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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by felipemnoa on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:40PM (#30914320)
HMMWVs

What does this acronym stand for?

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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by tapvt on Monday April 04, 2022 @10:06PM (#30914528)
To directly answer the question: “High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle” [0]

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee

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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by HWR_14 on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:49PM (#30914375)
It's the military term for Humvee - the huge vehicle that was popular for a while when gas was cheap. Or rather "hum vee" is how it is pronounced and the civilians spelled it phonetically.
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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by froh on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @02:41AM (#30915980)
"Hummer" was the brand name of the consumer version:

https://youtu.be/GEMRkQmh9WI

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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by HWR_14 on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @04:38AM (#30916641)
I originally wrote hummer, but I thought that was a slang term. Thanks
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