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IMR
Individual
Memorandum of Receipt. The form used to issue 782 Gear.
I & I
Inspector and
Instructor. The active duty cadre assigned to a Marine Corps reserve unit.
I Corps
(Vietnam)
Pronounced eye-corps. The northernmost of four corps areas in South Vietnam. I
Corps was the province of the U. S. Marines while II, III and IV Corps were US
Army areas.
Itty Bitty Gook
Boats
Small Vietnamese
fishing junks in the DaNang area. Early in the 1960s they were prevalent but by
the end of the decade they were nearly extinct.
(origin)
Vietnam
Iceplant
(see Grass.)
(origin)
Vietnam
IG
Inspector
General.
Ike Jacket
The term was not
authorized in the Marine Corps and when used would subject a Marine to a
reprimand.
(background)
Marines remembered General Eisenhower's comment that
he would have no Marines in Europe (having forgotten that his reserve force in
Northern Ireland was Marine and paying no attention to the OSS personnel in the
theater). A uniform jacket of similar design was authorized just after World War
II and continued into the early 1960s. It was a forest green fabric with a faux
belt and no skirt below the belt.
(see
Battle Jacket.)
Illumination
Night artillery
fire used to illuminate an area using a phosphorous filament suspended by a
parachute.
Improvise, Adapt
and Overcome
An unofficial
mantra of the Marine Corps, based on the fact that the Corps generally received
Army hand-me-downs and the troops were poorly equipped. Despite this, the Marine
Corps has been successful mostly because of the creativity of its people and
their success-based attitude.
In Country
(Vietnam)
Serving (or having served) in Vietnam. (Iraq) Serving (or having served) in
Iraq. Often used to refer to any current combat zone.
In the Fleet
(see
Fleet.)
Incentive
Training
Physical
exercise used as a punishment to instill motivation, particularly in a Marine
recruit during boot camp.
(synonyms)
Quarterdecking or being pitted (as outside it is
usually conducted in a special sand pit designed for the purpose)
Incendiary
An artillery
shell that burns upon impact, usually stuffed with white phosphorous.
Incoming
An alert that
something is coming at you, often enemy fire or artillery.
Indian Territory
Enemy-held
areas.
(origin)
Vietnam
Infantry
Training Battalion
see School of
Infantry.
Initial Strength
Test
A physical test
given early in the training of a recruit to determine if the recruit meets
minimum fitness standards and to set a baseline for measuring progress.
Ink Stick
Ink Pen.
Iraqistan
Military slang
term for the Middle East. Combines Iraq with the suffix of –istan which applies
to 90% of the Muslim countries in the Middle East and central Asia, i.e.
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, etc.
Irish Pennant
A string hanging
randomly from a Marine’s uniform. Longer ones are sometimes called rappelling
ropes or cables. A squared away Marine will be free of Irish pennants,
particularly at an inspection.
Iron Mike
A statue of a
World War I Marine at Quantico, VA with a copy on Parris Island, SC.
(background) The original was made by the government of France to thank the
Americans for their aid in World War I. When it was presented to General
Pershing he noticed that the Doughboy holding aloft an M1911 A1 pistol had a
Marine Corps emblem on his helmet. Pershing refused to accept the sculpture and
it was given to the Marines.
IT
Incentive
Training.
ITB
Infantry
Training Battalion.
(see
School of Infantry)
ITR
Infantry
Training Regiment. The old name for Infantry Training Battalion.
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