Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Marine Corps terminology... Here are a few words used in the Marine Corps and there meanings.
1. Roger-Yes
2. Check-Yes I understand
3. errrr/oorah/rah/yut-I understand, a greeting, a sarcastic whatever, I hate you
4. Negative-No
5. Word-information to be passed on
6. Gouge-information to be passed on
7. Roger up- Normally asked in a question form like; Are you going to roger up on my order?
8. Scuttle butt-Rumors, drinking fountain
9. Gossip-Drinking fountain
10. Motavational trash-anything that brings happiness
11. Chow-Food
12. Head-Restroom
13. Head call- act of using the restroom
14. Semper Fidelis- "always faithful" Marine Corps Motto and also used as a greeting or for departing words.
15. Field day- day of complete nonsense where Marines clean for endless hours, normally held every thursday
16. Good to go- something is fine
17. squared away- in good condition
18. fat body- someone who is over weight
19- broke dick- someone who is injured
20. shit bird- some one who is of ill repute
21. Moon beam- flashlight
22. ink stick- pen
23. Civvies- anything not military clothing
24. deck- floor/ground
25. police call- to pick up trash off the ground
26. ladderwell- stairs
27. overhead-ceiling
28. bulkhead-wall
29. rock-stupid person
30. brain child- stupid person
31. a body- just someone who works, normally paygrades E-1 to E-3
32. Blue falcon-someone who screws over a friend
33. skater-someone who always finds away out of work
I will stop here just be advised there are many more Marine Corps words.... I have not even began on all of the acronyms used.
I decided to put these down becuase it is easier than saying what is really going on in my life. It might also be good to break away from the seriousness that normally posseses my writing. Oh the woe is me post is on the way maybe still later tonight not sure yet.

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