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Q-Hut.
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Quonset
Hut.
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Quad
50s. |
(Vietnam)
An anti-aircraft weapon employed by the Army. The Geneva Convention
limits anti-personnel weapons to 30 cal. so these four 50 cal rifles
could only be used on aircraft and other equipment. Right! |
Quantico.
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Marine
Corps Base south of Washington, DC. The home of Marine Corps University
and most training for commissioned officers. Also headquarters of the Marine
Corps Association
and Leatherneck
Magazine.
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Quarterdeck.
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The
location of the officer of the deck aboard ship. The ceremonial seat of
authority in any shore-based unit. Where one goes to report in to a new
command. A section of the recruit squad bay set aside for physical
punishment of errant recruits--usually involving PT. |
Quarterdecking.
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To
be taken to the quarterdeck for Incentive Training by the drill
instructor. Outside it is called Pitting. |
The
second ranking enlisted grade in the Marine Corps during the Civil War.
Not presently used. |
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Quarters.
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Living
space. |
Quatrefoil.
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A
four-pointed decoration on the top of a warrant or commissioned
officer’s dress and service caps. Tradition tells that the
design was first used on sailing ships so that Marine sharpshooters in
the rigging did not shoot their own officers on the deck. |
Quick
Time. |
The
normal pace in marching, approximately 120 steps per minute. |
Quinn, Luke | Marine private killed at Harper's Ferry in October 1859 attacking abolitionist John Brown. May people believe that makes him the first casualty of the Civil War. He was in the Marine Detachment commanded by First Lieutenant Israel Greene which was under the command of Federal Army Colonel Robert E. Lee. |
Quonset
Hut. |
A
temporary building created in 1941 by Peter Dejongh and Otto
Brandenburger and manufactured for the Navy at their facility in
Quonset, RI. The ubiquitous buildings were little more than
semi-circular steel ribs with courugated sheet metal attached to them.
They were used for everything from troop quarters to supply sheds to
airplane hangars. For many years both Marine Corps Recruit Depots at
Parris Island, SC and San Diego, CA used them until more permanent
structures could be built. Many Old Corps Marines were trained in
quonset huts. |
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