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At Ease!:
No longer need to stand at attention.




Work It!:
Give whatever task was just assigned to you 110%.




eleven up, three down, all eight up:
thorougly confused without any hope of recovery




balls to the wall:
uscg for both engine throttles wide open




soogee:
scrub with scouring powder and water




FIJFI:
F*** It! Just F*** It!




CHERRY:
NEW SOLDIER




BROKE DICK:
SOME ONE THATS INJURED OR SICK




Go get me a box of grid squared:
Send someone new on a bogus mission




Ma Duce:
50 caliber machinegun




D D MOW:
LEAVE IN A HURRY




Beat Feet:
Get out in a hurry




Shellback:
Submariner that crossed the Equator




Bluenose:
Submariner that crossed the Arctic circle




BOHICA:
Bend over...here it comes again




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