fight-through drill n.— «“The Marines need to know what it feels like when Oleoresin Capsicum is sprayed on them before they actually go out and deploy it on someone else,” said Sgt. Owen Wood, the lead instructor for the course.…“They are called...
cold-ironing v.— «The state of Alaska has imposed emission regulations in respect of soot, with quite severe penalties if exceeded, and several harbours in Sweden require cold ironing or emission reductions when some of the larger ferries are in...
narcling n.— «“It’s rough stuff,” said John Donnelly, a lead instructor at the DEA training facility on the sprawling Marine base at Quantico. Donnelly got his start in the late 1980s busting meth labs in California’s Central Valley as a new DEA...
poolee n.— «On a Saturday morning in early July, the new Marine recruits (“poolees” in Corps jargon) stand on the Bronx sidewalk in two lines of six apiece.» —“Want to Die for Your Country?” by Daniel Weiss Village Voice (New York City) Jan. 30...
marine snow n.— «The discarded mucus houses are one of the components of what scientists call “marine snow,” remains of dead organisms that sink down to the seabed. Marine snow is an important part of the marine vertical carbon flux.» —“What is on...
starvation corner n.— «It would be hard for me to shift from the barracks to BOQ. In the officers’ mess, I would be all the way down to starvation corner, at the end of the table. I’d rather be the senior enlisted man.» —“Tall, Tough Marine...