May 31st, 2012 at 9:54AM
Dustin Lorenz, a U.S. Army Specialist of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, stands under an education promoting billboard as he secures an area during a local shura meeting in the town of Senjaray, Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 29, 2012.

Dustin Lorenz, a U.S. Army Specialist of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, stands under an education promoting billboard as he secures an area during a local shura meeting in the town of Senjaray, Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 29, 2012.

#508 PIR#82 Airborne#Kandahar
May 31st, 2012 at 1:32AM
Good god.

Good god.

May 31st, 2012 at 12:06AM

i-civilian. i-donotunderstand.

As a civilian, I am severely stunted in understanding of the military community and mind set. I’ve got to travel a mile to move an inch if you catch my drift.

I keep seeing this word “Wook.”  

Time for Urban Dictionary (the want-to-be-soldier and rank-officianado “shock factor” guide.) 

“What? You know what a “wook” is? 

“Yeah..[I’m a badass]” 

1. wook

noun or adjective. a dirty, hairy, stinky, mal-nourished, dishonest creature that often travels in packs, with possibly and unfortunately, mangy, multi-colored dogs on hand-made all natural, organic hemp leashes, or alone wandering aimlessly around a concert (usually “hippie music”) parking lot with a few seemingly more important than the music goals; find as many mind altering substances and cram them into their bodies as fast and furiously as possible, get into the show somehow, don’t lose the dog this time, and if by chance they come across unattended property such as a cooler, chair, backpack, or a beverage, it will then become their own. also once inside the show and the music begins, even if it sucks, a true wook will never be able to tell the difference because once the substances take effect, many of them can actually be seen dancing and “gooving” to music that only they can hear. wooks are only useful in one way: if you are trying to warn or scare a younger more easily influenced friend about the dangers of drugs, just tell them to observe and study the behaviors of wooks in their natural surroundings, but warn them that if they get too close, they may risk becoming one themselves!
My friend’s older brother is a sneaky wook.

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2. Wook

A wook is a hippie without any ambition, motivation, or drive other than drugs and image. They’re generally in their twenties, college students (or dropouts) at small-town liberal colleges (such as Appalachian State University) and dependent on an income other than their own. 

Wooks tend to travel in packs, they smell strongly of patchouli and are in constant search for free drugs. One of the defining characteristics is an excessive amount of unkempt hair, usually in dreadlocks. 

It is important to make the distinction between a hippie and a wook. Hippies can generally be viewed as positive, optimistic members of society with an idealistic goal for the betterment of society. Wooks are everything that you’ve been warned about in regard to hippies wrapped into a neat little package.
hippie, wookie, wook, dirty hippie, college student

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3. Wook

A real dirty hippie
Man Jimmy is Wook.

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4. Wook.

A common term used in the United States Marine Corps referring to female marines. The origin comes from their resemblence to a wookie. They smell like a wet hairy creature and make obnoxious sounds when they talk. They tend to be built like large awkward bear people But unlike Chewbacca, wooks serve no real purpose.
Pvt Smuckatelli, “What is the difference between wooks and zebra?” 
Lcpl Smith, “I don’t know. What?” 
Pvt Smuckatelli, “Zebras don’t have to suck dick for their stripes.”

#Wook#New Favorite word
May 30th, 2012 at 11:06PM
PEARL HARBOR (May 27, 2012) Three Pearl Harbor survivors, right, pay respect to their fallen shipmates while a U.S. Marine stands at parade rest in the shrine room at the USS Arizona Memorial May 27, 2012, during the USS Arizona Memorial’s 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony. The USS Arizona Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1962. The shrine room displays the names of 1,177 service members that perished on the USS Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth/Released)

PEARL HARBOR (May 27, 2012) Three Pearl Harbor survivors, right, pay respect to their fallen shipmates while a U.S. Marine stands at parade rest in the shrine room at the USS Arizona Memorial May 27, 2012, during the USS Arizona Memorial’s 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony. The USS Arizona Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1962. The shrine room displays the names of 1,177 service members that perished on the USS Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth/Released)

1 note #Pear Harbor Memorial#Memorial Day
May 30th, 2012 at 9:19PM
US Army Soldiers carry flags to Section 60, an area largely used for those who died while serving in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, at Arlington National Cemetery May 24, 2012 in Washington, DC, ahead of Memorial Day to be marked on May 28, 2012. Members of the US Army’s Old Guard and others participated in the yearly event where small American flags are placed at over 220 thousand headstones in the cemetery reserved for members of the US military and those who served America.

US Army Soldiers carry flags to Section 60, an area largely used for those who died while serving in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, at Arlington National Cemetery May 24, 2012 in Washington, DC, ahead of Memorial Day to be marked on May 28, 2012. Members of the US Army’s Old Guard and others participated in the yearly event where small American flags are placed at over 220 thousand headstones in the cemetery reserved for members of the US military and those who served America.

May 20th, 2012 at 10:29PM
U.S. soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne walk on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

U.S. soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne walk on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

1 note #5-20 Infantry#82nd Airborne#Zharay#Kandahar#2012
May 20th, 2012 at 10:28PM
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - JULY 12: U.S. Navy Commander David Cobery of Fall River, Massachusetts, takes a quick nap between patients at the Kandahar Role 3 Hospital July 12, 2010 at Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) #

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - JULY 12: U.S. Navy Commander David Cobery of Fall River, Massachusetts, takes a quick nap between patients at the Kandahar Role 3 Hospital July 12, 2010 at Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) #

May 17th, 2012 at 1:11AM
U.S. soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne fire grenade launchers after coming under fire by the Taliban while on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

U.S. soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne fire grenade launchers after coming under fire by the Taliban while on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

2 notes #5-20 Infantry#82nd Airborne#Zharay#2012#Kandahar#Soldiers in Afghanistan
May 4th, 2012 at 9:52AM
A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne looks at an intentional detonation of an explosive device in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

A U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne looks at an intentional detonation of an explosive device in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

18 notes #5-20 Infantry#82nd Airborne#Afghanistan#Army#2012#EOD
May 3rd, 2012 at 9:53AM
U.S. soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne enter a barn while on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

U.S. soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne enter a barn while on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

1 note #5-20 Infantry#82nd Airborne#Kandahar#2012
May 1st, 2012 at 10:01AM
U.S. soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne walk on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

U.S. soldiers from 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne walk on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.

4 notes #5-20 Infantry#82 Airborne#Zharay#Kandahar#Afghanistan
April 30th, 2012 at 9:06PM
Lance Cpl. Seth Jarboe, a 24-year-old Castle Rock, Colo., native, and rifleman with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit provides security as a CH-53 Super Stallion lands during rehearsals in preparation for the final exercise of African Lion 12, April 14, 2012.

Lance Cpl. Seth Jarboe, a 24-year-old Castle Rock, Colo., native, and rifleman with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit provides security as a CH-53 Super Stallion lands during rehearsals in preparation for the final exercise of African Lion 12, April 14, 2012.

April 30th, 2012 at 10:02AM
4/26/2012 - A B1-B Lancer receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan April 9, 2012. The B1-B received 85,000 pounds of fuel; it can carry up to 265,274 pounds. The B1-B Lancer is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and the KC-135 Stratotanker is deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, from McConnell AFB, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

4/26/2012 - A B1-B Lancer receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan April 9, 2012. The B1-B received 85,000 pounds of fuel; it can carry up to 265,274 pounds. The B1-B Lancer is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and the KC-135 Stratotanker is deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, from McConnell AFB, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

1 note #B1-B Lancer#KC-135 Stratotanker#Afghanistan
April 29th, 2012 at 10:00AM
US soldiers from 3rd platoon Bronco troop 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne patrol with Afghan national army soldiers in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 21, 2012

US soldiers from 3rd platoon Bronco troop 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne patrol with Afghan national army soldiers in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 21, 2012

#5-20 Infantry#82 Airborne#Zharay#Kandahar
April 28th, 2012 at 10:01AM
A US soldier from 3rd platoon Bronco troop 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne looks through his sights while on patrol with Afghan national Army soldiers in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 21, 2012.

A US soldier from 3rd platoon Bronco troop 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne looks through his sights while on patrol with Afghan national Army soldiers in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan April 21, 2012.

#82 Airborne#Zharay District#Kandahar