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Eyeballs:
Recruit slang for, "Look at me and pay attention."




Ears:
Recruit slang for "Listen up!"




Zero:
Stop what you are doing and listen up.




Eating Cheese:
Brown-nosing.




Bug Juice:
Mosquito repellant.




Shake and Bake:
Enlisted man promoted to Sgt after 90 days of training.




S T Ones or ST1:
Stones (used to send the new guys (newbees) to supply to pick up "S T Ones".)




I D 10 T:
Idiots (used to send the new guys (newbees) to supply to pick up "I D 10 T's").




Skimmer:
Surface Officer.




Klick:
Distance.




SWAG:
Scientific Wild Ass Guess.




Terry:
Term for Terrorist or Insurgent.




Skip:
Submarine Knowledge Impaired Person.




NUB:
Non-Useful Body.




Bilgepump:
New guy assigned to clean bilges as a punishment, amusement for the seniors, or keep busy work.




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