<p>For all you waiver hopefuls out there I want you to know that even though it may seem to be impossible to get a waiver, there is still hope. Just get your paperwork in as soon as possible and keep the place on their toes. I had fallen arches in my feet, and they disqualified me. I had my doctor write them a letter explaining that I play a lot of sports, can handle long distance running/marching, can handle impact, and that I can do anything everybody with normal feet can. I’ve got an LOA and a waiver, now all I need to get is a nomination and I’ve got an appointment. Its a relief to get a waiver!</p>
<p>Congratulations! and a big OORAH!</p>
<p>I did too, but I pretty much knew I was going to get one, so no real surprise.</p>
<p>If your gonna be motivated atleast do it right, give them a Hoooahh, this isnt the Marines, we dont say Ooorah.</p>
<p>-Mumford*USMA Class of 2010</p>
<p>hey mumford, no reason to be an a-hole… how about i pull your card and go as far as saying you aren’t part of the “we don’t say Ooorah.” We??? You aren’t in the Army. You’re in pretend army.When you reach that point when you’re dealing with continual field problems, unknown deployment dates, real responsibilities, real lives depending on you… Then, THEN! you can knock other people all you want for saying Ooorah, or being in the Chair Force, or being a Jarhead, a Rear Admiral, or a Seaman. Until that day comes, I suggest you keep yourself in check before you come out of West Point thinkin you’re hot sh… and get crushed by your first PS like a piece of wood in a paper mill. </p>
<p>How does it feel when someone’s a jerk for no reason?</p>
<p>Besides it’s spelled huah…</p>
<p>hooah (hoo ah) adj., adv., n., v., conj., interj., excla. [Orig. unknown] Slang. 1. Referring to or meaning anything and everything except “no”. 2. What to say when at a loss for words. 3.a. Good copy. b. Roger. c. Solid copy. d. Good. e. Great. f. Message received. g. Understood. h. Acknowledged. 4.a. Glad to meet you. b. Welcome. 5. “All right!” 6.a. I don’t know the answer, but I’ll check on it. b. I haven’t the foggiest idea. 7. I am not listening. 8. “That is enough of your drivel; sit down!” 9. Yes. 10. “You’ve got to be kidding me!” 11. Thank you. 12. Go to the next slide. 13. You’ve taken the correct action. 14. I don’t know what that means, but I’m too embarassed to ask for clarification. 15. Squared away (He’s pretty hooah.) 16. Amen!</p>
<p>Look chill out, I just got *<strong><em>ed off because every ignorant person who’s seen Jarhead now goes around giving ooorahs. *</em></strong>, I think half the kids who heard I’m going to USMA gave me an ooorah, but if your actively pursuing the Army you should atleast know a little more about it before you just go around throwing around terms. Now just because I ripped on the guy doesnt mean I dont have my **** together, it just means I’m not 100% polite to every single person who doesnt know the difference between Hooah and Oorah.</p>
<p>Jarhead- the worst movie… ever</p>
<p>Jarhead- the most awkward movie… ever.</p>
<p>Mumford, I believe you will find that Mr. Greenapple is already in the Army, and trying to give you some pointers.</p>
<p>Even the Army doesn’t know how to spell it. . . .
Former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan has his interpretation. “I dont know how exactly to spell it, but I know what it means,” Sullivan said. "It means we have broken the mold. We are battle focused. Hooah says Look at me. Im a warrior. Im ready. Sergeants trained me to standard. I serve America every day, all the way
<a href=“https://www.infantry.army.mil/infantry/fb_info/hooah/[/url]”>https://www.infantry.army.mil/infantry/fb_info/hooah/</a></p>
<p>Neither are the Marines too sure how “ooorah” originated . . .
But the most commonly held and most likely theory is that the term originated in the Corps elite Force Reconnaissance community in the 1960s. Retired Col. John W. Ripley, director of the Marine Corps History and Museums Division, was among the Marines of 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company in the days when the modern ooh-rah was born. </p>
<p>Force Recon Marines often trained aboard submarines in those days, and they became very, very good friends with submariners, Ripley said. They were very good to us. Soon enough, Ripley said, the Marines were imitating the noise the subs klaxon made while diving: AAARRRRUUUGGAH! The arrugah sound became a chant for recon Marines when they were running, Ripley explained. Eventually, it was a response in addition to a chant. Arrugah became a shout of greeting, acknowledgment or otherwise
<a href=“http://www.montney.com/marine/oorah.htm[/url]”>http://www.montney.com/marine/oorah.htm</a></p>
<p>Although the Navy has tried to stay out of it . . .
Ooh-rah is the motivational cry of Navy boot camp. Ooh-rah and hoo-ah both are heard on Navy bases and on ships, except for the SEALS spirited hoo-ya, said Jack Green, a spokesman for the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C. <a href=“http://www.dix.army.mil/PAO/post03/post071803/HistoryOfHooah.htm[/url]”>http://www.dix.army.mil/PAO/post03/post071803/HistoryOfHooah.htm</a></p>
<p>One final theory . . .
“Ura” was a shortening of “understood reply affirmative” similar to other military terms that have been shortened into words adopted by the public. “Scuba” “Seal” etc.</p>
<p>Mindless entertainment.
The amount of time spent correcting others over meaningless errors adds up. Enjoy; once you begin really working, you will rarely have this much time to spend on mindless entertainment again.</p>
<p>Somebody did some research on the spelling question. Both huah and hooah are correct.</p>
<p>“but if your actively pursuing the Army you should atleast know a little more about it before you just go around throwing around terms”</p>
<p>Mumford, Boss isn’t actively pursuing the Army. He was just offering you a congrats on your LOA. If you didn’t deem it correct then feel free to accept it as an Hoorah because it wasn’t about the word used but the manner in which it was given to you. Maybe you could just offer a “hooah” back as Mrgreenapple’s definition #11 shows it as a “thanks”. </p>
<p>“it just means I’m not 100% polite to every single person who doesnt know the difference between Hooah and Oorah.”</p>
<p>You might find that there are gonna be days that you won’t care either way about Hooah & Oorah if you make it into WP. I offer you a big Arrugah for your LOA. I hope that you go on to learn what it is to be an Officer and a gentleman. Being polite will take you much farther in becoming one. Don’t place too much importance on some useless Hollywood movie. Its never here nor there when considering what our forces really do.</p>
<p>Oorah & thanks Bill for the leg work. I didn’t know that. Pretty interesting history! </p>
<p>Mrgreenapple -Hooah (#13)! You stay safe while you are waiting to report. I’m sending you cyber bubble tape for protection!</p>
<p>And a Hoorah Oorah to you Soccer for that waiver! I’m sure thats a load off! Now go get that nomination kid! And don’t get hurt with all the sports! Cyber bubble tape to you too!</p>
<p>Jarhead- my most favorite hero ever</p>
<p>Good lord… I have an idea–why don’t we just not use ANY of those words… The HORROR of the H-bomb. The most hated word of any in the Corps. I’m scarred to hear it being used here. Don’t worry, you’ll be saying it every other word this summer.</p>
<p>Ooops. Boss directed his congrats to soccer. Sorry soccer. I took away from your congrats and gave them to Mumford. Pays to read back a bit further than just the last couple of posts. Lesson learned. Just take off:
"He was just offering you a congrats on your LOA. If you didn’t deem it correct then feel free to accept it as an Hoorah because it wasn’t about the word used but the manner in which it was given to you. Maybe you could just offer a “hooah” back as Mrgreenapple’s definition #11 shows it as a “thanks”.
And I’ll leave the rest stand. Sorry guys. Distracted by chocolate again…</p>
<p>marines4me, no joke. Amazing how a single word can make your brain cells explode. There definently is a difference though with a training environment hooah and a low-key real world hooah. </p>
<p>Bill, very cool research. I’m glad you spent some of your time to entertain us</p>
<p>Wow, this is one crazy post. I didn’t check it yesterday, then today I was like wow! I’ll accept a huah, hooah, ooorah, or any form, it all works for me. Thanks boss! Jamzmom, I often get distracted by chocolate so no worries about that, it always seems to send me bouncing off the walls. mrgreenapple and Bill thanks for the definition and history of hooah/huah/ooorah, it is appreciated.</p>
<p>See what you started! Good luck as always!</p>