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It comes from the Cold War when it was said to remind people if a nuclear attack takes place to get under something ( duck) and cover.
To see if you were a friend or foe. "Thunder" and "Lightning" as a code are examples of what are known as a challenge and password. Challenges and passwords are still used today by many of the world's militaries as a simple form of security. both are typically changes on a regular basis.
An act for "enrolling and calling out the National Forces"
It unknown who first used the phrase choose your weapon. The phrase us used quite often but the origins are not known. There just in not enough evidence for it.
"Military members that sign up are required to serve eight years once they join the military. The phrase ""stop loss"" refers to the time period after this obligatory eight year period. The government wants to stop those that are up for leaving after the eight years, from actually leaving."