quarter of a century, covers the entire history of the regular Russian army. It describes the jargon of military and paramilitary organizations that existed in the Russian Empire, the USSR, and the Russian Federation. Here are collected words and phraseologisms from the language of archers, hussars, midshipmen, gendarmes, partisans, sailors, scouts, cadets, cadets, KGB officers, air defense soldiers, prisoners of war of the Great Patriotic War ... The dictionary is compiled according to all lexicographic canons, all words are provided with clarifying litters.

The beginning of the formation of Russian military jargon, according to V.P. Korovushkina 40, it should be considered the period covering the Russo-Turkish Wars (1686-1713) and the Northern War (1700-1721): "Give karachun"(kill) "fool"(a gun), Yellow-pusik(chervonets), "ball"(core), "to fart"(shoot),

39 Korovushkin V.P.Dictionary of Russian military jargon: Special vocabulary and phraseology in
  armed forces and paramilitary organizations of the Russian Empire, the USSR and the Russian Federation
  deration XVIII-XX centuries. Yekaterinburg, 2000.

40 Korovushkin V.P.Russian military jargon of the 18th-20th centuries // New sentinel. 1994. No. 2. S. 76-81.

"Crack the nut"(take the Shlisselburg fortress). In subsequent periods - the Russo-Swedish War (1741 - 1743), the Seven Years (1756-1763) and the Russo-Turkish (1781 - 1791) wars - the army jargon was enriched with elements such as: Balyandras(decoration on the uniform of an officer) Garrison rat(staff or non-combat officer or soldier), Busurman(soldier of irregular Turkish troops), "fluke"(miss) "Break off"(march). World War 1812 enriched the colloquial speech of the army community with such jargon as: "bow"(reward), "Big caps"(high authorities) "Punting"(bragging) "Fanaberia"

(gentlemanly principles). Later appeared "Dentist"(officer-muzzle-fighter), "Jew of the East"(Chinese), "Body rat"("Land" naval commander), "Smoking room"(small soldier) "studdingsail"(shirt as an unregistered form of sailor clothes) "Put on kitty"(beat) “Push to nature”(boozer) "Poison"(puke) "Grease"(hit in the face) Fendrick(midshipman; conductor), Zugunder(guardhouse), "teeth cleaning"(scuffle) "nail"(star on uniform) "spirit"(stoker on the ship).

XX century was especially fruitful for army folklore. The First World War, the Civil War and intervention (1918-1920) expanded it with new elements: "Kill the thrush"(get drunk until unconscious) "Bummer"(poorly trained soldier) "Gray"(soldier), "White-tortured"(White Guard) “Knock out the pistol”(have sexual intercourse), "Fold"(incline to sexual intercourse), "Bream splash"(hit with a guy on the buttocks), "Marmulenochka"(prostitute), "sewing machine"(machine gun) Fendrick(adjutant), "Swag"(share of loot; loot; bribe). The Great Patriotic War (WWII) (1941-1945) brought to life a huge number of new military jargon: "Vanya"(missile M-31), Hans(German soldier), "Maize"(Po-2 aircraft), Sabantuy(the fight), "Slavs"(infantry), "Soldier wifey"(rifle), "Whatnot"(U-2), "Yashka"(Yak-1 fighter).

The war in Afghanistan sharply intensified slang words: "Perpetual demobilization"(death), "Mass grave"(trench), "spirit"(dushman) "Kerosene"(Mi-6 helicopter), "cat house"(female hostel) "brassiere"(homemade tarpaulin pouch for shops and a fan), "Come home in the dark"(in phoba, corpse), "Rafik"(Afghan soldier) "Check"(store selling checks) "black Tulip"(aircraft carrying zinc fob with the bodies of the dead).

In soldier jargon - as in any other type of argo - the features of the historical period in which it is used are inevitably reflected. If the army is to some extent a model of society, then army literature is the mirror of the army. The Russian “military language” reflected the specific culture of its native speakers. For example, a significant layer of army vocabulary 1917-1990. borrowed from criminal jargon (and in the past few years - from jargon of drug addicts).

Axel  - an axelbant, a shoulder distinguishing item of a ceremonial military uniform in the form of a gold, silver or colored braided cord with metal tips. Axel military servicemen are preparing for the parade uniform in which the soldier returns home after demobilization.

Bolts  - Barley porridge, one of the main dishes that the soldiers of the Russian army ate for decades. "Bolts" are extremely unloved for low taste. In fact, the reason is that this type of porridge is extremely difficult to cook correctly.

Pinwheel  - a helicopter.

Paddle  - 1 tablespoon. 2. Kalashnikov assault rifle with a non-folding wooden butt.

Take-off  - The central corridor in the barracks. At the “take-off” personnel are regularly built, in connection with which wet cleaning of this area is carried out at least three times a day.

Humpbacked Demobilization  - dismissal from the ranks of the Armed Forces not at the end of their service life, but due to illness.

Lip  - guardhouse, a place for keeping servicemen arrested for violation of military discipline. In the early 2000s, the use of the guardhouse was canceled, but four years later restored, although with significant restrictions.

Grandfather  - a soldier of military service who is less than six months left before being transferred to the reserve.

Hazing - the principle of relations in a military team, not provided for by the Charter of the Armed Forces, consisting in the privileged position of senior military personnel over junior military personnel. Contrary to the misconception, “hazing” is not a typical Russian phenomenon. Such relationships in the form of unspoken traditions exist even in elite Western military academies, in particular at West Point.

Dembel  - a conscript soldier after the order to dismiss his conscription was issued. “Dembel” can serve after the order from several days to several weeks - the specific date of sending home is determined solely by the command of the unit, depending on the attitude towards the soldier.

Dembel chord  - the task that is assigned to the serviceman by the command of the unit before being transferred to the reserve. This may be the repair of the premises, the restoration of military equipment or another task, the implementation of which benefits the unit. Dismissal to the reserve is made immediately after the performance of the "demobilization chord".

Disco  - washing dishes in the soldiers' dining room. The name comes from comparing plates that a soldier assigned to an outfit twists in his hands with plates and CDs. The more soldiers in the unit, the longer and more fun the “disco”.

Spirit  - rookie soldier before taking the oath. In some units - a soldier up to six months of service.

Flying  - violation by the military personnel of the established rules, official or unofficial, provided for by hazing.

Golden spirit  - the only member of the new conscription who fell into a particular unit. If there are two or more new recruits in the unit, they are “simple spirits”, and if one is “golden”. “Golden Spirit”, according to the concepts of “hazing”, is not burdened with work and does not perform any actions in the interests of “grandfathers” and “demobilization”. The exploitation of the "golden spirit" is considered a gross neglect of established army traditions, the perpetrator of it can be severely punished.

Kantik  - An evenly shaved strip of hair at the back under the hairstyle, so that the hair does not touch the collar of the clothes. Kantik is regularly checked on morning constructions.

Kapterka  - a room for domestic needs and storage of personal belongings. For senior conscripts, an unofficial soldier’s club, where it is customary to spend time in communication after the end of a call.

Corporal  - a soldier with the official rank of "Junior Sergeant."

Lump - An army suit of a jacket and trousers in camouflage colors, which is worn over underwear. The army distinguishes a large number of different types of “lumps”, depending on the color. Each type of coloring has its own unofficial name - “glass”, “birch”, “watermelon”, “dirty snow”, “wave”, “raincoat fabric”, “figure” and so on.

Double bass  - a contract serviceman.

Box, box  - tank or armored personnel carrier.

Grasshoppers  - Border troops soldiers (used by representatives of the Armed Forces).

A piece  - a soldier with the rank of ensign, as a rule, the head of the warehouses of food, property or fuels and lubricants. The main character of army folklore, a kind of "army mother-in-law." Abolished at Anatoly Serdyukovrestored when Sergey Shoigu  with adjustment of official duties from household needs to servicing complex military equipment.

Motolyga  - MT-LB (multi-purpose light armored transporter (tractor)), amphibious armored personnel carrier, designed for artillery and personnel transportation.

Nachkar  - Head of the military guard.

Nachmed  - Head of the medical unit in the unit.

To puzzle  - to set a difficult and difficult task. As a rule, in the framework of “hazing”, a senior draft soldier “puzzles” a junior draft soldier.

Beat off  - a device in the form of a flat board with a handle to give the mattress with a blanket a strictly rectangular shape. As a rule, two "bounces" are used simultaneously.

Partisan  - a person who previously served in military service, called up for short-term military training.

Blazer  - An officer who received the rank at the end of a civilian university with a military department, undergoing military service.

Filing  - a collar, a strip of white fabric that is sewn onto the collar of a tunic or jacket. Serves for hygiene of the surface of the skin in contact with clothing.

Buyer  - An officer of a military unit coming to the military registration and enlistment office to select recruits in the unit.

Rex  - respectful name of the serviceman on guard.

Salaga  - in some units, a soldier is up to six months of service. In a broader sense - any young and inexperienced soldier.

Salabon  - at a time when the duration of military service was two years - a soldier who served from six months to a year.

Self-propelled gun, AWOL - going beyond the limits of the unit without permission, which does not have the goal of defecting. As a rule, the purpose of "self-propelled" can be the purchase of products, visiting a girl, etc.

Stodnevka  - a period of 100 days before the next demobilization order, which is given sacred significance. A countdown of days is being carried out, at the end of the “day-to-day day” servicemen of the conscription leaving for the reserve celebrate the holiday.

Tablet  - ambulance, which is most often the UAZ-452 car.

Tochevo  - food. Sharpen sharply  - eat food.

Charter  - Organization of service and relations between military personnel in full accordance with the Charter of the Armed Forces, the exact opposite of hazing.

Chip  - An unofficial post put up by senior military personnel, for example, when watching TV after a hang-up. The purpose of "standing on the chip" is to warn about the approach of an officer.

Sliver  - a soldier’s store, a cafe on the territory of a military unit.

Scoop  - in the period when the duration of military service was two years, - a soldier who served from one year and a half years.

Shishiga  - GAZ-66 truck, for many years the main vehicle for transporting military personnel.

Wood screws  - soldiers of the Armed Forces (used by representatives of the Border Troops).

Anchor  - A soldier incapable of training.