# short arm inspection

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-arm-inspection/5757>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 1, 2000, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-arm-inspection/5757 "2000-01-01T07:26:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![HAIRY41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@HAIRY41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HAIRY41)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2000, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-arm-inspection/5757/1 "2000-01-01T07:26:00Z")

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What is the female military equivalent of a  
G.I. "short arm inspection ? "

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**Author:** ![BigRoryG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@BigRoryG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigRoryG)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-arm-inspection/5757/2 "2000-01-02T06:38:00Z")

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Short arm? I think in (insert own name here)'s case, it’s more of a “yard arm”.

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

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**Author:** ![coosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@coosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coosa)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2000, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-arm-inspection/5757/3 "2000-01-01T19:48:00Z")

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‘Manhole inspection’? \<shrug\>

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Carpe diem - Seize the day  
Carpe noctem - Seize the night  
Carpe cerevisi - Seize the beer

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2000, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-arm-inspection/5757/4 "2000-01-04T11:11:00Z")

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If I remember correctly the correct term was “evaluating the cockpit” a phrase used more by air force personel more than any other branch of the armed forces.