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            	MILITARY LINGO
            
			  
			   
			
				Do you remember all of the slang, jargon & lingo that was used in the Military?  How often would you get a good laugh out of those words! Check out the full Collection today and share yours!
			
				
			 
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						Shop Rat :  
				 
						
							
								Ground vehicles that need constant repairs. 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Hangar Queen :  
				 
						
							
								1) Aircraft that is always in need of repair. 2) Personnel who go on sick-call too frequently. 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Re-Up Medal :  
				 
						
							
								Good Conduct Medal. More often than not, no one recieved one of these unless they re-enlisted. 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						No-Go :  
				 
						
							
								1) To fail a task  2) Non-deployable personnel  3) Derrogatory term for National Guard 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Leaning Shithouse :  
				 
						
							
								Used to describe unit insignia for COSCOM 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Buck and a half :  
				 
						
							
								Nickname members used for 150th Trans Co. Spinelli Kaserne, Manheim, Germany 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Choking  Chickens :  
				 
						
							
								What 82nd ABN members call 101st ABN members due to their unit patch, 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						FIGMO :  
				 
						
							
								F---IT I GOT MY ORDERS 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						relative bearing grease :  
				 
						
							
								navy play on words 'tween target bearing relative to own ship and grease for bearing. send newbie on search 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Puss Nuts :  
				 
						
							
								An incapable person. A jerk 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						make the chicken cry :  
				 
						
							
								carefully spend money 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Thats a code 269 :  
				 
						
							
								Pardon me sir but obviously you have me confused with someone who gives a shit 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						tt rough :  
				 
						
							
								having a hard time 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
											
											 
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						Please let us know why you believe this lingo is inappropriate and we'll look into it.