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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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Gainesburgers:
Round Meat Patties
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First Shirt:
First Sergeant
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It only hurts when your conscious...:
Needling a tall guy when he whacks his head on the top of a hatch
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cherry:
brand new paratooper
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DINK-A-DAU:
DRUNK OR HIGH ON SOMETHING
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STRAC:
Combat ready, Stategic Army Command
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Vomit Comet:
Bus taking you back to base on pay day night
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G. I. Party:
Cleaning the Barracks
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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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Church Key :
Ration can opener
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Smoker:
Boxing match
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flap jacks:
something newbies were sent to get on the flight line
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hot rack:
sharing a rack/bed with another guy (submariners)
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shellback:
navy personal that have passed the equater
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Pungi stakes:
Booby trap of sharpened lengths of bamboo, smeared with human excrement
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