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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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Same same water buffalo:
Everyting the same
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Ricky Boxing:
When a recruit no longer keeps his hands to himself.
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Snipe:
Used by Sailors as slang for an engineer type such as an Engineman or anyone working in "the hole".
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Black shoe:
Aboard an aircraft carrier, the regular Navy, who served mostly below decks.
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Lifer:
Anyone who has re-enlisted in the Military
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FOD walk:
In the Marine Corps airwing--The lining-up of all of the flightline personnel to walk the flightline and pick up everything that might cause FOD(foreign object damage) to the aircraft or its engine.
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World:
Term for the USA
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PIG:
60 Caliber machine gun
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Fly boys:
Air Force
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Yards:
Native-Vietnamese U.S. allies Mountagnard people
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Skate:
A Marine that gets by doing very little or nothing, by kissing up to the NCOIC or OIC.
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WIIFM:
What's in it for me.
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Victor Charles:
Slang for Viet Cong
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Six:
Your back as in "who's got my six?"
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AO:
Area of operation
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