Army Alphabet Game

[geo]

M - Mother?

 

[rmacqueen]

N - Nottawasaga Rattler (old guys will recognize this one)

 

[geo]

PS...N - Notwithstanding clause

O - Oopsie!

 

[goodform]

P - Pet

 

[geo]

Q - Quantaco

( or Quonset hut)

 

[kratz]

To bring things back to Naval terms:

R - Reefer: The refridgeraton on board or a British Midshipman.

 

[Red 6]

S = "SWEEPERS, SWEEPERS, MAN YOUR BROOMS. MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP-DOWN FORE AND AFT."

 

[kratz]

T - Tail

(Name for the last ship in a line)

 

[vonGarvin]

U - Unterseeboot


(aka:  "U-Boat")

 

[Red 6]

V = Victor class attack sub

 

[Red 6]

H - Huah....
(also Herbie - rookie)

:cheers:

Ahem, ahem, now class, the correct spelling is "HOOAH!"

Thread returned to operational control, time now... out

 

[kratz]

W - Warming the bell

(turning the hour glass ahead of time)

 

[kratz]

X - XO (Executive Officer)

 

[navymich]

Y - Yeoman (senior signalman onboard)

 

[kratz]

Z  - Zodiac  (small boat)

 

[goodform]

R - Reefer: The refridgeraton on board or a British Midshipman.

Also the term used to describe a refridgerated unit attached to a semi tractor. I was a bit late in getting back to post here, I wanted W to be Walla.

 

[geo]

:cheers:

Ahem, ahem, now class, the correct spelling is "HOOAH!"

Thread returned to operational control, time now... out

(must've been a difference between pronounciation in English VS french )

 

[ProPatria031]

A = Ammunition

 

[rmacqueen]

B=buffer assembly

 

[Shamrock]

C - the part of the lock that, by its fall or action, causes the discharge