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AllenInAR
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Originally posted by PASig:
Is that term "Woobie" a newer one? Was in the Army in the 90's and Army Guard in early 2000's.

Never heard anyone refer to a woobie, only "poncho liner". Same as with this "beanie", I never heard anyone call it that, just a "knit cap" or "cap".

I guess I'm old. Confused


We (mech inf, USAEUR) used the term "woobie" back in late 80s/early 90s...interchangeably with "poncho liner".


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I’m not 100% sure, but I believe the term “Woobie” came around mid 1980’s

Unless our Vietnam Veterans can confirm or deny.


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From Wikipedia:

Poncho liners were first used by the U.S. military in the Vietnam War. They gained the nickname "woobie" later; that term is conjectured to have derived from the name for a child's security blanket in the 1983 movie Mr. Mom.[


I retired in 1985, never heard the term until much later




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