Military Joe's List

You're Over The Hill If
You remember

#1. M-1 thumb

#2. Metal canteens

#3. C-rations & P-38's

#4. Khakis/with a necktie

#5. Saucer caps with flight crush

#6. Pyle caps

#7. M-14

#8. Spit shine boots

#9. Willy's Jeeps

#10. When vehicles were painted
only olive green

#11. Cigerettes a $1.10 a carton at the PX

#12. Pulling K P

#13. Black & white name tapes on fatigues

#14. White walls

#15. Singing, "Your in the Army now".

#16. (Navy) Sea Bats...

#17. When your Ship has been decomissioned and junked

#18. When your service income was $75 a month.

#19. When high school drop outs, could join.

#20. Singing; "Follow Me, Boys"..

#21. Singing; "Roll Me Over, In the Clover."

#22. Sunoco Gas - Regular 0.19.9/Premium(190 octane) 0.29.9..*

#23. LSMFT - "Lucky Strike means fine tobacco"....*

#24. "Write Me" - meant, writing an actual Letter - then mailing it! *

#25. A "DA", meant a "Haircut"(Ducks Ass), the way we combed our hair

#26. Cigarettes--.07cents per pack, 70cents per carton (sea stores only)(USN)

#27. 13 button fly, on dress pants, no pockets.(USN)

#28. "Flat top" class "A" hat (USN)

#29. side cleaners "punt"...for scrapping waterline and painting while anchored.

#30. Master at arms.....police aboard ship

#31. Captains Mast......minor offenses committed by anyone in ships company,
with ships Captain being judge, and Captain could hand out minor punishment

#32. "V" mail"
mail received from overseas servicemen on film..(left open and censored)

#33. the word "free" written where postage stamp went......for ALL servicemen.
It only required military 'from' address, on envelope, and postmarked at base or camp.

#34. WAACS and WAVES....(non combat)

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