{"product_id":"embrace-the-suck-austin-bay-9781682614952","title":"Embrace the Suck","description":"\u003cb\u003eMILSPEAK: Slang for military jargon, troop idioms, and Pentagonese. The perfect gift for anyone who is in the military, veterans, or who plans to serve.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMembers of America's armed forces have their own distinctive language: milspeak. Especially since WWII, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines have invented and adapted their own slang vocabularies, creating a colorful insider's lingo of bureaucratic buzzwords, acronyms, mock jargon, dark humor, and outright profanity. Milspeak gives a unique and touching insight into military life from basic training to the trenches; from the flightdeck to the cockpit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis comprehensive field manual, complete with descriptive and humorous illustrations, includes more than 500 colorful entries including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoluntold\u003c\/i\u003e: Derisive slang for \"I was ordered to volunteer.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack to the taxpayers\u003c\/i\u003e: Navy slang for where a wrecked aircraft gets sent.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDome of obedience\u003c\/i\u003e: Slang for a military helmet. Also called a brain bucket or Skid Lid.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEchelons above reality\u003c\/i\u003e: Higher headquarters where no one has an idea about what is really happening.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmbrace the suck\u003c\/i\u003e: The situation is bad, deal with it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmbrace the Suck\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect gift for the soldier, sailor, marine, or airman in your life--or for the \u003ci\u003eBeltway Clerk*\u003c\/i\u003e who yearns to speak like one. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDerisive term for a Washington political operative or civilian political hatchet man. May refer to so-called \"Washington defense experts\" who've never served in the armed forces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Bay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682614956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682614952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bombardier Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.70h x 4.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Austin Bay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519129039103,"sku":"9781682614952","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d91b030d-94c9-4226-a994-9b0bf0a5de3f.jpg?v=1778736896","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/embrace-the-suck-austin-bay-9781682614952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}