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Butter Bar:
Second Lieutenant




SOL:
Shit out of Luck




Old Salt:
Marine expression for one who has a lot of active duty like 10 years or more




Sand Bagger:
One who is not doing his duties, when you know he can




Boot:
A new Marine recruit




Shitbird:
one who cannot perform his duties, does not apply himself




Double Time:
Run




Shit for brains!:
A dumb soldier




tread head:
armored mos, tanker




Back 40:
Description of how far you had to park from work




soogie:
coast guard term: to wash down bulkheads,gangways,ect




Chilli-Mac:
The one thing that they always feed you before you go in the GAS Chamber so you will throw up immediately afterwards




Ate-up:
A soldier who's uniform looks bad or soldier who doesn't know his/her job




Ruptured Duck:
Pin given to Vets after WWII to wear on uniforn untill you got home




Float test:
throw over the side of a ship




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