Getting Up Early
For a soldier, waking up at 7 am is the equivalent of sleeping in. It is hard to stop the habit of getting up early after going through basic training as well as deployment. This is the kind of thing that sticks forever.
Getting Up Early
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Popping Smoke
Not unlike what you find in movie screenplays, military men and women “pop smoke” to provide a diversion or shield as they move into place. When the term is used in regular conversations, however, the speaker wants to say that they are leaving.
Popping Smoke
