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MP:
Military Police.




PX:
Post Exchange.




Top:
First Sergeant.




Jarhead:
Marine.




Dingleberries:
Dirt behind doors after "clean sweep down fore & aft."




Hanger Basement:
A place to send new bee's for generator brushes.




Cumshaw:
To trade items, normally of disproportional value.




Sending new man after a sky hook:
Not one.




Bucket of relative bearing grease :
Sent the new guy onboard to get one - no such thing.




Cherry!!!!!!!!!:
This term was used for five jump wonders. You were called a cherry until you made your 6th jump.




Ck at supply for some canopy lights.:
This term was used for new jumpers that just completed jump school and were assigned to a section. This was told to the jumper on his first night jump.




GG:
Good to Go.




FNG:
Fu**ing New Guy.




Bucket of back blast:
New guys were sent to find a bucket with back blast, which obviously doesn't exist.




GUN BUNNIES:
Artillery personnel.




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