How to Write/Depict: The (American) Military.

by orphan_account

Summary:

This fic is just a reference page for people trying to write military fanfiction :)

The first chapter is the table of contents, if you have a question or a topic that you want to know more about and it’s not shown on the ToC, please ask in the comment section and I can hop on it :)

A (general) list of what this fic covers:
Military alphabet, lingo and phrases, naming systems, teams and ranks, weapons and machinery, jobs and rules, historic people and events to consider mentioning, and my personal recommendations for movies, shows, games, and books!

(The list above doesn’t contain everything that’s in the fic, the complete list will be in the ToC)

Chapter 1: Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: The Table of Contents.

Chapter 2: The Military Alphabet.

Chapter 3: Military slang/phrases, Full Collection.

Chapter 4: Military Slang/Phrases, Jobs, people, roles, etc.

Chapter 5: Military Slang/Phrases, Weapons, Machinery, & Gear.

Chapter 6: Military Slang/Phrases, Terms in NATO Phonetic style.

Chapter 7: Military phrases/slang, Commands, orders, etc.

Chapter 8: Military Slang/Phrases, Military Branches Nicknames.

Chapter 9: Military Phrases/Slang with a Joking or Positive Connotation, Agreement Phrases.

Chapter 10: Military Phrases/Slang with Negative Connotations.

Chapter 11: Military Phrases/Slang, Places.

Chapter 12: Military Phrases/Slang, Actions (usually for the sake of a mission).

Chapter 14: Callsigns

Notes:

do i know what happened to chapter 13? no💀 do i have the energy to figure it out? absolutely not