The origin of "Oorah" is in the United States Marine Corps Training Reference Manual, under "History of Marine Recon; Aarugha", look it up. /shrugs
If you've ever heard an old school DI say "Oorah", you can hear the origin, because the way they say it, it's really "Au-roo-ha", just in that Paris Island drawl, say it quick and it's actually "Aaurah" not "Oorah"
Army "Hooah" by the way, has a completely different origin, that's 82nd Airborne from World War Two, HOOA; Head Out Of Ass, a play on the radio operator's HUA; Heard, Understood, Acknowledged.
There is no "Hoorah", Army is "Hooah", Marines is "Oorah".
"Hoo-Rah!"; that's the Russians. "Hura!Hura!Hura!"...
... and they got that from us; "Huzzah!Huzzah!Huzzah!", which of course is "Hussar! Hussar! Hussar!"
Like everything else, it depends on who you talk to. Americans to do a lot of things to themselves that are not particularly healthy, but we allow it to occur because we value individual liberty and freedom.The right to own and use a firearm is just one part of that, and entails risk. We could pass a law requiring everyone to wear a sling while they shower because bathtubs are slippery when wet and people die every year from bathroom accidents, but we don't because there is no consensus that the level of risk warrants that type of imposition on our personal freedom. For better or worse, life is full of risk. It is risky to get out of bed in the morning, and it is risky to stay in bed too long.
The difference, of course, is taking a risk to yourself vs imposing a risk on others.
So getting in a 1.5 ton behemoth and freely careen down a road at 30 mph or more. And we do it everyday l, several times a day.
Smitty-48 wrote:Yeah, that Paris Island drawl is going away, but back when they all had it, that "aau" sound was in everything; "yer left shau-der, harms"
shitty marine recruiting video from the 80s i watched said it was an evolution of a, "hooray," battle cry.
GrumpyCatFace wrote:Dumb slut partied too hard and woke up in a weird house. Ran out the door, weeping for her failed life choices, concerned townsfolk notes her appearance and alerted the fuzz.
"Marines and historians have determined the true origins of "Oorah" lie with recon Marines stationed in Korea in 1953. During this time, reconnaissance Marines in the 1st Amphibious Reconnaissance Co., found themselves traveling via submarine to where they were needed. The memorable call of "dive, dive!" would be called on the intercom and a klaxon alarm, which made a very distinct "Aarugha" sound, would announce the descent of the sub below water.
The recon Marines, who heard this sound often, started using it as a motivational tool during runs and physical training. Over time, the word "Aarugha" came to be too much of a mouthful, and eventually molded itself into the familiar "Oorah," according to Maj. Gary Marte, a retired Marine."
They used to actually say "Aarugha" in fact; "A Marine does not cheer, a Marine does not clap, when a Marine is pleased, he says "Aarugha!'", then all the recruits would have to shout "Aarugha!Aarugha!Aarugha!", I've heard Marines do that whole spiel myself, back in the 80's.
And again, sped up, in that Paris Island drawl, is sounded more like "Aaurrah!Aaurrah!Aaurrah!", more like a bloodhound barking than a shout.
The funny part was after they finished and everything was quiet, somebody from the back of our company shouted "FAGGOTS!" at them, then all the Jarheads were looking around "who the fuck said that?!" lol
