Black paint or ‘Boot-Topping’?
For military personnel, boot-topping and boot paint is basically the same thing. If you don’t know that it is, bot-topping the thick and liquid-like coating used to lather between the waterline and the deck. Typically made of sulfur or lime, civilians would likely not be able to tell it apart from black paint! Meanwhile, military men can detect it without any problem whatsoever. Just another army thing.
Black Paint Or ‘Boot Topping’
Quiet In Line
When standing in line, military personnel keep quiet and avoid making a ruckus. This behavior has been instilled in them since they had to stay in a queue before going to the mess hall or listening to orders. This is the kind of behavior we should definitely follow when lining up for the bus or the ATM.
Quiet In Line