battle rattle

the maximum amount of army gear that a soldier can be expected to carry, including but not limited to: helmet, goggles, flak vest, tac vest, pistol belt, canteen, protective (gas) mask, mopp gear, ruck sack, poncho, cold weather gear, go to war pack, etc

Wake up! Formation in ten! Uniform is full battle rattle!

by 080080 April 28, 2010

battle rattle

fatigue, suspenders.. worn by the US Army .
the tech gadgets are called 'pluggers' by the way; like communication equip, GPS and so on.

The grunts de-planed each with a mountain of battle rattle on his or her back, ready to fuck Iraq back to the stone age. YabaDabaFuck yoooooooooo!

by hytham_hammer July 6, 2005

full battle rattle

To wear all of your combat gear, including IBA, Kevlar, FLC, elbow/knee pads, etc.

Man, don't expect to go out on a road march without going full battle rattle.

by hooah334 October 11, 2011

Professional Battle Rattle

Variant of the term Battle Rattle. In this case it means wearing a suit and tie. This phrase is likely used by veterans who try to avoid wearing suits but are in a profession that requires wearing a suit.

Because we are meeting with the CEO of the company, we need everyone in professional battle rattle for the meeting. No Jeans, or T-Shirts with funny pictures folks.

by cw42 October 14, 2019

full battle rattle

to go all out even though its not necessary.

Yankees still going full battle rattle even though they stomping the Twins!

by nashoba October 12, 2009