Hooyah
Appearance
Hooyah is the battle cry used in the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard to build morale and signify verbal acknowledgment. It originated with special forces communities, especially the Navy SEALs, and was subsequently adopted by other Navy divisions.[1][2][3]
It is comparable to Oorah in the United States Marine Corps and Hooah in the United States Army, the United States Air Force, and the United States Space Force.
"Hoorah" is also used by United States Navy Hospital Corpsmen, Masters-at-Arms and Seabees because of their close association with the Marine Corps.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Hooyah Navy Chiefs". Join Base Charleston jbcharleston.jb.mil. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "Battle Cries". Navy Times. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "23 Terms Only US Marines Will Understand". Military Times. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
See also
- Hooah—the United States Army and United States Air Force equivalent
- Huzzah
- Oorah—the United States Marine Corps equivalent