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<TD bgColor="#408080" align="center"> <h3>SFMC
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The Marines look to the centuries
of Marine Corps traditions and apply this
long history to form their own traditions,
culture, and vocabulary. 
 
 
Their ancestor Corps include 

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The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (1665
CE, Terran Calendar) 

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


</li>
<li>
"Tell it to the Marines!" 
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. 
 

</li>

<li>
"The Most Prepared" 
SFMC Motto. Due to their constant training
and readiness for service at almost all
times. 
 

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<li>
"The Thin Green Line" 

"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. 
 

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<li>
"The Big Black" 
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. 
 


</li>
<li>
"Boot " 
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. 
 

</li>

<li>
Borg Busting/Cube Cracking 
Nick name for anti-Borg operations 
 

</li>
<li>
'Butchers Bill' 

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. "All Squads,
Call in the butchers bill!" 
 

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<li>
Cluster Frell or Cluster Foul Up 
A situation magnitudes worse then your
ordinary foul up/frell up. 

 

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


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

</li>

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

</li>
<li>
Frag 

To kill or otherwise incapacitate an incompetent
superior or junior officer. Not approved
Starfleet or SFMC procedure. 
 

</li>
<li>
Frell 
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. 

 

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<li>
FUBAR 
Fouled/Frelled Up Beyond All Recognition
 
 


</li>
<li>
Gator Freighter 
Nick name for Roger Young Class and other
Marine troop transports. 
 

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<li>

Green Shirt Duty 
Duty that will get you killed in worse
or more interesting ways than Red Shirt
Duty. See Red Shirt Duty. 
 

</li>
<li>
Gunney 

Nick name for Gunnery Sergeant. It is
appropriate in military etiquette to call
a Gunnery Sergeant "Gunney" 
 

</li>
<li>
Headspace 
Term describing mental state and readiness.
"The op demanded total focus, so I
just cleared my thoughts and got into
the right headspace." 

 

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


</li>
<li>
Insertion/Extraction 
Insertion or Drop is the term for the
operation to get the Marines onsite. Extraction
is for getting them out. A "Hot Insertion"
means a drop into a combat situation. 
 


</li>
<li>
Jarhead 
Derogatory nickname based on ancient Marine
helmets, and obstinacy. Adopted with pride
by the Corps." 
 

</li>
<li>

K.P. 
Kitchen Patrol- a Punishment Detail assigning
you to some menial task. 
 

</li>
<li>
Kirk Maneuver 

To defuse a situation or succeed in a
mission by engaging in intimate relations
with your adversary. 
 

</li>
<li>
Leatherneck 
Nickname for old US Marine Corps, since
their original uniform had a leather collar. 

 

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


</li>
<li>
Martini Shaker of Death 
Nickname for the Marine Boarding Torpedo 
 

</li>
<li>

OOS - Operational Occupational Specialty 
The OOS is the specific skill concentration
of an enlisted Marine. See Marine Job
Descriptions. 
 

</li>
<li>
P.T. 

Physical Training- often assigned as a
punishment detail 
 

</li>
<li>
Picard Maneuver 
To surreptitiously adjust the lines your
uniform while getting up from a chair
or moving. 

 

</li>
<li>
Pull a Janeway 
To get seriously lost. 
 


</li>
<li>
Punishment Detail 
Any assigned punishment for menial or
moderate failure of duty. 
 

</li>
<li>

Red Shirt /Mustard Shirt Duty 
Old Starfleet phrase to describe duty
that will likely get you killed, in honor
of the Red worn by the old Security. 
 

</li>
<li>
REMF- Rear Echelon Malevolent Frellhead 

Term of extreme disrespect for officers
who serve as far behind the front lines. 
 
Like at Starfleet HQ 
 

</li>
<li>
Riker Maneuver 

Standing in odd positions to cover up
the fact that you have been missing PT
and it shows. 
 

</li>
<li>
Savage Yeolp 
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 "HOOWAH, SIR!" Almost always
used as a positive reply except when to
show a negative reply is not being made
due to lack of intestinal fortitude. 

 

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