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                                <TD bgColor="#408080" align="center"> <h3><FONT color=#000000><b>SFMC 
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                                <TD bgColor="#408080"> <p><FONT color="#000000"><b>Introduction</b></FONT></p></TD>
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                                    <p>The Marines look to the centuries 
                                      of Marine Corps traditions and apply this 
                                      long history to form their own traditions, 
                                      culture, and vocabulary.<br>
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                                      Their ancestor Corps include<br>
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                                        <p>The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (1665 
                                          CE, Terran Calendar) </p>

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                                        <p>The early English Maritime Regiments 
                                          of Foot ( such as The Duke of York and 
                                          Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot formed 
                                          in 1664), with the formation of H.M. Marine 
                                          Forces organized in 1755, finally becoming 
                                          the Royal Marines in 1802. </p>
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                                        <p>The SFMC finds it's most most obvious 
                                          source of inspirations in the United States 
                                          Marine Corps. The USMC was formed in 1798. 
                                          after the Continental Marines, raised 
                                          in 1775, were disbanded at the end of 
                                          the Revolutionary War. </p>
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                                    <p>Below is a partial glossary of some of the 
                                      colorful terms used among the SFMC, as well 
                                      as others that are used by Starfleet personnel 
                                      in general.</p>
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                                <TD bgColor="#408080"> <p><strong><FONT color="#000000">Glossary</FONT></strong></p></TD>

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                                    <ul>
                                      <li>
                                        <p><b>"Drop And Give Me 20!"</b><br>
                                          Age old response from a Drill Instructor 
                                          to a Boot's stupid comment or failure. 
                                          Marine is ordered to drop and give 20 
                                          pushups<br>
                                          <Br>

                                        </p>
                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <p><b>"Tell it to the Marines!"</b><br>
                                          Old US Navy epithet when one sailor said 
                                          something outlandish or foolish to the 
                                          other. Came from when the early US Marine 
                                          Corps was just established, and they would 
                                          often fall for tall tales about the sea.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>

                                      <li>
                                        <p><b>"The Most Prepared"</b><br>
                                          SFMC Motto. Due to their constant training 
                                          and readiness for service at almost all 
                                          times.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <p><b>"The Thin Green Line"</b><br>

"The Corps' nickname. Green for their 
                                          branch color, a thin line because there 
                                          are less than 1.3 million Marines stretched 
                                          across the Federation's frontiers against 
                                          any who would threaten it.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <p><b>"The Big Black"</b><br>
                                          Outer space. Since Marines tend to spend 
                                          long periods in space, out of shuttles 
                                          and starships, they have a deep appreciation 
                                          of the beauties and dangers of operating 
                                          in space.<br>
                                          <Br>

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                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>"Boot "</b><br>
                                          A Marine fresh out of Academy or Paris 
                                          Island. They have the training, but not 
                                          a clue or experience, and are looked at 
                                          with some suspicion and doubt until they 
                                          prove themselves. This is true for both 
                                          officer and enlisted Marines.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>

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                                        <p><b>Borg Busting/Cube Cracking</b><br>
                                          Nick name for anti-Borg operations <br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>'Butchers Bill'</b><br>

                                          This is a call given out when asking for 
                                          Casualties. Goes back to the time of Napoleon 
                                          and the Russian Campaign. After every 
                                          battle, he would ride up and demand the 
                                          butchers bill, a call for the number of 
                                          dead that day in the army. <i>"All Squads, 
                                          Call in the butchers bill!"</i> <br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <p><b>Cluster Frell or Cluster Foul Up</b><br>
                                          A situation magnitudes worse then your 
                                          ordinary foul up/frell up.<br>

                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>Corbomite Maneuver </b><br>
                                          An incredible lie with just enough credibility 
                                          and intelligence on the enemy to possibly 
                                          fool them when you are otherwise dead.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>

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                                        <p><b>"Crawls"</b><br>
                                            A shortened version of "Crawling with 
                                          the enemy." A word used to detail that 
                                          there is enemy in the immediate area. <i>"Sir, the target area crawls!"</i> 
                                          <br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>

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                                        <p><b>Fly Boy/Girl </b><br>
                                          Common nickname for Fighter Pilot or CONN/FC's. 
                                          Non-derogatory<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>Frag</b><br>

                                          To kill or otherwise incapacitate an incompetent 
                                          superior or junior officer. Not approved 
                                          Starfleet or SFMC procedure.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
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                                        <p><b>Frell</b><br>
                                          An extremely potent expletive, often used 
                                          in anger. Believed to have originated 
                                          among the Orion Syndicate. A few historians 
                                          claim it was first used on a 20th/21st 
                                          Century Terran Science Fiction Television 
                                          Program, filmed in Australia which heavily 
                                          used puppets. This is seriously doubted.<br>

                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>FUBAR </b><br>
                                          Fouled/Frelled Up Beyond All Recognition 
                                            <br>
                                            <Br>
                                        </p>

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                                        <p><b>Gator Freighter</b><br>
                                          Nick name for Roger Young Class and other 
                                          Marine troop transports. <br>
                                          <Br>
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                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>Green Shirt Duty </b><br>
                                          Duty that will get you killed in worse 
                                          or more interesting ways than Red Shirt 
                                          Duty. See Red Shirt Duty.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>Gunney </b><br>

                                            Nick name for Gunnery Sergeant. It is 
                                          appropriate in military etiquette to call 
                                          a Gunnery Sergeant "Gunney"<br>
                                          <Br>
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                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>Headspace </b><br>
                                          Term describing mental state and readiness. 
                                            <i>"The op demanded total focus, so I 
                                          just cleared my thoughts and got into 
                                          the right headspace." </i><br>

                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>Hump it.</b><br>
                                          To hike or or work hard to solve a problem<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>

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                                        <p><b>Insertion/Extraction</b><br>
                                          Insertion or Drop is the term for the 
                                          operation to get the Marines onsite. Extraction 
                                          is for getting them out. A <i>"Hot Insertion"</i> 
                                          means a drop into a combat situation.<br>
                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>Jarhead</b><br>
                                            Derogatory nickname based on ancient Marine 
                                          helmets, and obstinacy. Adopted with pride 
                                          by the Corps."<br>
                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>K.P.</b><br>
                                          Kitchen Patrol- a Punishment Detail assigning 
                                          you to some menial task.<br>
                                          <b><Br>
                                        </b></p>
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                                        <p><b>Kirk Maneuver</b><br>

                                          To defuse a situation or succeed in a 
                                          mission by engaging in intimate relations 
                                          with your adversary.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <p><b>Leatherneck</b><br>
                                          Nickname for old US Marine Corps, since 
                                          their original uniform had a leather collar.<br>

                                          <Br>
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                                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                        <p><b>Lemon/Lime</b><br>
                                          Term to describe anyone who has served 
                                          in both the SFMC and TAC/SC branches. 
                                          Not an insult.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>

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                                        <p><b>Martini Shaker of Death</b><br>
                                          Nickname for the Marine Boarding Torpedo<br>
                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>OOS - Operational Occupational Specialty</b><br>
                                          The OOS is the specific skill concentration 
                                          of an enlisted Marine. <i>See Marine Job 
                                          Descriptions.</i><br>
                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>P.T.</b><Br>

                                          Physical Training- often assigned as a 
                                          punishment detail<br>
                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>Picard Maneuver</b><br>
                                          To surreptitiously adjust the lines your 
                                          uniform while getting up from a chair 
                                          or moving. <br>

                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
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                                        <p><b>Pull a Janeway </b><br>
                                          To get seriously lost.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>

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                                        <p><b>Punishment Detail</b><br>
                                          Any assigned punishment for menial or 
                                          moderate failure of duty.<br>
                                          <b><Br>
                                        </b></p>
                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>Red Shirt /Mustard Shirt Duty</b><br>
                                          Old Starfleet phrase to describe duty 
                                          that will likely get you killed, in honor 
                                          of the Red worn by the old Security.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
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                                        <p><b>REMF- Rear Echelon Malevolent Frellhead</b><br>

                                          Term of extreme disrespect for officers 
                                          who serve as far behind the front lines.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                          Like at Starfleet HQ<br>
                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>Riker Maneuver</b><br>

                                          Standing in odd positions to cover up 
                                          the fact that you have been missing PT 
                                          and it shows.<br>
                                          <Br>
                                        </p>
                                      </li>
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                                        <p><b>Savage Yeolp</b><br>
                                          Marine War Cry. Description of the personal 
                                          war cry or guttural developed by a Marine. 
                                          Military etiquette allows for the Yeolp 
                                          to be used in response to superior officers. 
                                          As In <i>"HOOWAH, SIR!"</i> Almost always 
                                          used as a positive reply except when to 
                                          show a negative reply is not being made 
                                          due to lack of intestinal fortitude.<br>

                                          <Br>
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                                        <p><b>SNAFU</b><br>
                                          Situation Normal All Fouled/Frelled Up. 
                                          Used whenever an operation or details 
                                          of an operation go wrong.</p>
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