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Veterans Day Quiz

I recall the guys with sidearms ( tracked vehicle driver's and officers) had to have it tied to their belt with a lanyard. I forget what the nickname for that was.
 
I love this thread ! All these words and sayings we used so casually during our time in the service. It was like we had our own language. It all pretty much ends when you leave the service. Thanks for the memories !
 
"Mobile kitchen"......The engine block and intake on the nearest running jeep to heat up C Ration cans...of Ham and Motherfuckers....

"Smoke 'em if you got 'em"

"RATS and Nails" C Rations that had cigarettes in the box.
"**** on a shingle" hamburger & gravy on toast.
" Wash & wear" Using your steel pot to wash up and shave in and then wearing it.
" Hot bunking" Guy gets up for his duty rotation and the last guy drops into it dead asleep before the cot gets cold.
 
Head= bathroom
U- uncle
S- Sam's
M- misguided
C- children
 
How about this one???
Roach Coach...Those that worked on a Flight Line would no what those are...
cr8crshr/Bill:usflag::usflag::usflag:
 
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cr8crshr said:
How about this one???
Roach Coach...Those that worked on a Flight Lone would no what those are...
cr8crshr/Bill:usflag::usflag::usflag:
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Independent food trucks in the Corps. Can't imagine ur guys's definition.
 
For the Intel types (especially relating to maps):
FLOT: Forward Line of Troops
FEBA: Forward Edge of the Battle Area
AA: Avenues of Approach
BMNT: Before Mean Nautical Twilight
EENT: End of Evening Nautical Twilight (plus a whole bunch more)
POL: Petroleum
FTA: F The Army (Big during my enlisted time during VN)
M113 (APC)
 
1974ChargerSE said:
For the Intel types (especially relating to maps):
FLOT: Forward Line of Troops
FEBA: Forward Edge of the Battle Area
AA: Avenues of Approach
BMNT: Before Mean Nautical Twilight
EENT: End of Evening Nautical Twilight (plus a whole bunch more)
POL: Petroleum
FTA: F The Army (Big during my enlisted time during VN)
M113 (APC)
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I have FTA and **** The Army written out on my left shoulder. Covered by an American Eagle. I was young once...lol.
 
Here's a few from my unit and branch (USAF) - some I feel the need to explain

"Nonner"
Blue Falcon - "buddy f*cker"
POG
"Boot drop" - Someone fresh from Technical training school
Dependapotamus - We all know
Ivory Tower
"Boomer" - Aerial refueling operator
Sh!t sucker - the septic truck
"The PAG"
"Big Bird" - specific aircraft callsign
Primadonnas - Fighter pilots
BFA - Blank firing adapters
Smurf Guns - the blue training weapons
"One up One down" - tactical napping process
"Devils paintbrush" - M2 nickname
"ride the lightning" - going to the end of the belt on a runaway 240/249
"Triple nickle" - the lovely Article 15
OCN / TCN- Other/Third country national

Incentive Flight = very cool program used as a reward for winning a USAF award (sometimes) where an enlisted member gets to backseat in some fighter... I got one in a F-16 --- amazing time
 
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themechanic said:
I recall the guys with sidearms ( tracked vehicle driver's and officers) had to have it tied to their belt with a lanyard. I forget what the nickname for that was.
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We were issued them but weren't required to use them... we just called them "stupid"
 
themechanic said:
Vulcan, Red Eye and Stinger: all surface to air weapons
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I was a Red Eye gunner, trained at Ft. Bliss Texas, served in Bamberg, Germany 1970 to 1972.
Thankfully never got to shoot a real one, only the trainers.

TYD - Temporary assignment to another unit
CONUS - Continental USA, as in "Onus for the CONUS".
 
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