EASE THE DIVIDE: 100 days of learning military lingo through illustration.

Digital illustration

My Role:
Designer

Credits:
The 100 Day Project

Imagine living in a small military town with a population of about 2,000 people. As a military spouse, I find myself getting lost in many conversations due to a divide in the lingo that many civilians use versus the military's lingo. I love using my iPad to create. I love hand lettering. I decided to use my passion for art to ease the divide in lingo between civilians and the military. I shared this work on Instagram every day for 100 days.

MEDEVAC Medical Evacuation helicopter illustration of the helicopter flying from bottom to top and out of the picture

Bangalore Boom Boom illustration of two bangalore torpedos with a burst of red flames over top of each bangalore exploding

CAS Close Air Support illustration of a plane flying low over the letters of CAS from right to left

ZODIAC illustration of 3 soldiers in a combat military boat gliding over the blue water with the word zodiac written up above

Illustration of dining facility acronym with ham, cranberries, turkey, corn, pie, green beans illustrated around the DFAC letters

Illustration drawing of three M4s stacked vertically

Illustration of a field artillery officer which is one of the Army's combat arms, traditionally one of the three major branches

Illustration of a soldier rappelling and jumping out of a helicopter with the word SAPPER in the middle and combat engineer below

Illustration of a PC: or a Patrol Cap, which in the military is their hat

Illustration of a PX or a post exchange with a big X in the middle including drawings of dresses, blender, weights, watches, and more

Gif of a gavel hitting the judge's desk illustrating UCMJ or the uniform code of military justice

Gif of an engineer diver underwater welding with bubbles and flames coming up from what the soldier is working on

Illustration of 3 silhouette figures with the acronym FRG in the top right corner and family readiness group over top

Digital illustration of two M9s flipped vertically so that they make up a square with the acronym M9 written in the middle

Drawing of some money and dollar signs illustrating the acronym LES or leave and earnings statement

Illustration of an unmanned aircraft system or a UAS as they call it in the military with a white background

A pattern of houses in red white and blue in the background with BAH or basic allowance for housing written over top

Drawing of a person in a green hazmat suit illustrating an explosive ordinance disposal or an EOD

Two detailed sketches of M2 .50cals designed toward the end of WW1 by John Browning

A gif of the U.S. Army Military Intelligence emblem rotating in a circle with the acronym MI in the top left

A sketch of an infantryman, also called queen of battle which is called an IN in the military

A sketch of soldiers standing in a line at attention with one missing depicting AWOL or absent without leave

A gif of a budget truck moving from left to right illustrating the military acronym PPM or personal procured move

A common access card or CAC illustration

A gif of a soldier in their physical training uniform doing a pushup illustrating the acronym PFT or physical fitness test

A pattern of gray head silhouettes with gears in them showcasing the acronym ASI or additional skill identifier

Detailed gif of a HMMWV or a Humvee which is a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle with its wheels spinning

Detailed drawing of a stryker or an armored fighting vehicle in green with black tires

A pattern of MREs with the words meal ready to eat handlettered over top

Detailed drawing of a rapidly emplaced bridge system or a REBS

A pattern of six fighting vehicle platforms named after U.S. General Omar Bradley also simplified as bradleys

A sketch of an M1 abrams tank which is a main battle tank in the military

A sketch of a U.S. Military mine and explosives clearing vehicle called an ABV or an assault breacher vehicle

A detailed sketch of a heavy expanded mobility tactical track or a HEMTT recovery truck

Illustration of a buffalo which is used by combat engineers for route clearance missions on a black background

A sketch of an m249 aka saw facing upward to the right on a green background with made in the usa written underneath

Drawing of three m26 grenades side by side with a gray background with a hand grenade written underneath

Sketch of an m320 or a grenade launcher in black on a light tan background

Drawing of a gray modular accessory shotgun system or an m26 on a solid black background

Gif of a portable anti tank missile or a javelin shooting upwards to the right

Sketch of an m240 machine gun in black, which was first adopted in the military in 1977

Illustration of an m9 bayonet affixed to an m4 carbine in black on a light tan background

Sketch of an M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System or SASS in light tan and white on a black background

This is an MK19 or in other terms a grenade launcher. It is shown on a tripod with a dark green background

Sketch of the MC or Medical Corps of the U.S. Army in white on a gray background

Sketch of the armor (AR) branch of the US Army which is a combat arms branch

A sketch of the symbol for the air defense artillery branch on a black background

A simple sketch of the insignia for our Cyber Branch (CY) which conducts defensive and offensive cyberspace operations

Illustration of the symbol for the aviation branch (AV) in the US Army which is responsible for doctrine, manning, and configuration for all army aviation units

Sketch of the Special Forces (sf) symbol, which are a special operations force tasked with five primary missions

Illustration of Airborne, widely known as Jump School which conducts the basic paratrooper (military parachutist) training for the US armed forces.

Sketch of the United States Army Ranger tab which showcases an elite rapid deployment military formation of the US Army

Sketch of a Pathfinder which is a specialized soldier who supports air operations in support of the ground unit commander

Drawing of US Army Air Assault School picturing students practicing rappelling from a UH-60 Black Hawk

Gif of a hand waving showcasing ETS - expiration of terms of service which is when someone leaves the military

Front cover of the 100 Days of Easing the Divide book laying flat on white fabric

Photo of two pages of the book with my MRE meal ready to eat illustration on the left page and MEDEVAC illustration on the right

Challenge CoinIllustration

ASPCAAnimation