See also ASWOC. (example: 2MC, 5MC, 23MC, 26MC). Mythical rates include "Chief Brownnose" and "Brow Nose First Class." Usually tasked with dirty and nasty jobs often referred to as "Shit Work.". Originated during World War II when Admiral "Bull" Halsey designated one officer to oversee wardroom functions. OOC: Pronounced "oh oh see." Gen. Jim Chaos Mattis. "Wrong answer, RPOC! V3 Division: Aircraft Handlers on the Hangar Deck. RATT Shop: Place for flight deck personnel to cool off in the AC and take a nap while they get their "RATT" fixed. ASH Receiver: An "ash tray." Mags: Place to store ammunition and weapons in warships and fortifications. Hollywood Shower: To take a long shower that wastes water (See Navy Shower). C-GU11 (pronounced "See-Gee-You-Eleven"): Seagull. ", Ouija Board/Wee-Gee Board: Flat board with small airplanes, bolts, etc. Used in slang expressions such as "Talk to me when you've got some Time On The Pond.". Bilge Water: Something spoken that is nonsense or ridiculous. Big O boat, USS Oriskany CVA34, Also called the Mighty O boat, After the fire of 10/26,1966 she was called the USS Zippo by some. Marine Dinner Tray: Derogatory description (to the "eldest service branch") of an enlisted sailor's 13 button flap on the front of his dress blue uniform trousers. Mustang: An Officer who came from the Enlisted ranks. "Whatever happens on WESTPAC stays on WESTPAC.". 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. Four (4) by Eight (8) Watch: The worst watch section to be in because one's first watch is 0400 to 0800, then one works one's duty station until 1600, followed by second watch 1600 to 2000, every day. Monkey Butt: same as civilian usage; rash or other anal condition caused by less than sanitary field conditions. Related to the Whidbey Whale. Pass in Review ceremonies are always held on a Friday, meaning that there is a Pass in Review held every week, except during federal holidays i.e. 6. Midnight Ops: The best time to get something done when there are not as many witnesses around. Share. The new sailor is told this is "The Most Important Watch" on the ship. This is an all-white short sleeve uniform that makes the wearer look suspiciously like the ice cream man. HAC: (pronounced "hack") Helicopter Aircraft Commander: the pilot in command of a helo. Spudlocker: Area below the ramp of an aircraft carrier. Battle Group (BG): A group of warships and supply ships centered around a large deck aircraft carrier and that carrier's airwing. An idiots guide to what service members are called in every branch. Compare to "dirtbag." See "Mustang". Tends to be obese with a strong body odor. Battle Stations: A manning condition involving (usually) all hands. Atlantic Fleet equivalent to a Pacific Fleet WESTPAC. Widely known workups involving the carrier and the airwing are TSTA, COMPTUEX, and RIMPAC. rent-a-cops, pecker checker, weener screener, they have to watch you piss for a piss test, EM's are also sometimes called Electrical Monkeys, and Nuke EM and ET's are sometimes collectively referred to as "Wire Biters". See also "SOS," "Shit on a Shingle.". Rate Grabber: Enlisted member with the goal of (and succeeding in) making rate (promotion) quickly. Lucky Bag: Collected unclaimed personal items, or such things confiscated as. Smooth Crotch/Smoothie: A term for Reactor Control division for their tendencies to find ways to never conduct manual labor. Also spelled "JORG", meaning Junior Officer Requiring Guidance, or "JORGE," meaning Junior Officer Requiring General Education. USS Slurpeefish: The USS SAN FRANCISCO. Pier-Queer: Air Force term for "Sailor." E.g. The worst ones are "drive-by shitbombs," where someone pokes their head in, "throws the shitbomb" and leaves. Binnacle List: The daily list of ship's crew who are sick in quarters (see below). AOCS: Aviation Officer Candidate School; since discontinued pre-commissioning programs at NAS Pensacola, FL and Bremerton, WA that trained both prior service and non-prior service college graduates to become naval officers and to subsequently qualify as either Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, Air Intelligence Officers, or Aircraft Maintenance Duty Officers - program merged into with Officer Candidate School from Newport, RI in late 1990s and then in the late 2000s moved to NETC Newport, RI. Crowd Killer: An aircraft which holds 14+ crew (typicaly no passengers). If the first partial day is counted, its referred to as the 8 Day Skate, or 8 days without standing watch or duty. Valves are named with the initials of the system they belong to, ie Seawater valve 1 is SW-1. No Balls: An expression used to suggest that a person does not have the, No Load: A useless sailor. But there are dozens R.O.A.D. "We're going to The Boat for a few weeks.". 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. Dome: A SONAR transmitter/receiver. Rotor Head: Sailor who flies or maintains rotary-winged aircraft (helicopters). one that is given one hour before shift change and will require at least 3 hours to complete. BMOS: Big Man On Ship: Often refers to the ship's Captain. An E-7 HT is an HTC, "Head Turd Chaser". Armpit of the Med: Naples, Italy. 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. 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. P.A.P.E.R.C.L.I.P. Also Modifications and Additions to Reactor Facility, an unusual and impractical research reactor in NY, later turned into a training platform (also phrased as My Ass is Royally Fucked.) Also known as a "Splash guard.". CVN 7 on 2: The USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72. : 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 (. Taken from the Supply Corps' porkchop-shaped insignia. See also A-Gang. See also Monkey Butt. Also used as another in-joke to send new sailors on a wild goose chase. Squid. Specifically anyone in an Admin Field. Also see "cannon ball.". A similar system was used for surface ships. 11 insider insults sailors say to each other - We Are The Sea Warrior: Used by naval personnel whom have never set foot on a ship, usually in response to being called shipmate. The usual cycle is: get up, eat, go on watch, get off watch, eat, go to bed. Many LDOs and CWOs only consider their programs to count as "mustangs", although there are many other programs that lead to enlisted personnel getting a commission. PFM: "Pure Fucking Magic", term applied to when things work, but one doesn't know how or why but they work. D.B.F. Chop: Supply Officer. When the Aircraft carrier goes through the canal, the crew member's job is to look for monkeys trying to jump on the ship. : Fucked Up Ridiculous Educational Device: The computer that graded the teletype capabilities of those going through Radioman "A" School. "Get your dick skinners off my white hat." Mid-Rats: Short for midnight rations. JARTGO: Just Another Reason To Get Out. S.N.O.B. See crossing the line, shellback, and pollywog. Also called Fast Attack boats, also Saturdays, Sundays, and Nights, for their operating schedule. Training Aids: Logically, these are items used to assist by demonstration some point in a training lecture. WAVE Cage: A female only open-bay BEQ, also known as a "meat market" by some Sailors. Bulkhead remover: A fictional substance veteran sailors often task new sailors with getting, as a joke. Compare "USS Ustafish.". Jesus Nut: The assembly which keeps the rotary wing attached to a helicopter. Gigged: Having suffered a point deduction in Boot Camp for an unsatisfactory personal, uniform, or bunk or locker inspection. Jack Off Curtain: The small privacy curtain hanging on the outside of a rack. AWOL: Absent Without Official Leave; this is a US Army and USAF term, not a Navy term, see UA. (U.S. Army Punching Holes: When a submarine is underway submerged, as in "Punching Holes in the Ocean". 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. To drop out of a voluntary program such as aviation or submarines. A "My Wife Chit" is a special request that uses one's wife as an excuse/justification for needing to be absent. Used to be called "Company Commander.". Sailors stationed to a ship are called fleeties by those stationed on shore. The series of books; 43P-1, 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 were separate books covering all aspects of maintenance. 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. Conforms to MIL-STD-2041D to prevent corrosion to nuclear components. Khaki Brigade: chiefs who start taking over an engineering casualty or going over to see what is going on. Fleet Up: When a second in command takes his senior's place upon that senior's transfer, retirement, or other re-assignment. "Sir, if we do this thing now I can go home as soon as it's done." 3. 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.". Twelve are served per table. John Wayne toilet paper: Toilet paper that is rough, tough, and takes shit from no one. Also used to pass information between a flight deck fuel station and flight deck control as to status of fueling operations for individual aircraft. Also "The Pit. Compare "Living the dream!" The edge of passing or failing at something, or ". Knuckle Box: A medium sized, usually red, rectangular metal box widely used in the navy to move supplies to/from the ship. Provide food and supplies to veterans at The Veterans Site for free! Also lifers say things like "there is nothing a sailor needs that is not in his sea-bag"; this usually is a comment implying a sailor does not need to see his spouse or children, more rarely acronym associated with people coasting through their Navy career, stands for "Lazy Incompetent Fuck Expecting Retirement", or "Lowly Indignant Fuck Evading Reality" see also "The ROAD program.". The backstory nickname. See, Girl Scout: A sailor with an inordinate amount of decorative patches on spotless. Bells will only be rung as a single strike, or a closely spaced double strike, with a maximum of eight bells (4 sets of 2). Navy sailors are often given nicknames by their fellow shipmates. Floating Bellhop: Derisive Army term for sailor. AMAN Nobody: "AM3 Schmuckatelli said to, Chief.". "I could have fixed it but I don't have a key to the Gold Locker.". Today, Salt and Peppers are worn by cooks that work in a ship's wardroom. Non-Qual Navy: Derisive term used by Naval Aviators, Submariners, and SEALs to describe the Surface Navy. Dirty-shirt wardroom: (Aircraft Carrier): Forward wardroom immediately below the flight deck for pilots wearing (sweaty) flight gear and working ship's officers. Elephant Scabs. TSC: Tactical Support Center, shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis and operational control center for VP (patrol aviation) missions. So named because of the black and khaki working uniform. HR Puff and Stuff: A nickname given to Hospital Corpsmen who regularly appear for duty in a disheveled manner with their uniform in disarray. )See Fast Cruise. Example: Pucker factor was high when he landed that Turkey single engine with complete AC power failure at night. Hint Irish Gunner Ned Slinger 3. Also seen as a name badge at this time, so officers/petty officers will forget the wearer's real name. Green felt is usually abundant. Verbal equivalent is "__ days and a wake-up." Light off: To literally light the fire in a boiler. A "madame.". No Fuckin' Option is term used for NFOs who would rather be pilots, but don't qualify. Batphone: A dedicated outside telephone line (not for personal use) typically for shore power or security purposes. PT: Physical Training. Senior Enlisted Advisor, a CPO in charge of one's career. Liberty: Free time away from work or the ship, usually after working hours or in port. 2MC: Engineering loudspeaker circuit. Flag, Flag Officer: Rear Admiral (Lower half) and higher ("flag" rank, because they are entitled to show a flag with an appropriate number of stars on their car, ship, building, etc.) So called because most of the meat of a lobster is in its tail. Also called "Four fans of freedom," a desirable platform for airedales who have no wish to spend any time whatsoever at sea. Marines have an equivalent "tack" on each side. 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. ", 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. This is accomplished by spending all day meat gazing, or looking at dicks while guys are pissing. Evil Planet Notorg: Groton CT. (Notorg is Groton spelled backwards.). 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. Brown Nose: Sailor trying a "little too hard" to make rate by sucking up to superiors. Burn Run: An organized evolution to dispose of the material stored in burn bags. 8 (or) 6 boat. (2) (. 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. As opposed to formal ship's wardroom. Black Oil: Navy Standard Fuel Oil (NSFO) BMFH: Big Mother F*****n Hammer; Bonny Dick: Nickname for the USS Bon Homme Richard (LHD-6) Bubble Head: A Submariner; Busy Bee: ", ESWS: Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. Such a sailor will likely be restricted to the ship at the next liberty port. sign. 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. Titivate: To spruce up or clean up the ship and its company. Kamikaze: A hetero male Marine who is so gung-ho that he can only be sexually satisfied by another male Marine. Usually results in one of two things, either NJP, or a fist fight. 1. Submariners are sometimes referred to by the rest of the Navy as 'boat people. (Refers to improperly securing the "dogs" on a watertight hatch when passing through. Landing in the spudlocker results in a broken aircraft and is often fatal. The beak of the eagle can be used as an emergency bottle opener. Much sailor's talk conveys a school : Fuck You Buddy, I'm Just A Reservist. Derogatory name for USS CUSHING (DD-985), especially with the Commodore embarked. If it goes through a bulkhead, it's a door. Vulcan Death Watch: 12 hours of drills separated by 3 rotations of watches. Mt. "Take that and give it the float test". C.L.I.P. "You look like you just climbed out of the dipsy dumpster, Seaman Timmy!". Dixie Cup: The canvas white hat sailors wear with their dress uniforms. Those stationed on shore are called sand ("Set material condition Zebra throughout the ship" is part of the standard GQ alarm.). WEFT: Typically it stands for "Wings, Exhaust (or Engine, for prop aircraft), Fuselage, Tail" and is a method by which ship's lookout stations can visually identify aircraft within the vicinity. Flying the Bravo: Menstruating; from the signal flag, which is all-red, one meaning of which is "I am discharging dangerous goods." Screwing the Pooch: Making a huge mistake. Pogue: A homosexual who may be called a "twink", usually under-aged. Dicking the dog: Putting "half-assed" effort into a task. ": What Company Commanders in boot camp would scream at the RPOC when he/unit screwed up. Bug Juice Sunrise: Orange with a splash of Red. PQS: Personnel Qualification Standards, a card carrying various qualifications for a warfare badge or similar. UNODIR: Unless Otherwise Directed; enables, Unicorn: An officer with a particularly rare designator (i.e. 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. Usually speaks in unintelligible english with a heavy New England or southern accent. May be used simply as a description of the sailor's background or as a pejorative depending on context. Chokers: Service Dress White Uniform worn by Officers and Chiefs. (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.) 96er: A period of five nights and four days off of work due to special liberty or holiday. What nickname is given to a sailor with the surname 'Williams' in the Australian military? (2) A large freezer of the type found on most ships, usually in auxiliary spaces. Example: if told to "Deep Six" a piece of paper you would burn or shred it instead of just throwing it away (round filing or file thirteen). It wasnt unheard of to see a Machinist Mate also occupy the position. Can also refer to the air wing itself, as in CAG-1, CAG-5 or CAG-14. The shortened full name nickname. Smoking Sponson: Designated smoking area aboard aircraft carriers, usually right below the flight deck on the exterior of the ship's hull. Also can refer to "Free The Nukes," referring to sailors in the nuclear power field. Typically these shops are found on aircraft carriers just forward of hangar bay 1 on the 01 level. Given for something done poorly. One-eyed Jack: See "Barney Clark" A. tasty treat served at midrats consisting of a slider topped with a fried egg. "John and I were buds on the but then he went sinker and I never heard from him again.". It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. This can be for a variety of reasons: Medical, personal, disciplinary, etc. JORG: Junior Officer Requiring Guidance (see "George"). A-Gang: The Auxiliaries Division of the Engineering Department. Please support The Veterans Site by adding us to your ad blockers whitelist ads help us to provide food and supplies to veterans. So named for the slanting stem attached to their device. NEC codes identify a nonrating wide skill, knowledge, aptitude, or qualification that must be documented to identify both people and billets for management purposes. ". Blanket Party: A beating administered to someone whose head has been covered with a blanket (to prevent that person from identifying the attackers), in boot camp (and usually at night), because the individual is perceived to have harmed the group by not being squared away. A player unable to make their bid goes set 3 X the bid. Also called an Ensign Salute. Welded to the Pier: A Ship being in an extended period of refit at a shipyard or naval base, which prevents it from making ready for sea for several months or longer. Zero: Officer. 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. Sick in Quarters (SIQ): When a sailor is too ill or incapacitated to perform his duties, he is thus required to report to his rack (quarters), where he will remain until healthy again. 1D10T or ID10T: A mythical substance that new Sailors are sent in search of as a joke. See also WESTPAC/LANTPAC widow. Three Frame Rule: Refers to a sailor or situation that is inherently dangerous. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. (Also known as CGL's Can't Get Laids.). Royal Baby: Originally the fattest man on the ship, chosen as part of Neptune's court during Shellback initiation, which includes kissing his belly. So called because the ship's hull is number SSN 711. Black Hole, The Black Hole: The Navy's main base at Norfolk, Virginia, so called because "it's where sailors' careers go to die. Freeboard: On a ship or boat, this is the vertical distance between the waterline and the "gunwale" (see below). (2) Civilian Under Naval Training. Or, the ship's navigator. Also, a board and dice game akin to Backgammon. Sinking Sarah: USS Saratoga, which had issues with sinking while tied up alongside the pier. VERTREP: Vertical Replenishment: The taking of supplies (resupply) from a supply ship via helo pick-up and drop-off. Also permit everyone to get evening chow at a reasonable hour (although First Dog watchstanders usually find the better chow is all gone). Paint Chit: One of the sources for power on a ship, especially on large ships like carriers or battleships. 2.) It is expected that the sailor will not have another girlfriend that same evening and not get caught with another on a subsequent evening. Very well: Expression of acknowledgement a senior gives a subordinate. Quarter Mile Island: CVN-65, USS Enterprise, and all eight of her reactors. Dammit: Proper way to read an exclamation point quietly. Shit Storm: Severely unpleasant aftermath. See UA, the correct Naval term. Some are: Submarine guys = "Bubbleheads" Air ratings = "Airdales" Engineers = "Snipes" Cryptology = The different services have nomenclature, terms, humorous nicknames and titles that are applied to the various experiences that are unique to each service. Delta Sierra: "Dumb Shit": A stupid mistake or poor performance, the opposite of "Bravo Zulu.". 1. Also called "Charlie" from phoenetic "Victor Charlie.". Generally X(X-ray): always closed, Y(Yoke): closed while underway, Z(Zebra): closed while at GQ. The name derives from the sailor stating that ". 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. A cheeseburger is sometimes called a "slider with slabs.". Ready Rollers are generally thought of in a negative scense due to their poor hygene and lack of respect for themselves, while in close quarters or proximity to other shipmates. (2) Somewhat derogatory reference to a sailor that takes too many chances, or attempts to constantly play the hero. Slick Sleeve: A sailor in the E-1 paygrade who does not have a rating, and who has not yet graduated from Apprentice training. (2) Main engineering space aboard ship to include the Fire Room (boiler room), Machinery Room (Engine Room) or a combined room (Main Machinery Room) containing both boilers and main engines. "Grab the donkey and fuel the bird." Equipment failure is usually caused by letting the smoke out. Flight Line: The area on a ship or station where aircraft are made ready for flight. Aviators say "Live by the gouge, excel by the gouge. Building 36: The USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36). L.T.D.B: "Living the Dream, Baby." Monkey Mate: Derogatory term used by Boiler Technicians to describe their brethren in the much cooler Engineroom on the other side of bulkhead from their Fireroom. The lower lip of the opening sits at shin height. Tweek and Peak: To fine tune something (uniform, rack, hair, etc); usually for inspection preparation. (USMC) A 50/50 solution of Skin-So-Soft & alcohol used during drill to repel sand fleas at Paris Island. JEEP- Junior Enlisted Expendable Personnel- Submarines- Slang for Casualty Assistance Team members "Send in the JEEPs.". A hinge is then inserted that allows for reattachment of the removed gray matter later. Turd Chaser: Hull Maintenance Technition (HT), Wicked Witch of the West: USS Wichita AOR-1. Power School: Naval Nuclear Power School (NNPS), a key part of the training pipeline for Submarine and CVN nuclear power plant operators. Also said as "poking the poodle" or "screwin' the pooch." During the six hours off you eat and sleep. YARFO: "You Ain't Reactor? NAMTRADET: Naval Aviation Maintenance Training Detachment. Also known as pounded the pooch or popped the puppie. Adventurer: It means the Navy Sailor Nicknames. 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