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Rain Bird:
Nurse who has graduated from Walter Reed.




Ring Banger:
West Point Grad.




Butterbar:
2nd Lt.




Choke and Puke:
Ham & Lima Beans C Ration.




Ground Pounder:
Infantry, walking soldier.




Bought The Farm:
Killed in action.




LIFER:
Lazy, Inefficient F*** up, Expecting Retirement.




TAI PIE :
Any type of Asian Chick.




Fart Sack:
The sack type sheets we used in boot camp in the the mid 50's.




Hanger Queen:
A/C setting in the hanger and used for parts.




Jelly Fish:
Superior Without A Backbone.




BDE:
Brigade.




Target:
Submarine speak for a surface ship.




Skimmer:
Submarine community lingo for a surface ship.




Coner:
Any non-nuke engineering personnel who work in the forward end of a submarine.




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