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KISS:
Keep It Simple Stupid




CHIT:
Request for time off (liberty), paper given by medical to be excused from certain types of work or exercise, and used as money in boot




Gangplank:
Ramp from dock to ship




Ladder:
Stairs




PortHole:
Window




Cover:
Headwear (for civilians - hats)




Grape:
Freshly shorn head of new recruit




MDS:
Material Data Sheet




Fart Sack:
Sleeping bag




Gedunk stand:
The PX




Rate:
What job you have in Navy




Hatch:
Door on ship/sub (also used on land by Navy personnel)




HazMat:
Hazardous Material




Rock:
Someone not too bright




Go Grab A Piece Of Flight Line:
Newbees in Squadrons are sent to get this. It isn't a thing to get, it is where planes taxi back to their Squadrons.




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