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- Pfc. Chesty XIV, mascot of the Marine Corps in training left; receives words of wisdom from his predecessor Sgt. Chesty XIII at the Marine Corps Barracks Washington DC
Military Lingo/Jargon/Slang ► 018 USA Academy: Firstie - A member of the First Class; a senior USA Acronyms: JAFO - Just Another Frigging Observer. Aviation slang for the co-pilot or observer on an aircraft. USA Equipment: Dome of Obedience - slang for a Kevlar helmet USA Field Slang: Shallow Grave - another name for "Hasty Fighting Position" which is a shallow, dug-in hole in the ground used to temporarily avoid enemy gun fire and establish a defensive line. USA Misc: Bugout - a hasty retreat USA Rank: First Shirt - First Sergeant USA Soldiers: Grunt - Infantryman; historically associated with the sound a soldier makes when shouldering his field pack. Alternatively associated with a supposed Vietnam-era acronym for hastily assembled recruits and reinforcements, "Ground Reinforcements UNTrained." Grunts takes immense pride in the nickname. To non-infantrymen, grunts are often referred to as "crunchies," "nugs," or "ground-pounders." The last three are never used self-referentially by grunts. USA Unit Nicknames: "Hell on Wheels" - 2nd Armored Division for their bad behavior prior to WWII in Georgia. USAF: Dodo bird – Ex-flight sergeants of the RCAF. The Dodo bird is an extinct bird, as is the flight sergeant. USMC: Bag nasty – A ration bagged meal issued to Marines (usually recruits or those in-field): it often contain a sandwich, boiled egg, fruit, potato chips, juice or milk. USN: Coxcombing – Small white rope work, wrapped around stanchions and railings, mostly in the pre-WWll Navy Vets: Fruit Salad – All the medals you wear on your chest ******************************** Interesting Ideas ► Adding Keys to Key Rings 
Use a staple remover to save your fingernails when trying to add things to your key ring! ******************************** “Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” — Mark Twain, An adventurer and wily intellectual (1835-1910) ********************************   
In case you were wondering what happened to all those fuel tanks we jettisoned from our aircraft in Southeast Asia ……  
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