| Term |
Description |
| Galloping Horses |
Warrant Officers Insignia |
| Gash |
Free for the taking |
| Gash Tin |
Where all the leftover bits from a servicing are placed |
| Gen Set |
Flight-Line Generator |
| GH |
General Hand |
| Go Fast |
Hat with peak (flight-line). Jockey style |
| Gong |
Medal |
| Gotcha |
SP |
| Gremlins |
Faults in the system |
| Gull |
An Armourer who squawks when he feels badly done by, Would also complain
if he had diamonds stuck up his arse |
| Gunner |
Gunna do this and Gunna do that (Promise Promises) |
| Hats Fur Felt |
Slouch Hat |
| HE |
High Explosive |
| HEECS |
High Explosive Control Sever (Canberra A/C) |
| Horn Paste |
Vegemite |
| Housewife |
Sewing Kit supplied to all on enlistment |
| Huey |
UH-series helicopters |
| Hut Slut |
An Airman on weekly clean-up duties at his living quarterss |
| IED |
Improvised Explosive Device |
| Instrument Fitter |
Clock Winder, Spring Bender |
| Jammer |
MJ1 Bomb Lift Vehicle- |
| Jammer Arse |
Troop who didn't get off one |
| Jelly |
Gelignite |
| Kit Inspection |
Formal Inspection where all items of personal service kit are inspected,
sometimes borrowed for the occasion |
| Knockometer |
Hammer (preferably BIG) |
| LAC |
Leading Aircraftsman |
| Lead Arse |
Lazy bugger |
| Loadie |
Loadmaster |
| Mai Pen Lai |
No Sweat, Not a worry (Thai) |
| Mech |
Mechanic (completed mechs course) |
| Menzies Blue Boys |
CAF/Weekend Warriors |
| NAAFI |
cheap place to buy anchor beer |
| Nasho |
National Serviceman |
| NCO |
Non Commissioned Officer (CPL to FSGT) |
| Nit Noy |
Small (Thai) |
| Nong |
Idiot, Foolish Airman |