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030SHIT
Phrase
describing the
MOS of a junior infantry officer.
(pronunciation:
"Oh three, Oh shit")
0Dark30
Very early in
the morning
(pronunciation;”Oh
dark thirty”)
1st
Civ Div
1. 1st Civilian
Division
2. Civilian life
3. Before or
after service in the Marine Corps
(see
COMCIVLANT)
1 MCT
1. The
communication system aboard ship for giving orders and information
2. Public
address system designed to notify specific compartments and crew members
24/7
1.
24 hours a day, seven days a week
2. Around
the clock
3. Always
(background)
originally a reference to perpetual card games played on a troop ship
25-MC
1. The
communication system aboard ship for giving orders and information
2. Public
address system designed to notify specific compartments and crew members
4-striper
1. Navy
or Coast Guard captain
2. Four wide
stripes worn by Marine Captains
3. Air Force
Staff Sergeant
8th
and Eye
1. Location of
the Commandant's quarters.
2. Location of
Marine Barracks, WA, the Marine Corps Band and Drum and Bugle Corps and the MCI
3. Ceremonial
home of the Corps
(background)
the Commandant’s quarters was the only public building not set afire when the
British overran Washington, DC in the War of 1812, some say because of their
stoic defense at Bladensburg Pike. 8th and Eye is the street
location.
45
1. .45
caliber weapon
2. Weapon,
usually an M1911A1
72
A 72-hour
authorized leave of absence, granted by commanding officers, and not charged as
leave
86
1. To
throw away
2. To
dispose of
(origin)
Form number used to delete item(s) from supply stock
90 Day Wonder
Derogatory term
for an OCS graduate
(origin)
Early practice of training commissioned officers in three months rather than
four years
(synonym)
90-day blunder
96
1. A
96-hour authorized leave of absence, granted by commanding officers, and not
charged as leave
2. Reward
for outstanding performance, unit successes or special holidays.
782 Gear
1.
Unit-issued equipment or gear
2. Gear
issued in Boot Camp, i.e., bucket, cleaning equipment, poncho and shelter half.
(origin)
Form number
used to issue equipment in WWII and Korea. Replaced by Federal Stock
Number (FSN) system
(Present use)
Load Bearing Vest, cartridge belt, and field equipment
900-inch Range
1. A rifle
range of approximately 100 inches
2. Used to
zero weapons prior to qualification.
1369
MOS for an unlucky cocksucker.
(origin)
Vietnam
Era.
1900
Homosexual
(origin)
Paragraph in
Separations Manual in late ‘70s/early’80s identifying homosexuality as grounds
for discharge.
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