Once more with feeling from the Comment section at Knuckledragger’s:
That’s also sorta true with chastising people who use “bullets” when they mean “cartridges”. Yes I know, the bullet is really the part that leaves the casing and comes out of the naughty end of the gun (oops I mean barrel), but saying “I’m outta cartridges!” just doesn’t have the same ring as “I need more fuggin’ bullets!”
I’d rather just chastise someone for not having enough ammo.
Also: far be it for me to say this, but we really shouldn’t be guided by anything the Army says, because their fuckup rate in all things is phenomenal. And that’s true of any army.