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MILITARY LINGO
Do you remember all of the slang, jargon & lingo that was used in the Military? How often would you get a good laugh out of those words! Check out the full Collection today and share yours!
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Deep Six:
To get rid of
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HOOAH:
(who-a) adj.[slang used by soldiers] referring to or meaning anything and everything except "no".
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Pull Chocks:
Let's get out of here (Or, the actual meaning of pulling chocks to let a plane or piece of equipment be moved. Chocks are placed on each side of a wheel to keep it from moving.)
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Grid Squares:
New soldiers are sent to retrieve a box of them.
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Klick:
Distance
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The Pit:
Marine Boot Camp Sand Pit in which lots of exercise are done for punishment.
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Cattle Truck:
Semi used to drive large amount of soldiers around post.
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Squid:
Navy Personnel
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Maggot:
non-conforming, non-productive, stupid, lowest thing on the earth
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Dudd:
no brains- can't do anything right
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B-52:
what we called the Big new canopener for our C-rats it came out just before MRE's
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Slop Chute:
P X or a place to buy Poggie Bait
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Deck:
Floor
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Irish Pennant:
The fraying strings on clothing
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Gig Line:
The end of the buckle on a belt is Parallel (on top of) the top of the fly (where the button is) on uniform trousers
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