In vulgate soldier's Latin - case, gender and gerund were much more loosely used - mainly due to the fact that there were so many different languages spoken by the Roman soldiers, many of whom were conquered peoples, and trying to gain citizenship. The same - as you so succintly noted is true in soldier's English, or in any army - to ease communication differences.

"Let me win your hearts and minds...or I'll burn your fuckin' huts down!"
SFT-36 (Camp Nong Takoo)

"My shit always works sometimes!"- Will Smith, Bad Boys

Just get them to the window - Mike Miller, Hostage negotiator

All right airborne make sure you drink a cantine of water before you chute up and get JI'd we dont want any heat injury's
1 hour and 150 lbs later hey how long is this flight ?
JM reply's around 4 hours :( :( :eek:

It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the bottom.

"If at first you DO succeed, next time try not to look so astonished." - anonymous

Ok guys let me show you how to win a Beer shoot... CLICK!!!
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Mottos
 

"They will lose their fear of the enemy...but I hope to God that they never lose fear of me!" - General Patton:lifter

Nice one ! I like the KSK motto. :cool:

My no. 2 favorite:
"Where does all this f*cking water come from ??"-Capt. Edward Smith, RMS Titanic, April 14th 1912-

Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant ! (saying of the Roman gladiators)

My personal no. 1 favorite:

Inter Arma Silent Leges

From the book Generation Kill:

Never pet a burning dog.

KSK, with rusty school German ?

"No one sees us coming. No one knows we are there. And when the mission has ended, there is no proof that we were ever there.

Terve !

Can´t be that rusty, you translated it pretty well. ;)

Don't seem to remember Patton leading a Special Operations Force.

"First part of SA is to learn what SA means!"