A child with AD/HD [ A.D.D. OR ADHD ] is usually described as having a short attention span and as being distractible. In actuality, distractibility and inattentiveness are not synonymous. Distractibility refers to the short attention span and the ease with which some children can be pulled off-task.
Both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps authorizes service stripes to those service members for every four years of service. In cases where a disciplinary infraction has occurred, the service member is not denied a service stripe but simply is authorized the standard red stripe design.
common Marine Corps terminology: 1) also commonly reffered to as an irish pennant, it describes the little strands of fabric that come off of one's uniform. It is said that I.P.'s tend to grow, thus the need for constant trimming and removal of the same I.P. A common way to remove them is by burning them off with a Bic or Zippo lighter.