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    Default Military Jargon, slang, and wise sayings... How many can you remember?

    There is the classic comeback from a sergeant you have addressed as "sir":
    "Don't SIR me.... I WORK for a living!"

    Shoes/boots in need of a shine:
    "What'd ya shine those boots with... A Hershey Bar?!"

    Boot laces hanging out past bloused pants:
    "SNAKES!!!!"

    Catering truck, usually AFEES:
    "Roach Coach."

    Targeted individual:
    "Lima Delta" (Limp Dick)

    Comeback from a tight-assed 0-6 naval Doctor who has just been addressed as "Doc":
    "Does my ass have a boat tied to it!?!"

    Wooden latrine with no stalls, long box with holes cut in it:
    "Thunder Box"

    Army Artilleryman
    "Red Leg" or "Gun bunny".

    The three characteristics of Armor forces:
    "Firepower, mobility, and shock action" translated: "FIREWATER, NO ABILITY, and SHACK ACTION!"

    What else?! Ought to be a lot more....

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    Creamed chipped beef on toast "xxxx on a shingle"
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    Bring yourself here private... Get your, 'goat smellin a$$', over here, 'maggot'...
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    REMF
    C-rats
    FUBAR
    Butter Bar
    Gunny
    Top
    HMFIC
    Gook
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    VC
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    Slope .....Rice propelled.........Gooks ......SxxxBird........Numnuts..........Newby.

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    Here are a few more I thought of:

    Q - quarters

    Pisscutter or **nt cap - overseas type cap particularly the naval or marine patterns

    Dooper = the previously cited Thumper (M-79)

    Following terms more for the range:

    Dope - windage and elevation to the Marines - may have a different meaning for others

    Maggie - a miss, from the old time use of red flag ("Maggie's drawers) or red paddle

    Sandbagger - a competitive shooter who deliberately shoots a lower score to get a lower classification in order to better his chances of willing a class

    Tyro - new shooter on a team

    Mouse gun - M-16/AR-15 - this term has really fallen out of use

    Finally...
    We had a dental officer on Okinawa with a bad attitude. He had gotten a tremendous civilian practice opportunity and the Navy would not let him go. He had one set of khakis he dropped nightly on his Q floor and put back on the next day. We called him ACCORDION MAN.
    Last edited by Griff Murphey; 01-09-2017 at 12:01.

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