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Dirt Bag:
Any useless or un-squared away person.




Bilge Rat:
Any engineering personnel working below decks on a ship.




Foo Foo Juice:
Shaving lotion or cologne.




Titless WAVE:
A male in the administrative ratings.




Jury Rig:
To perform an unapproved repair on equipment, or to piece together equipment in order to make it work.




Can of Squelch:
Something nonexistent to send newbies after to fill up my radio




mustang:
field promotion




zebra:
Air Force means an E-8, E-9




Jeep:
Air Force for new guy out of school first assigment




Brow:
Ramp from ship to shore, more correct than 'gang plank'




John Wayne:
can opener




Bolo:
To perform below the minimum




FNG:
F**king New Guy




S**T Burner:
One who burns off the Human waste from a field latrine.




straggler patrol:
the unlucky soul(s) whose job during road marches and long runs was to bring up the rear and corral all the soldiers who didn't quite have the stamina to finish on that particular day




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