woolen, olive drab uniform worn before the CF greens
were issued
brats
children of CF members, perhaps from the british BRATs:
British Regimental Assisted Traveler(s)
bug-out
an exercise called without warning, usually the middle
of the night, see also 'snowball'
Bullpens
high wooden fences behind PMQ rowhouses which housed
clotheslines and a spot to BBQ
/C/
Canex
Canadian Exchange: military version of Mac's or K-Mart
CB'ed
confined to barracks (a.k.a. grounded)
CE
Construction Engineering, among other duties, responsible
for base maintenance
CF
Canadian Forces, see also Canadian Armed Forces
CFB
Canadian Forces Base
chicken-coops
low-cost military housing, townhouses
CLFEX
Canadian Land Forces Europe Exchange: between MLS &
Canex
CO
Commanding Officer
Collar Dogs
half-sized regimental badge worn on the collar of a
dress uniform
/D/
DND
Department of National Defence, not to be confused
with DoD, which is the American Department of Defence
/F/
FIGMO
F___ it I've got my orders.
/G/
gun tape
otherwise known as duct tape, only this stuff is green
(which doesn't keep most of us from calling the silver stuff gun tape too!).
/K/
KISS
Keep It Simple Stupid
/M/
Marching In
military term for moving into a PMQ (move-in inspection)
Marching Out
military term for moving out of a PMQ (move-out inspection)
meat-heads
a less than complimentary term for the Canadian Provost
Corps.
mess
cafeteria/dining hall
MP
Military Police, see also meat-heads
MLS
Maple Leaf Services (precursor to Canex)
/N/
NBC
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (Warfare)
N/S
Non Serviceable
/P/
PMQ
Permanent Married Quarters, family housing on military
bases
POMC (POMV)
Privately Owned Motor Car (Vehicle)
pongo
infantry
provost
military police
Puttees
cloth wrapped around the top of the boots and the pants
cuff to give neat appearance
/R/
R.P.
Regimental Police
RSM
Regimental Sergeant Major
/S/
SLJO
Shitty Little Jobs Officer, newest lieutenant or second-lieutenant
of a unit
snorks
Military Police
snowball
an exercise where they call you up in the middle of
the night and then make you wake up 2 or more people and so on (hence snowballing),
particularly used in Germany where many members did not have phones
Spit Polish
a mirror-like finish applied to parade boots using
shoe polish, a damp rag, and lots of elbow grease
