Navy, Army, and Air Force terminology

 U.S. Military Lingo

           NAVY / USCG / 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/Cafe'

"Cookie"

Mess Cook

Contract Chef

Coffee/Mud

Cup of Joe

Vanilla Latte'

Bug Juice

Kool-Aid

Shirley Temple

Utilities

BDUs

Casual Wear

Seaman/Private

Private

Bobby or Jimmy

Chief/Gunny

Sergeant

Bob or Jim

Captain/Skipper

Colonel

Robert or James

Captain's Mast

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Time Out

Berthing/Barracks

Barracks

Apartment

Skivvies / U-Trou

Underwear

Tee Shirt & Panties

Thrown in the Brig

Put in confinement

Grounded

Poopy Suit

Flight Suit 

Business Casual

Cover

Beret

Optional

Ship's Store / PX

PX 

AAFEs - Shopping Mall

TAD

TDY

PCS with family

Cruise / Afloat

Deploy

Huh?

Ground Grabbers

Athletic Shoes

Flip-Flops

Boondockers

Jump Boots

Birkenstocks

Low Quarters

Low Quarters

Patent Leather Pumps

SEAL/Recon 

Special Forces

Librarian

Hoo-Rah !

Hoo-Ah !

Uh-Oh !

MRE

MRE

Happy Meal

Grinder

Drill Field

What?

Gedunk

Snack Bar

Chucky Cheese'

Midshipman

Cadet

Debutant

Hard-Core   

Strak

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