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G. I. Party:
Cleaning the Barracks




Gig Slip:
A demerit slip of paper we had to keep on out person in case we got some sort of minor infraction during a spot inspection. In OTS in 1970, I once got a Gig Slip for not having a gig slip on me.




Church Key :
Ration can opener




Smoker:
Boxing match




flap jacks:
something newbies were sent to get on the flight line




hot rack:
sharing a rack/bed with another guy (submariners)




shellback:
navy personal that have passed the equater




Pungi stakes:
Booby trap of sharpened lengths of bamboo, smeared with human excrement




Arc Light Mission:
B-52 high altitude bombing mission




Oh-Dark-thirty:
Impossibly early wake up in the morning




Fear Gear:
Steel pot & flak jacket




NUG:
New guy in-country




Are you tracking it?:
Asking if you understand it or do you have upto date information.




Too easy:
Used in army to mean you can do the task.




Tien Bing:
Chinese for Sky Soldier; appears on my 173rd Airbone Brigade




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