PYRO Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Well back in the early eightys new members of the US Army wore yellow shorts and t-shirt during physical training. They looked like "bees," hence "NEWBIES." Anyone else have an idea where newbies orginated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Ha ha, stupid NEWB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 BTW, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYRO Posted November 15, 2002 Author Share Posted November 15, 2002 kenratboy, Those are some great pictures, Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 simpler than that, lol. someone who is new to something, but you can't call someone a "new", and lots of the time people put ie at the end of things, like "cutie", hence the name newbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 Rat That bottom picture is a nice picture of you. But, you better check, I think you have something stuck in your braces again JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 The term "newbie" was used at least as early as 1972 in the military. It denoted those guys new to a unit or to an area. It kinda replaced the term FNG in the , then new, all volunteer Army, as it started up. Older terms for new soldiers were still used, but not as blatantly by superiors...the policy in the military began to change as far as what was said to the lower enlisted soldiers...words began to get "minced", and such. In Airborne units newbies were always called Cherries...at least until they had made their first jump in an Airborne unit. "5-jump commandos" are those who have just gotten through jump school...and haven't made any jumps in a unit yet. There is a big difference between the mindset of a soldier who has "only" done the required jumps to get his wings at jump school, and the soldier who is actually in an Airborne unit, and there is a higher level of camaraderie among those who know that their "rear area" is the guy following them on a mission, instead of a mass of other units "behind the lines." Airborne mindset makes you realize that because you are used in "vertical envelopments"(ie., dropped behind the enemy lines), you have NO REAR AREAS...since you are in enemy territory on all sides...what you bring is all you have...and the guys around you in your unit are all you can depend on for help...or anything else!! There is no "falling back to the rear", because there is no rear to fall back to...so you stand your ground or take new ground...that is the only choice. That mindset development is what has always made the Airborne the elite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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