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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
Maneuvers: A field exercise simulating battlefield conditions.

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Many Airmen traped in Sh**: MATS Military Air Transport System

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Marching Party: A punishment, usually at night after taps, for a recruit who screwed up bad during the day.

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Marine Bib: 13 button frontal flap on a sailor's pants

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Mass ass chewing: Scolding the whole group in formation

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Master Blaster: Airborne NCO Jump Master

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Master Guns: Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant

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Mattel Toy: M16

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Mattel knife: Our short bayonet---useless

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Maulen!!: Go Very Fast!! in Marsailles French & Vietnamese

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Meat Grinder: The parade grounds for marching and ceremonies.

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Meat Wagon: Military Ambulance

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Meathead: Slow thick-headed or slow to catch on

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Mess Crank: Enlisted person (not a cook) who has kitchen duty

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Mess Deck Intelligence: Rumors that are passed around on the Mess Deck of a Ship or in the Dinning Hall.

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Mess Hall or Chow Hall: The place to go on base to eat breakfast, lunch &/or dinner

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Mess Kit: An aluminum vessel with a lid containing aluminum knife, fork, spoon, for eating field rations (meals) from. It fits into olive drab pouch.

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Mess Sergeant : NCO in charge of mess hall operations.

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Metric Crescent Hammer: Another Ficticious tool for Nubs to look for....

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Metric Crescent Wrench: Imaginary tool for newbees to find.

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Mickey mouse.: Any thing that was no good.

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Mid Rats: Midnight meal while underway at sea.

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Mid-Rats: Sandwichs&snacks served before the 00:00 - 04:00 watch

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MidRats: Meal provided to those on Mid(night) Watch

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Midnight Requisition : To steal something

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Mo rik tik: soon/shortly

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Moa Lin: Hurry Up

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Mom: Mess Hall

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Monkey Patrol: Slang for the Military Police "MP"

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Monkey Shit: A sticky substance used in the Navy to stop up holes or make something watertight.

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Moonbeam: Flashlight

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Moonie: Short Takeoff & Landing Aircraft made in Texas, used by CIA in missions to Laos & other tricky places.

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Moose: Girlfriend

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Moose Manual: Montgomery Ward Catalog

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Mosquito Wing: E-2 USAF

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Mosquito Wings: One stripe (at the time, a PFC/Private First Class)

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Mother-in-law: Sewing kit (used in the Marine Corps/Navy)

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Motor Pool: Parking lot on Army post for military vehicles.

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Mox Nix: Don't matter

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Mox Nix: German for "means nothing" or of little importance in GI.

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Mox Nix: German for --it doesn't matter, its ok,,etc,,,,

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MoxNix: GI way of saying Macht Nicht (matters not)

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Muddy Water: Cup of coffee

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Muffler Cooled water bearing: motor pool sending the new gye out for a fake part

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Muffler bearings: a boot to the Motor Pool is told to look for

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Mule Tool: Cold cuts in the Navy.

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Mullet: new-bee in the Army, that dont know squat

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Mustang: Marine officer who had been a enlisted man

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Muzzle Blast: Things "gun bunnies" sent newbees to find in the motor pool.

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N.F.G. ( None Functional Gear ): No F'ing Good

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NAP: NONE AIRBORNE PERSONAL

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NAVY: Never Again Volunteer Yourself

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NAVY: Never Again Volunteer Yourself

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NCO: Non-Commissioned Officer

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NCOIC: Non-Commishioned Officer in Charge

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NCOIC: Non Commissioned Officer in Charge

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NEGETS: NEGATIVE

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NGFS: Naval Gunfire & Support.

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NIP: JAPANESE SOLDIER

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NODS: Night Vision

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NOIBN: Not Otherwide Identified by Name

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NON HACKER: TERM USED FOR SOLDIER WHO DOESN'T MAKE IT

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NOUC-MAM: A STRONG-SMELLING SAUCE,MADE FROM FISH,USED BY THE VEITNAMANESE

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NUB: Non-Useful Body.

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NUB: NONE USEABLE BODY(unqualified submariner)

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NUB: Non Useful Body

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NUG: New guy in-country

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NUG: New Useless Guy

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Navy Friday: Thursday

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Navy Shower: Two minute wash and rinse.

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Navy Shower: A shower taken onboard ship to conserve water: Turn on quickly and wet down, turn off and soap down, turn on just long enough to rinse.

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Networking: TO steal but if anyone asks you are not stealing just acquiring basically a five finger discount

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New-bee: new join to a unit

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Newbees: Fresh from boot.

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Newbie: Brand new to an overseas unit

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Newby: New boy, new to a unit or fresh from Replacement Depot (ETO)

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No load: An empty catapult use on a carrier, or someone with no common sense or intelligence

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Non Hacker: Any person not up to the task at hand, be it work or fun.

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Non-qual or non-qual puke: Non-submarine qualified crew member

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Nose Picker: Annapolis grad who keeps rubbing his nose so he can show off his ring.

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Not Busting Grapes: Avoiding working

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November Juliet: coffee

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Numba (Number) One: Very Good

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Numbah One: In Korea: Someone or Somethingof High Esteem or Value.

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Numbah Ten: In Korea: Someone or Something of Little or no Esteem or Value

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Number 1 GI: Generous with locals

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Number 10 Damn Thousand: Worsest of worser.

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Number 10 GI: Bad Soldier

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Number One or Number Ten: Very good or very bad.

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Number Ten: Something that was pretty bad or smelled bad.

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Nut to Butt: Very close formation.

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Nut to butt: Tighten up the ranks.

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Nuts to butts: boot camp stand as close as possible to the soldier in front of you

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Nutt Cracker: Suspended Harness in Jump School

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O / A: OUT OF ACTION

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O dark thirty takeoff: Early morning takeoff (before the sun is up)

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O.K: 0 kills in action

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OD: Officer of the Day - in charge.

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ODs: Oliver Drabs (Army Dress Uniform).

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OIC: Officer in Charge

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