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Di di mau: Vietnamese for "go go fast" meaning to get the hell out of the area.

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The World: Anyone stationed overseas referring to the states.

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Skate: Person who got out of work

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2 diget midget: Has less than 100 days left before enlistment is up.

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D-Day: Generic term for the day an operation or attack is to be initiated; after the Allied invasion of Europe, that date (June 6, 1944) became the D-Day.

Current Rating 7.44 e-mail this term to a friend

Eighty-six: Get rid of, out of item, "86 that before the CO gets here"

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Deep Six: To get rid of

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Short Timer: Less than 90 days before discharge or separation

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SNAFU: Situation Normal All F#$ked Up

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Cluster F***: Mass confusion

Current Rating 7.41 e-mail this term to a friend

Doc: Name used for any enlisted medic or corpsman

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Dog and pony show: doing something for the Brass or the public

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Down range: Any forward-deployed area of operations

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Pineapple : Slang for hand grenade.

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S.O.S.: Sh** on a Shingle, aka Chipped beef gravy on toast

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Squared Away: Taking care of

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Brownnoser: Person who sucks up to seniors

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Freedom Bird: The airplane that took you home from Viet Nam

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FUBAR: F*&*ed up beyond all recognition.

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KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid

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Lifer: Anyone who has re-enlisted in the Military

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Skipper: The Commanding Officer of a Navy ship.

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zero- dark- thirty: very early in the morning

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Boocoo: A bunch or a lot

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In the bush: on patrol off the base in enemy country

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Midnight Requisition: Stealing equipment from others in any service.

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P-38: Small can opener for C-Rations

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Re-up: Re-enlist

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Squid: Navy Personnel

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Swab jockey: Navy deck hand

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Chow Hall: Place to Eat Meals

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Full Bird: Colonel in the Army, Marine Corp, & Air Force

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Lifer-juice: Coffee

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Puff the magic dragon: the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship, an American military plane used during the Vietnam War

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Roach Coach: Food Catering Truck or Van

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100-mph-tape: Army OD green duct tape - can be used to repair a jeep and hold up to speeds of 100 mph

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Blanket Party: Unofficial punishment of company goof off.

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Brass : Officers

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Dust Off: Huey helicopter medevac

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Grunt: Infantry Soldier

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Sh**can, file 13, deep six, round file: Different ways to say trash can

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Asshole and Elbows: To work very hard, as in, all I want to see is assholes and elbows.

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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

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G. I. Party: Clean up the barracks and polish the floors every friday night

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Sh** Bird: A Soldier that doesn't conform to military standards [ie: Doesn't polish his boots or press his uniform etc.]

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DINK: NORTH VIETNAMESE SOLDIER

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FOAD: F--K OFF AND DIE

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Good Enough For Government Work : When a task was completed close to standard

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Gremlin: When something went wrong with a plane it was blamed on gremlins

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head: Bathroom

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