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Yankee Station
One of the two
positions typically occupied by an aircraft carrier off the coast of Vietnam.
Yankee was the northern station responsible for disruption of commerce and
logistics.
YATYAS
You Ain't
Tracks, You Ain't Shit. The rallying cry of Amtrackers. Used in similar form for
most other jobs as in "You Ain't Ordnance, You Ain't Shit" or "You Ain't
Artillery, You Ain't Shit"
Yeoman
A clerk in the
Navy.
Yeomanette
Nickname given
to women in the Navy during World War II since the only authorized rate was
yeoman,
Yemassee, SC
A small town
west of Parris Island along the Atlantic Southern railroad main-line. For many
Marines from WWI to Vietnam, this was their first day in the Corps and the first
barracks they slept in while waiting transportation by "Cattle Car” or bus.
YGTBSM
You've Got To Be
Shitting Me. A Marine's expression of disbelief.
Young Marines
A program for
young people from 8-18, sponsored and run by the Marine Corps League.
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