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Q-Hut
see Quonset Hut.
Quad 50s
An anti-aircraft
weapon employed by the Army. The Geneva Convention limits anti-personnel
weapons to 30 caliber, so these four 50 caliber rifles could only be used on
aircraft and other equipment. R-i-i-ght!
(origin)
Vietnam
Quantico
Marine Corps
Base south of Washington, DC. The home of Marine Corps University and most
training for commissioned officers. Also headquarters of the Marine Corps
Association and Leatherneck magazine.
Quarterdeck
The location of
the Officer of the Deck aboard ship. The ceremonial seat of authority in any
shore-based unit. Where one goes to report in to a new command. A section of
the recruit squad bay set aside for physical punishment of errant
recruits--usually involving PT.
Quarterdecking
To be taken to
the quarterdeck for Incentive Training by the drill instructor. Outside, it is
called Pitting,
Quartermaster
Sergeant
The second
ranking enlisted grade in the Marine Corps during the Civil War. Not presently
used.
Quarters
Living space.
Quatrefoil
A four-pointed
decoration on the top of a warrant or commissioned officer’s dress and service
caps. Tradition says the design was first used on sailing ships so Marine
sharpshooters in the rigging did not shoot their own officers on the deck.
Quick Time
The normal pace
in marching, approximately 120 steps per minute.
Quonset Hut
A temporary
building created in 1941 by Peter Dejongh and Otto Brandenburger and
manufactured for the Navy at their facility in Quonset, RI. The ubiquitous
buildings were little more than semi-circular steel ribs with corrugated sheet
metal attached to them. They were used for everything from troop quarters to
supply sheds to airplane hangars. For many years, both Marine Corps Recruit
Depots at Parris Island, SC and San Diego, CA used them until more permanent
structures could be built. Many Old Corps Marines were trained in quonset huts.
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