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MoxNix:
GI way of saying Macht Nicht (matters not)




Waterline:
It's nothing to get. It's what we tell new crew members fresh out our boot camp to get. It's actually the waterline of the ship.




DIRTBAG:
Someone who does not shower




hus:
a favor - as in "Give me a hus."




ALPHA, ALPHA:
ASSEMBLY AREA




Purple-Suiter:
Someone assigned to a Joint Staff made up or Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Personnel




Pinger:
Male in AF basic training that his hair is just starting to grow back in. Therefore it pings as it grows.




Dirt Bag:
Soldier whos uniform Very, very. wrinkle and boots that are not buffed




High-Bird:
Walking outside and flipping the "bird" to Russian Satillites




Captain Midnight:
Gung-Ho highly skilled night time commando




Maulen!!:
Go Very Fast!! in Marsailles French & Vietnamese




Trans-Dedido Airways:
Mythical Airline at Anderson AFB, Guam--It supposedly only flew around Guam




Teeny-Weeny Airlines:
USAF term for TWA Airliners




Trash Can:
USAF term for Trans Caribbean Airlines in MAC




Box Humper:
USAF Air Cargo Term for an Air Cargo Specialist




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