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Badge |
Term used to describe the SAS badge designed by David Stirling 1941, the winged dagger. | |
| Badged | To be a accepted into the SAS, after passing selection. | |
| Bait | Dhofari house or native hut (Arabic) | |
| Bandit | Bad Guy | |
| Bandolier |
A green plastic pouch issued to hold belts of 7.62 mm machine gun ammunition. An unpopular and fiddly item. |
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| Banjo | Sandwich (UK slang) | |
| Banjo , to | To beat up or Kill; to attack, probably from slang 'banjo' for frying pan or in Australian slang, a long handled shovel. | |
| Bang Box | Box carried by SO19 SFO teams containing stun grenades, specialist ammunition and gas | |
| Baseman | SO19 Communications officer at Old Street Base | |
| Basha | Shelter for sleeping | |
| Basha Up , to | To prepare for night stop | |
| BATT | British Army Training Team , a euphemism originally used in Oman by the SAS. | |
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Battalion |
A military unit typically composed of between 500 and 1000 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel. |
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| Beat the Clock, to | To avoid having your name added to the clock tower at SAS HQ (see clock tower) | |
| Bell 412 | US built troop carrying helicopter | Bell |
| Belt Kit | Soldiers webbing and attachments holding much of his personnel equipment, ammunition, water bottle, etc | |
| Benny's | British Soldiers derogatory term for the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands, a reference to the fact that most of them wore bobble hats similar to a TV soap character called Benny (see also 'Stills') | |
| Bergen | Army Backpack | |
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Berm |
Man-made sand bank or dune, usually 6-16 ft high , often with a ditch on the side facing the enemy. | |
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Beverley |
A British STOL transport aircraft of the 1950's & 60's |
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| BG | Body guard | |
| Big Four, the | Number, Rank, Name & Date of Birth - the only information a soldier is permitted to give to his captors during interrogation. | |
| Bivvy Bag | Waterproof cover, made from Gore-Tex, for a soldiers sleeping bag. | |
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Black Ops |
Operations generally carried out by special forces. Also refers to Ops for which the SAS wear black flame-proof coveralls. | |
| Black Rat | Traffic Officer (UK slang) | |
| Blagger | Armed Robber (UK slang) | |
| Blue on Blue | Accidental friendly fire | |
| Blue Box | Security Van (UK Slang) | |
| Blue Room | Building at Stirling Lines that was used for briefings of larger numbers of soldiers. | |
| Bluey | Airmail Letter. | |
| BMP | Soviet designed reconnaissance vehicle | |
| BNE | Bureau of Narcotics (US) | |
| Boat Troop | One of the Four squadrons that make up SAS Sabre Squadron , Specialists in Water-borne operations. | sasbeach |
| Boss | Slang for anyone in command | |
| Bradbury Lines | see Stirling Lines | |
| Brat | Anyone who has been a boy soldier | |
| Bravo Two Zero | Callsign of the Famous 8 man SAS patrol during the Gulf War. | |
| Brew | Slang for any hot drink, but especially tea | |
| Brick | Basic four-man section or patrol of the SAS | |
| Brigade | A military formation comprising of two or more battalions and commanded by a brigadier. | |
| Brigadier | A 1-Star General of the British Army. | |
| Browning .50 | Heavy Calibre machine-gun | |
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Browning High-Power |
9mm Semi-automatic pistol. | |
| BTR | Soviet designed armored personnel carrier | |
| Buckit | Mountain or Hill (from the malay 'bukit' meaning mountain) | |
| Buckshee | slang meaning free , without charge (from Arabic 'baksheesh') | |
| Buddy-Buddy System | System in use by the SAS whereby two soldiers act in concert. | |
| Bug Out, to | to leave (US slang) | |
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Bumf |
generic slang term for an item (UK slang) | |
| Bun Fight, the | The SAS's annual all-ranks christmas get together. | |
| Burmoil | 45-Gallon steel drum used to transport fuel, often reused for water, which as a result is tainted with the smell and taste of fuel. | |
| Burnous | Native goatskin coat, also referred to by SAS in Gulf war as a 'bedou' or 'Al Jouf coat' | |
