[CDATA[ 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. "How are you doing today PO Jones" "Living the dream Captain". A pumice stone for cleaning a wooden deck. Quarters is used to present awards, pass information, and make every sailor squeeze into their ill-fitting, rarely-worn uniforms at least once a year. Hot box: Ship's engines are lit off, but ship is not underway. A "red cunt hair" is a slightly smaller unit of measurement. (See "Brown Water Navy."). PRT: Physical Readiness Test. CINCHOUSE: Commander-in-Chief of the House. 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. AMAN Nobody: "AM3 Schmuckatelli said to, Chief.". B.O.C.O.D: "Beat Off Cut Off Date": The date prior to returning home from a deployment on which a man should stop masturbating in order to save himself up for his wife or girlfriend. '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. "You are a shitbag!" Add some contemporary details and those youngsters are mesmerized, as they should be. USS Neverdock: Any ship that seems to stay out at sea for unusually long periods of time. Mt. AOL: Absent Over Leave; Navyspeak for AWOL. Color Company: The recruit company in boot camp that maintains the highest score through the entire eight week evolution; they are given three days special liberty unmonitored. "DD 214" is the form that must be filled out before a member of the military may be discharged. Basically, they taught the PO2 exam for 6 months. Brown Water Puddle Pirate: Affectionate name given to the US Coast Guard by their brethren blue water sailors. Port and Report: A watch stood without relief. Even so, some distinctively Australian Navy terms have been produced. Fart Suit: Dry suit worn by aviators when flying over cold water. 3Ps are relatively new pilots in a patrol aircraft. Spit-kid: in earlier times, a wooden bucket-like container for sailors who chewed tobacco, who spat the result into it. A-Gang: The Auxiliaries Division of the Engineering Department. Pronounced "See Whiz.". So named because they are so thick and hideous that one is guaranteed never to have sex while one is wearing them. Rack Burns: Reddish marks seen on the face of a sailor who has just emerged from sleeping in his/her rack. No Balls: An expression used to suggest that a person does not have the, No Load: A useless sailor. Khaki Brigade: chiefs who start taking over an engineering casualty or going over to see what is going on. The beak of the eagle can be used as an emergency bottle opener. squared away" above. Mast: Common abbreviated form of "Captain's Mast" or "Admiral's Mast." So named because one can't do anything without a chit, especially one that is "lost in routing". I know a few, but not enough to really grasp how soldiers feel about this one. CSO: Combat Systems Officer: Officer responsible for maintenance of a ship's combat system (gun, missile, radar, command control and communications systems). SSBN: Submarine, Ballistic Missile, Nuclear, class of ship. 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. Members are known as "A-Gangers." It is EXTREMELY loud to overcome the jet noise on the flight deck. WebLast and maybe my favourite slang word for 1 pound is a squid S-Q-U-I-D, yes as in the eight armed sea creature. Monkey fist: A Turks head knot tied in a rope to add weight and mass to a heaving line. Or half a glass of coffee, half chocolate milk and a shit ton of sugar. Precursor to Yellow Shirt. ", Float Check (also Flotation Testing, Float test): Throwing something overboard. Variations include clinging to the MAD boom or water-skiing from the MAD Boom. CIWS: Close In Weapon System. Civie cut: A civilian haircut worn by males who live around military towns to distinguish themselves from military personnel. CPO: Chief Petty Officer. Frocked: Advanced in rank or rate with no pay increase. An angry or particularly unpleasant attitude, such as one might have if their only job onboard was to collect and retain everyone else's refuse, and then on top of that some asshole got mad and kicked him, leaving a big, ugly dent in his side. Quarterdeck: Ceremonial area of the ship used while in port for either boarding, or disembarking the ship, usually found at the main deck level, mid-ship. Place where food is prepared for consumption. (2) An argumentative, cantankerous or know-it-all sailor. A-Farts: (AFRTS) Armed Forces Radio & Television Service. Also seen as a name badge at this time, so officers/petty officers will forget the wearer's real name. 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. Batphone: A dedicated outside telephone line (not for personal use) typically for shore power or security purposes. EAOS: Expiration of Active Obligated Service. Best used with higher voltage drills. Term used to show dissatisfaction with enlistment or unity amongst a brotherhood of bitter and disaffected sailors, specifically submariners. Derisively, Non-Flying Officer. Senior Enlisted Advisor, a CPO in charge of one's career. Ball Button: The fourth button down on the new Service Uniforms, so called because it has a tendency to come undone. IBM (Instant Boatswain's Mate). Also, a game played by aviation personnel involving several long tables and a great deal of beer, wherein the aviators attempt to replicate with their bodies the, Creamed foreskins: Creamed chipped beef. : Seen on a numerical list of epithet substitutions, especially transmitted over radio, which has to stay clean. As in "Shit can that chit, you're not getting any liberty.". PIERPAC: Pretending to be on deployment while moored to a pier. AFTA: Advanced First Term Avionics: Part of the advanced electronics schooling package, reserved for AT's AQ's and AX's for advanced training. Joe Shit-in-the-rag Man / Joe Shit the Rag man / Joe Shit Charlie the Rag Man: An under-performing sailor. Usually results in one of two things, either NJP, or a fist fight. Fleet Tug-Nuclear, Fire Technician-Nuclear). "I survived a six-month trip on LSD", commonly heard slogan from sailors who have made a deployment aboard such a vessel. 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. A dangerous thing for a sailor to be around Pearl Harbor, as some of the natives see them as easy targets for crime, especially when local law-enforcement doesn't seem to care. So called in reference to her collision with the USS Kennedy in 1975. CIVLANT/CIVPAC: Home, or where you go to when you leave the Navy. (When describing a female, it may stand specifically for "Fat Upper Pussy Area"; when describing a male, "Fat Upper Penis Area."). 2023 Before Joining the Military. XOI: Executive Officer's Inquiry: A step in the. Flyboy what everyone but Air Force people call Air Force people. Motrin: A magical pill dispensed by hospital corpsmen capable for minor owies or to hypochondriacs; "take two aspirin and call me in the morning." Dick Skinners: Hands. Sparks: Radioman. Can be a collateral duty for a commissioned officer or more frequently, a civilian contractor's primary duty. Nuke Waste: A term for sailors who fail to complete the Nuclear Power training program and are subsequently assigned into a different, non-nuclear rating for the remainder of their enlisted contract. TSC: Tactical Support Center, shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis and operational control center for VP (patrol aviation) missions. Derived from an arcane method of reading signal strength. All rights reserved. Example: "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET THEM MARCH BACK FROM CHOW?!?" The second explanation pertains to the combination of military uniform components:flat cover (aka, a hat) with a collar which allegedly makes the the head and neck look unusually cylindrical. Often scrawled on the walls of toilet stalls by sailors who have been assigned to clean it for a reason. Splicing such a cable was a daunting task, and the sailor tasked with such a job was given an extra tot of rum for his trouble. Guns: A sailor in the Gunner's Mate rating. So called because it is the 5th branch of the armed forces, yet falls under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. (as "burn a copy") To make a xerox copy of a document or sheet of paper. When the wardroom is short on baby Ensigns and/or in shipyard overhaul periods the 1st Lt may be a Chief Petty Officer. Example: Pucker factor was high when he landed that Turkey single engine with complete AC power failure at night. 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. Any mesh bag, but so named because usually used to contain soiled laundry. WebNFO - Naval Flight Officer. See "air wing.". : Fucked Up Ridiculous Educational Device: The computer that graded the teletype capabilities of those going through Radioman "A" School. Salt Cookies: Sugar cookies when the boats Culinary Specialist confuses salt for sugar. Trice Up a rack. (Term endures within CG.). "Carry on" allows personnel to continue whatever they were doing. Dome: A SONAR transmitter/receiver. Branch: Lowest organizational level in most naval commands. Similar to CGU-11. Steel Beach Picnic: Celebration on the weather decks of a ship. Rotor Head: Sailor who flies or maintains rotary-winged aircraft (helicopters). Pencil whip: (1) Filling out a form with mostly imaginary data or fluff. Ditty-bop: A Radioman or Cryptologic Technician Collection (CTR), from the sound of Morse code. Because frankly, I find this shit amusing. The cold shoulders from civilians persist in certain Navy towns. XO's Happy Hour: A daily, hour-long mandatory cleaning evolution. Rating: Refers to an Enlisted man's job description, i.e. Queer: Nickname for the EA-6B Prowler. "DD" was also the type designation for pre-missile destroyers. Also a Variance on the rules. JOPA: Junior Officer Protection Association. Captain's Asshole: The XO. Torpedo Sponge: Similar to "Missile Sponge", this refers to the smaller ships in a convoy, whose duty it is to protect the carrier, to the point of taking the torpedo hit for the carrier if needed. Most commonly seen on a "Dogged Watch" schedule. Usually consists of one cruiser, one supply ship, and one or two destroyers, frigates, and submarines. Pirate Navy: Small boy crafts generally referring to the smallest of the vessels, such as Minesweepers, Coastal Patrol boats, and sometimes Frigates. Blowing the ___ Fleet: Performing oral sex on a prostitute (in reference to the fact that said prostitute may have had sex with the entirety of the named fleet). MEDCRUISE: A float (operational cruise) in the Mediterranean Sea. A similar system was used for surface ships. V2 Division: Maintenance of Catapults and Arresting Gear. Emerald Shellback: One who crossed the Equator at the Greenwich Meridian. The first is the high and tight buzzed haircut that has long characterized the (motivated) Marine, and how the style somewhat looks like a jar. Pri-Fly: Primary Flight Control. Named for the affordable alcoholic beverage it sells to junior sailors and contractors, ChuHai. "secure the forward diesel" or "secure from general quarters"; can also be used to to prepare something for sea, as in "secure for sea.". Also can refer to "Free The Nukes," referring to sailors in the nuclear power field. Shower Tech: Sonar Technician (Submariner). See also "Mess Deck Intelligence.". Meat Gazer: Unlucky individual designated to make sure the urine in a "Whiz Quiz" actually comes from the urinator's body. Power troll: A name for any officious person, usually used by engineers. Pier-Queer: Air Force term for "Sailor." YARFO: "You Ain't Reactor? Gigged: Having suffered a point deduction in Boot Camp for an unsatisfactory personal, uniform, or bunk or locker inspection. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. Holy stone: The stone or the act of using one. Marines - Leathernecks or Jar Heads. Busted: Reduced in rank as a result of Captain's Mast. Oscar: The buoyant dummy used during man-overboard drills. Divisions are sometimes divided into branches or work centers. See "Raisin. "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, Girl Scout: A sailor with an inordinate amount of decorative patches on spotless. Drifty: Lacking the ability to stay focused while attempting to perform a given task. Glow worm: A surface fleet name for nuclear machinist's mates. VS: Fixed Wing Anti Submarine Squadrons. Called the Whammy b/c many aspiring naval flight careers are ended before they even begin due to some unknown ailment. Missile Sponge: Usually a frigate or destroyer with limited air defense capability stationed on the outer ring of a battlegroup, as they are the ships most likely to be hit in a convoy. Also called Boomers. Used for testing Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA's) on E-2C Hawkeyes, F-14 Tomcats, and S-3 Vikings. Often used sarcastically in reference to Naval lifestyle. OOC: Pronounced "oh oh see." Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). If it goes through a bulkhead, it's a door. This is an all-white short sleeve uniform that makes the wearer look suspiciously like the ice cream man. Blue Falcon: (Also known as a "Bravo Foxtrot") Slang term for "Buddy Fucker", also, "Noble Order of the Blue Falcon" for those who are true masters of Blue Falconry. Petty officer, 1st class, PO1, is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces.It is senior to the rank of petty officer 2nd-class and its equivalents, and junior to chief petty officer 2nd-class and its equivalents. Building 20: Derogatory term used to describe the U.S.S. So called due to time spent in port after running aground near entrance to Pearl Harbor. Johnny Cash's: The (defunct) Winter Working Blue uniform; so called due to the fact that they were all black (black being called navy blue) and Johnny Cash was the man in black. MARINE: Acronym for Marines Always Ride in Navy Equipmentor Muscles are Required Intelligence Not Essential or My Ass Really Is Navy Equipment..or My Ass Rides In Navy Equipmentor Muscles are Required Intelligence Not Expected. 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." It is sometimes cured by a "Channel Fever Shot," a slap or kick to the backside. (2) (. Also termed as Smokin' and Jokin'. No longer in use, see VFA. Haole: Pronounced "How-Lee" Hawaiian term for non-native. USS Forestfire: The USS Forrestal (CV-59). The 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 books were replaced in the mid 1980's with one book. 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 Three steel balls: Meant to be humorous but oddly accurate reference to a sailor or situation acting like a sailor: "Put a sailor in a room with three steel balls. Doc: Nickname and term of respect given to Hospital Corpsman by their shipmates and Marines. 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. All of these were later designated as Cruisers. The opposite of a highly respected and particularly valuable "Good Man." Haze Grey: The color painted on Navy ships. Building 36: The USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36). 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.. 43P-1: Work center Maintenance manual; prior to OPNAV numbering the current guidance 4790/4(series) it was 43P. Term used to refer to the lucky nuke who gets out of the Navy next. Baby Birdfarm: A helicopter carrier/amphibious assault ship. Shitter: (1) A toilet (not a urinal); also known as a crapper. Some of the most entertaining offerings are the propaganda commercials it frequently airs since regular advertising is not permitted. Dog zebra: Closing fittings or doors for light discipline at night. OBNOB: Only Black Nuke Onboard. In rare cases, the S.N.O.B. 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