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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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Black Shoe & Brown Shoe Navy:
the old non-avation navy, and the avation navy
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Go and find the batteries for a Kem Lite:
Something that you would have new soldiers go and look for.
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Fuel Bunny:
77F Fuel Handler, Army
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Gone Native:
When a US Forces member starts acting, speaking, sitting, & eating Vietnamese-style.
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Moonie:
Short Takeoff & Landing Aircraft made in Texas, used by CIA in missions to Laos & other tricky places.
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White Whale:
A General's plane--General Abrams's was a C-123.
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Goonie Bird:
USAF term for C-47 Skytrain Aircraft. (Military Version of the DC-3)
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The Truck:
Nickname for the A1E Skyraider, Ex-USN, adapted by USAF for close support aircraft.
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Mohawk:
Fast US Navy Propeller-Driven tri-tail counterinsurgency aircraft--fire support use--Adapted by USAF in Vietnam.
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The House of 10,000 Pleasures:
At first a specific House of Prostitution in Saigon under the French & Americans-(Destroyed Tet '68), Later applied to expensive "Houses" anywhere in Vietnam.
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Hundred P Alley:
Area of Gia Dinh near Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam--Any possible deviant act available there for 100 Piastres (200 P Alley was closer to Saigon)
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Pig Alley:
The Rue Pigalle in Paris, France--Full of houses of prostitution
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Ralphing:
Throwing up the contents of one's stomach.
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Ralphing or Shotgunning:
One member of US Forces taking a big swig of Marijuana smoke from a "roach" and blowing it down the barrel of an M-16 Rifle directly into the lungs of another US Armed Forces member.
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G.I. Shower:
To grab an unbathed & stinking comrade and wash him down in the shower, using floor brooms and laundry soap
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