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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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Up a nickel, Up a quarter:
Way of telling others what to change frequency on the radio without letting charlie know exactly how much
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Bouncing Betty:
Home made anti-personnel device
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OP Order:
operation order--first thing out the window when a shot is fired
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General Confusion:
Whose in charge when everything is gong wrong
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Magic Hot Rock:
Reactor Core on Nuclear Vessels
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Metric Crescent Hammer:
Another Ficticious tool for Nubs to look for....
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Bubble-Head:
Submariner
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pogey bait 6th:
candy
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Dinq (Dink) List:
List of personnel delinquent in submarine qualification progress
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Non-qual or non-qual puke:
Non-submarine qualified crew member
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Rider - Navy:
Anyone on a submarine that wasn't filling a function or qualified on a watch station
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Hit the skids - Navy:
Sumarine term for hitting the rack - some racks were on the torpedo loading skids
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The beach (Navy/USMC):
any place on land
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Relative Bearing Grease:
A Joke to send a boot for who works either on the Bridge or Combat Info center on Navy ships
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Turd Chaser - Navy:
Hull Technician assigned to unclogging plumbing
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