Hooah
Hooah /ˈhuːɑː/ is a battle cry used by soldiers in the U.S. Army, airmen in the U.S. Air Force, and guardians in the U.S. Space Force.[1] Originally spelled "Hough", the battle cry was first used by members of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment during the Second Seminole War in 1841, after Seminole chief Coacoochee toasted officers of the regiment with a loud "Hough!", apparently a corruption of "How d'ye do!"[2] Since WWII, the word has been widely used throughout the US Army and gained a more general meaning of "anything and everything except 'no'".[3][4] It is comparable to oom Hrah which the United States Marine Corps uses ooh-rah. The United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard use hooyah. The phrase originated with Ranger Battalions and in the early eighties considered a trait of Ranger Battalions spreading locally thru Fort Lewis, Washington and Fort Benning, Georgia, home of the three Ranger battalions at the time. By the late eighties it spread through the majority of the Armies major and subordinate commands quickly via leadership development schools and the more challenging course; Airborne, Air Assault, and Pathfinder to mention a few. The speed which it caught on is attributed to the rotation / Permanent Change of Station (PCS) of Rangers being reassigned to from the "Bats" to one of the Divisional units. Upon reassignment their training could be put to use filling cadre slots as instructors or Black Hats by the Divisions G3 Training. Explained by senior instructor for Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) at Fort Ord, California in 1986. HOOAH is always affirmative in nature used in various circumstances defined by the users enthusiasm, Example upper case "HOOAH" "I totally agree, that's badass!" Or lower case "hooah", "yea got it, I'll get it done". Or it can be used as a question showing concern or need for clarification of intent "Hooah?"
Possible meanings
Some popular usages of hooah include:[5]
See also
- Cheering
- HOOAH! Bar – a US military energy bar
- Hooyah – the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard equivalent
- Huzzah – a 16th-century equivalent
- Oorah – the United States Marine Corps equivalent
References
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- ^ "About". Hooah Race. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 23 July 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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