Military Slang

[Targan]

Oxygen Thief is on Legbreaker's list.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Targan

Oxygen Thief is on Legbreaker's list.

What??!! Some oxygen thief took my oxygen thief!

[TiggerCCW UK]

Noddys plastic navy was one term that I heard used for fibreglass assault boats. SAS was a term in regular use for the territorial army when I worked with them - stood for Saturdays and Sundays, and the ever popular Mummys special little soldier for anyone who was of dubious intelligence.

[Legbreaker]

Added "Air Sentry" to post No 4

[TiggerCCW UK]

Some that I remember from my time with the baby booties;

Pussers Onks - Parade boots
Tiddy Oggies - Cornish pasty
Scran - Food
Nutty - Chocolate
Nifty fifty - Wanking
Run ashore - A night out, whether from ship or a land base
Grot contest - Drinking game where the aim was to pull the ugliest woman you could, bring them to a pre arranged place, usually a bar, and then with them at the table attempt to explain why your catch was the ugliest of them all. Usually ends in violence.

[Earthpig]

Originally Posted by TiggerCCW UK

Grot contest - Drinking game where the aim was to pull the ugliest woman you could, bring them to a pre arranged place, usually a bar, and then with them at the table attempt to explain why your catch was the ugliest of them all. Usually ends in violence.

THAT is friggen awesome
we called it Hoggin' and the "winner" got her in the sack

[Targan]

Originally Posted by TiggerCCW UK

Grot contest - Drinking game where the aim was to pull the ugliest woman you could, bring them to a pre arranged place, usually a bar, and then with them at the table attempt to explain why your catch was the ugliest of them all. Usually ends in violence.

Wow, that is truly awful. It must really suck being an ugly chick, I have no idea why anyone would want to make it even worse for them by humiliating them in public. Nasty.

[TiggerCCW UK]

Yeah, definitely not a nice thing to do. Its something I heard about but never participated in - I'm just not that cruel. On long deployments they would apparently run a grot board with the photos from potential pen pals as well. I guess soldiers/sailors/marines etc will try anything to relieve boredom.