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The Master Puzzle Palace:
Headquarters




ground guides:
new soldiers are sent to go get a (box of ground guides)




Raisen Head:
new boot camp person "USS NAVY"




GIFA:
The Great Iraqi F*** All (British Army term for the Iraqi desert)




Blanket Party:
When a member of your group goofs up the entire group gets punished. The guy was captured and a blanket thrown over him. Then the whole team gets in a free kick or punch to reinforce their feelings.




Pocket Rocket:
USAF Missile Launch Officer badge




B B stacker:
Person who loads bombs in the bomb bay or on hard points of an aircraft.




Skycop:
USAF Security Policeman




Zoomie:
USAF Academy graduate




HUA(pronounced Hooah):
Term used by USAF Forward Air Controllers in Korea. It means "Heard-Unoderstood-Acknowledged". This term is USAF in origin and was stolen by the other US military services.




Brat:
Dependant child of a military member




Honey Bucket:
Plywood toilet with 55 gallon cans to Crap in




butterbar:
navy ensign




Black Shoe & Brown Shoe Navy:
the old non-avation navy, and the avation navy




Go and find the batteries for a Kem Lite:
Something that you would have new soldiers go and look for.




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