Why would we care what a Marine says?:smilez:
Anyway, IMHO...now that Hooah! has become an Army wide slang it's completely appropriate to say it as a civilian in a work environment that includes interaction with Military personnel (especially after they inititiate it).
I hear it all the time at work. There have been at least four former Rangers that work here and we could care less if someone responds with Hooah! or something else...as long as we know the job is getting done.
72-74..ish, Coronado. They were not acting as DI's but they were Marines and still used that language and method. They filled some training positions due to the "shortage" of state side SEALS during VN. They were among the Fourth Phase, Hell Week, CFC intructors and other duties at NSWC.sarhog said:Course I never heard of Marine Drill instructors teaching at BUDS in the 70s either.
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I went to SCUBA school (it was SFCDQC when I went) in Key West about 15 years after you. We were at Truman Annex.acparmed said:It used to be strictly a Special Forces thing. It started with the SEALS. When I went to SCUBA School in Key West with the SEALS is where I first heard it and that was in 1971.
Back then all SCUBA training was done with the Navy no matter what branch of service you were in.
Historical "LEGEND" has it that on Omaha Beach the commander onsite asked to be brought a representative of the Rangers. He told them to "Lead the Way" and this is where they draw their motto from: "Rangers Lead the Way!" The legend springs up when the alleged response was a SHOCKED WHO-a....us?Rgr5280 said:I talked to a few old timers about the Hooah!/Hoo-Yah/OOH-rah! thing. One, a 28 year vet and current SEAL team member. The other was one of the SEAL originals circa 1950 who retired from the military and started another career...
Hoo-yah! is the Navy's version. OOh-rah! belongs to the Marines and Hooah! they first heard in the '80s used by the Army.
In the late 50's a west coast SEAL by the name of Don Rose had a friend that would yell Poohah! when he had a good 'kill'...in volleyball. At a later date the term transitioned into Hoo-Yah! and stuck. This story was written up in 'Museum Magazine' under 'Fire in the hole!' by Don Rose.
Now this from me...
In the 80's we used Hooah! as the positive response to just about anything in the Ranger Battalions (Rangers still use it today but with the redistribution of the black beret the entire Army has adopted it.
Other than the occasional jerk you may run into you can't go wrong with returning a Hooah!/Hoo-Yah/OOH-rah!. If your not military and they ask if you were just tell them the truth and you should be GTG.