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Anyone with personal experience, or with family in the Navy or the Corps knows the proper name for these things; likewise with the other branches.

The military has time-honored words for objects; it brings uniformity, which is crucial in battle. For civilians to double-down on hubris-inspiried expectations that they can or should be called something else is dishonorable.

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they can or should be called something else is dishonorable.

One would have to understand honor first. Liberal chicken$hit civilian know it alls who deign to instruct those who own the terms.

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>> The military has time-honored words for objects; it brings uniformity, which is crucial in battle. For civilians to double-down on hubris-inspiried expectations that they can or should be called something else is dishonorable.

Perfectly stated and thank you for posting it.