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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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tour of duty:
time in service
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Leatherneck:
U.S.Marine
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Skipper:
Marine Corps Captain, Ship commander Navy
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Running to Alabama:
Infantry Officer Candidates at Ft Benning GA on a run over the Chattahoochee River Bridge
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LZ Haircut:
Infantry Officer Candidate haircut, hi and tight and bald down the middle
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Tankum Powder or 2 feet of dust:
The fine dust tracked vehicles grind the tank trail into
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Make your buddy smile:
when standing in line and told to close the interval
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Pushing the stick:
being the last paratrooper out the door and not wanting miss the drop zone
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Boot sucking mud:
kind of self explanatory - feels like the mud will suck your boot off your foot
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Dedicated Idiot:
The one who can do it wrong when it is built Idiot Proof
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two point PLF:
feet, head instead of the normal 5 point parachute landing fall
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Mae West:
when half of your parachute is twisted inside out
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Land of the Round Door Knobs or Of the Big PX:
Anyone stationed in Germany referring to the USA
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Bucket of ball tabs:
ball tabs were used in CIC UYA-4 Air traffic consoles to hook a flying object (part of the electronic screen)
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circular file this report:
trash it
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