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UA
Unauthorized
Absence. The Marine equivalent of AWOL (Absent Without Leave).
UD
1. Undesirable
Discharge. Discharges between General and Bad Conduct Discharge.
2. Also,
Uniform of the Day
UCMJ
Uniform Code of
Military Justice. When it was introduced in the 1940s to replace the "Rocks and
Shoals" system of Naval justice, it was jokingly said to be a way to bring the
guilty bastards in and give them a fair trial.
Utilities
(WWII to
Vietnam) The Marine fighting and field uniform. During Vietnam, the Jungle
Utilities (the Army called them fatigues) were introduced and eventually became
"cammies" which replaced utilities
Uncle
Sam's Canoe Club
The U. S. Naval
Academy (Canoe U) or more broadly, the U. S. Navy.
Uncle Sam's
Misguided Children
An alternate
meaning for the acronym USMC.
Uncommon valor
was a common virtue
Refers to the
victories in World War II, especially at Iwo Jima, the largest all-Marine battle
in history. Admiral Nimitz's ringing characterization of Marines fighting on
Iwo Jima was applied to the entire Marine Corps in World War II: "Uncommon valor
was a common virtue."
Uncover
To remove the
headgear. A Marine never wears headgear indoors unless under arms.
Under Arms
Equipped with a
pistol, rifle or sword, an indication that the Marine is on duty. It is the only
time that a Marine may remain covered indoors.
Undress Blues
A term that
identified the dress blue uniform worn with ribbons rather than medals. The term
is not used anymore.
Unfuckingbelievable
A Marine
expletive similar to YGTBSM.
Unified Commands
Units under the
control of the Joint Chiefs of Staff containing elements from all of the U. S.
armed forces. They are normally commanded by a four star general or admiral and
are given the title Commander-in-Chief.
Uniform Code of
Military Justice
The system of
justice for the military services. It is a federal law enacted by Congress. It
replaced the “Rocks and Shoals” system of justice practiced previously in the
Naval service.
Uniformed
Services
The five armed
services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard), plus the
commissioned corps of the U. S. Public Health Service and the U. S. Coast and
Geodetic Survey.
Unit One
The Field
Medical Kit carried by Navy Hospital Corpsmen,
United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association
An association
of Marines and former Marines who were involved in the Public Affairs,
Photographic or Motion Picture career fields or former Marines now working in
journalism or public relations,
Unsat
Unsatisfactory,
Utility Uniform
The field
uniform of Marines prior to the adoption of cammies, it was an olive drab shirt
and trousers with the khaki Marine belt and combat boots. |
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