Talk:Chalk (military)

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this belongs in the military slang list and possibly in wiktionary but not as a wikipedia article Paulmeisel 18:45, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

  • Is there any explanation of who the term came into use? Joekoz451 21:08, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
    • It came from the airborne units of the US army.

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Is the following statment true? "Chalk was a Ranger code word used during Operation Restore Hope. The word means a platoon." --pevarnj (t/c/@) 22:01, 5 June 2006 (UTC)