#marines

Gossip, rumour, the unofficial word going round.

A Marine's individual field load-bearing equipment.

An over-eager, highly motivated go-getter.

All-hands cleaning of the entire space, top to bottom.

Over-the-top eager, zealous, all-in — often more than the situation calls for.

The classic close-clipped military haircut.

A Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps.

Candy, sweets, junk food — the good stuff from the PX or a care package.

An African-American Marine, in the Corps' color-blind idiom.

To practice aiming a weapon without live ammunition.

Inside info. The shortcut, the answer key, the heads-up you needed.

Digital-pattern camouflage uniform.

Eagle, Globe, and Anchor — the Marine Corps emblem.

Camouflage utility uniform.

Standard-issue field load-bearing kit — pack, belt, pouches, the lot.

The Marine Corps. Said with love. Mostly.

Motivated — usually said with an eye-roll at someone laying it on a bit thick.

Underwear. Specifically the t-shirt and shorts.

Unattended kit. Leave it, lose it.

The floor or ground; also, to knock someone down.

The Marine Corps battle cry — used for yes, hell yes, motivation, acknowledgement, or just to fill silence.

Mock-technical term for the head or skull.

A senior enlisted leader, E-6 and above.