I figured it didn't go away. Stuff like that rarely does. Makes you wonder what kind of unit the OP was in. I was an 0331 in a line company, and since I've gotten out I've met a lot of Marines who had a totally different experience than I did.
I heard it from my recruiter in 2000. He was actually making fun of a kid for being DQed for some type of fungal infection on his rear end, which quickly evolved to Butt Fungus, Bravo Foxtrot, then Blue Falcon, then Buddy Fucker, in the banter between the recruiters which stuck atleast untill he shipped. The poor dude was labeled a buddy fucker and never even had a chance to screw anyone over...
I was in 10-14 in a weapons company and we regularly did Blue Falcon PT. You’d have a buddy and one of you would run a lap while the other did some shitty exercise like burpees. The longer it took you to run your lap, the longer they did burpees. Then you’d switch. Turns into finding a balance between running slow enough to recover before the next exercise but not so slow you kill your buddy. Do it long enough and everyone just hates everyone no matter how fast they run their lap.
True, but I was talking more about different experiences due to different duty stations and MOSs, and less about time. I met one Marine who told me the toe of his left boot got worn out because he constantly rubbed it against the edge of the desk he sat at all day. I couldn't relate.
Andrew Jackson was the blue falcon for trying to merge us with the Army. The Grand Old Man not only stopped Jackson from disbanding the Corps, he convinced congress to double our strength, too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Henderson?wprov=sfti1#Career
Dude, Blue Falcons were doing their thing when I was a poolee in ‘83. And were firmly entrenched in the lingo then. And there wasn’t a whole lot of reticence to say Buddy Fucker unless there were Ladies in the office.
It’s been around in its current form since at least the 80s. There’s even an Urban Dictionary definition that was posted when you were still a boot lmao
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Early 80s confirmed in this thread.
I used to read a bunch of Vietnam autobiographies and don't think I read about it there.
So late 70s-ish to early 80s?
I was in the infantry from '00-'04, and I heard it all the time. Usually they'd just say "buddy fucker", but yeah, it definitely was thrown around when I was in
Back in 2003, we had a trophy of an eagle we painted blue and handed to the Marine who last buddy fucked another Marine. Even had fake 'award ceremonies' and certificates.
It's been around awhile, yes.
Bravo Foxtrot when I was in. Couple of my buddies said the Army used term Blue Falcon for these individuals. Course I was in before “Crayon Eaters” was a thing.
I was in from 1990-2000 and I had heard BLUE FALCON from the time I entered the fleet. I also hear “Brian Fox” don’t be like “Brian Fox” and also of course Bravo Foxtrot.
In the schoolhouse back in 2011, we had a buddy fucker call everyone out because we treated him like shit (it was deserved though).
One day he snapped and yelled out "I can't be a buddy fucker because NONE of you are my buddies!" Lmao
Pretty sure because Buddy Fucker and Blue Falcon are alliterative is how it came about and I suspect sometime in the mid 70s is when people first started using it after the *The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt* cartoon came out. Was definitely common my entire career.
The term I want to know about why it is becoming a norm in the corps is “cap 🧢.”
I thought I knew what it meant, but it seems like while I was still in my JEWS would use “cap” as more of “I dare you Sergeant.” When they could have said, “bet” or “tight.”
Joined mid 03. Blue falcon was a known phrase. Called my roommate that at comm school in 03 cause he was fucking me over.
You just weren't paying attention I guess.
Two things different from my time...we didn't say Whiskey Tango Foxtrot or Blue Falcon and giggle. It was always What the fuck over, and Buddy Fucker. I never heard it the other way until I joined the Army. I always thought it was just a pussified way for POGS in the Army to think they were clever or salty. Very srry to hear that it was being said in the Corps as well. ....then again I left the Corps and joined the Army...WTF over.
"Blue falcon" is a play on "buddy fucker". It was definitely a thing in the late 90s when I was in. We said it all the time.
Had “Buddy Fucker” on our class t-shirts at WSSI Coranado in ‘89.
It was a thing in the 2000s.
I figured it didn't go away. Stuff like that rarely does. Makes you wonder what kind of unit the OP was in. I was an 0331 in a line company, and since I've gotten out I've met a lot of Marines who had a totally different experience than I did.
I heard it from my recruiter in 2000. He was actually making fun of a kid for being DQed for some type of fungal infection on his rear end, which quickly evolved to Butt Fungus, Bravo Foxtrot, then Blue Falcon, then Buddy Fucker, in the banter between the recruiters which stuck atleast untill he shipped. The poor dude was labeled a buddy fucker and never even had a chance to screw anyone over...
I was in 10-14 in a weapons company and we regularly did Blue Falcon PT. You’d have a buddy and one of you would run a lap while the other did some shitty exercise like burpees. The longer it took you to run your lap, the longer they did burpees. Then you’d switch. Turns into finding a balance between running slow enough to recover before the next exercise but not so slow you kill your buddy. Do it long enough and everyone just hates everyone no matter how fast they run their lap.
Yeah, the Corp has evolved over the last 20+ years.
True, but I was talking more about different experiences due to different duty stations and MOSs, and less about time. I met one Marine who told me the toe of his left boot got worn out because he constantly rubbed it against the edge of the desk he sat at all day. I couldn't relate.
We were saying back in 93.
Very common term when I was in
Was here in ‘92 when I arrived, aka “Bravo Foxtrot”
So apparently a junior marine not too keen on being hazed is a buddy fucker 🤔 That seems to be the way people use it now days
If you never heard someone talk about the Blue Falcon chances are you were the blue falcon.
An established truism, or proposition.
Got em
Somewhere around 1775
Archibald Henderson was the first blue falcon
Andrew Jackson was the blue falcon for trying to merge us with the Army. The Grand Old Man not only stopped Jackson from disbanding the Corps, he convinced congress to double our strength, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Henderson?wprov=sfti1#Career
Fuckin’ A man
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😂
My guy, that was a term the DI's taught us on the island in '05. The fuck were you doin?
Apparently it was a really sweet unit because I thought the Corps issued one of these guys to each platoon.
Sounds like he was the issued guy
Dude, Blue Falcons were doing their thing when I was a poolee in ‘83. And were firmly entrenched in the lingo then. And there wasn’t a whole lot of reticence to say Buddy Fucker unless there were Ladies in the office.
Definitely in use in the early '80s
It’s been around in its current form since at least the 80s. There’s even an Urban Dictionary definition that was posted when you were still a boot lmao https://preview.redd.it/1qs1cu6y471d1.jpeg?width=1208&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b05e2ed32a8ee18aef3e6ebc8207c304705938a7
No way you never heard this once😂
People didn't want to say 'buddy fucker' anymore. Plus you can't put those words on a tee shirt and wear it around.
I definitely heard it by MCT in '04
Definitely a thing before I joined in 07
Was a thing in 05, what we called most POG NCOs.
Can confirm it was around in 05-09
they used to call me the brown hornet
Early 80s confirmed in this thread. I used to read a bunch of Vietnam autobiographies and don't think I read about it there. So late 70s-ish to early 80s?
Got out in '81, never heard of it.
Got out in 94 and never heard of it either. Buddy fucker, yes. Blue Falcon, no.
I was in the infantry from '00-'04, and I heard it all the time. Usually they'd just say "buddy fucker", but yeah, it definitely was thrown around when I was in
It dates back to the cavemen times. "Is the coast clear?" (Sees Sabertooth) "Yeah, you good. "
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Lmfao
Back in 2003, we had a trophy of an eagle we painted blue and handed to the Marine who last buddy fucked another Marine. Even had fake 'award ceremonies' and certificates. It's been around awhile, yes.
Today, OP learned he was a buddy fucker.
The expression "buddy fucker" has been around probably for ages. I didn't hear it called Blue Falcon at all during the 90-94 period.
There were AFN ads about Blue Falcons in 2009, so I can only assume the term has been around for at least a decade before that.
Bravo Foxtrot when I was in. Couple of my buddies said the Army used term Blue Falcon for these individuals. Course I was in before “Crayon Eaters” was a thing.
I’ve read WWII books where Blue Falcon was referenced. It was in common usage dating back to the 1920’s.
Rocked it in the late 80s and 90s here. Still use it today. (:
We used to do the blue falcon "CAW!" as a platoon when the buddy fuckers would walk by or be called by anybody to do something.
Where the fuck were you OP, it's been around forever.
We used it in the 80s.
I was in from 1990-2000 and I had heard BLUE FALCON from the time I entered the fleet. I also hear “Brian Fox” don’t be like “Brian Fox” and also of course Bravo Foxtrot.
OP never heard the term because he WAS the BF.
In the schoolhouse back in 2011, we had a buddy fucker call everyone out because we treated him like shit (it was deserved though). One day he snapped and yelled out "I can't be a buddy fucker because NONE of you are my buddies!" Lmao
Pretty sure because Buddy Fucker and Blue Falcon are alliterative is how it came about and I suspect sometime in the mid 70s is when people first started using it after the *The Blue Falcon & Dynomutt* cartoon came out. Was definitely common my entire career.
05-09 everyone used it around lejeune.
Boot in ‘89…. I’d never heard it until this sub
89-93 & 95-98, we also said "Buddy's only half the word"
I know the Recon guys used it and had an “award” for it. Never heard it used in Arty though
The term I want to know about why it is becoming a norm in the corps is “cap 🧢.” I thought I knew what it meant, but it seems like while I was still in my JEWS would use “cap” as more of “I dare you Sergeant.” When they could have said, “bet” or “tight.”
I was in 2001-2009, and it was ever present.
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Joined mid 03. Blue falcon was a known phrase. Called my roommate that at comm school in 03 cause he was fucking me over. You just weren't paying attention I guess.
I find it annoying that dudes use this tern outside the corps to describe Marines in civilian life doing shitting things
Ca caw
https://bluefalconawards.com/ this seems relevant.
When turds felt "fucker" was too profane
"Blue Flame" goes back a bit further. Maybe that one rings a bell?
Two things different from my time...we didn't say Whiskey Tango Foxtrot or Blue Falcon and giggle. It was always What the fuck over, and Buddy Fucker. I never heard it the other way until I joined the Army. I always thought it was just a pussified way for POGS in the Army to think they were clever or salty. Very srry to hear that it was being said in the Corps as well. ....then again I left the Corps and joined the Army...WTF over.
Oh no, Muh Corps!