| Term |
Description |
| 30mm Ammo Belt Hammer |
Sole of flight line boot |
| AAFCANS-Army |
Air
Force Canteen Association, graduate from ASCO |
| AC |
Aircraftsman, Erk |
| ACR |
Aircraftsman Recruit |
|
ADG |
Airfield Defence Guard, ADGY (Trained killers) |
|
AEO |
Air Eating Officer |
| Aircraft |
Kite, Bird, Bee One Are Dee |
| Airframe Fitter |
Framie , 2a,
Paper Hanger from days of cloth & fabric A/C. |
| AIU |
Articles in Use |
| Anchor |
Malaysian beer cure all for the "runs" |
| Angry Palm Tree |
Chinook Helicopter |
| Ant |
Air Training Corps, Argentine Ant |
| Appy |
Airforce Apprentice |
| Amberfield |
RAAF Base Amberley |
| Armament Fitter |
Armourer, Gunnie, Cracker Stacker, Gun Plumber, Bombologist,
Gun Monger, Catapult Mechanic, Bomb Head |
| ASAP |
As soon as possible if not sooner |
| ASCO |
Australian Services Canteens Organisation |
| AWOL |
Away without leave (ack willy) |
| Bagging |
Criticizing |
| Baht |
Thai Currency |
| Baitlayer |
Cook |
| BAR |
Browning Automatic Rifle or something you prop yourself up with, Also an
erection 1/2 BAR = not quite an erection |
| Beethoven |
Exploder Device with crank handle |
| Beetle Crusher |
Service Boot |
| Black Hander |
Engine or Airframes trade |
| Black Snake |
Refueling Hose (ask a Rad Tech - they were a tad frightened of them) |
| Blow-In |
New Arrival |
| Blues |
Winter Uniform |
| Bod |
Airmen |
| Boffin |
Civvy Engineer |
| Boggy |
Junior Pilot |
| Boozer |
Airmen's Club, Piss Shack |
| Brass |
Senior Officer |
| Brat |
RAAF Apprentice |
| Brown Bagger |
Married Personnel, (Bagger) derogatory term used by Singlies |
| BSA |
Bull Shit Artist |
| Buccaneers |
Ear Muffs |
| Bus Driver |
Hercules Pilot, Bomber Pilot |
| Butterflicker |
Apprentice |
| Bloggs |
Generic Airman |
| Bush Lawyer |
Knows all or nothing |
