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G-1
Division or Wing
Personnel.
G-2
Division or Wing
Intelligence. Also a common reference to a person's intelligence.
G-3
Division or Wing
Operations and Training.
G-4
Division or Wing
Logistics (which includes supply, operations, facilities and food service).
G-Spot
The building
containing the majority of the division staff organizations (designated G-1,
G-2, G-3 etc.) at Camp Pendleton, CA.
GAF
Give A Fuck.
Gaggle
An unorganized
group doing nothing.
Gale, Anthony
Fourth
Commandant of the Marine Corps. Born in Ireland on Sept 17, 1782, as a young
Marine officer serving in the Ganges he had been struck by a Navy junior officer
whom he "called out" and shot. The action was deemed honorable by Commandant
William Burrows. Following the death of Commandant Wharton in 1818, the
position was filled in an acting capacity by Adjutant and Inspector, Brevet
Major Samuel Miller, and later by Brevet Major Archibald Henderson. Gale's short
tenure as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant was punctuated with the dislike of the
Secretary of the Navy who charged him in a court martial. The specifications
included, "being intoxicated in common dram shops and other places of low
repute." He pleaded not guilty by reason of temporary insanity, but was found
guilty and sentenced to dismissal from the service. He died circa 1843 and his
burial location is unknown. He also remains the only Commandant for whom no
likeness exists.
Galley
Kitchen.
Gangway
1. An order to
clear space for an approaching senior officer.
2. Also a
ladder or ramp used to board and debark a ship.
(see
Make A Hole)
Garbage Burner
Slang term for
M67A2 Flame Thrower Tank, since it was used mostly in Vietnam to burn garbage
dumps.
Garrison
Any place where
civilized comforts, such as showers and cots, can be found. Not in the boonies.
Garrison Cover
A uniform cover
invented in the 20th Century. Consists of a cap running fore and aft on the
head displaying the eagle globe and anchor on the front left, and the rank
insignia of commissioned and warrant officers on the front right. No rank is
worn on the cap by enlisted personnel.
(synonyms)
Pisscutter, Cunt Cap.
Gas Chamber
A building used
to train recruits and Marines on how to respond during a nuclear, biological or
chemical attack. Various gasses are used in training; all of them are noxious,
but none are fatal.
Gear
Things. Personal
things such as clothing and equipment or unit things such as 782 gear.
Essentially all things.
Gear Adrift
Anything not
properly stowed, tied down or otherwise secured.
Geedunk
1. A snack bar
on ship. Any place that candy and pogey bait are sold.
2. Candy or
snacks.
Geeters
Money.
(origin)
Vietnam
General
Highest rank in
the Marine Corps. The Commandant of the Marine Corps is a general. The pay grade
is O-10 and is designated by four silver stars worn on collar points. The rank
is the same in the Army and Air Force. In the Navy, the rank is admiral and is
additionally designated by a two-inch gold band and four one-inch gold bands
topped by a star on the jacket sleeves. The shoulder boards are mostly gold with
a silver foiled anchor and four silver stars.
General and
Commander in Chief
Wartime rank of
George Washington in 1775.
General in Chief
Rank given to
Winfield Scott after the Spanish-American War.
General of the
Air Force
A wartime rank.
The rank insignia is five silver stars in a circle worn on collar points. Only
"Hap" Arnold has held this rank. He was promoted to General of the Army in 1944,
and in 1949 was made General of the Air Force.
General of the
Armies
A rank given to
General John Pershing in 1919 to place him above all other general officers.
Unlike Generals of the Army, Pershing did retire. He turned down the offer to
wear five stars.
( see
Iron Mike.)
General of the
Armies of the United States
George
Washington. A rank created on March 15, 1978 by Congress for General Washington
to make it clear that he was the senior officer of the military services. Prior
to that day he was in the grade of Lieutenant General.
General of the
Army
A wartime rank.
The rank insignia is five silver stars in a circle worn on collar points.
(background)
Generals of the Army do not retire. This rank has
been held by George Marshall, Douglas McArthur, Dwight Eisenhower and "Hap"
Arnold, all with dates of rank of Dec. 1944. Omar Bradley was promoted to this
rank in Sept. 1950.
General Officers
Commissioned
Officers in the ranks of: Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General
and General. Also called Flag Officers because federal law authorizes a flag to
be flown whenever a general officer is present or on board.
General Orders
There are eleven
general orders and every Marine must memorize them.
General Quarters
The highest
condition of alert on board ship, it pulls the crew from their normal work
assignments to a warfighting stance.
(background)
In wooden ships with rigging, a portion of the
Marine Detachment would report to the rigging as sharpshooters while others
would report to a gun crew. In the modern Navy, the Marines usually manner one
or more guns (which were usually painted with an eagle globe and anchor and
generally were know to have the highest accuracy of all gun crews). Since 1998,
there have been no Marines assigned as part of the ship’s crew of any U. S. Navy
ship.
Get A Hat
To leave.
Get Some
1. To kill the
enemy.
2. To have sex.
(origin)
Vietnam
Ghost Turds
Blanket lint,
much like drier lint, that accumulates on the deck as if by magic.
GI
1. Government
Issue.
2. A military
member.
3. The stamp on
buckets indicating galvanized iron.
GI Bill
Financial
assistance provided to people who have or are serving in the military for
educational and home purchasing purposes. Administered by the Department of
Veterans Affairs. Originally GI Bill of Rights.
GI Can
Galvanized Iron
Can. Garbage can. Shit can.
GI Shower
Given to someone
who usually is in need of a shower but who refuses. The offender is forced into
the shower (sometimes blindfolded) where others scrub him or her with scrub
brushes or steel wool. The intent is to encourage him or her to maintain minimal
standards of cleanliness and the outcome is often painful and even bloody. It is
an illegal assault and can be punished under the UCMJ. It happens rarely.
Gitmo
Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
GMT
(see
Zulu Time.)
Go Juice
Fuel, gasoline,
diesel, JP, etc.
Goat Heads
Thorns
indigenous to California. On field exercises, they stick to everything and are a
major nuisance.
Goat Locker
Navy Chief Petty
Officer's quarters. From the Naval tradition that goats brought on board for
milk were under the charge of the chiefs. Probably the origin of the phrase Old
Goat.
(see
Menopause Manor.)
Goat Rope
Similar to a
Cluster Fuck, except that this activity comes from the Head Shed.
Gobbler
(Okinawa or
Japan) A female in a Turkey Bar who provides oral sex for a fee.
Gofasters
Sneakers.
Good Conduct
Medal
An individual
award given to an enlisted Marine for three consecutive years of undetected
crime while on active duty.
Good Cookie
Marine Corps
Good Conduct Medal.
Good Idea Fairy
An evil mythical
creature that whispers advice and ideas into the ears of military leadership,
causing hundreds unnecessary changes and countless wasted man-hours every year.
The Good Idea Fairy should be shot on sight if seen in your area.
Good to go
A phrase
delivered with the usual Marine exuberance, meaning I am ready or the piece of
equipment is ready or that despite what may appear to be obstacles, the mission
will be completed.
Gook
(Not PC) A
pejorative term for anyone of oriental extraction--particularly an enemy. (North
Korean, North Vietnamese).
Gouge, The
A take-off on
"scoop", it suggests that information is from a reliable source.
Gourd
The human head.
Grade
The relative
position of a person to other persons of similar rank.
(see
pay grade.)
Grape
A person's head.
Grass
Marijuana, Mary
Jane, Iceplant.
Gray Jr., Alfred
M.
Twenty-ninth
Commandant of the Marine Corps, serving from July 1, 1987 until June 30, 1991.
The New Jersey native was born June 22, 1928.
Grease
To kill.
(origin)
Vietnam
Green Eye
Starlight Scope.
The first generation of night vision equipment. First used in Vietnam, it was
very large and very heavy.
Green Machine
A derogatory
term used by Marines to mean the Marine Corps. Also used regularly by the Army
to proudly describe the Army.
Green Side Out
The steel pot
helmets before Kevlar®. They came with a cover that had green
camouflage on one side and brown on the other. The decision of which color was
to be worn to a formation was often left to a second lieutenant who couldn't
make up his or her mind resulting in frequent changes and confusion. The term
came to mean the leadership was confused as usual.
Green Weenie
Sometimes the
Big Green Weenie. It's what the Marine Corps uses to screw you.
Greene, Wallace
M.
Twenty-third
Commandant of the Marine Corps serving from Jan. 1, 1964 until Dec. 31, 1967.
The Naval Academy graduate was born Dec. 27, 1907 and died March 8, 2003. He is
buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Greenwich Mean
Time
(see
Zulu Time.)
Grid Square
A standard grid
square on a military map is 1000 meters by 1000 meters.
(synonym)
A click.
Grinder
A large field,
usually paved, upon which formations and parades are held.
(see
Parade Deck.)
Grog
An alcoholic
beverage issued to sailors and Marines aboard ship until the Civil War. The
recipe varied but was usually half rum and half water.
(see
Splice the Main Brace.)
Ground Guide
A person who
walks in front of a tank in congested areas like tank parksm to guide the tank
by the use of recognized and standardized hand signals.
Ground Pounder
An infantryman;
a grunt.
Group
A sub-division
of an Air Wing. Equivalent to a regiment in infantry terms.
Group Tighteners
1.
Another
nonexistent search & fetch item for rookies, i.e., bucket of steam
2. A placebo
drop of solvent or oil placed on the sights of the weapon of an unsuspecting
marksmanship trainee, placed there by a range instructor as a last resort to
instill confidence and get the idiot qualified,
3. Adult
beverages employed by competition marksmen to either relax after a day of
dealing with recruits or to combat match butterflies prior to competing.
(see
Recruit Punishment.)
Grunt
Originally a
pejorative term for Infantry Marines but now a source of pride.
GU11
1. The Navy
version of the Air Force B1RD.
2. Gull
Guide
The person
responsible for the unit guidon. First unit member in front of the formation.
Sets the marching pace.
Guidon
The official
pennant of a platoon or company. At battalion or squadron level or above, the
unit has official colors and they parade relative to the national flag.
Gun
Artillery or
other weaponry in which the barrel does not contain rifling (lands and grooves)
used to spin a projectile for greater accuracy.
Gun Bunny
Pejorative term
for someone in the field artillery.
Gung Ho
Eager and ready
to accomplish whatever task necessary.
Gungy
Gung Ho, but
usually to express "in an inexperienced, just-out-of-recruit-training" way.
Gunner
A Marine warrant
officer in the MOS 0306 Infantry Weapons Officer. The name is often erroneously
given to all warrant officers. A person of this rank will replace the insignia
of rank on his right collar with a bursting bomb insignia.
The name was
also often given to an enlisted machine gunner (MOS 0331).
(see
Lipstick Lieutenant)
Gunnery Sergeant
of Marines
1. A
noncommissioned officer in pay grade E-7 who wears three chevrons and two
rockers with crossed rifles between them on both sleeves or collar points as
appropriate.
2. In the Army
that pay grade is a sergeant first class (essentially the same insignia in
different colors without the crossed rifles).
3. In the Air
Force it is master sergeant (the insignia of a technical sergeant with one
chevron above the five rockers. In the Navy and Coast Guard it is chief petty
officer (three inverted chevrons with an inverted rocker above, upon which is
perched an American eagle).
Gunny
A term of
respect for a gunnery sergeant but not generally used by junior Marines. see
Company Gunny.
GWOT
Global War on
Terrorism.
Gyrene
A diminutive
form of Marine. Seldom used by Marines.
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