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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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						TAD : 
								Temporarily Assigned Duty (Travel Around Drunk) same as TDY 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						YRMASU : 
								Yes My Retarded Ass Signed Up 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						dust off : 
								chopper picking up troops from field 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						fragging : 
								use a grenade to eleminate a bad officer or non com 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						ID10T FORM : 
								USED TO SEND NEW MEMBER ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						chow line : 
								I just sent the boot (new Marine) to supply to get 50 feet of chow line. 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						Hoo-Rah! : 
								Also used by Sailors not just Marines to acknowledge an order that draws out excitment in doing ones job!! 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						The Screaming Chickens  : 
								What a jump qualified Marine calls the Armys 82nd Airborne 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						canned pickles : 
								basic trainees after name tags were sewed on uniforms 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						dinky dow : 
								crazy or very crazy 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						Sin Loui   -  spelling not correct : 
								sorry bout that (Vietnam) 
							
						
						
				 
				
					
					
						
							
								
									
										
											
											
												 
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						Please let us know why you believe this lingo is inappropriate and we'll look into it.