Sea and Anchor Detail: Every sailor has an assigned duty station to be manned when the ship is either pulling into or out of port. Soup Sandwich: Any situation or individual that is FUBAR. When one goes off, the other takes his place (three men share two racks). : Same Old Shit or Shit-on-a-shingle. Grog: Initially, this referred to the watered down rum ration given daily to sailors in the Royal Navy. Balls Thirty: (1) The time 00:30, when there is a security sweep on some bases. Also termed as Smokin' and Jokin'. Similar to the code for "bulkhead remover." See also TSC. ZUT: CW (Morse radiotelegraphy): "forever." Even (especially) the ones that pick on sailors. Dirty-shirt wardroom: (Aircraft Carrier): Forward wardroom immediately below the flight deck for pilots wearing (sweaty) flight gear and working ship's officers. Usually the most junior officer aboard ship. Mast: Common abbreviated form of "Captain's Mast" or "Admiral's Mast." "I survived a six-month trip on LSD", commonly heard slogan from sailors who have made a deployment aboard such a vessel. CO: Commanding Officer. (Often referred to by civilian instructors when explaining to baffled sailors the haphazard components that seem to work by sheer magic such as transistors, zener diodes, joint effect field effect transistors, shockley diodes, metal oxide field effect transistors, etc.) Cheating was not allowed, and some how would be found out quickly by means of the "honey-ko telegraph. "DD 214" is the form that must be filled out before a member of the military may be discharged. Roll-em's: Movie night, usually shown in the ready room or the wardroom. This can be for a variety of reasons: Medical, personal, disciplinary, etc. This is accomplished by spending all day meat gazing, or looking at dicks while guys are pissing. For example, bulkhead is navy slang for a wall, scuttlebutt is navy slang for gossip, and chit is navy slang for a piece of paper. Ladderwell: Stairs. Comes from the Powertrol valve used in AFFF firefighting systems. See also "Love Boat." Queer: Nickname for the EA-6B Prowler. Compare "Living the dream!" )"Have a great day"! SSBN: Submarine, Ballistic Missile, Nuclear, class of ship. This is the only thing in the universe that can travel faster than light. Telling the LPO you're going up to the calibration shop for awhile but head up to the roach coach instead? Beer Day: On many navy ships, even in the present day, all hands are given 2 beers if they are underway without a port call for a given period of time generally 45 days. A sea lawyer is adept at using technicalities, half truths, and administrative crap to get out of doing work or anything else he doesn't want to do, and/or to justify his laziness. Aboard a ship, it is a can with a hole in the lid, usually hung from the bulkhead near watch stations. Ready Room: Large space aboard a carrier that is the focal point for each of the squadrons in the airwing. Add some contemporary details and those youngsters are mesmerized, as they should be. The name is a concatenation of Bremerton Buffalo described as weight a 'bremer-ton'. Shower: In boot camp the recruits are inspected frequently. When the 'I Believe' Button: A fictitious button to be pressed when complex technical details are not immediately understood, but there is not time to go into laborious explanation. On small boats, the "First" is in charge of boatswain mates and deck seaman. (Growler). Also, a sound powered telephone amplifier. 43P-1: Work center Maintenance manual; prior to OPNAV numbering the current guidance 4790/4(series) it was 43P. "Yeah that was fucking crazy; we came damn near", Seaman Schmuckatelli: Generic name for a sailor, used in a similar manner as "Joe Blow" or "John Q. See "R2D2." For more, see. (2) Generally reliable but incomplete information about a subject. Often called 'Doc', They usually return with a sore arm, courtesy of a Hull Technician who is in on the joke. Smiley-face art optional. O-Gang: The wardroom. Usually only found on submarines due to a significantly smaller number of nukes stationed onboard a submarine. V1 Division: Aircraft Handlers on the flight deck. Pictures of bare-assed drunken aviators standing on the blue tile during port calls are highly prized keepsakes. Evidently, according to my big book of military derogatory term origins, the term grunt started in Vietnam with its first appearance in print in 1969 as an acronym to describe the guys who ended up on the front lines. Pogue: A homosexual who may be called a "twink", usually under-aged. Grotopotamus: The rather large ladies that graze around the Groton, CT area. Emergency Blow: When a sub rapidly blows all of the ballast out of the ballast tanks, resulting in a rapid ascent and an impressive display as the sub breaks the surface. Shellback: An individual who has crossed the Line/, Shitbag (also Shitbird, Shitbrick, Shithead, Shitstain, Shitstick, Shitrat, Shitweed): (1) (. Squared Away" sailor. ", Boopdiddley: All-purpose, virtually meaningless expression, used as an exclamation i.e. USS Loungechair: The fictional ship sailors serve on when they retire. Airstart: (1) An attempt to restart an aircraft's engine(s) after in-flight failure. The head of a ship, submarine, aviation squadron or shore command; usually no lower in rank than a Commander, often a Captain, the Commanding Officer is in charge of most of the everyday things that happen on board the ship, in the squadron or aboard the shore installation, from corporal punishment (Captain's Mast) to common everyday maintenance, and upkeep of the ship, squadron or shore command. Noodle: Commonly referred to as a goofy, borderline retarded sailor with a big head (like a meatball) and a small body like a noodle. On larger ships, the "First" may be in charge of air crew. Sea Lawyer: (1) A sailor or his buddy, making eloquent but completely spurious arguments at Captain's Mast, or in response to some disciplinary action. Only the information one needs to know in a given situation, with nothing else to waste one's time. DIW: Dead in the Water. WAVES: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. On my six: Naval aviation expression referring to having someone or thing at my back, on my tail, directly behind me, relative to the hours of a clock; 12-dead ahead, 3-starboard or to the right, 6 aft or behind and 9-port or to the left. This is clearly demonstrated as the O-4 is constantly nodding in the affirmative and saying, Yessir, yessir when in the presence of the CO. H.M.F.I.C. ID10T: Idiot, pronounced "Eye-Dee-Ten-Tango." MidShitHead: Enlisted common term for a Naval Academy or ROTC Midshipman on their summer cruise on a ship or a command, gaining real Navy experience between academic class years. Continual disregard WILL attract a punishment shower with scrub brushes. Usually used by seasoned boots to refer to sailors with one or more weeks less time in service. Part of the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), IM3 (Avionics) division. Bag of Dicks: An unwanted or extremely tedious task, e.g. Extra Man Onboard, Enlisted Puke: Derogatory term used sparingly and very privately among junior officers to describe a particularly worthless and disliked enlisted subordinate. This put the once-proud frigate into a permanent state of defense to be used as little more than a hedge for higher priority CGs, DDGs, LHAs, etc. More recently referred to as a Carrier Strike Group (CSG). Also known as a "Butt Shark.". 4JG: Communications circuit used by V4 Fuels Division to coordinate flight deck fueling operations between the flight deck and below decks pump and filter rooms. NJP - Non-Judicial Punishment. Saltpeter: Chemical supposedly added to "bug juice" aboard ship to stifle libido. Balls O'Clock: Any unspecified time late at night when it is absurd to be awake and having to do things, be on watch, etc. Sea Otter: SeaOpDet-er; a member of a Sea Operational Detachment (SEAOPDET). A "My Wife Chit" is a special request that uses one's wife as an excuse/justification for needing to be absent. Often leads to mistakes that can produce lethal results. Immediately followed by, "Push up, position, Shitbags!" Pollywog: An individual who has not crossed the, Poopsick: Anything undesirable, specifically feeling seasick. Hot box: Ship's engines are lit off, but ship is not underway. Golden Dragon: A sailor who has crossed the Prime Meridian or the International Date Line into the Eastern Hemisphere. "It was a Butt Puckering experience.". Ricky Ninja: Within minutes of lights out, the entire division is asleep, except for the Ricky Ninjas, dressed in their ski masks and sweaters, sliding from rack to rack, Gullivering, dirty-dicking, and spitting in the RPOC's canteen. FAG: (1) Fighter Attack Guy: F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet pilot or naval flight officer ("NFO"). Enlisting at 17. John Wayne: (1) A can opener supplied with "C" rations. Today's modern electronic video game fighters like the F/A-18 will never be in the same ballpark. IBM (Instant Boatswain's Mate). Pronounced as "one dee ten tee", "one delta ten tango", "eye dee ten tee", or "idiot". The Enlistee is immediately granted E-3 rank upon completion of basic training, and E-4 rank upon completion of "A" school. Shit Can Liner: Plastic bag to put in a shitcan. Pillows of Death: Canned ravioli, usually burned, served for midrats. The term swab comes from military crewmen who swabs the deck with a mop. Deduction is usually one to five points per infraction, depending on the severity. As opposed to formal ship's wardroom. // ]]> Join our newsletter received by other visitors who are preparing for their military career! USS Forestfire: The USS Forrestal (CV-59). Food served to the midwatch. Splice the Main Brace: A party; generally involving alcohol. Fleet Up: When a second in command takes his senior's place upon that senior's transfer, retirement, or other re-assignment. WESTPAC widow: Sailor's wife looking for a temporary fling, often with another sailor. See "titless wave." Workers in the Paint Locker can literally turn someones life into a living hell, by running them all over the ship to get the proper signatures on their paint chit. Machinists Mates, Boilermen, Enginemen, Pipefitters, Damage Controlman, Hull Technicians, Electricians, Gas Turbine Technicians. See Broke Dick. Sometimes used to call for pumping bilges and waste tanks overboard outside coastal limits. Iron Bottom Sound: A term used to this day to describe the waters between Guadalcanal, Savo Island, and Florida Island in the Solomon Island chain, because of the large number of ships sunk in that area during World War II. Surge: A ship deployment from its home port usually lasting 3 to 6 months, as can occur outside of the normal cruise cycle due to operational commitments. Goat locker: A lounge or galley for the exclusive use of "Chiefs.". The series of books; 43P-1, 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 were separate books covering all aspects of maintenance. Anal Palace: The fast attack submarine USS Annapolis. This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 09:53. WebNoun- A long haired, sometimes bearded, Marine hatin Sailor with certain medical skills that would go through the very gates of Hell to tend to a wounded Marine. FASOTRAGRULANT/PAC: Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group, Atlantic and Pacific. Personally, Im more on board with the first. as sailors wander past in search of libations. Most engineering daily chores are performed on the 0000 watch, after which one is relieved at 0530 for chow, followed by drills at 0700, chow at 1200, followed by drill review at 1300, collateral duties at 1500, chow at 1700, followed by the 1800 watch; a very long "day" underwater 24+ hours. Can also refer to a green or inexperienced sailor, officer or enlisted person, e.g. Double Digit Midget: A short-timer, someone who is less than 100 days from retirement, EAOS, or being discharged to civilian life. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of someone who sits at the back of the school bus; outcast. Punishment for being on the 0000-0400 watch. LSD: Dock landing ship, or Large Sitting Duck, so called due to their slow speed and absence of any significant offensive weaponry. Borrowed from the SI unit for reactive power, used to describe a particularly useless Electrician's Mate. Desert Duck: Helo that delivered mail in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. TAPS: Announced over the 1MC at 2200 local time, "Taps, Tapslights out, all hands turn into your bunks, maintain silence about the decks." Drop a Chit: The act of filling out a request chit. Slick Sleeve: A sailor in the E-1 paygrade who does not have a rating, and who has not yet graduated from Apprentice training. PosMo: Positive Motivation. One designated Port, and the other there is no other, only Port once again, hence the term re-Port. A multi-tool (aka Gerber, Leatherman, etc), while not authorized to perform ANY maintenance, is nonetheless carried by most engineers in Reactor spaces. Polish a Turd: Make the most of a bad situation. Scrambled Eggs: Gold embroidered decoration on a Commander's/Captain's cover. BINGO: Minimum fuel needed to return to base (RTB). Phraseology: Instant Boatswain's Mate, just add water. (4) Chief Kitchen's office in Slidell, LA. Good Humor Man: Reference to the Summer White uniform. Bar fine: Fee paid to the manager ("mamasan") of a bar (generally adjacent to the former Naval Base Subic, former Naval Air Station Cubi Point, or former Clark Air Base in the Philippines) for letting a "hostess" take the night off. Also used as another in-joke to send new sailors on a wild goose chase. Equipment failure is usually caused by letting the smoke out. This is especially true if the paint being requested is classified as hazardous material, requiring special ventilation and lockouts. Sea Warrior: Used by naval personnel whom have never set foot on a ship, usually in response to being called shipmate. Example: S-3 Viking. Let's get going!" VX: Fixed Wing Experimental Aircraft Squadrons. Also called Fast Attack boats, also Saturdays, Sundays, and Nights, for their operating schedule. Fart Suit: Dry suit worn by aviators when flying over cold water. Kamikaze: A hetero male Marine who is so gung-ho that he can only be sexually satisfied by another male Marine. See also A-Gang. Smooth Crotch/Smoothie: A term for Reactor Control division for their tendencies to find ways to never conduct manual labor. Used to be called "Company Commander.". TLD (Nuclear): Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter. Most commonly seen on a "Dogged Watch" schedule. 4MC: Emergency communications circuit that overrides sound powered phone communications to alert controlling stations to a casualty. Fat Boy: Derogatory term for Amphibious Ships used by bridge officers on cruisers and destroyers. Savy Sue: The nickname of the USS Savannah AOR4, given by her ships' company. Captain's Asshole: The XO. Boat School: Nickname for the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, MD. ", MARF: Acronym used by a superior to a roving watchstander, means Make Another Round, Fucker. Ricky Forklift: A boot camp term for a dust pan. Air Wing: The aviation element on board an aircraft carrier consisting of various squadrons. This is the expected norm in the United States Navy. Gerbil Gym/Gerbil Room: Exercise space on board ship with treadmills, stationary bikes, and elliptical trainers all pieces of equipment on which one performs motions that should move one to another place, though one remains in the same position like a gerbil on its wheel. If they are found to have soiled clothing as a result of not showering, several of the company will take the recruit into the barracks shower and scrub the persons bare skin with floor broom heads. Khakis: Term used to describe senior enlisted members (E-7 and above) or officers, due to the khaki-colored working uniform typically worn by them. Short Timer's Chain: A chain that hangs from the belt of a "short timer" for all to see, with one link representing a day, signifying too short to care, and usually starting with 30 links. Things can also be repaired and gotten into proper working order and then referred to as "checks five-oh." The name comes from "rveill" (or "rveil"), the French word for "wake up.". This 2-day class must be completed every few years by pilots and aircrew. Material condition: Status open or closed, of various fittings, hatches, etc, which are denoted by a letter. Also said as "poking the poodle" or "screwin' the pooch." Never washed, except as a prank by disgruntled juniors. "Sir, if we do this thing now I can go home as soon as it's done." Full disclosure on what you can expect when joining the military. "secure the forward diesel" or "secure from general quarters"; can also be used to to prepare something for sea, as in "secure for sea.". OS's constitute "OI Division.". Usually new sailors are given a mail buoy watch for the entertainment of the more seasoned sailors. See "Brown Water.". WebThe quickest way to strike a squids nerve is to make gay jokes. "Take that and give it the float test". Even so, some distinctively Australian Navy terms have been produced. Bilge Troll: Engine room lower level watchstander; junior enlisted nuke machinist mate on sub. WebSquid. Freeboard: On a ship or boat, this is the vertical distance between the waterline and the "gunwale" (see below). Gator: Gator Navy vessel or sailor. Wayspouse: Sailors' spouses waiting on the pier, if sufficiently overweight that they could be used as navigation waypoints. These seals also keep all flatulence inside the suit, where it remains hot and mixes with ball sweat, pitstink, and various other foulness. Power troll: A name for any officious person, usually used by engineers. Breakaway Music: Music played over the 1MC after "breaking" away from an oiler following UNREP. O-N-O-F-F actuator (or switch): The on/off button or switch on any device, usually used in the context of a subordinate not grasping how to power a device up or down. No longer in use, see VFA. Any mesh bag, but so named because usually used to contain soiled laundry. Mess line: The straight line of the buttoned shirt over the fly of the trousers. Officers are O-Gangers. On other surface ships. An utterly epic goat rope (. Right side of an aircraft when facing the nose. HCO: Helo Control Officer, talks to each pilot as he makes his approach to a small boy (See LSO). ", "Wrong answer, RPOC! See "Chub Club.". The CAG, ship's CO, and battle group admiral are also usually invited and present. Yes, you know the kind, 100 sailors go out, 50 couples come back, or it aint gay if its under way, and many, In the aviation community, hot racking refers to an individual who has not taken a shower before retiring to his bunk, usually after working a 12-hour shift on the flight deck. Circular firing squad/circular ass-kicking: An attempt by all command levels to find someone/anyone to blame for a problem for which no one wants to take blame. Marine Mattress: A female who likes to "socialize" with the Marines. Active duty obligation expires the day before the enlistee's 21st birthday. Boats list (lean to the inside of a turn), Ships heel (lean to the outside of a turn). For example 2 sets of 2 bells, followed by a single bell (5 total) could be 0230, 0630, 1030, 1430, 1830, or 2230. As the name implies, the deck is indeed blue tile there. Split-pea on Rye. Websquids Any of a number of long, slender, carnivorous cephalopod sea mollusks (esp. Bubblehead: A sailor in the Submarine service. Cannon balls: Baked, candied apples served to midshipmen at the Naval Academy on special occasions. VP: Fixed Wing Patrol Aircraft Squadrons. Bluejacket: An enlisted sailor below the rank of E-7 (Chief Petty Officer). Guns: A sailor in the Gunner's Mate rating. ", Seaman Timmy/Fireman Timmy: Used in similar fashion as "Seaman Schmuckatelli" except with a slightly more negative connotation of a sailor who is not too bright, or could be expected to do something stupid without any malicious intent. Ramp Strike: When an aircraft gets drastically low while attempting to land on a carrier and strikes the "round down," or stern of the ship, with devastating results. Generally not considered to be a good situation. Both beers are opened when they are given to the crewmember to prevent them from being hoarded. NMOP: (common on Boomer Subs) No More Patrols Ever. EMO: Electronic Materiel Officer, line officer or electronics CWO or LDO responsible for maintenance of the unit's radar, radio, and command and control equipment. "How are you doing today PO Jones" "Living the dream Captain". Color Company is also given the honor of being the first company to Pass in Review if there is not a Hall of Fame Company that graduates Boot Camp at the same time. Mythical rates include "Chief Brownnose" and "Brow Nose First Class." (The list of reasons is very extensive and can be found in BUPERSINST 1900.8C, Enclosure (2).). Derives from the 5-point evaluation system used in the navy, in which a score of five is given to individuals who perform exceptionally well. May be used simply as a description of the sailor's background or as a pejorative depending on context. Baby Birdfarm: A helicopter carrier/amphibious assault ship. The closest thing to a viable explanation of the origin I could find is squid as it applies to inexperienced Bagger: A sailor who is chronically late for watch relief. Brown Trout: Occurs when some Hull Tech blasts the sewer lines, causing raw sewage to be disbursed onto the decks of lower level berthing areas. Aye, aye: Yes (I heard the order, I understand the order, and I intend to obey/carry out the order). Fat Enlisted People / Forced Exercise Program. A term used in the old Navy (not the store), Squid is what other branches. See also "Mess Deck Intelligence.". Busted: Reduced in rank as a result of Captain's Mast. So called because it is the 5th branch of the armed forces, yet falls under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. Named for the maintenance catapult shots where only the shuttle is moved down the track with no aircraft attached. Therefore, his left sleeve is "slick", or has no rate or rating insignia at all. See "XO's Happy Hour.". Fourballs: Midnight, entered as 0000 when writing logs; The "Fourballs watch" is midnight to 0600 when underway on a submarine, using a 3 person x 6 hour shift, 18 hour rotation "day" for each watchstation. May also be burned into the skin. one that is given one hour before shift change and will require at least 3 hours to complete. Passing through, especially by junior enlisted sailors, is highly discouraged. : Diesel Boats Forever: (marking on an) unauthorized pin showing a non-nuclear submarine. Frog Hog: A female who hangs around Navy SEALs. Term used to show dissatisfaction with enlistment or unity amongst a brotherhood of bitter and disaffected sailors, specifically submariners.
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