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G-1:
Officer in Command of Personnel allocations.




G-1:
Officer in command of military intelligence.




ComCenter:
Army communications center.




Motor Pool:
Parking lot on Army post for military vehicles.




NCO Club:
Non Commissioned Officers Club.




Mess Sergeant :
NCO in charge of mess hall operations.




"Trick" :
A duty shift.




"Short Sheeting":
To mischieviously make up a guy's army bunk so that the top sheet is folded in half so that he can't extend his legs.




EUCOM:
Assignment to "European Command" units.




FECOM:
Assignment to Far East Command (usually Korea).




Goofing Off:
Not doing the army tasks assigned.




Section 8 Discharge:
Non-honorable army discharge for insanity (often feigned).




AWOL:
Absent WithOut (authorized) Leave.




"Goon Platoon":
Marginally performing "boots" put into a "F***Up" platoon for extra marches.




CPs (Under the Command of the OD):
An army unit's "Courtesy Patrol" of their unit members' behavior off base.




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