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Mail Buoy Watch:
Something for a new recruit to do onboard ship, such as "Keep an eye out for the mail buoy."




S**t Shirt:
Navy plane captain wearing a brown felt deck jersey at sea.




Bright Work:
Polished metal on a ship.




Skin Head:
New boot after the first hair cut.




SOS (Navy):
Crumpled browned hamburger in tomato sauce gravy served on toast.




Ate Up:
To be obsessed with perfection in military service.




Tits Up:
Broken.




Foxtrot Sierra Hotel:
F**king Shit Hot Really good.




Pin in Shirt Collar:
21 days before being dicharged.




Mass Confusion:
Chinese fire drill.




Sleeping Bag:
Bunny Sack.




RPG:
Army-issued eyeglasses, not exactly stylish.




Hero:
What DI's call recruits in a sarcastic way ... usually after a recruit does something stupid.




John Wayne Bar:
Round disk shaped chocolate foil wrapped non-melting candy in C-Rats.




Flight line:
Something you send newbee to aviation station assignment for.




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