pork chop n.— «Gibson graduated in 1977 and did a tour of duty in the Navy as a supply officer, a “Pork Chop” in Navy parlance.» —“Couple perform musical living history” by John Barnhart Bedford...
san man n.— «This point was brought home some months ago by Kevin Fitzgerald, a young “san man,” as he drank coffee on break and we stared out at a dark and empty Union Square Park. He said that his main duty after 9/11 was to...
sandbox n.— «More than four months in the Middle East—the “sandbox” as some soldiers call it—hasn’t dampened his spirits any.» —“Soldier writes home while on duty in Iraq” by Jonathan Allen Fort Mill...
mayor’s cell n.— «On Sunday night I had some extra duty called, “Mayor Cell Duty.” See our camp has a mayor. And so a group of about 20 of us had duties related to public works item. Staffing the phone center, supporting the...
mayor’s cell n.— «We set up the QRF and such, but the guard duty was run by the mayor’s cell on a DA6 (we had nothing to do with them).» —“Gate Guards” by Pete C. Usenet: alt.folklore.military June 23, 1999...
angel n.— «Nomenclature has changed. In the beginning of the current Marine deployment that began in late March, members of the unit referred to HR (human remains) and KIAs (Killed in Action) as they examined bodies in five work areas and...