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| Birth Control Device. Refers to the standard issue eyeglasses, generally not known for being exceptionally stylish. |
| Birth Control Glasses; see BCD |
| the sun. Stands for Big Orange Ball. |
| Boots On the Ground. Number of soldiers available. |
| Bend over, here it comes again |
| Been There, Done That |
| Been There, Done That, Bought The T-Shirt |
| Computerized Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the era of modern weaponry) |
| Dick, ass, and nuts. Used when referring to a smell, particularly that of a soldier who hasn't showered in awhile. When used in a sentence, "Joe smells like DAN." |
| Dumb-Ass Tanker (in the pre-computer era) |
| Darling Husband (used almost exclusively by dependent spouse types) |
| Government Issue; originally used for government supplied equipment, often used by soldiers to refer to themselves. |
| Intoxication and Intercourse (also I&I). Used to specify activity during leave/time-off; see RnR. |
| Kiss My Ass, Guys, You're On Your Own |
| Kitchen Patrol. Periodic one-day duty assignment for lower-grade soldiers to do mess hall work, ranging from helping to prepare food to cleaning out the grease traps. |
| Leather Personnel Carriers, or combat boots. Generally used when describing a mode of travel (i.e., "We'll be taking our LPCs over to the range.") |
| Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential |
| Math and Reading Is Not Essential |
| Never Again Volunteer Yourself |
| No Civilian Opportunities. This is a jab at non-commissioned officers who are said to stay in the Army because they couldn't get another job, not because they want to be soldiers or are good at their job. |
| No Damn Good |
| "Pork Chop Platoon" Physical Conditioning Platoon |
| 1) People Other than Grunts (US Army Infantry) or 2) Permanently On the Ground (US Air Force, US Naval Aviation and US Army Aviation). |
| Rank Hath Its Privileges |
| Regular Line Officer |
| Rest and Relaxation (also R&R). Used to specify activity during leave/time-off; as in, "I need a little RnR." |
| Retired On Active Duty (i.e., "ROAD warrior") |
| Same Shit, Different Day |
| Same Shit, New Day |
| Slang for the vehicle used to remove human waste from the portable toilets meaning "Shit-Sucking Truck." |
| Scientific Wild-Ass Guess. A close approximation. |
| This Ain't My First Rodeo. Often used by newly promoted captains. |
| Tanker Without A Tank. Used for tankers who are performing infantry duties. Mainly used by Infantry in Iraq. |
| Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet |
| Uncle Sam's Misguided Children |
| University of Science and Mystical Culture |
| Warrant Officer, Junior Grade. Informal reference to lowest grade of Warrant Officer (WO1). Also called "spot" or "crouton" because of the insignia of grade (a single black square on a silver bar.) |
| Warrant Officer Protection Agency. An informal tongue-in-cheek reference to the fraternal tendencies of the Warrant Officer Corps. |
