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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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Sixty nine:
Shipboard sleeping procedure in which sailors are bedded head/foot alternately in their same level of bunk beds.
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Fog Lookout:
A new seaman assigned a bow watch for fog location by pointing a finger at its location to the bridge watch and reporting it .
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COMSHAW:
Free requisition from another command or unit between friends.
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Sea Bat:
Fictitious bat inside a box supposedly captured at sea.
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ASSUME:
Ass U Me (Make an Ass of You and Me)
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GRUNT:
WWII phrase - Ground Replacement Usually Not Trained
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DC Punch:
What you send new seamen for(A Damage Controlman punches you)
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coffin locker:
shipboard bed that opened into a compartmental locker
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Turn Two (Commonly shown by rotating the peace sig:
Get to work
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The 7 Ps:
Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
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House Mouse:
The shortest military person. Helped NCO's in Boot Camp.
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go get 10 yards of flight line for me:
a joke a booters who didn't know that the flight line is where planes take off from
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All Shook Up:
Battle Fatigue
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Smoking Lamp:
In the Navy, when it was lit you could smoke and when it wasn't you couldn't
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Grand Central Station:
More than one set of railroad tracks (creases) on your pants.
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