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ELEPHANT SNOT:
THICK CHEMICAL PAINT STRIPPER




wag:
wild ass guess




Lifer:
Lazy Inefficient Fkr Evading Reality




NCO:
Non-Commissioned Officer




BDUs:
Battle Dress Uniform - aka Fatigues or Camos




FYGMO:
F*** You, Got My Orders




Gainesburgers:
Round Meat Patties




First Shirt:
First Sergeant




It only hurts when your conscious...:
Needling a tall guy when he whacks his head on the top of a hatch




cherry:
brand new paratooper




DINK-A-DAU:
DRUNK OR HIGH ON SOMETHING




STRAC:
Combat ready, Stategic Army Command




Vomit Comet:
Bus taking you back to base on pay day night




G. I. Party:
Cleaning the Barracks




Gig Slip:
A demerit slip of paper we had to keep on out person in case we got some sort of minor infraction during a spot inspection. In OTS in 1970, I once got a Gig Slip for not having a gig slip on me.




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