Tenth Man Down

GLOSSARY

Basha — Sleeping shelter

Bergen — Rucksack

BG — Bodyguard (noun or verb)

Blue-on-blue — Accidental strike on own forces

Bwangi — Hello

Casevac — Casualty evacuation

Choka — Piss off

Comms — Communications

CTR — Close target reconnaissance

DA — Defence attaché

DOP — Drop-off point

DPMs — Disruptive pattern material camouflage garments

DZ — Drop zone

ERV — Emergency rendezvous

ETA — Estimated time of arrival

Exvil — Exfiltration

Fiti — Sorcerer

Go-away bird — Grey lourie

GPS — Global positioning system, navigation aid

Gympi — General-purpose machine gun

Head-shed — Headquarters

ID — Identity, identify

Ima! — Stop!

Incoming — Incoming fire

Juju — Spell cast by witch doctor

Kremlin — SAS headquarters

LUP — Lying-up point

LZ — Landing zone

Magellan — Brand-name of GPS

MRE — Meals ready to eat

NBC — Nuclear, biological and chemical

ND — Negligent (accidental) discharge of weapon

Nshima — Maize meal

OP — Observation point

Pinkie — 110 Land Rover adapted for SAS

PNGs — Passive night goggles

QRF — Quick-reaction force

RTU — Return to unit

Rupert — Officer

Satcom — Satellite telephone system

SEAL — Sea, Air and Land — American special forces unit

Shamouli — Parachute flare

Shreddies — Army-issue underpants

Sin’ganga — Witch doctor

SOP — Standard operating procedure

Stag — Sentry duty

U/S — Unserviceable

Zikomo — Thank you

319 — VHF radio