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Henry Gale · 09-11-2006, 08:37 PM

Alittle more detail:

U.S. military slang for the kilometer (about 0.621 mile). Also spelled klick or klik. This unit became popular during the Vietnam War, but it was invented by U.S. troops in Germany during the 1950s. Occasionally it was used as a non-metric unit equal to 1000 yards (0.9144 kilometer).

BTW..thanks for asking Arthur. I spent 3 years in the Corps, 1 in Nam...and never had a clue what a "click" was.

09-11-2006, 08:37 PM	#3 of 13
Henry Gale Member Location: The stars at night..... Join Date: Jul 1999 Local Time: 03:13 PM Local Date: 12-01-2008 Posts: 5,794	Re: Military Jargon: What Distance is a "Click" ? Alittle more detail: U.S. military slang for the kilometer (about 0.621 mile). Also spelled klick or klik. This unit became popular during the Vietnam War, but it was invented by U.S. troops in Germany during the 1950s. Occasionally it was used as a non-metric unit equal to 1000 yards (0.9144 kilometer). BTW..thanks for asking Arthur. I spent 3 years in the Corps, 1 in Nam...and never had a clue what a "click" was. Last edited by Henry Gale : 09-11-2006 at 08:39 PM.