Should always begin with "No shit, this really happened," or "This is a no shitter." a "field expedient Frappuccino" might be made by putting all the MRE coffees, sugars, and creamers into a 2-liter bottle and mixing. Sabredog- By joining the military, you inadvertently sign on for any number of service related slurs. White Rats: Tampons which appear after a sewage leak in the female head. "A grain of sand on the beach of reasons to get out of the Navy.". HAC: (pronounced "hack") Helicopter Aircraft Commander: the pilot in command of a helo. Nuke Striker: Perjorative term used by nukes to describe a coner that asks endless questions about the operations of the nuclear power plant. (as "burn a copy") To make a xerox copy of a document or sheet of paper. The rank XO's Happy Hour: A daily, hour-long mandatory cleaning evolution. NEC codes identify a nonrating wide skill, knowledge, aptitude, or qualification that must be documented to identify both people and billets for management purposes. ", ASVAB: The Navy's enlisted entrance exam. 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. ", EAWS: Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist. Saltpeter: Chemical supposedly added to "bug juice" aboard ship to stifle libido. Conducts operations near shore. (especially Marines) generally called sailors. Quarters can be for the entire command, or just the department, division, or branch. 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. Split-pea on Rye. These recruits usually end up getting ASMO'ed to a company that is earlier in training. Mae West: (Old) term for a life jacket, due to the resemblance of the chest floats to the busty actress. From your Navy superiors. CHT Tank/Shit Tank/Chit Tank: Collection, Holding and Transfer system, which collects all ship's shower and toilet runoff/sewage until such time as it can be pumped or dumped. Bluejacket: An enlisted sailor below the rank of E-7 (Chief Petty Officer). Sea Otter: SeaOpDet-er; a member of a Sea Operational Detachment (SEAOPDET). As the name implies, the deck is indeed blue tile there. MR: Machinery Repairman rating. "We're going to The Boat for a few weeks.". Usually done to avoid getting in trouble at the expense of someone else. Raisin: Recruit or junior sailor, predominantly heard at Naval Training Commands. Roll-em's: Movie night, usually shown in the ready room or the wardroom. See Blowing Shitters, Shitty Kitty: Derogatory nickname for the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Black box: Repair, in primarily for electronic equipment, where an entire card or subsystem is replaced, rather than individual components. or a dirt sailor's sleeping bag. "I could have fixed it but I don't have a key to the Gold Locker.". ", Swinging Dick: Spoken by Marines, and sailors to refer to healthy shipmates while on maneuvers, e.g. Typically not the same person as the sailor's ashore spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend (i.e. Glow worm: A surface fleet name for nuclear machinist's mates. Rickety Rocket: USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) Commissioned 1963, decommissioned 1995, sunk as a target 1998 by USS Enterprise Battle Group. Brain Fart: A condition when, under stress, one cannot recall or perform something that would normally be easy or second nature. VASTARD: Sailors that work with the AN/USM247(V) Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST) operational from 1972-2006. Hoover: The S-3B Viking, mostly due to its unique engine noises. Gig line: The visual line formed by uniform zipper, belt buckle, and buttoned shirt seam. Usually caused by a poor approach or a hook bounce on the deck, this embarrassing event leads to a go-around and another attempt to "board. An animal that floats on top of the ocean and shits on all "Marine" life. Twidget: Sailor in the Electronics or Electrical fields of job specialties. The tradition has sporadically been followed by modern small boat sailors. I know a few, but not enough to really grasp how soldiers feel about this one. "Oh, about a cunt hair." Balls Thirty: (1) The time 00:30, when there is a security sweep on some bases. Wings: Naval Aviator or Naval Flight Officer breast insignia. Gator Navy: The part of the surface Navy that exclusively supports embarked Marines and amphibious operations. 1MC: The General Announcing system on a ship. (2) (Derogatory) Nickname for the USS Forrestal (CV 59) after the fire on 29 July 1967 that killed 134 sailors and injured 161 on the aircraft carrier. Trap: A fixed-wing arrested landing on an aircraft carrier. "Pull up!). 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. Chit: The document a sailor fills out to make various types of special request (i.e. a Seaman/Airman/Fireman, getting out of line with a Chief Petty Officer. When the Engineers cause the ship to move through the water, everyone else goes along for the ride.". Crash & Smash (team): Permanently assigned flight deck firefighting personnel. In the helo world, the Rapid Securing and Transfer (RAST) on the deck of a "small boy.". Derived from when the blocks on a block and tackle are together and can not lift any higher. B.O.H.I.C.A Key Naval Air Station Key West was located on Boca Chica Key, Florida. One-eyed Jack: See "Barney Clark" A. tasty treat served at midrats consisting of a slider topped with a fried egg. The F-8 Crusader was universally accepted as a tits machine. A ship's bumper sticker was authorized by the CO and were printed by the thousands until the CO found out what BOHICA meant. Bulkhead remover: A fictional substance veteran sailors often task new sailors with getting, as a joke. A person with such a rank can also be referred to by number of stars they have; so a "three star" is a Vice Admiral, and so forth. ", FOD Walk Down: A periodic, organized search on an aircraft carrier flight deck or hangar deck looking for debris that a jet engine might ingest. Utterance of the term is usually accompanied by the McDonald's tune followed by "I'm diggin' it" instead of "I'm lovin' it.". Meatball: (1) Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System, a visual landing aid used by naval aviators landing on a carrier. Pineapple Fleet: The Pacific Fleet, usually refers to the Seventh Fleet (in the western Pacific) and specifically to ships stationed in. A.K.A. Generally found in the Western Pacific. Chief: Title given to enlisted personnel who have achieved the rank of E-7 and who have completed their transitional training and indoc. Wheel Book: Green covered pocket-sized government issue notebook carried by most Petty Officers and Chiefs. Smooth Crotch/Smoothie: A term for Reactor Control division for their tendencies to find ways to never conduct manual labor. Material condition: Status open or closed, of various fittings, hatches, etc, which are denoted by a letter. Trice Up a rack. "Oh, he's just flying the Bravo". i.e. 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. DinQ: Delinquent in Qualifications, or some other admin requirement, "on the dinq list for tetanus shot", Dipper: An anti-submarine helocopter with a variable depth dipping SONAR. also,"Forever Fucking Gone", A frigate which spends more time underway than in port. Generally what members of the other branches call Navy sailors. Specialized training for Aviation Administration (AZ) and Aviation Anti Submarine Warfare Operators (AW) ratings. Savy Sue: The nickname of the USS Savannah AOR4, given by her ships' company. Assignments are planned out prior to setting the underway watch and posted in the Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill. "Recruit, go get me an ID10T form, and step on it!". Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 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=70747542, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Barney Clark: A slider topped with a fried egg. Not normally pluralised, still expressed as squid, not squids, e.g., Fifty squid. )"Have a great day"! Shit Can Liner: Plastic bag to put in a shitcan. Also referred to as the "Whistling Shitcan of Death" or a "Flying Anvil. Bogey: An unknown aircraft which could be friendly, hostile, or neutral. Equipment failure is usually caused by letting the smoke out. Jughead: US Marine, so called because their "high and tight" haircuts make their heads look like inverted jugs in profile. Immediately followed by, "Push up, position, Shitbags!" Square Circles: Surface ship operating within an assigned a patrol box. They are a permanent fixture. Some "Nuke Waste" treat it as a sort of dubious badge of honor, others remain bitter about it for the rest of their Navy career. Left side of an aircraft when facing the nose from inside. Even so, some distinctively Australian Navy terms have been produced. Zoom Bag: Navy flight suit, generally fireproof Nomex. WebThe squid says: "don't eat me, I'm really sick!" 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. Right side of an aircraft when facing the nose. 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. Wolf Ticket: Highly suspect information. "We're going to have great liberty this port: A tuna boat just pulled in!". 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. May be used simply as a description of the sailor's background or as a pejorative depending on context. The most enjoyable parts are the "roll calls" from each squadron, and the skits that two or three of the squadrons perform. Big head, overweight, arms (with no muscles) hanging at the side. Drifts around with no apparent purpose. Joe Navy: Another term for a lifer with no life outside the Navy. Also permit everyone to get evening chow at a reasonable hour (although First Dog watchstanders usually find the better chow is all gone). Warrants are competitively selected from the senior (E7E9) enlisted ranks. A play on words that hints at the escapades her crew may have been involved in. Whitney (LCC-20), as it rarely goes to sea. WebIn 1978, U.S. Navy ship (USS Stein) was apparently attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. Also known as pounded the pooch or popped the puppie. JEEP- Junior Enlisted Expendable Personnel- Submarines- Slang for Casualty Assistance Team members "Send in the JEEPs.". Ed's Motel: Navy filmmakers' acronym for Editorials, Motion Picture and Television Department. Cruise widow: A sailor's wife. Horse Cock sandwich is one of the least favorite boxed lunches served to helo crews when visiting other ships. No longer in use, see VFA. HR Puff and Stuff: A nickname given to Hospital Corpsmen who regularly appear for duty in a disheveled manner with their uniform in disarray. USS Forestfire: The USS Forrestal (CV-59). Widow/Widower: Describes wives (and now husbands) with spouses on deployment. Crow happy: Newly appointed petty officers that are drunk with rank, think they are in charge, and can order subordinates around. 2MC: Engineering loudspeaker circuit. Often jocularly applied to broken minor items not requiring any report, or to personnel who are on the. Also known as "Go-Go Juice." A "red cunt hair" is a slightly smaller unit of measurement. Common overnight activity for ships underway. Green Side: The figurative side one is stationed at if one is stationed at a Marine Corps Command; contrasted with the "Blue Side" (Naval Command). B.O.S.N.I.A. Hot Racking or Hot Bunking: Submariners share racks. 2. Galley: Crews' mess, or dining area. XO: Executive Officer: The second-in-Command of a ship, aviation squadron or shore command, second in authority to the Commanding Officer. This is just point of fact, and shouldnt necessarily be viewed as anything other than amusing. DRB (Disciplinary Review Board): Step in the NJP process in which the accused attempts to prove his innocence by being screamed at for 2 hours. PCU: Pre Commissioning Unit: What a ships company is called before a ship is commissioned. All of these were later designated as Cruisers. order Teuthoidea) having eight arms and two long tentacles: small squid are used as food and for fish bait. See also "Black box" and "Transistor Theory". Alternatively, "stop your grinnin' and grab your linen. Soup Sandwich: Any situation or individual that is FUBAR. Mystery Shitter: An intoxicated sailor who returns from the beach and is unable to safely reach the head, defecates in random locations prior to climbing into his or her rack to sleep it off. (Refers to improperly securing the "dogs" on a watertight hatch when passing through. Boondoggle: An inefficient meeting, event, or evolution; one that it is more fun than productive. Crow's Foot: A device placed on a valve wheel to aid in opening or closing the valve due to it being extremely hot or hard to turn. From Hawaiian. Differs from "VERTREP.". So called in reference to her collision with the USS Kennedy in 1975. Civie cut: A civilian haircut worn by males who live around military towns to distinguish themselves from military personnel. Haole: Pronounced "How-Lee" Hawaiian term for non-native. Trips back to the ship in the wee hours of the night are usually very entertaining. This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 09:53. Kirk Benda, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron specialist section chief, kisses his wife Melissa BendaPhoto courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvids/, Missile Sponge (Applies exclusively to Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates, at least for now). POD (Plan of the Day): An official document issued by a command that states all activities occurring that day, from 0000 to 2359. Same as Bluejacket, referring to the blue utility shirt worn by those personnel. Mostly issued in boot camp to set a recruit back in training due to poor performance. Warrant: A warrant officer. Squared Away" sailor. (2) The constant cold that sailors suffer from in bootcamp because they spend 8 weeks confined with 80 people from all walks of life. See, I Want One Jammed In My Ass, Little Pricks Hurt 2. (3) A rumor (because rumors are spread when crew members gather around water fountains). O-Gang: The wardroom. Stacking: The act of crapping on top of some one elses crap when the toilets are secured. Named, due to its apparent high cholesterol content, for Mr. Barney Clark, who in 1982 received a "Jarvik" artificial heart. So called due to time spent in port after running aground near entrance to Pearl Harbor. Fart Suit: Dry suit worn by aviators when flying over cold water. : Broke Dick No Worky-worky. Most schedule writers will have a "snivel log" for such requests, which may or may not be granted based on the needs of the unit and the sniveler's standing with the schedules officer (Skeds-O). Used when a sailors try to tell stories about their previous ships, or how things were handled on their previous ships. Bilge Turd: Derogatory term for "Boiler Technician", typically from jealous Machinist Mates who wish they could be as badass as the now extinct Boiler Technicians were. BOHICA Boat Derogatory name for USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) BOHICA our screws never stop. The term is used, regardless of the officer's age or gender, when the officer has gained the respect of subordinates. Lieu-fucking-tenant: Illustrates Navy practice of including a swear word INSIDE another word. OSs, STs and other Twidgets that don't, for example, stand any rate-related watches in port (in the days of steam ships especially) get even less respect. (F)AWs enjoy it though. Mess Deck Intelligence: Rumors (mostly false) that spread throughout the ship like wildfire. It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. Prefix for any aircraft that has been modified for Search & Rescue. An English sailor told me that the term squid was a step up for a sailor who was lower than a whale turd as a new deckhand. After they got some "We better slow down or the fat boys won't be able to keep up. 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. Machinists Mates, Boilermen, Enginemen, Pipefitters, Damage Controlman, Hull Technicians, Electricians, Gas Turbine Technicians. D.B.F. "Nice shit locker!". (See material condition) (2) (see "Fan room") A room where contraband may be hidden or for sexual relations while at-sea (3) Historically, where a chief petty officer would take subordinates to "make" them comply (using several punches to the face). While not permitted to do the job, it gets the job done just the same. Bubblegummer: A newbie or young sailor just out of boot camp or school. S.O.S. Dinner plate for Marines: The front buttoned flap on enlisted dress blues. Term has become obsolete due to more normal looking frame choices now offered (outside of enlisted recruit training, at least). Non-skid: A rough epoxy coating used for grip on weather decks. Rate Grabber: Enlisted member with the goal of (and succeeding in) making rate (promotion) quickly. That's also a boondoggle. Punishment for screwing up or being a Rock. Usually headed by a junior officer (JO). Small Boy: Term referring to smaller class ships, such as destroyers and frigates. 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. Hot box: Ship's engines are lit off, but ship is not underway. ". one or both of the sailors is currently in a relationship/marriage with a person not stationed on the ship). The Clap Line consists primarily of men who are waiting to get treated for venereal disease. The OIC of this evolution is sometimes referred to as "the FOD-father.". (Collegiate. Department: Highest organizational level in most naval commands. Refering to the senior ranking person for an assigned duty or task. I had to attend stupid-shoot and stupid-swim after the other trainees were at the club drinking 15-cent beers. No Fuckin' Option is term used for NFOs who would rather be pilots, but don't qualify. sign. Brown bagger: Married sailor who brings his lunch from home in a paper bag. In nuclear commands, can sometimes be seen as KEY when over-nuked (the last letters of the same three words are used.). Some Instructors at Naval Nuclear Power School are Limited Duty Officers, but are commissioned immediately upon completion of college, as opposed to LDOs that have spent time in the enlisted ranks. Cock-ologist: Corpsman (derived from a 1980s Coca Cola commercial having a Coke-ologist). TWT: Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier: A component used in DECM/ECM equipment. Sailor 1: "What are you having for chow?" Penis Anus: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS). Also known as Extra Military Instruction (EMI). Often used when situations, as can be normal, repeat themselves but more often when you just know you are about to get it again from the Command. ChuHai Stand: One of two standing-room only drinking establishments in the Honch. 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. Steel Beach Picnic: Celebration on the weather decks of a ship. NAVCIVLANT/NAVCIVPAC: Described as where a soon to be departing sailor from active duty's next station will be. Garden Party: A semi-formal social gathering requiring dress whites from the waist down and dress blues from the waist up. Ping Jockey: Term used to describe Sonar Techs. May also be burned into the skin. Everyone else working while you watch the clouds go by. Drop your cocks and grab your socks: A saying that the petty officer of the watch yells in the sleeping quarters when it's time for everyone to get up. Below department and division. (2) Generally reliable but incomplete information about a subject. P.A.P.E.R.C.L.I.P. ", "Wrong answer, RPOC! JAG: Officer who is a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. Photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvids/. Usually it was gray, loud and smoking when it landed. It has a hand cranked dynamo which will produce a whirring sound on the other station, hence the "growl.". Fashion Show: A series of individual personnel inspections conducted in each uniform the sailor owns. It wasnt unheard of to see a Machinist Mate also occupy the position. SSN: Submarine, Nuclear, class of ship. BINGO: Minimum fuel needed to return to base (RTB). See "air wing.". "John and I were buds on the
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