(1974), Boot Camp: Term used to refer to the eight week basic training course held at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. Mast: Common abbreviated form of "Captain's Mast" or "Admiral's Mast." Pogue: A homosexual who may be called a "twink", usually under-aged. Liberty: Free time away from work or the ship, usually after working hours or in port. Used mostly to supply breathing air to shipboard firefighters before civilian firefighter equipment was approved and adopted. : (1) Currently Unqualified Naval Trainee. Kiddy cruise: officially a 'minority enlistment'. Refers to the brace cable used to hold the mainmast of a sailing ship upright. squared away" above. ", Wog: Short for "pollywog", as in "wog ceremony.". A rate in the Navy similar in duties to a police officer. Supposedly from the first letters of the words "Oh Shit. Gator-Freighter: A ship used in amphibious warfare, or generally the transportation of Marines and their equipment, especially, a carrier-like vessel (. Often concern radical changes to the ship's schedule. JO Jungle: Pronounced "J-O Jungle; term for the berthing assignments of Junior Officers which consist up eight racks and associated berthing facilities. See crossing the line, shellback, and pollywog. To ELTs, it's "Superior Mechanic, Almost God.". In case you've been wondering about the meaning behind some of these abbreviations and terms, then this glossary is just the thing for you. Bolter: Failed attempt at an arrested landing on a carrier by a fixed-wing aircraft. Pier 20: Derogatory term used to describe the U.S.S. Kick start (a deck seaman): Surreptitious corporal punishment applied by driving one's boot down the shin of the offending seaman to encourage better and faster work. Origins of the "Cake Eater" Saying The cake eater expression first appeared between 1920 and 1925, but?became popular by the 1996 movie Mighty . Pump and Dump: A term in Boot Camp, normally used by RDCs allowing Recruits time to use the Head. Foc's'le Follies: A gathering of all the aviators in the airwing in the carrier's foc's'le (forecastle). Sack-o'-Lantern: A scrotum stretched across a battle lantern that has been energized. Part of the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), IM3 (Avionics) division. Derived from when the blocks on a block and tackle are together and can not lift any higher. Jack-o'-the-Dust: A ship's cook in charge of keeping track of the ship's food stores. Civie cut: A civilian haircut worn by males who live around military towns to distinguish themselves from military personnel. They have small, useless metal handles on the side, and are perfectly sized so that one has to turn them at an angle to get through a knee knocker without grazing one's knuckles. Sometimes referred to as "Tango Uniform". If the first partial day is counted, its referred to as the 8 Day Skate, or 8 days without standing watch or duty. Come back an hour later: one will be missing, one will be broken, and one will be in his pocket." Consists of classroom and pool instruction and culminates with the dreaded "Dilbert Dunker" and "Helo Dunker. DOR: Disenroll at Own Request, Drop at Own Request. (2) The constant cold that sailors suffer from in bootcamp because they spend 8 weeks confined with 80 people from all walks of life. Other usage: "PFM circuit" for electronics in depot level repair only equipment whose inner workings are not required to be known. Chit Chipper: Paper Shredder. METOC), UNREP: Underway Replenishment: The taking of supplies from a supply ship by maneuvering alongside it and passing lines between it and one's own vessel. Players are first dealt 1 card each then 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13, 13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Wayspouse: Sailors' spouses waiting on the pier, if sufficiently overweight that they could be used as navigation waypoints. Usually used among those who aren't particularly pleased with shipboard life. Mess line: The straight line of the buttoned shirt over the fly of the trousers. "DD 214" is the form that must be filled out before a member of the military may be discharged. The 43P-1 book containing MIPs stayed in the work center and was a deep red color with 43P-1 across the cover. Compare "Living the dream!" (2) An underperforming Cryptologic Technician or "CT" Shitbag. Also the name of the current submarine-launched nuclear missile and its systems. Usually only found on submarines due to a significantly smaller number of nukes stationed onboard a submarine. USS Backyard: A sailor's home of record, to which he or she happily returns upon discharge. Ricky Crud: (1) A one-night sickness which sailors acquire in bootcamp after receiving their smallpox vaccinations. Goat Fuck Operation: A situation in which every possible aspect fails or goes "sideways". "first-termers"). "I see you have summer creases in your shirt. NMOP: (common on Boomer Subs) No More Patrols Ever. JAG: Officer who is a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. Turd Chasers: Nickname for individuals assigned to the Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) and Seabees Utilities Man (UT) rating because their shipboard and base duties include plumbing. The watchstander is dressed in protective gear carrying a 10 to 12 foot pole. Example: "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET THEM MARCH BACK FROM CHOW?!?" "cunt ring". The beak of the eagle can be used as an emergency bottle opener. It may be fixed, as in those mounted on the bow of a ship below the waterline, or mobile like those "dipped" by anti-submarine helocopters. Called that for the fact the turds could look like a rumpled brown fish. Drift Count: Monitoring the movement of the ship while at anchor. 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. Sea Warrior: Used by naval personnel whom have never set foot on a ship, usually in response to being called shipmate. Square Circles: Surface ship operating within an assigned a patrol box. : Big Ol' Standard Navy-Issue Ass (from the apparent widening of the hips due in part to the cut of the working uniforms), Bosun's Punch: New sailors on ship are sometimes assigned to find this mythical tool in the office of one of the ship's Bosuns (. Dirty Boat Guy: The nickname Dirty Boat Guy or "DBG" is associated exclusively with the US Navy's Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman. "Oh, about a cunt hair." Blue Roper (also: Blue Rope): A sailor that is in training to be a Recruit Division Commander, so called because of the blue rope they wear on the right sleeve. 4MC: Emergency communications circuit that overrides sound powered phone communications to alert controlling stations to a casualty. Trons: Those in the AT Rate, primarily O Level, who work in Navy avionics. They make replacement parts and repair or overhaul ship's engines and auxiliary systems. Jughead: US Marine, so called because their "high and tight" haircuts make their heads look like inverted jugs in profile. Usually played at a level that would normally get you a ticket in town and is so distorted as to make it impossible to identify the song. Aviators say "Live by the gouge, excel by the gouge. ", Hooligan Navy: WWII Navy pejorative for the Coast Guard, from its flexibility in enlisting men discharged from other services to rapidly expand for Prohibition. Standard Navy Redundancy Standard. 43P-1: Work center Maintenance manual; prior to OPNAV numbering the current guidance 4790/4(series) it was 43P. PCU: Pre Commissioning Unit: What a ships company is called before a ship is commissioned. Usually lasts on a good day about 3-4 hours. (Dumb Ugly Bitch): woman enrolled in the Naval Academy. "John Wayne it." Can also be used to describe someone or something that stopped functioning. Lather up and wash. Good Humor Man: Reference to the Summer White uniform. Military slang is practically a second language. Bilge Water: Something spoken that is nonsense or ridiculous. "Well, one alfa main feed booster pump went limp dick so we put one bravo online.". Usually headed by a junior officer (JO). Useless piece of machinery. Trips to the beach are generally low key. Once it reaches a high enough speed, the rod is turned so that the steam blows the object completely off the rod and likely at another sailor, who then has to dodge the "danger nut.". Call an Audible: American football term refers to the quarterback changing the play in the last minute based on the defense lineup. Bag of Dicks: An unwanted or extremely tedious task, e.g. Sometimes referred to by specific ingredients, e.g. "Shithead is on a boondoggle again. "Carry on" allows personnel to continue whatever they were doing. IBM (Instant Boatswain's Mate). Fuckface: Any person or thing which has a face. This term derives from the nickname "squid", meaning "sailor.". Derives from Bremerton, Washington, where there is a base at and around which such females are common. During wartime, armed guards may be posted on both sides of the blue tile. The CAG, ship's CO, and battle group admiral are also usually invited and present. Make a Hole: An informal way for an Enlisted person to get through a passage way that is blocked by other personnel. 8 (or) 6 boat. 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. (3) Issued wool peacoat. Signs the card of slimy pollywogs after crossing the line, making them Trusted Shellbacks. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). (Onboard Submarines, often used as part of the phrase "Air Breathing No Load," meaning a useless sailor or rider who is using up resources and providing nothing in return.). 9. Meat Identifier: A side dish during chow that helps in identifying usually nondescriptive looking main dishes. "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. Common departments are combat systems (combination of some operations/weapons department divisions) supply, admin, deck, engineering, operations, and maintenance. Building 36: The USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36). Air Department: Consists of 5 divisions, usually manned by Aviation Boatswains Mates. Set Zebra: Sex involving double or triple penetration. Without a change of course, this will ultimately end in a collision. Lifer: A name given to both officers and enlisted men who love the Navy and make it clear they want to be in for 20 or more years; lifers will try to convince others to re-enlist. Golden Dragon: A sailor who has crossed the Prime Meridian or the International Date Line into the Eastern Hemisphere. VAW: Fixed Wing Carrier Airborne Early Warning aircraft Squadrons. Example: "You're working on an electrical system without tagging it out, when along comes Seaman Schmuckatelli, who energizes the circuit and ZAP, you're fried calamari. Fuck the mission, clean the position: Break out the, Fuck You, strong message follows: Seen on a numerical list of epithet substitutions (the unauthorized "Falcon Code," derived from the "Charlie Echo" code), especially transmitted over radio, which has to stay clean. Seabee: A member of the Construction Battalions. Buddy Fucker: Someone who fucks over their shipmates, and who is not to be trusted with any information or watch swap. Fulmer: A sailor that desperately tries to win various games (ping pong, pool, etc. It seems that the passageways are purposely chosen to maximize delay and frustration when a pilot has to do an. Quarters can be for the entire command, or just the department, division, or branch. "[I/You] just got Norfucked!". Cake-eater: Derogative term for officers. Bandit: An aircraft which has been positively identified as hostile. Bravo Zulu: Originally, "BZ" was a signal meaning "Well Done." So called because most of the meat of a lobster is in its tail. "Boot ensign.". JORP: Junior Officer Rest Period. The washer or nut spins wildly due to the high pressure of the steam. Midnight Ops: The best time to get something done when there are not as many witnesses around. Ricky Rocket: A boot camp "energy drink" made from an assorted mix of sodas, sports drinks, coffee, sugar and artificial sweetners used to help keep the recruit awake. Mando Commando: Sailor assigned mandatory physical training (Mando PT or FEP) for being overweight or failing the Physical Readiness Test. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. ", Tape Zebra: Maddening condition aboard ship, especially aircraft carriers, where passageways are "taped off" so that they may be waxed, dried, and buffed in the middle of the night. Flavor Extractor: Standard equipment in all Navy galleys. AOL: Absent Over Leave; Navyspeak for AWOL. Also called. Cruise widow: A sailor's wife. 2-10-2: A female, perceived to be unattractive otherwise, out at sea on a ship which has many more males than females and who is consequently paid more attention than she would be paid on land. In rare cases, the S.N.O.B. CSO: Combat Systems Officer: Officer responsible for maintenance of a ship's combat system (gun, missile, radar, command control and communications systems). Some'are here, some'are there, some'are everywhere.". ": An expression said (in a very cheery manner) on occasions when, in fact, it is not a Fine Navy Day at all. YARFO: "You Ain't Reactor? Alpha Dogs: Refers to Alpha Company, a division of vehicle operators and mechanics within the Naval Mobile Construction Battalions, also known as the Fighting Seabees. COD: Carrier Onboard Delivery: The C-2 Greyhound, which ferries people and supplies to and from a carrier on a regular basis. Trice Up a rack. Vultures' Row: The place from which people can watch flight operations without being in the way, typically the O-7 to O-9 level on an aircraft carrier's island. Non-Useful Dody) A sailor who has not completed any qualifications and is therefore of no use to their division. Both beers are opened when they are given to the crewmember to prevent them from being hoarded. Ready Roller: a sailor who wakes up, "rolls" out of his rack- without washing or brushing- "ready" to head to the Mess Hall to start his day. The most junior officer aboard ship, who has to handle the most demeaning or illegal duties demanded by HQ. Gold Locker: A locked cabinet in the Engineering Spaces wherein the most valuable, precise, fragile, or one-of-a-kind tools are kept. Zero: Officer. Also known as pounded the pooch or popped the puppie. 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. DLG: Destroyer, Leader, Guided Missile, class of ship. Naval Academy. Frocked: Advanced in rank or rate with no pay increase. (2) Former Action Guy: Any SO, SB, EOD, ND, or FMF Recon Corpsman or any other parachute-qualified member who is in a position where they cannot maintain their jump quals, or goes into a different warfare community. Gaff Off: To ignore or purposely fail to show proper respect to someone more senior, such as by blowing off an assigned task, by not saluting, or by using improper forms of address. Busted: Reduced in rank as a result of Captain's Mast. Term has become obsolete due to more normal looking frame choices now offered (outside of enlisted recruit training, at least). Bug Juice,the JP-5 infused koolaid served aboard aircraft carriers, Appendix:Glossary of U.S. Navy slang/Unit nicknames, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang&oldid=71237696. Very rarely, a PO2 (due to changes in high year tenure), which leads the question of how somebody can screw up that badly and still call it "good" behavior. Cake could be a general term for something desirable, one example of this is the idiom. TSC: Tactical Support Center, shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis and operational control center for VP (patrol aviation) missions. Lalapazazer: A good sport Lemon-Squeezer: A subway car. Permanent Help: Slang for a PH (Photographer's Mate) in a fighter squadron. See "Irish Pennant.". Akin to PFM (pure fucking magic). (2) The pennant flown to denote the ship has won the Battle "E" competition. ", MARF: Acronym used by a superior to a roving watchstander, means Make Another Round, Fucker. Often performed with a white glove and a black sock. ("Set material condition Zebra throughout the ship" is part of the standard GQ alarm.). LST: Tank landing ship, or Large Slow Target, a now disused type of. Puka: any small space or opening. No longer moving through the water, which means rudder control is lost as well. Airedale: A sailor who works in one of the Navy's aviation rates also know as "Brown Shoes.". Whitney(LCC-20), as it rarely goes to sea. NAVCIVLANT/NAVCIVPAC: Described as where a soon to be departing sailor from active duty's next station will be. Usually a soft-bodied, self-involved Politician. Butt Kit: Ash tray. The Goo: Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). Steel Beach Picnic: Celebration on the weather decks of a ship. Triced Up: Trapped in a rack more cramped then usual, as a result of shipmates opening one's rack while one is sleeping in it (after they discover one forgot to secure it shut before getting in). Hollywood Shower: To take a long shower that wastes water (See Navy Shower). On submarines it's called the Maneuvering Watch. Smooth Crotch/Smoothie: A term for Reactor Control division for their tendencies to find ways to never conduct manual labor. Back when there existed a rating called Boiler Technician (BT), they most commonly were the Oil Kings. NQP: "Non-Qual-Puke": A non-qualified crewman who is not yet able to stand watch. "Another Fine Navy Day! Mighty Mo: Nickname for the USS Missouri (BB-63), now a museum ship at Pearl Harbor. "Schmuckatelli is a Limp Dick." Pencil whip: (1) Filling out a form with mostly imaginary data or fluff. Two of these are blindfolded. So named because one can't do anything without a chit, especially one that is "lost in routing". The Kool-Aid-like beverage dispensed on the. 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