Military Language Conversion Chart

This is one of the things in life I've found to be true. Also true, however much Marines get teased (and they love it), if I were ever hiding in a trash bin down a dark alley in some foreign city that just started going violent with crazy gangs roving looking for Americans to torture, the sound of boots running to get me down that alley had better be United States Marine Corps boots! And they probably would be.

Having been through four separate enlisted and officer variations of US military basic training, I will put this list down to lessons learned at my drill sergeant's gentle urging, but I add a new one:

"Fix bayonets! Charge!" Army     "Who, me? Is there an app for that?" - Air Force

US MILITARY LANGUAGE CONVERSION CHART NAVY / USMC /USCG ARMY AIR FORCE Head Latrine Powder Room Rack Bunk Single with ruffle and duvet Mess Deck / Chow Hall Mess Hall / Mess Tent Dining Facility or  if nearby, The Outback 'Cookie', stew burner Mess Cook Sous Chef or Barista Coffee / Mud Cup of Joe Vanilla Skim Latte Bug Juice Kool-Aid Shirley Temple Utilities / Digitals BDUs / ACUs Casual Wear Seaman / Private Private Bobby / Jimmy Chief / Gunny Sergeant Bob / Jim Captain / Skipper Colonel Robert / James Captain's Mast Article 15 Time Out Berthing / Barracks Barracks Apartment Skivvies / U-Trau Underwear Undies Thrown in the Brig Put in Confinement Grounded Zoom Bag Flight Suit Business Casual Cover / Head Gear Beret Optional Ship's Store / NEX PX  (PX Trailer) AAFES  Shopping Mall TAD TDY PCS with family Cruise / Afloat Deploy Huh? Ground Grabbers Athletic Shoes Flip-Flops Die for your Country Die for your Battle Buddy Die for Air Conditioning Shipmate / Marine Battle Buddy Cubical Associate Terminate /  Kill Take Out Back on Base for Happy Hour Boon Dockers Jump Boots Birkenstocks Low Quarters Low Quarters Patent Leather Pumps SEAL SF/Ranger Librarian Shore Patrol / MPs MPs Hall Monitors Oouh-Rah! Hoo-ah! Hip-Hip hurray! MRE MRE Happy Meal To Go Salute Salute Wave Obstacle Course Confidence Course BX Parking Lot Grinder / Drill Field Parade Field What? Ge-Dunk Snack Bar Chuck E. Cheese PT Test APFT 'No conversion available' Dept. Of the Navy DoD DoD Lite Midshipman Cadet Debutante Hard-Core Strak  Chill, man. Like, way too serious