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Ladder or Ladderway

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Stairs

Lance Corporal

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The rank between private first class and corporal. It is not a noncommissioned officer rank and the insignia is a single chevron with crossed rifles beneath it worn on each sleeve of the uniform. The pay grade is E-3 and is equivalent to a private first class in the Army (who wears a single chevron and a rocker) and an airman first class in the Air Force (who wears two inverted chevrons with a star in a circle covering the points of the chevrons). In the Navy and Coast Guard the rank is seaman (three angular stripes in a box on the left sleeve only)

Landing Party Manual

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The complete book of what to do (and when to do it) that guided the Marine Corps through most of the 20th Century. Now, obsolete copies are prized by professional Marines for the wealth of information and simple approach to leadership, morale, discipline, warfighting and professionalism.

LAW

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Light Antitank Weapon. It was contained in a collapsible, disposable fiberglass tube.

LBE

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Load Bearing Equipment. Often “web gear” worn by infantry personnel to hold packs and tools and weapons and first aid kits and whatever is worn by the person in the field

LBFM

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Little Brown Fucking Machine. A pejorative term for South Pacific island girls Marines encounter while on liberty

LBV

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Load Bearing Vest. A vest that holds magazines of ammunition, grenades and a cartridge belt to which are attached other equipment such as first aid kit, canteens and cup. (see 782 Gear.)

LCVP

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Small landing craft used to transport Marines from ship to shore.

Lead Turd

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Bad idea or an idea that is going nowhere fast.

Leatherneck

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A Marine. The phrase comes from the early days of the Marine Corps when enlisted men were given strips of leather to wear around their necks. The popular concept has it that the leather was to protect the neck from a saber slash. Truth is that it was to keep the Marines from slouching in uniform by forcing them to keep their head up.