"put in hack"

[Mehrgan]

Hi,

What's the meaning of this idiom please? Is it used in BrE?
(I heard it in the film "Top Gun",...The commander tells a pilot he'd screwed up a few tymes twice put in hack by him...Sort of "ignore"?)


Ta!

[bhaisahab]

Hi,

What's the meaning of this idiom please? Is it used in BrE?
(I heard it in the film "Top Gun",...The commander tells a pilot he'd screwed up a few tymes twice put in hack by him...Sort of "ignore"?)


Ta!

Are you sure it wasn't "put in hock". Have a look at this link for its various meanings: In hock Synonyms | Synonyms of In hock and Antonyms of In hock at Thesaurus.com

[vil]

I’m not a teacher.

Hi Mehrgan,

"put in hack" (confined to the ship)
"Put in Hack" was the primary way junior officers were punished for not being perfect.
Deck Logs
http://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/deck_logs.htm

Regards,

V.