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Filet of Mule Tool:
Sliced cold cuts in the Navy.




Mule Tool:
Cold cuts in the Navy.




Honor Man:
The top graduate in a military school.




Field Day:
Term used in Navy means to thoroughly clean the area.




Dog Wrench:
A tool used onboard ships to tighten hatches.




Squared Away:
Navy lingo for top notch person, or to square away as to clean up and put in order.




Dirt Bag:
Any useless or un-squared away person.




Bilge Rat:
Any engineering personnel working below decks on a ship.




Foo Foo Juice:
Shaving lotion or cologne.




Titless WAVE:
A male in the administrative ratings.




Jury Rig:
To perform an unapproved repair on equipment, or to piece together equipment in order to make it work.




Can of Squelch:
Something nonexistent to send newbies after to fill up my radio




mustang:
field promotion




zebra:
Air Force means an E-8, E-9




Jeep:
Air Force for new guy out of school first assigment




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