Hooah
Encyclopedia
Hooah (ˈhuːɑː) is a U.S. Army
and a Canadian Army
battle cry
used by soldiers and also in use by the U.S. Air Force airmen "referring to or meaning anything and everything except no."
Hooah can also:
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
and a Canadian Army
battle cry
Battle cry
A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit.Battle cries are not necessarily articulate, although they often aim to invoke patriotic or religious sentiment....
used by soldiers and also in use by the U.S. Air Force airmen "referring to or meaning anything and everything except no."
Usage
Some popular usages of HUA include:- "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.
See also
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and United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
equivalent - HOOAH! BarHOOAH! BarThe HOOAH! bar is an energy bar created by the United States military in 1996. It was originally provided to military personnel packaged within a field ration, such as the Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Meal Cold Weather, or First Strike Ration.The name comes from the word "hooah," a battle cry commonly used...
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- an 18th century equivalent