CPT Aaron Kletzing 5405118 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-409893"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fin-the-army-what-was-the-slang-word-people-used-for-loose-strings-hanging-off-of-your-bdus%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=In+the+Army%2C+what+was+the+slang+word+people+used+for+loose+strings+hanging+off+of+your+BDUs%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fin-the-army-what-was-the-slang-word-people-used-for-loose-strings-hanging-off-of-your-bdus&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIn the Army, what was the slang word people used for loose strings hanging off of your BDUs?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/in-the-army-what-was-the-slang-word-people-used-for-loose-strings-hanging-off-of-your-bdus" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="e6cb5f3f8b4819f2f9074256f218ba49" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/409/893/for_gallery_v2/05af487b.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/409/893/large_v3/05af487b.jpg" alt="05af487b" /></a></div></div>Hey RP fam, my uncle (who served during Vietnam) was trying to remember what the slang term was for strings hanging off of your pockets/seams, typically in the BDU uniform. You would use a lighter to burn those off. If NCOs found them during inspection, you would find yourself in the front leaning rest, or performing the beloved flutter kick.<br /><br />Anyway, does anyone remember what people used to call those strings? There was a funny name for them, but I can&#39;t remember what it was. Thanks! 2020-01-02T13:30:11-05:00 CPT Aaron Kletzing 5405118

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-409893"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fin-the-army-what-was-the-slang-word-people-used-for-loose-strings-hanging-off-of-your-bdus%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=In+the+Army%2C+what+was+the+slang+word+people+used+for+loose+strings+hanging+off+of+your+BDUs%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fin-the-army-what-was-the-slang-word-people-used-for-loose-strings-hanging-off-of-your-bdus&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIn the Army, what was the slang word people used for loose strings hanging off of your BDUs?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/in-the-army-what-was-the-slang-word-people-used-for-loose-strings-hanging-off-of-your-bdus" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="1bd686265268ea0aa3c75ecf78c757b0" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/409/893/for_gallery_v2/05af487b.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/409/893/large_v3/05af487b.jpg" alt="05af487b" /></a></div></div>Hey RP fam, my uncle (who served during Vietnam) was trying to remember what the slang term was for strings hanging off of your pockets/seams, typically in the BDU uniform. You would use a lighter to burn those off. If NCOs found them during inspection, you would find yourself in the front leaning rest, or performing the beloved flutter kick.<br /><br />Anyway, does anyone remember what people used to call those strings? There was a funny name for them, but I can&#39;t remember what it was. Thanks!

2020-01-02T13:30:11-05:00 2020-01-02T13:30:11-05:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 5405127

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I called them either snakes or rappel ropes

2020-01-02T13:33:15-05:00 2020-01-02T13:33:15-05:00 SFC Michael Hasbun 5405132

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Irish pennants.

2020-01-02T13:36:17-05:00 2020-01-02T13:36:17-05:00 SSG Carlos Madden 5405157

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Boot laces = snakes<br />Loose threads = I don&#39;t know because I never had any :)

2020-01-02T13:50:54-05:00 2020-01-02T13:50:54-05:00 CSM Darieus ZaGara 5405177

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Lanyard!

2020-01-02T13:57:54-05:00 2020-01-02T13:57:54-05:00 Cpl Jeff N. 5405186

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We called them Irish Pennants.

2020-01-02T14:00:38-05:00 2020-01-02T14:00:38-05:00 SSG William Bruno 5405204

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ropes

2020-01-02T14:04:21-05:00 2020-01-02T14:04:21-05:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 5405218

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In the Corps, loose threads were Irish Pennants. Long threads were Russian Ropes.

2020-01-02T14:08:21-05:00 2020-01-02T14:08:21-05:00 SPC Stewart Smith 5405238

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>toe floss

2020-01-02T14:14:54-05:00 2020-01-02T14:14:54-05:00 LTC Stephen C. 5405257

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We always called them ropes, <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="605" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/605-cpt-aaron-kletzing">CPT Aaron Kletzing</a>, because they could &quot;hang&quot; you!

2020-01-02T14:21:57-05:00 2020-01-02T14:21:57-05:00 SGT Matthew S. 5405635

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Irish pennants is what I always heard, aside from just a string

2020-01-02T16:25:21-05:00 2020-01-02T16:25:21-05:00 Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member 5405701

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="605" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/605-cpt-aaron-kletzing">CPT Aaron Kletzing</a>, we called them &quot;cables&quot; in the AF. Not sure why...

2020-01-02T16:48:57-05:00 2020-01-02T16:48:57-05:00 SFC Jim Ruether 5405795

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Rappel ropes and Howitzer Lanyards

2020-01-02T17:14:29-05:00 2020-01-02T17:14:29-05:00 LT Ed Skiba 5405894

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Navy called them &quot;Irish pennants.&quot;

2020-01-02T17:45:38-05:00 2020-01-02T17:45:38-05:00 PFC Private RallyPoint Member 5406940

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Cables

2020-01-02T22:38:41-05:00 2020-01-02T22:38:41-05:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 5406999

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I always heard &quot;Are you air assault? &quot;Cause your rappel ropes are out&quot;

2020-01-02T23:11:54-05:00 2020-01-02T23:11:54-05:00 1stLt Matthew Hicks 5407850

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They are called &quot; Irish Pennants&quot; in the USMC

2020-01-03T07:54:17-05:00 2020-01-03T07:54:17-05:00 CW5 Private RallyPoint Member 5408148

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Rappelling ropes.

2020-01-03T09:41:34-05:00 2020-01-03T09:41:34-05:00 LTC Vincent Moore 5409013

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I remember getting asked if I was Air Assault qualified.

2020-01-03T13:47:09-05:00 2020-01-03T13:47:09-05:00 CSM Frank Toles 5410405

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Lanyards, I would tell them they are trying to be in artillery.

2020-01-03T22:00:37-05:00 2020-01-03T22:00:37-05:00 TSgt Robert Dally 5423233

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Irish pennates.

2020-01-07T16:04:18-05:00 2020-01-07T16:04:18-05:00 2020-01-02T13:30:11-05:00