I would like to have some explanations about the various ' Whooah ' - ' Ooh-ah ' from Navy, Army, or AirForce. I mean US military. Anybody got the meaning of my twisted question ? Thanks.

All they are are just battle crys. I only know a theory about the Marine Corps OOORAH. Some beleive it came from the Continital Maries battle cry of oozah. (how i dont know)

US Army says 'HOO-AH', but I don't really know why. Probably just something for morale.

I'm not saying this is the one true story of the origin but it is pretty interesting:

http://www.montney.com/marine/oorah.htm


About the use of hooah, there's the old line that "hooah can mean anything except 'no.'"

Artillery uses AHOA!

It's supposed to be AOA (Artillery Over All), but it's pronounced and sounds like AHOA!

I remember in basic they had us saying "hooah" although I have no idea as to why...I do recall having to say "airpower" as well....

Hooah was derived from the acronym HUA - Heard, Understood, Acknowledged. It grew to have many more meanings (**** off, shut up, go away, etc. )

its like Russian URAAAAAA

its like Russian URAAAAAA

Its like"uraaaaaaaaaa za staljina"kind of way,but when you speak HOORAH and URAAA it sound the same

Originally Posted by Marksman

Its like"uraaaaaaaaaa za staljina"kind of way,but when you speak HOORAH and URAAA it sound the same

Doesn't that mean something like "Live Stalin" ??
It was a Russian battlecry in WW2..