Clink or Mush—the guard room.
Brief, Cheque or Ticket—discharge documents.
Dock—a military hospital.
Swinging the Lead—the equivalent of "telling the tale."
Weighed off—when a soldier has been awarded punishment for an offense he is said to have been "Weighed off."
High Jump—an appearance before the C.O. to answer a charge of breaking regulations.
Lost His Number—a man is said to have "lost his (regimental) number" when he is reported for any offense. It is "lost" because it is placed on the report sheet.
Stir—imprisonment in a detention barracks.
Chancing His Arm—committing an offence in expectation that it will not be discovered. A N.C.O. is said to be "chancing his arm" because he may be deprived of his stripes.
Jankers—defaulter's drill.