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Originally Posted by DangerousThing
My dad, one of the first batches of SEALs, has always (since I was 11, -.41 years ago) has always used dilly dallying. Sorry.
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It's a fine saying and, as I noted, its use is perfectly acceptable --
and, while I've heard soldiers use it, the slightly ruder saying is a lot more common. :)
If you're interested in a pretty decent example of how American soldiers talk to one another -- and that includes how many former American soldiers speak -- this video represents it pretty well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaKX...sPHChAko1Yczp5
Devil Dog Gamer is called that because Steve Miller served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He and several other former military personnel have a group called, "Spearhead" that sometimes play military simulation (mil-sim) games, together.
Squad is a multi-player mil-sim in which players work together in small-unit tactical combat. The video includes Miller and other members of Spearhead, and they use military jargon throughout.
The language is definitely NSFW, but the videos in the selection are fun to watch and in these you can hear all participants speak to one another.
Hopefully, its useful and/or entertaining, even though you seem to have a solid idea of the personalities you want for your characters, already. :)