Monday, March 3, 2008

Military Language Conversion Chart

MILITARY LANGUAGE CONVERSION CHART

NAVY / USMC

ARMY

AIR FORCE

Head

Latrine

Powder Room

Rack

Bunk

Single with ruffle and duvet

Mess Deck / Chow Hall

Mess Hall / Mess Tent

Dining Facility or 'The Cafe'

"Cookie", stew burner

Mess Cook

Contract Chef

Coffee / Mud

Cup of Joe

Vanilla Skim Latte'

Bug Juice

Kool-Aid

Shirley Temple

Utilities / Digitals

BDUs / ACUs

Casual Wear

Seaman / Private

Private

Bobby / Jimmy

Chief / Gunny

Sergeant

Bob / Jim

Captain / Skipper

Colonel

Robert / James

Captain's Mast

Article 15

Time Out

Berthing / Barracks

Barracks

Apartment

Skivvies / U-Trau

Underwear

Undies

Thrown in the Brig

Put in Confinement

Grounded

Zoom Bag

Flight Suit

Business Casual

Cover / Head Gear

Beret

Optional

Ship's Store / NEX

PX (PX Trailer)

AAFES Shopping Mall

TAD

TDY

PCS with family

Cruise / Afloat

Deploy

Huh?

Ground Grabbers

Athletic Shoes

Flip-Flops

Die for your Country

Die for your Battle Buddy

Die for Air Conditioning

Shipmate / Marine

Battle Buddy

Don't Ask, Don't Tell or Honey

Terminate / Kill

Take Out

Back on Base for Happy Hour

Boon Dockers

Jump Boots

Birkenstocks

Low Quarters

Low Quarters

Patent Leather Pumps

SEAL

SF/Ranger

Librarian

Shore Patrol / MPs

MPs

SF

Oouh-Rah!

Hoo-ah!

Hip-Hip hurray!

MRE

MRE

Happy Meal To Go

Salute

Salute

Wave

Obstacle Course

Confidence Course

Class 6 Parking Lot

Grinder / Drill Field

Parade Field

What?

Ge-Dunk

Snack Bar

Chuck E. Cheese

PT Test

APFT

"No conversion available"

Dept. of the Navy

DoD

DoD Lite

Midshipman

Cadet

Debutant

Hard-Core

Strak

"Way Too Serious"



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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, and? :-)

Rustmeister said...

I knew you'd like that. =)

Anonymous said...

But the FLIGHT SUITS are out of this world!