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top it off:
fill it up with fuel




Double Digit Midget:
99 days (or less) until ETS




Dust Off:
Medical Helicopter




HASP:
Hawaiian Armed Service Police




MATS:
Military Air Transport Service




SCAP:
Supreme Commander of Allied Powers




Zipper Suit:
Flight Suit




Anchor Clanker:
Navy term of endearment for Boatswain Mate




FRED:
Freaking Retarded Every Day




Leather Personnel Carriers:
Boots




Vomit Comet:
C-130




Rad:
Short for comrade- derrogatory term for Germans if you were stationed in Germany during Cold War era.




Duty-Honor-Paycheck:
Sarcastic ethos of the professional soldier.




Shop Rat:
Ground vehicles that need constant repairs.




Hangar Queen:
1) Aircraft that is always in need of repair. 2) Personnel who go on sick-call too frequently.




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