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Ex. Military Lingo – Boonies = The Jungle in Military Speak
A Soldier Relaxing in
The Boonies- a.k.a. the Jungle
All Era Military Lingo, Jargon or Slang
Hanger Basement: A place to send new bee's for generator brushes.

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Hanger Queen: Heavily Canabolized Acft for Parts far away from Flying again

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Hanger Queen: A/C setting in the hanger and used for parts.

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Hanger Queen: Equipment or aircraft used for spare parts

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Hanger Queen: Aircraft that stay in the hanger 30+ days

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Happy Hour: Running the Grider for an hour with your rifle over your head, after messing up in Boot Camp.

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Hardball : Concrete or Pavement

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Harms Way: putting yourself in danger

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Hat Up!: Let's go! (Air Force)

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Haze Gray and Underway: In the Navy, shipboard duty, or to be at sea on a ship.

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He: An Air Force Security force member pulling stingermissile duty in korea

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He's " OUT THERE ": crazy

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Headspace and Timing Alignment: Someone/thing/mission that ain't going well and needs work.

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Heavy Junk: referring to heavy equipment such as bulldozers

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Hello Mc Fly!: Idiot.

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Helo Pad: Landing area for Helicopters

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Hero: Anyone in the military

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Hero: What DI's call recruits in a sarcastic way ... usually after a recruit does something stupid.

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Hey Joe!: Foreign nationals trying to sell just about anything to a serviceman overseas. Yells out "Hey Joe, look see, cheap."

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High & tight (to Airborne Personnel): A good military haircut

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High Angle Hell: Incoming Mortar Fire

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High Speed, Low Drag: Pretty cool

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High and Tight: A haircut used mostly Marines and super gung-ho Army guys.

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High and Tight : Not a fresh haircut but a Marine corps cut, hair worn HIGH on the top and TIGHT on the sides. Resembling the lid on a jar. Therefore the name JARHEAD.

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High and tight: A type of hair cut not a fresh one

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High-Bird: Walking outside and flipping the "bird" to Russian Satillites

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Hit the bricks: formation

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Hit the pit: Go to bed

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Hit the skids - Navy: Sumarine term for hitting the rack - some racks were on the torpedo loading skids

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Hog, feeding the hogs: Marine dependents, feeding the dependents.

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Hogg: Army - slang name for a 98H (Morse Intercept/Locator).

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Hoggie Bait: Junk Food

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Hold Overs: Military personnel awaiting orders

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Holy Ghost: C130 with 20 rotery guns under the wings

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Honcho: Boss.

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Honey Bucket Brigade: Burn crap & p--- in half/55gal. barrels w/diesel fuel

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Honkey-Tonk PX Belibo: Thats right!

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Honor Man: The top graduate in a military school.

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Hoo-Rah!: Also used by Sailors not just Marines to acknowledge an order that draws out excitment in doing ones job!!

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Hooah: Army, cheer and an affirmitive response

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Hooah: Army for I agree or yes sir

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Hooah: Actually it is an acronym, HUA (pronounced Hooah) for Heard, Understood, Acknowledged

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Hooch: A tent made by ponchos, rods and string.

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Hooch, Steam, Bright Penny, Holy Water: Homemade illegal booze made in the field in small stills

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Hooker: U.S. Army 67U personnel. CH-47 Chinook aircrewmembers

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Hootch: Place where GIs slept.

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Hooyah: Affirmative

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Horsecock: Balogna- the large sausage roll

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Hosed up: Person or situation that is royally screwed up

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Hot LZ: Chopper landing zone being guarded by enemy.

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Hot Noser: Butt Kisser

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Hot Rod: Loach with Mini-Gun

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House Mouse: Maid

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House Mouse: The shortest military person. Helped NCO's in Boot Camp.

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Household 6: Slang for the wife, as opposed to S-6 (command)

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Hubba Hubba: In a hurry, move

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Hum Bik: I don't understand

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Hump: To walk or to march.

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Humping: Guarding alert aircraft

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Hundered and Worst: Used by the 82nd Airborne Div. to make fun of the 101st Airborne Div.

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Hut, Hootch: Dwelling

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I D 10 T: Idiots (used to send the new guys (newbees) to supply to pick up "I D 10 T's").

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I Hear That: What your telling me I know already and agree with what your telling!

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I Love Lucy: Illumination round

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I croc-a dile you: I kill you

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ID 10 TANGO: idiot

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ID10T FORM: USED TO SEND NEW MEMBER ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE

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IF YOU'RE NOT A HEAD YOUR A LEG: AIRBORNE

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IHTFP: I Hate This F@#!ing Place.

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INT WTF: Interrogative WhatTheF%$# (communications jargon for What's happening?).

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ITR .... SAN ONEFRE, CAMP PENDLETON, CA.: MARINE CORPS INFANTRY TRAINING REGIMENT

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IYAAYWOT: "If You Ain't Ammo, You're Waiting on Them!" Predominately used by AF Weapons personnel. Play on Ammo's motto "If You Ain't Ammo, You Ain't Sh@*!"

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Iddy-wah: P-38 for K 3/9 Marines

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Impact Area: Area that Artillery aimed for while practice firing

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In Your Lap: To discuss or talk about personal problems

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In coming: Look out receiving artillary round fired and coming

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In the Rear with the Gear: Someone who gets to stay away from the front lines or out of the field.

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In the rear with the gear: Back in a relative safe area like a base camp or depot but still in hostile area

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Incoming: VC/NVA Rocket Attack

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Indian Country: AO owned by the enemy

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Ink Stick: A pen

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Ink-stick: Pen

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Inside Skinny: What is really going on.

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Irish Pennants: Loose/attached stings on uniforms

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Irish penit: String on you uniforms that stick out

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It is 5 klicks north of here: Do not know

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It's only a flesh wound : They almost blew my freaking arm off

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Itty Wah: Come here in Korea

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Itty-Waah: c-ratrion can opener USMC 60's

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Itty-wa Shoes: Sandles, flip flops.

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Ivan: Plastic target of enemy at range qualification, originally was the bad Communist Russians

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JABFU: Joint American/British Foul Up.

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JACK WAGON : DONT KNOW ,, ASK R .LEE HERLY ?? USMC

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JAFO: Just Another F***ing Operator

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JEEP: New troop fresh out of basic training

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JEP: Junior enlisted personnel (pronounced JEEP)

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JFK's: Exercise normally performed at morning quarters by Navy personnel initiated by President Kennedy.

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JOHN WAYNE: MORE COMMON NAME FOR A P-38 C-RAT OPENER

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Jack of the dust: Someone who breasks out chow from storerooms for the gally on a navy ship

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Jack of the dust: Guy in charge of dry stores on ship

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