Commandant (The United Federation Marine Corps Book 8)

by Jonathan P. Brazee

  [2] Posse comitatus: the authority to use others to assist in enforcing the law.

  [3] FCMJ: The Federation Code of Military Conduct

  [4] Hot-racking: a process where up to three men share a single rack for sleeping, each man being allotted an eight-hour window to use the rack.

  [5] Navy Showers: slang for quick showers, limited to 60 seconds in duration.

  [6] Rabbi: slang for a mentor, someone of higher rank who can help in promotion, billets, and in the advancement of a Marine or sailor’s career.

  [7] J1: the administrative division within headquarters.

  [8] UAM: United Assembly of Mankind, an organization of the various governments of man.

  [9] Poolee: a term for someone who has enlisted but who has not yet reported for boot camp.

  [10] EP: Executive Placing, the highest class of government workers in the Federation.

  [11] CNO: Chief of Naval Operations

  [12] C-Hut: A temporary building that can be erected within 30 minutes.

  [13]Thermobarics: a type of explosive that utilizes oxygen from the surrounding air to generate an intense, high-temperature explosion.

  [14] The Cube: an orbital prison located beyond the moon’s orbit

  [15] Dangle: slang for hanging

  [16] Jimmylegs: military slang for civilian security guards

  [17] RCT: Realistic Combat Trainer: a large computerized simulation in which Marines can maneuver and react to electronic combat situations.