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OCT

OCT  n.— «O.C.T. is an acronym for observer-controller-trainer. These are usually Iraq veterans certified to act as teachers on immersion battlefields. OCTs use a “horse blanket,” or a large board listing all the training...

pararescueman

pararescueman  n.— «Upon graduating in 1999, Plite joined the Air Force. He applied and was accepted into the “most grueling training pipeline the military has to offer,” Herter explained. “That training was to become a...

pararescue jumper

pararescue jumper  n.— «Upon graduating in 1999, Plite joined the Air Force. He applied and was accepted into the “most grueling training pipeline the military has to offer,” Herter explained. “That training was to become...

PJ

PJ  n.— «Upon graduating in 1999, Plite joined the Air Force. He applied and was accepted into the “most grueling training pipeline the military has to offer,” Herter explained. “That training was to become a...

bricking

bricking  n.— «Hurley said both men practiced the transition from bike to foot—a triathlon training method called bricking—and the extra effort paid off.» —“Celebrating 40 his own way” by Andee Sears Roanoke...

pipes

pipes  n.pl.— «Over the subsequent years, Melissa started to fill out with lean muscle; her young, male training partners started calling her “Pipes,” a begrudgingly respectful nickname that pays homage to her rock-hard guns...

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