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Chapter 8. Skivvies. A cotton t-shirt and shorts you wear under clothes. Factory production line. To prod. To cause to move, to poke Every morning my mom has to prod me to get out of bed. Horse pliers. Dog tags. To inscribe. To write, print, mark, or engrave. Calisthenics.
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Skivvies • A cotton t-shirt and shorts you wear under clothes
To prod • To cause to move, to poke • Every morning my mom has to prod me to get out of bed.
To inscribe • To write, print, mark, or engrave
Calisthenics • Exercises to develop physical health
To stow • To put in the right place • Please stow away your cell phones before the test.
Chaplain • A person who says the prayer for an organization such as a military unit
To draw notice • To draw attention • To make people see by doing something out of the ordinary
Rifle Gun
Boot • Soldier just out of boot camp
Tough • Strong, can overcome hardship
Happy-go-lucky • Happy, worried about nothing
To goof off • To waste time to have fun • Tiffany goofed off when she was supposed to be completing her study questions.
WAC • Women’s Army Corps • Female soldier platoons
GI • A noun to describe the soldiers of the U.S Army and the airmen of the U.S. Army Air Forces • G.I. Government Issue
Scuttlebutt • Rumor, gossip • Talk or stories that may not be true
To react • To act in response • Noun: reaction • Some people react to stress by eating junk food.
To be court-martialed • Court martial: a military court • To be court-martialed: to be tried by a court martial
To dismiss • To allow (a person) to go or leave • The teacher never dismisses the class early; we always have to wait until the bell rings.