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Gunnie and Airforce Commonly Used Jargon
T to Z

Term Description
Tear off a Strip Reprimand, Unwelcome approach by NCO to Airman's slight under performance
Tee up  Make ready, Organise
Thick Adult Trainee
Tiger Malay Beer (Minum Rimau) or OCU Emblem
Tight Arse Miser, Wouldn't shout if a snake bit him.
Tipped Ammo Ammunition Painted to leave a coloured mark when passing through a target (Black, Blue, Green, Magenta and Red as spare)
Tommy-Gun Thompson Sub Machine Gun .45cal
Tooth Fairy Gives out (hooks/rank)chevrons to those who missed out @ promotion time . Not always well thought of.
Tractor Arse Always gets the easy job of driving the section vehicle or the clarktor
Treadly Bicycle, Push Bike, Peddly
US Unserviceable
UXB Un Exploded Bomb
VA Item Valuable and Attractive, Highly Sort After
Variable Metric Adjustable spanner
VT Variable Time Delay Fuse
Wailing Wall For Airmen who missed promotion
WAP Wet As Piss (Sometimes given as Weekly Award to Airman) eg. Brian Stewart.
Wharf Rat Member of the WRAAF, Wharfie
Willy RAAF Base Williamtown, Billsville
WO Warrant Officer, King of the shit
Wobbly Boot Staggering, Drunk, Shitface, Full
WOD Warrant Officer Disciplinary
WOE Warrant Officer Engineer (God)
WOFF Warrant Officer (current acronym)
WVS Womens Volunteer Service
Zulu Greenwich Mean Time

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