Origins of Hoorah in the U.S. Military
Tuesday July 7, 2009
You can hear it echoing from the hallowed halls of Fort Benning, Ga.'s Infantry Center to the ranges at Fort Lewis, Wash. It is uttered at award ceremonies, bellowed from formations, and repeated before, during and after training missions. You can hear it shouted by Air Force Security Forces, Pararescue, and Combat Controllers. The word is thundered out by Navy SEALs, and by United States Marines (who pronounce it OohRah!). So, where did the term originate?
I always thought it was a modification of the word hooray used as a cheer by a crowd applauding something or someone. The term underwent modification in the military because of the influence of the southern accent of many of the hard core types. Eventually it acquired the meaning of solidarity between troops who were regarded as hard core.
hoorah= all right = verey well done = cool= grate= way to go= its a motavation complament that you did something good. LIKE Love loveing and love being loved. Be a LOVE BEING not a hate driviing prick harming peoples feelings
Hoorah:kick ass and take names,like makeing needed JOBS for the U.S.A.like “Convertable FRESH WATER Spheres to deliver supplys to SPACE STATION then made into Living Quarters for the MILITARY to vacation in space and use the BLOCKER to catch SPACE JUNK Hoorah=positive vote=what is it that is happening=whats happening=What it is=whosaysthat=GOOD LUCK haveaLovedfilledLIFE
Actually, the Marines are the ones who say ‘hoorah’. Specific to the Army is ‘hooah’. The term ‘hoorah’ (pronounced oo-rah) supposedly comes from the sound of diving klaxons. Over time, this was simplified to ‘hoorah’. It is also used by the Navy Seabees and the Coast Guard.
‘Hooah’ is used in the Army referring to or meaning anything and everything except ‘no’. The origin of this term might be related to the acronym HUA- or Heard-Understood-Acknowledged/Affirmative.
The Naval equivalent to these is ‘hooyah’. It is mostly used amongst the Navy SEALs. Similar to the Army’s definition of ‘hooah’, it is used to acknowledge an understanding, or to show enthusiasm. I’ve read that the AF PJ’s and CC’s also use this term, but I’m unsure.
Hurrah was already used in the 19th century as a scream of victory or charge of the east europeans “Cossacks” (Tsar’s cavalrymen).
Im a civil war buff and during that time period the union Army was known to shout “Huzzah” when cheering commanders, dignitaries etc. I have no evidence of it but it seems likely “Hooah” might have been what began as “Huzzah”…..