nug

Military term for a newbie or green troop. It’s actually the pronuncation of the acronymn NUG or New Ugly Guy.
Hey! Grow up and stop acting like such a damn nug.
by Trav September 27, 2004
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alpha wiskey

Alpha Wiskey – Military slang cover term for toilet paper, or ass wipe.
Night Hawk 7 Romeo, Night Hawk 7 Romeo. This is Dagger 7. Tap Night Hawk 7 actual on the shoulder and tell him to bring 3 boxes of Alpha Wiskey with him when he rolls to our site. How copy over?
by Trav March 28, 2005
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backdoor draft

Backdoor draft – Military term used to describe the current government policy of keeping troops in the military beyond their original enlistment contracts through the utilization of “stop loss orders” (keeping specific shortage job specialties such as military intelligence and aviation in) and “stop movement orders” (locking down entire units so that troops can’t leave the military or rotate out into another unit). Some troops have spent one to two years serving past their enlistment contract or retirement date.
“Man, it sucks to be SGT Johnson.”
“Why’s that?”
“He had a scholarship to UT set up but now the Army’s keeping him in for another year to send him back to Iraqistan.”
“Is he going to loose his scholarship?”
“Probably. Damn backdoor draft.”
by Trav February 10, 2005
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alley troll

Crusty, low class madams in Korea who are usually 50-60 years old or older. They earn a living by trying to lure drunk or naive GIs into coming back and seeing their "nice young girl". The nice young girl usually turns out to be about the same age as the alley troll.
Holy crap! Johnson just got pulled away by that alley troll! He must be desperate.
by Trav September 24, 2004
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cut sling load

Military term for taking a dump. Originally came from the command Air Assault soldiers use to order the helicopter crew chief to drop the cargo load carried underneath the chopper.
Dude! I'll be back in 10-15, I've got to go cut sling load something fierce.
by Trav September 24, 2004
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dead horse

Military term for an issue that has been adressed over and over and over again. Comes from the expression ”You’re beating a dead horse.”, meaning that talking about the issue is not going to change anything so drop it.

Dead horse can also be used to describe words such as 1337, emo, and townie. There are already hundreds of similar defs for those terms, enough already their dead horses, stop beating them and move on.
Captain Snuffy - “Men, I’ve called this meeting here today to stress to you the importance of cleanliness in the barracks and to discuss the upcoming deployment to Iraq. Soldiers need to sweep out their rooms daily and...”
(2 hours later)
..and also I would like to be informed in writing when the troops have taken out the trash in the recreation room, and"
Sergeant – "SIR, WE’VE GOT IT!! It’s a dead freaking horse can we move on to other issues now?"
by Trav October 27, 2004
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RPAV

Slang military acronym for Rice Paddy Assault Vehicle. Refers to the utility tractors used by Korean farmers to tend their rice paddies. The vehicle looks like a cross between along skinny riding lawn mower, swamp buggy and rotor tiller with a single huge headlight. An unlimited assortment of junk that would make Inspector Gadget smile can be attached to the vehicles from tillers and fertilizers to harvesters and trailers. They are a common site/road hazard to soldiers having to drive in and around the Korean countryside since they are often used as the farmer’s primary means of transportation. They have been seen parked in front of grocery stores, bars and movie theaters.
I just saw a teenage Korean kid crusing the strip in his RPAV.
by Trav October 01, 2004
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