Like many close and closed communities, the language used can often be full of jargon and not readily intelligible to outsiders—sometimes this is for military operational or security reasons; other times it is because of the natural evolution of the day-to-day language used in the various units.
Designed to be easy to remember, the "Four Fs" are as follows: The British Army uses the mnemonic "Perry Rat Likes Shooting Arseholes Regularly" as a way of remembering its Six Section Battle Drills (Squad Tactics): Alternatively, the British Army uses the mnemonic P.R.E.W.A.R.
Apart from the official side of music, fighting troops have always sung to keep up their morale and to ridicule the enemy, examples from the two world wars include:[2] Military ranks are necessary to identify the role of each serving individual and to show the hierarchy of command; however they can be obscure to non-military personnel and even comparing comparative ranks between different services is not always straightforward; the following pages detail these matters in more detail: Rank insignia is worn on military uniforms to identify the rank of the wearer and can involve such diverse elements as different uniforms, shoulder flashes, armbands and cap insignia.
For more information, see the following pages: The British Army has a rich and diverse history of slang usage; the following links provide more detail on the subject: Medals are issued to military personnel to commemorate an event, campaign or as a sign of distinction.
The history of medals is a subject in itself and more information can be found on the following pages: See the following pages: Code names such as Operation Market Garden and Operation Overlord are given by the military to plans being developed and then executed.