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Groundpounder
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One of many slightly derogatory naval slang terms for a marine or infantry soldier, including pongo and grunt.
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Derogatory, английский
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Group rate marks, английский
Usn enlisted personnel in non-rated pay grades (e-1 through e-3) are considered to be apprentices in a “specialty group,” working their way towards petty officer (for example, a recruit who wishes to be an electrician’s mate will join the engineering & hull group). the groups are identified by short diagonal colored stripes worn on the upper left sleeve: • white for deck, administrative, medical, and dental specialties. • red for engineering and hull. • green for aviation. • blue for construction, including seabees. e-1’s wear no rate mark, e-2’s wear two stripes, e-3’s wear three. those who earn a rating through training school or by passing a navy-wide examination wear the appropriate insignia above the stripes.
Ground swell, английский
- [1] a wave which passes over a shoal without breaking, being increased in height but slowed down and reduced in wavelength. [2] a large oceanic swell or roller on a calm sea, presaging a gale in otherwise clear weather.
- Широкая поддержка кандидата или партийной предвыборной программы, проявление энтузиазма широкими массами избирателей
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