1. T.A.N.B. As previously defined.
2. R/F Referring to the sexual activities

rats.
3. C.A Combat assault, see R/F above.
4. L.Z. Landing zone or see R/F above.
5. P.Z. Pick-up zone or see R/F above.
6. Grunt Any soldier, dumb enough to want

to want to walk to war instead of

fly.
7.W.O. Warrant Officer a trained monkey

taught to operate complex

machinery.
8. R/W pilot Deranged monkey, that operates

complex machinery.
9. C/E Dumb-ass that will fly with 8

above.
10.Gunner See 9 above.
11.Disoriented Read lost.
12.Beau Coup Adjective in French used by

Vietnamese bar girl to indicate

the intensity of her love for you

As in " G.I. I beau coup love you

too much"
13Boom Boom As in G.I. you want Boom Boom, I

Beau coup love you too much

$10 dolla
14.Long Time Ask Bob
15. Short Time Ask Bob.
16. R.O.N. Remain Over Night, for a mission

or possibly 13. above.
17Red X Mark placed in the maintenance

book of an aircraft is not

flyable, or the pilot is short,

or pilot and crew would rather

spend the night in Qui Nhon and

posibbly get ivolved in 13 above.
18. Short Any man less than 5' 10", or

a pilot flying with the shakes.
19 100% Maximum alert, attack eminent, or

the amount of assuredness that a

C/E would rather be R.O.N Qui

Nhon involved in 13 above.
20. Hooch A place to live, or a beverage.