>>>>>>Tom
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>>>>>>What's a "savatage alert"? Never having been in the army I'm not too well up on some terms.
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>>>>>Your camp has been infiltrated or is about to have “unwanted visitors”! There was a wavering sound that would come over the outdoor PA that alerted you to dress, grab your weapon and go to a pre designated place to await orders.
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>>>>Do you mean "sabotage" alert?
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>>>Yes! Thank you Fred. :)
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>>Well, you just never know with the military and their propensity to coin new phrases. I just couldn't find anything on your term.
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>My experience with the military is that they spell things “differently”. Just one example: Syrup. You know, that thick liquid you pour on pancakes? The military spelt it “Sirup”! It actually tasted like “Sirup”, but then nothing I recall in the military tasted like it did in civilian life!
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>One of the funniest letters I remember from the military occurred at about this time of the year.
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>“By order of the Base Commander December 25th will be recognized as Christmas”!

It's a control thing, I think.