Aboard: on base, on ship
Alibi: round fired to compensate for misfire
All hands: everybody
As you were: Resume what you were doing
Aye, aye: acknowledgement of a command which requires your action
Barracks: living quarters
BCD: Bad Conduct Discharge
Berm: earthen embankment protecting butts
BFA: Blank Firing Adapter which gets attached to the muzzle of a weapon when firing blank ammunition
Bivouac: an encampment. Or the act of sleeping outside
Blouse: Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) jacket. Or the act of tucking the bottom of the MCCUU trousers into the boot bands and securing them at the top of the boot
Boot bands: elastic bands for blousing Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform trousers
Brass: spent ammunition shell casings
Brig: Military jail or prison
Bulkhead: wall
Butts: Target area on the rifle range
BZO: Battlesight Zero
Cadence: a chant that is sung by military personnel while parading or marching
Cammies: Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU). Either woodland Marine Pattern (MARPAT) or desert MARPAT.
Carry on: continue doing what you were doing
CBRN: Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear
Chow: food
Chow hall: Dining facility aboard base
CLP: Cleaner, Lubricant, Protectant. Used to clean weapons
CMC: Commandant of the Marine Corps
CO: commanding officer
Corpsman: Enlisted Navy medical personnel
Cover: Hat or cap. Or drill term meaning “to align behind the Marine in front of you”.
Deck: floor
DI: drill instructor
Ditty: short and simple abbreviation, rhyme, or chant used to remember more complicated information
Ditty bag: Small duffel bag used to carry items
Double-time: run
Down-range: area between shooters and target
Dry fire: rehearsal or practice prior to executing a live fire event
Esprit de corps: sense of belonging, pride, and honor that Marines share within their units, the Marine Corps, and the nation
Fall in: assume your place in formation at the position of attention
Field: Opposite of garrison. Training environment such as jungle, forest, or deser
Field day: Detailed clean-up that normally takes place on Thursday
Flak Jacket: Kevlar vest that protects against shrapnel and bullets
Fleet: Fleet Marine Force (FMF). Deployable units within the Marine Corps
Galley: kitchen
Gear locker: storage closet
Geedunk: small store that sells snacks and pogey bait
Go-Fasters: running shoes
Grass Week: week of dry fire, prior to rifle qualification
Grinder: parade deck. Large area of black-top used for drill and ceremonies.
Grunt: Marine infantryman. 03XX MOS
Guide: The individual upon whom a formation, regulates its march
Guidon: red flag with gold writing that signifies the unit
Gung ho: Chinese term that means "work together"
Hatch: door
Head: bathroom or restroom
Head call: using the head
Hootch: dwelling or office, usually in a field or combat environment
ILBE: Improved Load Bearing Equipment. Pack system used by all Marines.
Irish pennant: string hanging from uniform
Junk-on-the-bunk: Inspection consisting of all uniforms and equipment laid out on a Marines rack
Kevlar: helmet
Ladder: stairs
LBV: Load Bearing Vest
Live Fire: shooting live ammunition
Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform: current battledress uniform of the United States Marine Corps.
MCMAP: Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
Medical: Hospital or Aid Station
Moon beam: flashlight
MOS: Military Occupation Specialty
MRE: Meal-Ready-to-Eat
NCO: non-commissioned officer. Corporals and Sergeants
NCOIC: non-commissioned officer-in-charge. Senior NCO within a unit
Parade deck: Large area of black-top used for drill and ceremonies. Grinder.
Scuttlebutt: slang term for gossip. Naval term for water fountainPFT Physical Fitness Test
POG: Slang term meaning Personnel Other than Grunts. Any Marine with a non-infantry MOS.
Police Call: Clean up an area
Pogey bait: candy or junk food
Porthole: Window. Or slang term used for eyeglasses “Portholes”.
PX: Post Exchange. Department Store aboard base
Quarterdeck: part of a ship used for official and ceremonial functions. Or the area in the squadbay used for incentive training
Rack: bed
Reveille: wake-up time
Scribe: note taker
Seabag: large green bag used to transport gear (much like a duffelbag)
Secure: lock. Cease working. Ensure security. Put gear away
782 gear: gear worn in battle such as flak jacket, Kevlar, Load Bearing Vest. Also referred to as “Deuce Gear”.
Sick bay: Slang term for medical
Sick call: set hours to go to medical to get seen for ailments
Skivvies: underwear or undershirts
Snap in: practicing marksmanship positions and techniques without ammunition
Sound off: speak loudly
Square away: Ensure everything is in policed, neat, and in order
Squadbay: communalliving quarters that are wide open with no separating walls
Stand by: Wait until further notice
Swab: mop or the act of mopping the floor
Topside: upstairs
UA: unauthorized absence. Article 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
UCMJ: Uniform Code of Military Justice. Legal Code to which all US Military personnel are held accountable
Unq: unqualified on an event such as rifle range, pistol range, or other evaluated field evolution
Unsat: unsatisfactory. Not acceptable. Does not meet standard
Alibi: round fired to compensate for misfire
All hands: everybody
As you were: Resume what you were doing
Aye, aye: acknowledgement of a command which requires your action
Barracks: living quarters
BCD: Bad Conduct Discharge
Berm: earthen embankment protecting butts
BFA: Blank Firing Adapter which gets attached to the muzzle of a weapon when firing blank ammunition
Bivouac: an encampment. Or the act of sleeping outside
Blouse: Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) jacket. Or the act of tucking the bottom of the MCCUU trousers into the boot bands and securing them at the top of the boot
Boot bands: elastic bands for blousing Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform trousers
Brass: spent ammunition shell casings
Brig: Military jail or prison
Bulkhead: wall
Butts: Target area on the rifle range
BZO: Battlesight Zero
Cadence: a chant that is sung by military personnel while parading or marching
Cammies: Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU). Either woodland Marine Pattern (MARPAT) or desert MARPAT.
Carry on: continue doing what you were doing
CBRN: Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear
Chow: food
Chow hall: Dining facility aboard base
CLP: Cleaner, Lubricant, Protectant. Used to clean weapons
CMC: Commandant of the Marine Corps
CO: commanding officer
Corpsman: Enlisted Navy medical personnel
Cover: Hat or cap. Or drill term meaning “to align behind the Marine in front of you”.
Deck: floor
DI: drill instructor
Ditty: short and simple abbreviation, rhyme, or chant used to remember more complicated information
Ditty bag: Small duffel bag used to carry items
Double-time: run
Down-range: area between shooters and target
Dry fire: rehearsal or practice prior to executing a live fire event
Esprit de corps: sense of belonging, pride, and honor that Marines share within their units, the Marine Corps, and the nation
Fall in: assume your place in formation at the position of attention
Field: Opposite of garrison. Training environment such as jungle, forest, or deser
Field day: Detailed clean-up that normally takes place on Thursday
Flak Jacket: Kevlar vest that protects against shrapnel and bullets
Fleet: Fleet Marine Force (FMF). Deployable units within the Marine Corps
Galley: kitchen
Gear locker: storage closet
Geedunk: small store that sells snacks and pogey bait
Go-Fasters: running shoes
Grass Week: week of dry fire, prior to rifle qualification
Grinder: parade deck. Large area of black-top used for drill and ceremonies.
Grunt: Marine infantryman. 03XX MOS
Guide: The individual upon whom a formation, regulates its march
Guidon: red flag with gold writing that signifies the unit
Gung ho: Chinese term that means "work together"
Hatch: door
Head: bathroom or restroom
Head call: using the head
Hootch: dwelling or office, usually in a field or combat environment
ILBE: Improved Load Bearing Equipment. Pack system used by all Marines.
Irish pennant: string hanging from uniform
Junk-on-the-bunk: Inspection consisting of all uniforms and equipment laid out on a Marines rack
Kevlar: helmet
Ladder: stairs
LBV: Load Bearing Vest
Live Fire: shooting live ammunition
Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform: current battledress uniform of the United States Marine Corps.
MCMAP: Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
Medical: Hospital or Aid Station
Moon beam: flashlight
MOS: Military Occupation Specialty
MRE: Meal-Ready-to-Eat
NCO: non-commissioned officer. Corporals and Sergeants
NCOIC: non-commissioned officer-in-charge. Senior NCO within a unit
Parade deck: Large area of black-top used for drill and ceremonies. Grinder.
Scuttlebutt: slang term for gossip. Naval term for water fountainPFT Physical Fitness Test
POG: Slang term meaning Personnel Other than Grunts. Any Marine with a non-infantry MOS.
Police Call: Clean up an area
Pogey bait: candy or junk food
Porthole: Window. Or slang term used for eyeglasses “Portholes”.
PX: Post Exchange. Department Store aboard base
Quarterdeck: part of a ship used for official and ceremonial functions. Or the area in the squadbay used for incentive training
Rack: bed
Reveille: wake-up time
Scribe: note taker
Seabag: large green bag used to transport gear (much like a duffelbag)
Secure: lock. Cease working. Ensure security. Put gear away
782 gear: gear worn in battle such as flak jacket, Kevlar, Load Bearing Vest. Also referred to as “Deuce Gear”.
Sick bay: Slang term for medical
Sick call: set hours to go to medical to get seen for ailments
Skivvies: underwear or undershirts
Snap in: practicing marksmanship positions and techniques without ammunition
Sound off: speak loudly
Square away: Ensure everything is in policed, neat, and in order
Squadbay: communalliving quarters that are wide open with no separating walls
Stand by: Wait until further notice
Swab: mop or the act of mopping the floor
Topside: upstairs
UA: unauthorized absence. Article 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
UCMJ: Uniform Code of Military Justice. Legal Code to which all US Military personnel are held accountable
Unq: unqualified on an event such as rifle range, pistol range, or other evaluated field evolution
Unsat: unsatisfactory. Not acceptable. Does not meet standard
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