Airstart: (1) An attempt to restart an aircraft's engine(s) after in-flight failure. "Wrong answer, RPOC! Every sailor has an assigned duty station to be manned; the ship is set for maximum water tight integrity. CO: Commanding Officer. This is generally done when fuel is almost all used up with no hope of making it to a safe landing area, or when a slowly developing but potentially fatal emergency is going on. Navy Shower: Not a form of punishment. Binnacle List: The daily list of ship's crew who are sick in quarters (see below). George: The juniormost officer onboard a surface ship. AX: The enlisted rating Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician; since merged into AT rating. Derogatory name for USS CUSHING (DD-985), especially with the Commodore embarked. Bar Stool Technician: A term labeled to the former AQ rating, Aviation Fire Control Technician. Air Boss: Air Officer. NQP: "Non-Qual-Puke": A non-qualified crewman who is not yet able to stand watch. Also known as a "shit bag.". There are generally four runs that must be successfully completed. "That donkey dick is about as useful as tits on a boar hog.". Often symbolized by the wearing of a paperclip on the uniform in varying levels of prominence to indicate the sailor's level of disgruntlement. Fresh Water Navy (derogatory) members of the US Coast Guard. Skateboard: A clipboard full of random papers carried as a skating prop, to provide a visual "excuse" for wandering around the ship. PQS: Personnel Qualification Standards, a card carrying various qualifications for a warfare badge or similar. Roll-em's: Movie night, usually shown in the ready room or the wardroom. Let's get going!" Would you like a kick to help you get airborne? Extra Man Onboard, Enlisted Puke: Derogatory term used sparingly and very privately among junior officers to describe a particularly worthless and disliked enlisted subordinate. It is permissible to take one when a ship is pierside connected to pier water and sewer, if no one else is waiting for the shower. Shit Locker: An ass, or rear-end. Not normally pluralised, still expressed as squid, not squids, e.g., Fifty squid. Chief Warrant Officer (W1W5): A "Super Goat," a highly qualified senior enlisted (E-7/E-8) person who has earned a commission through a competitive process and continues to work in their technical field. 8 (or) 6 boat. Its old as the hills, and to my knowledge, no one ever got diagnosed with PTSD from being called a grunt throughout their time in the military. WebNavy personnel are Sailors Marines are Marines Army personnel are Soldiers And Air Force personnel are Airmen. SWCCs are more commonly referred to as Special Boat Teams or Boat Guys., Dirty-dick: To rub genitalia on someones cup or soda can as an act of retribution or to be funny; see also "cock swab.". PosMo: Positive Motivation. Nomenclature used to identify a bird to boot sailors. NFO - Naval Flight Officer. Swabbie #2: "I know. Ground-Pounder: Navy term for Marines, specifically infantry. Historically, the CH-46 Sea Knight (see "Phrog") was used for such resupply, although any aircraft with a cargo hook installed can do. ", Black Pants: An enlisted sailor below the rank of E-7 (Chief Petty Officer). During the six hours off you eat and sleep. ), but does not have the skills to compete successfully. I just got shoulder checked in the hallway by some squid. Pineapple Fleet: The Pacific Fleet, usually refers to the Seventh Fleet (in the western Pacific) and specifically to ships stationed in. Ring Knocker: A graduate of the U.S. Such a sailor will likely be restricted to the ship at the next liberty port. Crow happy: Newly appointed petty officers that are drunk with rank, think they are in charge, and can order subordinates around. Retired RMs may have a ZUT certificate or even a ZUT tattoo. USS In-Port Royal: The USS Port Royal (CG-73). Below department and division. Given for something done poorly. VAW: Fixed Wing Carrier Airborne Early Warning aircraft Squadrons. Compare to "dirtbag." ", Dipsy Dumpster: what a shitbag sailor crawls out of, before going up to quarters, watch, liberty, etc. Generally presided over by the Executive Officer (XO) and run by a Chief or Junior Officer (JO) called "Mr. Vice," these events can become quite rowdy and raucous. Cruise sock: A sock, sacrificed early in a deployment, which one uses to clean up after one masturbates. See also : sailor. A multi-tool (aka Gerber, Leatherman, etc), while not authorized to perform ANY maintenance, is nonetheless carried by most engineers in Reactor spaces. (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.). XOI: Executive Officer's Inquiry: A step in the. Pisser: (1) A urinal (not a toilet). Hollywood Shower: To take a long shower that wastes water (See Navy Shower). 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. Girl Scout Training Aid: A complete pepperoni (a sausage roughly 1-2 inches wide and 2-3 feet long). Smoke Test: Turn on recently repaired electronic gear; worst case scenario it smokes, indicating a catastrophic failure. A submarine (submarines are called boats, with only limited exceptions). The closest thing to a viable explanation of the origin I could find is squid as it applies to inexperienced Bull, Bull Ensign: The seniormost Ensign onboard a surface ship, a submarine, or in an aviation squadron other than in the Training Command. Green felt is usually abundant. Dog watches: The 1600-2000 evening watch is customarily split into two two-hour "dog" watches, so that the watch sections rotate rather than being stuck with the same schedule every day. Can refer to malicious "scuttlebutt," exaggerated "no-shitters," or blatently phony sea stories. These boxes seem to have been designed by some sadist for maximum difficulty when carrying them aboard ship. Ghetto: Open-bay barracks, usually reserved for single sailors who are in transit or otherwise temporarily assigned there. G.I. Named for the affordable alcoholic beverage it sells to junior sailors and contractors, ChuHai. Also called the "high seas." Wog Dog: Sailor acting as a vicious dog and part of the "Royal Party" during Shellback initiation. Bubblegummer: A newbie or young sailor just out of boot camp or school. Balls to Four: A four hour watch technically stood from 0000-0400, though in practice begining at 2345 and ending at 0345. Elephant Scabs: Veal Parmesan. Get Fucked or Fuck-Off from your Navy equals and lower in rank. JAM-Dive buddy: (Submarine Service) A submariner whom you have your way with in the event of a jam-dive casualty. Smurf Suit/Smurfs: Set of blue sweatpants and sweatshirt issued on arrival at boot camp; worn for the first several days and thereafter used mostly for PT. Fart Suit: Dry suit worn by aviators when flying over cold water. Before OBAs the Navy developed and used RBAs--Rescue Breathing Apparatus. Home ported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, she left port only on rare occasions (so her crew could collect sea pay); when she did, she had to be towed back in. See also Monkey Butt. The term is also used of sailors who enlist in Advanced Electronics or Nuclear training tracks, as these also require a 6 year commitment. 180 Amnesia: Occurs when a sailor has been deployed and selective memory is desired to deal with questions asked by his or her significant other. Example: Watch Officer-"What is pH?" Haze Grey Motherfucker: Sailor (or CO) who prefers to be under way as much as possible, or a ship and crew that spends a great deal of time under waye.g, We were haze grey motherfuckers.. Usually this form of Extra Military Instruction is reserved for the most severe dirtbags who are either consistently failing uniform inspection or look like crap on a daily basis. One bell corresponds to 30 minutes past the hour. Usually the junior NFO on a patrol aircraft. Building 1: USS Brooke (FFG-1), so called because she had so many problems with her P-fired boilers that she was regularly unable to get underway from her long-occupied berth at NAVSTA San Diego. Gator squares: Putting a square on a chart, often 3 miles by 3 miles, in the middle of a body of water, and steaming around in it for hours. Knuckle Buster: A pneumatic tool for removing perfectly good paint from steel. Flare to Land, Squat to Pee: Navy pilot's derisive description of aircraft landing technique used by (primarily) Air Force aviators; used in comparison to the nerve-wracking controlled crash that is the typical carrier landing. Sailor 2: "Fuhgowee burger sandwiches.". The term refers to the aquatic animal and CHENG: Chief Engineer. Quarters can be for the entire command, or just the department, division, or branch. Alpha fires leave ash. 43P-1: Work center Maintenance manual; prior to OPNAV numbering the current guidance 4790/4(series) it was 43P. Pri-Fly: Primary Flight Control. This is the only thing in the universe that can travel faster than light. The more derogatory ". Garden Party: A semi-formal social gathering requiring dress whites from the waist down and dress blues from the waist up. The untrained sailors have a quad zip NEC of 0000. From the rating badge which has 4 lightning bolts. 4 acres of sovereign U.S. soil: An aircraft carrier. Double Digit Midget: A short-timer, someone who is less than 100 days from retirement, EAOS, or being discharged to civilian life. Usually new sailors are given a mail buoy watch for the entertainment of the more seasoned sailors. Vitamin M: Motrin, which is occasionally used to combat the various aches/pains/headaches associated with military service. Precursor to Yellow Shirt. Split-pea on Rye. On larger ships, the "First" may be in charge of air crew. B.O.H.I.C.A Key Naval Air Station Key West was located on Boca Chica Key, Florida. Constipation: Derogatory name for USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). Shaft Alley Sally: A loose and easy female shipmate that would be willing and ready to get it on down in machinery spaces and/or shaft alleys. Differs from leave (see above) in that one must stay close to one's home station and it is generally much shorter. They usually return with a sore arm, courtesy of a Hull Technician who is in on the joke. The Navy "rents" them for an extra year in return for promoting them. May also be applied to civilians from three-letter agencies riding a naval vessel. VC: Fixed Wing Composite aircraft squadrons. AOM: All Officers Meeting, held for a variety of reasons like training, port calls, mess issues, etc. Training Anchorage (TRANCH): A frustrating, fuel-saving method of practicing battle tactics electronically among ships while at anchor, usually within sight of an attractive liberty port. Marching Party: In boot camp, an after-hours regimen of intensive training exercises, supervised by the command's special warfare personnel. "Go grease the donkey dick. Even (especially) the ones that pick on sailors. DD: Destroyer, class of ship. A-Farts: (AFRTS) Armed Forces Radio & Television Service. Zippo: (1) A flame thrower attached to a small boat, or a boat so equipped. R2D2: Dome-shaped Phalanx CIWS system, after the visually similar. Some times worn on T-Shirts by sailors who are on the last patrol and getting out or going to shore duty. Derisively, Non-Flying Officer. Also called a "Greeny Weeny." A rate in the Navy similar in duties to a police officer. Rot-Cee Nazi: Derogatory slang term for an ROTC member who has let power go to his or her head; primarily used when such ROTC members board a ship for training, and start pushing around enlisted sailors, who hold higher ranks and/or have had more time on active duty. Other duties include storing and maintaining unit small arms as well as training and qualifying squadron member in their use and the use of deadly force. 1. A container (usually zipper-closed) for toilet articles such as soap, razor, shaving cream, deodorant, etc; especially for expeditionary sailors. F.R.E.D. Bilge Water: Something spoken that is nonsense or ridiculous. A ship's bumper sticker was authorized by the CO and were printed by the thousands until the CO found out what BOHICA meant. 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. Mt. Bully Big Dick: The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). producing adequate electricity, steam, etc. OBNOB: Only Black Nuke Onboard. This follows from a three-section watch rotation, and results in the sailor standing watch at a different time every day and night, repeating every three days. in the civilian world. A great place to catch up on scuttlebutt and unwind after a long day. Similar to the code for "bulkhead remover." Enlisting at 17. a Seaman/Airman/Fireman, getting out of line with a Chief Petty Officer. MAD Boom surfing: Struggling to complete or barely passing required evolutions in training on the P-3 Orion Patrol Aircraft. The Operations Officer is usually third in command behind the Captain and the Executive Officer. Batphone: A dedicated outside telephone line (not for personal use) typically for shore power or security purposes. Water Wings: Derogatory term used (usually by Naval Aviators), for the Surface Warfare Officer qualification badge. Retired RMs may often use ZUG in place of "no" or "negative.". Division: Middle organizational level in most naval commands, below department and above branch. Back Alley: Card game of trump played by 2 to 4 players (mostly "snipes"). Watch condition: Ship's readiness condition:(Denoted by Roman numerals) I: maximum readiness (GQ) all hands at their battle stations, material condition Zebra set (maximum damage control readiness.) Tweek and Peak: To fine tune something (uniform, rack, hair, etc); usually for inspection preparation. The closest civilian equivalent is BMOC (Big Man On Campus). Jocularly re-interpreted as "Christ It Won't Shoot" or "Captain I Was Sure." "I survived a six-month trip on LSD", commonly heard slogan from sailors who have made a deployment aboard such a vessel. Generally, the ones that I did hear about were alcohol induced and largely in the name of fun, or what passes for fun in the military, which is frequent, though hardly serious engagements of violence. General Quarters (GQ): Set to prepare a ship for battle or during a serious casualty such as a main engineering space fire. VA Veterans Administration / Department of Veterans Affairs: A department of the US Federal Government that assists military veterans with medical care, educational benefits for college of technical training, home loans, burial, etc. Seabag Inspection: Formal uniform/personal item inspection for an E-4 and below sailor upon check in to a new command. 2.) (example: 2MC, 5MC, 23MC, 26MC). So called due to the time spent pierside during work ups for deployment after Mobile Bay failed INSURV inspection in 2011. (Refers to improperly securing the "dogs" on a watertight hatch when passing through. Fleet Up: When a second in command takes his senior's place upon that senior's transfer, retirement, or other re-assignment. In reality, consists of an E-5 signing a piece of paper and giving the warning, "if you go up for mast, I will testify under oath that I inspected and saw every item.". Fuzznuts: A young sailor, one not long out of puberty. Flying the Bravo: Menstruating; from the signal flag, which is all-red, one meaning of which is "I am discharging dangerous goods." Building 38: The USS Puget Sound (AD-38). Butt Shark: A Sailor who is obviously brown-nosing in hope of receiving favorable evaluations. A monthly review print-out of one's pay record, time-in-service, amount of leave on the books, and other important record keeping information. : (1) Currently Unqualified Naval Trainee. Charlies are electrical fires, and Deltas burn exotic materials, often metals like magnesium. 1D10T or ID10T: A mythical substance that new Sailors are sent in search of as a joke. that can be moved around to indicate aircraft position and status on an aircraft carrier. Also used to collectively refer to all the officers at a command. Lather up and wash. Midnight Requisition: To "borrow" (with varying degress of consent) a needed item from another unit. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. 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. Wheel Book: Green covered pocket-sized government issue notebook carried by most Petty Officers and Chiefs. Bubba: Any shipyard worker. Knuckle Box: A medium sized, usually red, rectangular metal box widely used in the navy to move supplies to/from the ship. In the navy warrants are generally older and more experienced in a particular area of expertise than a commissioned line officer, much like an "LDO." Flyboy what everyone but Air Force people call Air Force people. Used mostly to supply breathing air to shipboard firefighters before civilian firefighter equipment was approved and adopted. Lieu-fucking-tenant: Illustrates Navy practice of including a swear word INSIDE another word. John Wayne toilet paper: Toilet paper that is rough, tough, and takes shit from no one. USS Lastship: The ship a sailor was on previously. "cunt ring". Pump and Dump: A term in Boot Camp, normally used by RDCs allowing Recruits time to use the Head. USS Loungechair: The fictional ship sailors serve on when they retire. Shit River: The extremely polluted (mostly with sewage) canal just outside the Subic Bay main gate. Training Aids: Logically, these are items used to assist by demonstration some point in a training lecture. 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. "M-Crud" MCRD: Marine Corps Recruit Depot. ". Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, etc. A water craft small enough to be carried on a ship (ships themselves may only be called boats by members of the crew who have completed a deployment). Ditch Wog: A sailor who has passed through the Suez canal or Panama canal, but has not become a shellback. She is usually worried about unsafe flight conditions or an enemy threat (e.g. All-16ths: an adjustable wrench. Floating Bellhop: Derisive Army term for sailor. 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. (Sometimes, a field survey results in an item being handed down to a needier local unit, thrown off the fantail at sea, or sold ashore for booze money.). The usual cycle is: get up, eat, go on watch, get off watch, eat, go to bed. Both types of LSO are referred to as "Paddles.". As a noun the said card. Also known as Extra Military Instruction (EMI). Even so, some distinctively Australian Navy terms have been produced. For sailors, this is usually their own ship. Bubblehead: A sailor in the Submarine service. Zone inspection: A formal inspection of spaces conducted by a team headed by the XO. 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. Buffer Tech: A junior enlisted who polishes the deck with a buffer, a duty normally assigned to shore duty personnel or those attending "A" School. This foul air is released by removing the suit, or more amusingly by pulling one of the wrist seals open while squatting and pointing at an unsuspecting individual, thus forcing all the stench in his direction. A play on words that hints at the escapades her crew may have been involved in. 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. After the 3rd Mod, advances in computer technology and circuit miniaturization brought about the ADCAP which is a truly remarkable torpedo. Generally what members of the other branches call Navy sailors. This slogan was adopted by Reactor Departments on CVNs in response to the Aviation Ordnance slogan "IYAOYAS. Air Department: Consists of 5 divisions, usually manned by Aviation Boatswains Mates. Sinking Sarah: USS Saratoga, which had issues with sinking while tied up alongside the pier. (When describing a female, it may stand specifically for "Fat Upper Pussy Area"; when describing a male, "Fat Upper Penis Area."). Im putting a three frame rule on him. "Here comes the khaki brigade.". Even though an LDO can choose to wear only his/her top three ribbons, they never do; because they always have at least three higher than Good Conduct and they need to have that one on display lest they be mistaken for a real junior officer. Box of Rocks: Derogatory term for more than one sailor that has performed their work in an unsatisfactory manner. Manatee: A dependent wife, usually in Pensacola or Jacksonville that is Manatee fat even though her husband has maintained the same basic size during their marriage. (3) A rumor (because rumors are spread when crew members gather around water fountains). Airwing only workups include trips to NAS Fallon and NAS Key West. HTC: Known as a Hull Tech Chief or slang for "Head Turd chaser" or Home Town Civilian, a term designated to any active-duty sailor about to retire. Basically, they taught the PO2 exam for 6 months. Refers to the shape of a gas turbine module. Tin Chicken: US Merchant Marine Officer Insignia on a US Naval Officers uniform, often worn above the SWO pin. On a carrier, this officer stands just to the port side of the landing area and talks to each pilot as he makes his approach for an arrested landing. The trigger is taped down and once someone holds the end of the screwdriver, the battery is slapped in and the player must attempt to hold on to the screwdriver for as long as possible. SEAL: The United States Navy's Sea, Air, Land Teams, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command and United States Special Operations Command. Brown bagger: Married sailor who brings his lunch from home in a paper bag. Sticks: The levers in the Maneuvering Room of a diesel submarine that are used to change the settings for the main propuslion motors. Ricky Heaven: A number of restaurants and entertainment venues found in a single building at boot camp, so called because only graduates of boot camp may go there. Term used mostly by disgruntled personnel to refer to an "A.J. Liberty Boat: Boat assigned to transfer sailors to and from their ship when in a port that requires the ship to drop anchor instead of pulling pierside. Webster's New World Similar definitions A young motorcyclist who overestimates his abilities, boasts of his riding skills when in reality he has none. "Schmuckatelli is a Limp Dick." POD (Plan of the Day): An official document issued by a command that states all activities occurring that day, from 0000 to 2359. (Coast Guard: Seabag: A large green canvas bag issued to the sailor during boot camp as part of his uniform issue, the nearest civilian equivalent would be a suit case or several pieces of luggage, the seabag is constructed to hold close to 150 lbs. USS Oriskany CVA34, Carriers today are designated as CV, During the VietNam error the A added to CV stood for attack carrier. ), A term indicating supreme indifference; "Gaffer." Usually used by sailors. WebNFO - Naval Flight Officer. Preferred term by Amphib sailors for LCM-8 or LCM-6 boats, as opposed to "Mike" boat. Service Dress Beer: With the pre-NWU utility uniforms, the act of removing the shirt and untucking the T-shirt to hide the name tape above the pants pocket, in order to purchase alcohol on an off-base establishment. Sucking Sarah: Derogatory term used to describe the USS Saratoga (CV-60), also called ", Summer Creases: A term used to mock someone with a wrinkled shirt. Motrin: A magical pill dispensed by hospital corpsmen capable for minor owies or to hypochondriacs; "take two aspirin and call me in the morning." Trons: Those in the AT Rate, primarily O Level, who work in Navy avionics. Sabredog- The connection appears to from back in the 60s, when sailors on the West Coast would buy fresh-off-the-boat Japanese motorcycles without any real riding experience, and ride around while schnockered. See also "Mess Deck Intelligence.". Squared Away: (name for) a sailor who is always "squared away," meaning always having a perfect shave, perfectly ironed uniform, spit-shined shoes, haircut with less than 1mm of hair, spotless uniform, etc.
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