Popping Smoke
Just like in the movies, military men and women “pop smoke” in order to create a shield or diversion so they can safely move into position. This has led to the idiom “popping smoke”. If someone says it, it means they are leaving.
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Tabasco Sauce
Army food is not exactly worth writing home about – unless you do it to complain to your mom. When soldiers find the meal too dry or bland, they remedy it with Tabasco sauce. It’s a military favorite!