WORDS And ABBREVIATIONS:
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
AWOL : Away With Out Leave
BETEL NUT: Addictive nut consumed in Vietnam
DREAM SHEET: Form used by Air Force personnel to forecast for base of choice when coming from remote assignment.
FREEDOM BIRD: Term coined during the Vietnam war to describe airplane taking you out of Vietnam.
FILE 13: Any correspondence not kept and thrown in trash can.
FEATHER MERCHANT: Term used to describe civil service employee.
FLY:(as in insect) Term used by first term airman to describe career personnel.
DMZ: Demilitarize Zone, i.e., that strip of land separating North and South Vietnam
HOOCH: Enlisted living quarters in Vietnam, usually a combination of canvas and wood
DEFCON: Defense Condition
DEVIL'S MOUNTAIN: Mountain of rubble in Berlin-Teufelsberg
LIFER: Another term used by first termers to describe career personnel
LM3B:Lawn Mower Three Blade
MPC: Military Payment Certificate
GOLD FLOW: Specimen in bottle for drug testing
RON: Remain Over Night
SOS: Cream hamburger on toast
PAINT THE SCOPE: Airborne Aircraft display on radar scope.
SHORT TIMER RIBBON: Ribbon from Seagram's bottle when under thirty days left remote.
MEAT BALL: Symbol on edge of runway identifying arresting barrier
TANGO UNIFORM: Phonetic term used to describe someone that is deceased
TAC: Tactical Air Command
SAC: Strategic Air Command
AFCS: Air Force Communication Service
ATC: Air Training Command
OD: Olive Drab or Over Dirt
KW: Kilowatts or our cats name
KIA/WIA: Killed in Action/Wounded in Action
FIGMO: Forget It; I Got My Orders
SNAFU: Situation Normal; All Fouled Up
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