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Napalm.
Highly volatile
gasoline in a jelly form used for burning out caves during World War II, Korea
and Vietnam. Also used by the Air Force to defoliate large areas of forests or
jungles.
NAS
Naval Air
Station.
NBC
Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical.
Navajo Code
Talkers
(see
Code Talkers.)
Naval Gunfire
Artillery
support from ships at sea. Infantrymen have varying opinions of its
effectiveness and aim.
Navy
Construction Battalion
Combat engineers
and construction forces known as Seabees.
NBC
Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical.
(see
Gas Chamber.)
NCIS
Naval Criminal
Investigation Service. The detective force for the Naval services. It consists
of commissioned, warrant and noncommissioned officers as well as civilians. They
wear civilian clothing and are given the title of Special Agent.
NCO
Noncommissioned
officer. In the Marine Corps all ranks (except lance corporal) containing the
word corporal or sergeant. They are: corporal, sergeant, staff sergeant,
gunnery sergeant, master sergeant or first sergeant, sergeant major or master
gunnery sergeant and sergeant major of the Marine Corps.
(see
Enlisted Marine,
Staff NCO and
Officer.)
NCOIC
Noncommissioned
officer in charge. The senior enlisted Marine in detachments and guard units,
particularly when there is no commissioned officer assigned.
(see
HMFIC)
Neville, Wendell
Fourteenth
Commandant of the Marine Corps and recipient of the Medal of Honor. Born May 12,
1870 in Virginia, he lived until July 8, 1930. A Naval Academy graduate, he was
appointed Major General Commandant on March 5, 1929 and died in office.
Newbie
A new member of
a unit, usually one with little military experience, who is the object of
numerous practical jokes. One usually remains a newbie until the next newbie
signs in.
NFG
No Fucking Good.
Nicholas, Samuel
First
"Commandant" of the Marine Corps. Born in 1744 in Pennsylvania, he was
commissioned a "Captain of Marines" by the Continental Congress on Nov. 28, 1775
and was promoted to major on June 25, 1776. While the resolution of Congress on
Nov. 10, 1775 provided for a colonel to command two battalions of Marines,
Nicholas was the senior officer when the organization ceases to exist in 1781
and is therefore considered to be the first Commandant. He died Aug. 27, 1790.
Nicholson,
Augustus S
Acting
Commandant from May 13 until June 9, 1864. Major, Adjutant and Inspector of the
Corps. Serving between the death of Harris and the appointment of Zeilin.
Nine Yards
As used in "The
Whole Nine Yards", it refers to a complete belt of machine gun ammo which is 27
feet long.
NJP
Non-judicial
punishment.
Noncommissioned
Officer
Enlisted persons
serving in positions of responsibility. Their ranks usually contain corporal or
sergeant in them (although a lance corporal is not an NCO).
Noncommissioned
Officer Sword
The 1859 Field
and Staff Officer sword. A badge of office worn on parade or in formal
situations by NCOs.
Non-judicial
Punishment
Punishment under
the UCMJ that does not require a courts martial. It is for minor infractions
and is usually administered by the Marine’s commanding officer or ship’s
captain.
Non-qual
A Marine who did
not qualify as an expert, sharpshooter or marksman on the rifle range.
Non-quals do not graduate from boot camp.
Noted
1. An answer
meaning "understood" when receiving a list of instructions.
2. An
indication that something was written down.
NP Mat
NeoPrene®
Mat. A sealed-cell sleeping mat which contains no Neoprene® and
keeps dampness from permeating the sleeping bag.
Nug
A newbie or
green troop. It’s actually the pronunciation of the acronym NUG or New Ugly
Guy.
Number One
The best.
(origin)
Vietnam
Number Ten
The worst.
(origin)
Vietnam.
Numbnuts
Ignorant or
untrainable. Used often by drill instructors to describe recruits.
Nuts to Butts
Alignment of
troops designed to save space in a mess hall. Usually aligned with left side
against a wall.
NVA
North Vietnamese
Army.
(origin)
Vietnam.
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