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Mesquite_girl24 ~
Here's a list of some of the words that you might hear your friend say and a translation:
Detailer = upperclass (either a junior or senior who's part of the training for plebe summer)
Deck = floor
Bulkhead = wall
Head = bathroom
P-Way = hallway
Overhead = ceiling
T-Court = Tecumseh Court where many of the formations take place during plebe summer, and the area located in front of Bancroft Hall
Bancroft Hall = Dorm room for the Brigade of Midshipmen; aka Mother B, Hall; broken down into 8 wings (all one building - shaped like an H)
Red Beach = red brick areas located outside of some of the "wings" of Mother B
Chopping = running; what plebes are required to do while in the Hall
Reef Points = the book that will be friends most read "pocket book" by the end plebe summer. This little book contains useless information known that is required knowledge by all plebes. most of which will be never be forgotten. Your friend will be amazed at the amount of information her brain can hold and she can memorize.
Table Salt = something found in Reef Points
Sound Off = being very loud, shouting, using your "outside voice" or "man voice"
Chow Call = what a plebe is required to give for all formations. chow call is given twice usually 10 and 5 min before formation. Chow call consists of how many minutes until formation, which formation it is (morning, noon, evening meal), what the uniform for the formation is, what the meal is (the entire menu), major events planned for the yard that day (i.e. parade practice, maybe a guest speaker, etc.) and what the professional knowledge of the week (topic) is (i.e. USMC), then you end with how many minutes until formation. You eventually can get this down to about 15sec once you get the hang of it
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