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100 Words Every Soldier Should Know

July 26, 2026

100 Words Every Soldier Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. airlift transport by military aircraft
2. airstrike attack by military aircraft
3. ambush surprise attack from hiding
4. ammo ammunition for weapons
5. artillery large-caliber heavy guns
6. assault violent attack on position
7. barracks building for soldiers’ housing
8. base military station or camp
9. battalion unit of several companies
10. body armor protective vest against attacks
11. boots sturdy military footwear
12. brigade large unit of battalions
13. bunker protected underground shelter
14. camouflage concealment by blending in
15. ceasefire temporary stop in fighting
16. checkpoint controlled place for inspection
17. combat fighting in war
18. command authority to direct troops
19. concealment hiding from enemy observation
20. convoy group of vehicles traveling together
21. cover protection from enemy fire
22. detachment small unit separated temporarily
23. discipline obedient controlled conduct
24. division large formation of brigades
25. dog tags military identification tags
26. drill military training exercise
27. drone uncrewed aircraft for missions
28. enemy opposing armed force
29. engineer soldier handling construction tasks
30. evac removal from dangerous area
31. firefight exchange of gunfire
32. flank side of a formation
33. formation arranged order of troops
34. garrison troops stationed at place
35. general highest army officer rank
36. grenade small explosive thrown by hand
37. grid map reference system
38. headquarters command center of unit
39. helmet protective headgear
40. howitzer artillery gun with high arc
41. infantry soldiers fighting on foot
42. intel useful information about enemy
43. KIA killed in action
44. lieutenant junior commissioned officer
45. logistics movement and supply support
46. magazine container feeding ammunition
47. major field officer rank
48. marksmanship skill in accurate shooting
49. medic military medical specialist
50. MIA missing in action
51. mine hidden explosive device
52. mission assigned military task or objective
53. mortar short-barreled indirect-fire weapon
54. objective specific mission goal
55. orders authoritative military instructions
56. ordnance military weapons and ammunition
57. outpost small distant military position
58. patrol reconnaissance or security movement
59. perimeter outer defensive boundary
60. platoon unit of several squads
61. prisoner captured enemy combatant
62. private lowest enlisted soldier rank
63. raid sudden attack for purpose
64. rank position in military hierarchy
65. rations food issued to troops
66. rear back area of force
67. recon military scouting or observation
68. recruit newly enlisted soldier
69. rifle shoulder-fired firearm
70. route planned path of movement
71. salute formal military greeting
72. scout soldier gathering information
73. sentry guard on watch duty
74. sergeant noncommissioned officer rank
75. sniper expert long-range shooter
76. squad small military team
77. supply essential military provision
78. surveillance close ongoing observation
79. tactics methods used in battle
80. tank armored fighting vehicle
81. target intended object of attack
82. terrain physical features of land
83. trench dug defensive ditch
84. trigger lever that fires weapon
85. under fire being attacked by enemy weapons
86. uniform standard military clothing
87. unit organized military group
88. vanguard front part of a force
89. vehicle military transport machine
90. veteran experienced former service member
91. volley simultaneous firing by several weapons
92. warfare the conduct of war
93. warhead explosive part of a missile
94. watchtower elevated observation structure
95. waypoint intermediate point on a route
96. weapon instrument used to fight
97. XO executive officer
98. zero in adjust aim onto target
99. zone designated military area
100. Zulu military term for UTC time
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