Hooah
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Hooah (pronounced /ˈhuːɑː/) is a U.S. Army and a Canadian Army battle cry used[1] by soldiers and also in use by the U.S. Air Force airmen "referring to or meaning anything and everything except no."[2]
[edit] Usage
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Some popular usages of HUA include:[3]
- "Heard, understood and acknowledged" (acronym as "HUA")
- What to say when at a loss for words
- "Good copy"
- "Roger," "solid copy," "good," "great," "message received," "understood," "acknowledged"
- "Glad to meet you," "welcome"
- "All right!"
- "Thank you"
- "Eh?"
- "You've taken the correct action"
- "Outstanding!"
- "That's cool" or "that's OK." As in, "That's hooah."
- To motivate another soldier.
- Did not hear what was said, but not going to ask to repeat.
- Anything and everything except "no."
Hooah can also:
- describe a dedicated soldier. As in, "He's hooah" or "He's super hooah."
- be used as a call and response cheer, with one soldier exclaiming, "hooah!," and other soldiers responding in like.
- be uttered at random and in a group in order to boost morale. One or a few soldiers will begin chanting "hooah!," and then others join in.
- describe Army Rangers. As in "The hooah-hooahs."
- be used as a sarcastic remark for something specific to the Army. Sometimes used sarcastically. As in, "This detail is about as hoo-ah as it gets."
- be made off-limits in so-called, "no hooah zones."
- Derived from an acronym meaning "Head up your ass",and originally spelled HUA(The Air Force uses this spelling), It was first used by NCO's of the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Ord, California. Remark was generally used when talking about new Soldiers in a unit.
[edit] See also
- Oorah - The United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard equivalent
- Hooyah - The United States Navy equivalent[4]
- HOOAH! Bar - a US military energy bar
- Huzzah - an 18th century equivalent
[edit] References
- ^ Hooah
- ^ http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/rda/rda-ap/hooah.html - AMC Acquisition Policy
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20060723095555/http://www.armyhooahrace.army.mil/about.htm - U.S. Army Hooah Race
- ^ http://usmilitary.about.com/od/jointservices/a/hooah.htm - "You can hear it shouted by Air Force Security Forces, Pararescue, and Combat Controllers. It is also known to be used by the Canadian Army."
