| Term | Meaning | Period | Source |
| 13B | Cadet Assessment Report, used by DS to record an incident of individual performance or behaviour which were amassed to produce each cadet’s profile; see Pink | mid 1966-85 | a locally designed Form 13B |
| 21/21 etc | the combination of days CB and days SOL, which were the maximum punishment a cadet could be given for one charge | 1950s-80s | local use of numbers, depending on current punishment levels |
| Aardvark | A nickname which A Company members gave to themselves | 1980-85 | unknown |
| Aardvark, The | A Company pottery mascot, often kidnapped for ransom and indignities; terminally stolen by New Zealanders and destroyed after December 1985 Grad – enough said | 1981-85 | made by OCdt Schie’s father |
| Ack I | WO2 Assistant Instructor | 1950s-70s | old phonetic alphabet: A=Ack |
| Adams Alley | a pathway to the rear of the parade ground along the front of School Headquarters | 1950s | after RSM Adams – his hunting ground |
| Adjutant’s Hut | small building beside Death Row used as the Adjutant’s office | 1980s | from the occupant |
| Adjutant’s Inspection | periodic inspection by the Adjutant and RSM, which added to the list of Defaulters; see Unluckygram | Mid 1960s-70s | weekly routine |
| Agony Hill | last hill on the cross country course; see Heartbreak Hill | late 1970s | short term variation |
| Alley, The | see Adams Alley | ||
| Appie, ex Appie | A cadet who was previously an Army Apprentice | 1960s-85 | from Army Apprentices School inmates |
| Aunty Grace | licensee of The Conti, well known for the allowances she made for cadets | 1960s | coined by K.A. Anderson |
| AWOL, AWL | absent without leave by failing to be present at roll call to be marked present in the roll book, resulting in a fizzer | 1952-85 | standard army abbreviation |
| back-up | seconds etc at meals | 1950s | common terminology |
| Bags and Blazer | Rec Dress | 1950s | from the baggy grey issue trousers |
| Bear Pit | drainage pit on the PMC’s Lawn that people due to be bished could be held in | 1980s | possibly from the bear pits usually found on army obstacle courses |
| beating the BOS | resigning before an inevitable BOS recommendation for removal | 1980s | |
| Bimbo (s) | the nickname which A Company gave to B Company members | 1980s | bestowed by instructor WO2 Defreitis |
| birthday half-yard | celebration of a birthday with the celebrant required to skol a halfyard glass prior to entering the dining room | late 1970s | |
| bish (1) | abbreviation of rubbish | 1955-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| bish (2) | fill a bish tin with water and rubbish-filth and clandestinely empty on a victim; sometimes a fire hose was used | 1960s-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| bish bed, bishing bed | steel bed used for bishing (2) | 1980s | see bishing (2) |
| bish bin | interchangeable with bish tin for some, otherwise a galvanised rubbish bin | late 1960s-85 | occasionally-used alternative |
| bish tin | rubbish basket, tin or bin; interchangeable with bish bin | 1955-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| bished | to wake up wet and filthy, hearing pelting footsteps and receding laughter | 1975-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| bishing (1) | see bish (2) | 1975-85 | |
| bishing (2) | a formal occasion to mark a recipient’s birthday or misdemeanour, when the victim was strapped to a bed, doused with garbage and dunked in Port Phillip | 1975-85 | possibly began with the immolation of one R.C. Spowart in 1977 |
| blow up | lightweight inflatable mattress issued as field equipment, with three insert tubes, one or more of which deflated overnight when used | 1965-85 | common army terminology |
| bog away | go away and do something; spend time bogging | 1980s | first meaning seems to be local usage |
| bog, bogging | to clean or spit polish equipment | 1955-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| bogger (1) | a person who dedicated exceptionally long periods to bogging, with a derogatory overtone | 1955-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| bogger (2) | civilian contract cleaner | mid 1980s | cleaning connection |
| Book, The In The Book | A written record of minor offences and punishments, kept in the COC orderly room, to allow cadet duty personnel to check who should attend Defaulters parade; also Punishment Book | 1960-85 | ex British Army |
| BOS | Board of Studies, advised on progress and disposal of cadets | 1956-85 | quite different from RMC use in More than a Mere Bravo |
| BOS Wagon | a Landrover detailed to collect cadets from their various activities to appear for an interview arising from the BOS discharged as a result of failing a Board of Study review | 1980s | word association |
| BOSed | discharged as a result of failing a Board of Study review | mid 1970s-85 | verbalised use of the acronym BOS |
| boxing rooms | packing members’ possessions into boxes for absences beyond 24, later 72 hours to enable quick evacuation of accommodation in case of quarantine emergency | 1950s-76 | from the agreement with Department of Health |
| Bruce the Lion | B Company mascot; see Aardvark | 1982-85 | fluffy toy adopted in response to Aardvark |
| BSM’s Lawn | lawn bordered by the Cadet‘s Mess and Buildings 2, 4, 5, used for morning dress inspection parade | 1965-85 | association of BSM with the inspection |
| bumph (1) | paper, especially official printed stationery and large quantities of roneoed material inflicted on cadets | 1955-85 | contraction of bum fluff; common army term ex RMC |
| bumph (2) | award an Extra Drill, from being recorded as such on the bumph | mid 1970s-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| Bumph Bunny | Cadet Orderly Room NCO responsible for distribution of paperwork | mid 1970s-85 | extension to one caught for a less than sought after task |
| Bumphed, on the bumph | awarded an Extra Drill, and in the process having to fill out the form in copperplate printing to avoid additional bumphs | mid 1970s-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| Cadet | student at OCS | 1950s-85 | contraction of Officer Cadet |
| Camp Training | final field training activity of the half year; see Field Training, Final Field Training | 1950s | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| Carboni Tailors | a firm which made cadets’ uniforms as well as tailoring suits and sports coats | 1960s | after proprietor Joe Carboni |
| Casper | name of The Tank | 1960s-85 | |
| catch some zeds | sleep; see gonk, rack out | 1960s-85 | common usage term |
| CB | confined to barracks, a fairly serious punishment, with restriction of privileges and requiring attendance at Defaulters parades for Extra Drill | 1952-85 | standard military law terminology |
| Charge yourself! | a pernicious system of Cadets, when charged, having to prepare the charge sheet themselves; with a side training effect of familiarising them with Military Regulations and Orders, and framing charges; see bumph, bumphed | 1952-85 | from the practice at RMC introduced by the early instructors |
| chit | an official medical restriction | 1952-85 | Medical Report form |
| Chunder Run | a company run held on the morning of a ceremonial parade to eliminate in advance any effects of carousing the night before | mid 1950s-70s | introduced after some cadets were sick on Grad parade |
| Church Parade | a Sunday parade which all cadets had to attend, after which they could either attend a church service or be punished by other duties or sent to their rooms; these parades were held during term and before Grad | 1952-85 | common army terminology and practice |
| Civvy | civilian entrant cadet differentiating servies | 1980s | common expression |
| CI’s room inspection | weekly inspection each Thursday by the Chief Instructor, guaranteed to see a large DD Parade or Defaulters the following day; see Company Commander’s inspection, Adjutant’s inspection | mid 1970s-85 | weekly routine |
| Club Med | a variant of Death Row, which was nearest the sea and out of the way | 1980s | local euphemism |
| COC, the | The Company of Officer Cadets, the title gazetted for the first course and from 1969 the Corps title | 1952-85 | local abbreviation |
| Com, the | the Commandant | 1981-85 | simple abbreviation |
| Company Commander’s room inspection | as for CI’s room inspection, Adjutant’s inspection | 1950s | after the inspecting officer |
| Conti, the | Continental Hotel at Portsea; see PP, The Portsea, Portsea Pub | 1950s-85 | local abbreviation |
| Corps Drinks | a night function during Grad Week when graduating cadets had drinks with the staff members of the corps to which they had been allotted | 1960s-85 | |
| Cultural Tour | Senior Class tour of Kings Cross after dark during a tour of government and commercial organisations in Sydney; also applied to junior cadets tour from 1972 | 1970s-80s | for opportunities in the seamier side of Sydney culture |
| … Days to go (1) | the number of days to go before the next class graduated; see Days to Go Board | 1952-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| … Days to go (2) | celebrations at different periods before the next Grad, variously 100, 50 and 28; the mode of celebration varied, usually the Junior Class could pay back the Senior Class, theoretically without retribution | 1952-85 | adapted from the RMC 100 and 40 days to go, adjusted to different course lengths |
| Days to Go Board | a board in the Cadets Mess showing the Days to Go, changed daily by the junior cadet | 1952-85 | ex RMC, RAAF Academy |
| Dealings Room | Cadet-run internal disciplinary tribunal presided over by cadet NCOs held in the cadet accommodation block | 1952-53 | local coining |
| Death Row | Cadet overflow accommodation in the bath houses next to the decontamination centre; prepared as segregated accommodation for absorption of the WRAAC OCS in 1975, and used for male cadets when this did not eventuate | mid 1970s-85 | misunderstood to have been the Quarantine terminal care ward |
| Defaulters | punishment parade, where cadets paraded at various times for extra ‘training’; see also ED parade | 1952-85 | common army terminology |
| Demerit | The lowest level of punishment, awarded to members of the Senior Class only and simply recorded in The Book but an accumulation of Demerits meant a fizz and loss of rank if any | 1950s-70s | originally a simple loss of marks, later as insulating summary punishments |
| Demo Squad | a section of soldiers used for demonstrations of minor tactics etc and maintaining training facilities | 1970s-85 | simple abbreviation |
| Demo Tour | tour of military establishments, and sometimes a firepower demonstration for a week or more in senior term, sometimes jointly with WRAAC and RMC cadets | 1970s-85 | abbreviation |
| dirk | stab someone in the back, dob someone in | 1960s-85 | the Gaelic dagger |
| Double Pucka | two week assessment field exercise at Puckapunyal, a make or break for many cadets; see Final Field Training | 1980s | after doubling the exercise period |
| Dragon Squad | successors to the Sorrento Brownies | 1960s | similar to Demo Squad but less than complimentary |
| Drillie | drill sergeant, members of the training staff charged with training the cadets in drill | 1960s-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| Drop Bears | imaginary bears which dropped from trees onto haversacks to get fudge | late 1960s | fiction invented for NZ cadets |
| DS | member of the Directing Staff, that is an instructor | 1950s-85 | common army term |
| Dunners (1) | Duntroon | 1970s-80s | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| Dunners (2) | a Duntroon cadet transferred from RMC to OCS | 1970s-80s | ditto |
| ED, Extra | Extra Drill | 1952-85 | common army term |
| ED parade | early morning, lunch time and afternoon parades as a result of award of EDs; see Defaulters | 1955-85 | extension of the ED terminology |
| Endurance Run | physical training test, running from Portsea to Point Nepean and back, first in PT gear then later in the course in battle order; later called Point Run | 1950s-80s | standard army terminology |
| Ex 101 | see Ex Far Horizon | 1984-85 | exercise name |
| Ex-servy | An OCdt who was previously a soldier; see Servy, Civvy | 1952-85 | abbreviation for ex-serving soldier |
| Exercise Far Horizon | secret exercise to test Junior Class endurance and initiative, held near Lake Eildon; later Ex 101 | 1980s | exercise name |
| Extra Drill | punishment awarded from the beginning by officers and warrant officer instructors, later to Junior Class members only, for any sort of misdemeanour, carried out at Defaulters parades | 1952-85 | common army terminology |
| farter | bed, sleeping bag | 1955-85 | contraction of fart sack, common slang |
| fid | field, as in field training | mid 1960s-85 | army abbreviation fd for field |
| fid coat | field jacket, a green cotton jacket for field use | 1970s-85 | see fid |
| fid mug | field issue steel cup also used for heating water and food | 1970s-85 | see fid |
| fid woman | local woman taken out while at OCS; see parade woman who was not allowed to meet the fid woman if possible, and vice versa | 1980s | |
| Field Training | final field training activity of the half year; see Camp Training, Final Field Training | 1960s-80s | local variation of expression |
| Field Week | the first field training of a term for each of both classes | 1960s-85 | local adoption |
| Final Field Training | the last field training of the term, final as it was the last for the Senior Class; see Camp Training, Double Pucka | late 1950s-85 | local adoption |
| fizz (1) | to bring a fizzer against someone, or yourself | 1965-85 | common army term |
| fiz (2) | soft drink | inaugural instructor Lt ‘Chic’ Jarman | |
| fizzed, on a fizzer | charged, see fizzer | 1960s-85 | common army terminology |
| fizzer | formal charge for an offence under miliitary law | 1960s-85 | common army term |
| fragged | a parody of throwing a grenade into someone’s room – puncturing a can of shaving cream and throwing it through the louvres above a cadet’s door | late 1970s-80s | from the more deadly American retaliation against disliked superiors in Vietnam |
| free ticket to Frankston | removed from the School after failing BOS | 1970s-80s | movement to the nearest railway station to go home |
| Fudge | chocolate, sweets, especially those bought off campus in Portsea village; see also Isotopes | 1952-60s | from ‘Chic’ Jarman |
| Fudge Run | taxi delivery of fudge, sandwiches etc from Sorrento on weekend evenings | 1950s | from the early days of restricted leave and no canteen |
| geiler | warrant officer | 1982-85 | from the ugly gila monster reputed to sit in the sun and spit poison: typical cadet spelling |
| goat fuck | getting stuffed around, poor organisation, when everything has gone wrong; when subjected to it cadets would bleat like goats to express their displeasure | 1983-85 | an extension of use from RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| Goat Track | see Scramble Track | ||
| goffer | soft drink | 1952-85 | Navy term from contact with Flinders |
| gonk, gonk off | going for a gonk = going for a sleep; see rack out, catch some zeds | 1960s-85 | common term, cf the RMC meaning = wank |
| gonking | sleeping; see gonk | 1970s-1985 | |
| Grad | graduation of the Senior Class – the end of their course with appropriate ceremonial, celebrations, and commissioning | 1950s-85 | ex RMC |
| Grad Week | the week of preparation and festivity before and during Grad | 1960s-85 | ex RMC |
| grogan | an unattractive female | late 1970s-80s | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| Heartbreak Hill | last hill on the cross country course; see Agony Hill | mid 1970s-85 | it had a false crest, beyond which lay the real summit to climb |
| horse blanket | lightweight blanket issued as field equipment | 1967-85 | of scratchy texture, fit only for horses |
| Isotopes | these were stated to be in fudge and bad for athletes and physical condition; see fudge | early 1950s | from ‘Chic’ Jarman |
| Jack man | one who lets his mates down, thinks only of himself | 1980s-85 | I’m alright Jack, and the PNG expression ’em i jack man’ |
| Jack Married Cadet | a married Cadet with family in the area | late 1970s-80s | from being allowed to go home most nights |
| Jack Marriedy | see Jack Married Cadet | late 1970s-80s | contraction of original term |
| JOC | Junior Officer Cadet – member of the Junior Class; see Juniors | 1950s-85 | infrequent use in later years |
| Journal Corporal | Senior Class cadet who was editor of the OCS Journal and sometimes completed the task | 1980s | appointed as an extra-regimental duty |
| Junior Class | the class in the first half of its course | 1955-85 | from overlapping classes |
| Juniors | Junior Classcadets; see JOC | 1970s-80s | simple abbreviation |
| Keeper of Aardvark | Senior Class cadet from A Company who was custodian of Aardvark | 1982-85 | associated with the mascot |
| King of the EDs | Junior Class cadet who was awarded the most EDs, sometimes as high as 100; he had the privilege of throwing the Punishment Book into Port Phillip after the last ED parade | 1970s-80s | unwilling winner of an unpopular competition |
| Kit Run | run dressed in greens and webbing from the gym through the scrub to Tank Junction and back via part of the Obstacle Course and Scramble Track | 1980s | as opposed to runs without equipment |
| L & D | Loss or Damage Report – used to explain losses or damage in a way which would avoid having to pay for replacement of the item and avoid being fizzed for it | 1952-85 | common army terminology |
| last ED parade | the last ED parade at which anything could be worn and usually was | mid 1966-85 | |
| late | late on parade with a mark accordingly in the Roll Book | mid 1960s-70s | common expression |
| leap(s), leaping, 5-minute leap(s) | changing orders of dress in short time, to get to the next parade or class; in later years at the start of each term members of the Senior Classwould practise those of the Junior Class, in some periods restricted to supervision by a DS Duty Officer | 1952-85 | ex RMC; see More than a Mere Bravo |
| Ma Hill | affectionate name given to the owner of a shop in Portsea who was a second mother to cadets in the earlier years of the School; see Ma Hill’s | 1950s | from the early inmates of the School |
| Ma Hill’s | corner shop in Portsea where cadets stopped off on the way back from the hired sports oval in the town, to purchase fudge, and ticked it up; Ma Hill let all serve themselves and tell her the cost to book up as they ran out the door – running to and from the oval on a schedule | 1950s | from the early inmates of the School |
| missing | not on parade, and nobody knows where the cadet is | 1960s-70s | common expression |
| Mornos | morning tea; see Smoko, Toc | mid 1960s-80s | adopted to replace the RMC-origin Toc, then differentiate morning tea and supper |
| Mutt Boat | bay cruiser, usually half cabin size, adorned by young women in bathing costumes, which had a tendency to come close inshore near OCS | early 1960s | unknown – possibly a play on motor boat and its occupants |
| Nip, The | the Nepean Hotel, another watering hole | late 1960s | contraction |
| No, No, Yes | answer to the questions RAP? Light Duties? Evening Meal? asked each morning in barracks | late 1970s-80s | to gather standard information quickly |
| Obstacle Course | a standard short course of obstacles which had to be negotiated individually and as a team; also euphemistically called a Confidence Course | 1950s-80s | standard army terminology |
| pace ladder | stretch of road marked out with 30 inch-spaced bars on which to practice the regulation 30 inch pace for marching | 1950s-60s | common army terminology |
| Pancakes in Sorrento | Buckley’s pancake shop in Sorrento often visited for a big feed after a field exercise | 1980s | named after the escaped convict from the 1803 settlement |
| parade woman | girl friend brought to occasions such as Grad; see fid woman | 1980s | see fid |
| Pier, The | Quarantine pier for passenger disembarkation and for servicing the Station; demolished 1973 | 1960s-72 | simple personification |
| Pink | Cadet Assessment Report used by DS ; see 13B | 1960s-85 | pink was normally for DS use; see Pinks |
| Pinks | DS Solutions to set problems, pink paper being reserved for DS use | 1952-85 | standard army terminology |
| piss | alcoholic drink | 1950s-85 | common expression, hence ‘on the piss’ |
| pissed | drunk | 1950s-85 | common expression |
| pisser (1) | something good | 1950s-80s | from old English expression ‘pisscutter’, probably culled from a novel |
| pisser (2) | place where alcohol was sold; or boozer | 1950s-80s | common expression |
| pizza run | trip to Rosebud/Rye for pizza after the Portsea Pub and racing to return before 2230 hrs to make the sign in/out book before the Duty Officer check | mid 1970s | |
| PMC’s Lawn | lawn between theCadets’ Mess and the cliff over the bay, used for lunch mess parade | 1960s-85 | association of PMC with the mess/meal |
| Point Run | physical training test, running from Portsea to Point Nepean and back, first in PT gear then later in the course in battle order; seeEndurance Run | 1970s-80s | from the course route |
| poncho | a cape/half tent issued for field use, it had a head hole and could be worn poncho fashion as a rain cape | 1950s-80s | common army slang |
| poofter lions | collar badges worn on the wrong side, that is with lions facing outwards, a dress deficiency attracting punishment | 1970 | if worn on the wrong sides, the lions were back-to-front |
| Portsea Pub | Portsea Hotel, the cadets’ favourite watering hole, also used by the staff; seePP, The Portsea | 1970s | name variation |
| Portsea, The | seePortsea Pub, PP | 1950s-70s | name variation |
| PP | Portsea Pub; see also The Portsea | 1980s | abbreviation |
| Punishment Book | book in which punishments were recorded; seeBook, The | 1960s-80s | |
| put in | make an effort, usually at physical training, used to spur mates to greater effort or get aScaly Jack Man to actually do something | 1970s-80s | cf RMC usage of farted in More than a Mere Bravo |
| rack out | sleep; see gonk, catch some zeds | 1980s | from stretching out on the rack (bed) |
| RAP, Light Duties, Evening Flight | Question asked of each cadet on BOS mornings; see next entry | 1984-85 | attempted gallows humour |
| RAP, Light Duties, Evening Meal | Question asked of each cadet each morning for ration strength and parade purposes; see No, No,Yes | 1980-85 | administrative ploy to gather standard information quickly |
| Rec Dress | issue reefer jacket and slacks worn to dinner when blues were not required, and for leaving OCS on recreational activities | 1950s-80s | recreation dress, from RMC and Apprentices School |
| ROG | Roll on Grad | mid 1970s | short time use acronym |
| Roll Book | roll of members marked at first parade daily, to record attendance or nature of absence, also the authority for rations and quarters | 1952-85 | standard army terminology and practice |
| RSM’s Hut | Regimental Sergeant Major’s office, the old Shepherd’s cottage | 1960s-85 | from the occupant |
| scale out | avoid doing something | late 1970s-80s | adaption of obscure slang to scale off = to depart hurriedly |
| Scaly Jack Man | someone who scales out | late 70s-80s | combination of scale out and Jack Man |
| Scramble Course | see Scramble Track; a class would have to race up it together in 90 seconds | 1960s-80s | after the Scramble Track |
| Scramble Track (1) | 150 metre track up a near vertical, root infested sand hill next to the gym which could be scaled only by scrambling up on all fours; also Goat Track, Torture Track | 1960s-85 | name by physical training instructors |
| Scramble Track (2) | a sentence of running up and down the Scramble Track for slacking during physical training | 1970s-85 | sequitur |
| Senior Class | the class next to graduate, in its second half of its course | 1955-85 | |
| Seniors | Senior Classcadets; see SOC | 1955-85 | |
| sent down | transfer of a staff cadet from RMC to OCS for not coping with the former’s academic studies | 1960s | from early UK university terminology |
| Servies | cadets who were previously soldiers; see Ex-servy | 1980-85 | local adaption |
| Show Parade | parade for the reinspection of dress or equipment not properly cleaned or maintained | 1960s-85 | from showing the offending article at the next Defaulters |
| Sick Parade | attendance at the RAP for summary treatment by the medical orderly or doctor | 1952-85 | standard army terminology |
| smock psychological | lightweight, short showerproof camouflage raincoat which met few of those specifications | 1970s-80s | play on the military nomenclature Smock, Tropical |
| Smoko | morning tea; see Mornos, Toc | 1950s-80s | replacing or in parallel with Toc |
| SOC | senior officer cadet – member of the Senior Class without cadet rank | 1955-85 | to give a facade of status with Juniors |
| SOL | Stoppage of Leave, a minor punishment requiring a defaulter to attend Defaulters parades to demonstrate their being on campus, marching behind the ED and CB personnel but not do Extra Drill | 1960s-85 | acronym |
| SOL Train | Defaulters parade marching from the assembly point on the hill down to Badcoe Hall for inspection by the Duty Officer | mid 1970s-80s | resemblance to a train snaking down the hill |
| Sorrento Brownies | Local girls who formed the other half of dancing classes on Friday nights; see Dragon Squad | late 1950s | |
| Split | a rush between periods of instruction, usually when a uniform change was required; see leap | mid 1970s-80s | used in parallel to leap at RMC and OCS |
| Splits | Senior Classmaking Junior Class members practice splits, 5-10 in a session, during their first few weeks; see leap | mid 1970s-80s | as for split |
| Sprog | member of the Junior Class | late 1970s | from ex-Appies |
| star picket 13B | very poor 13B where the score 1 was awarded for each item | late 1970s | 1 was likened to a star picket |
| sweat kit | sports clothing | late 70s | obvious connotation |
| Swimming Test | tests of members’ swimming and flotation capability next to The Pier, then moved to Portsea Pier, usually in front of a packed Portsea Pub | 1960s-85 | standard army test |
| Tank Junction | the road junction where The Tank stood near the obstacle course | 1960s-85 | after The Tank |
| Tank on the Hill | new cadets were asked how much water the tank on the hill held; see The Tank | 1970s | |
| Tank, The | an obsolete Sherman tank called Casper, located at the School entrance, whose gun barrel was raised or lowered as a sign of cadet morale | 1970s-85 | |
| Thanks, Demo | call to the demonstration squad by the instructors after it had completed a demonstration | 1970s-85 | signal for the squad to double away |
| Toc | morning tea, Mornos; Smoko was introduced to replace it, after which the name applied to supper | 1955-85 | allegedly Toc = Tea or Coffee, really the old phoenetic alphabet T= Toc |
| Toc race/racing | competition to beat the other half class to Toc, to leave nothing for the others; stopped temporarily in the early 1970s by the RSM to instil a sense of responsibility but deadly sins resurrected themselves | 1970s-85 | a natural abberation unnaturally continued |
| Toc, scorched | morning tea which had been already demolished by the other company; see Toc race | 1980s | from scorched earth |
| Torture Track | alternative name for Scramble Track | early 1980s | occasionally used alternative |
| Unluckygram | room inspection notice from the Adjutant finding fault and awarding a punishment | 1983-85 | introduced by an adjutant as an unofficial proforma, intended to have an element of humour, mostly lost on the victims |
| up the river | poorly reported on by a DS; see 13B | 1970s | cliche used by Bazza MacKenzie |
| work party | a group of cadets assembled for the purpose of undertaking fatigue duties on the campus or in the field | 1952-85 | common army terminology |
| yama | large hill | 1970s-80s | Japanese word for hill imported by ex-BCOF staff |