The term refers to the aquatic animal and how it can swim fast in a straight line but similar to inexperienced motorcyclists, have trouble quickly changing directions. Chicken-catch-me-fuck-me: Chicken Cacciatore. 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. "No, just gator squares.". Chop: Supply Officer. Can also be used to describe the status of a person whose plan has gone awry. Maverick Can: The perfect place to sleep in a weapons magazine. Usually introduced by XO on the 1MC. Often a good source of humor for when the topsiders ask what they are for. Meat Identifier: A side dish during chow that helps in identifying usually nondescriptive looking main dishes. Saltpeter: Chemical supposedly added to "bug juice" aboard ship to stifle libido. Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club: Those elements of the Pacific Fleet which operated in the referenced waters 1965-1975. His assistant is the "Mini Boss.". WebCanada. Seabag Inspection: Formal uniform/personal item inspection for an E-4 and below sailor upon check in to a new command. Dock jumpers: The unfortunates who would have to leap ashore to tie up when no "line handlers" are available. 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. PPC: Patrol Plane Commander. Usually the senior pilot on a patrol aircraft, having been previously designated a 2P (second pilot). Also referred to as the "Whistling Shitcan of Death" or a "Flying Anvil. Also "The Pit. "If Airman Smith isn't in this shop in 5 minutes, write that piece of FOD up. Often refers to all chiefs, E-7 through E-9. Ladderwell: Stairs. The Pond: The Deep Blue Sea. The term is used, regardless of the officer's age or gender, when the officer has gained the respect of subordinates. Battle Stations: A manning condition involving (usually) all hands. DLG: Destroyer, Leader, Guided Missile, class of ship. Lobster: A female sailor. NMOP: (common on Boomer Subs) No More Patrols Ever. Drift Count: Monitoring the movement of the ship while at anchor. NAMTRADET: Naval Aviation Maintenance Training Detachment. Ricky Forklift: A boot camp term for a dust pan. TSC: Tactical Support Center, shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis and operational control center for VP (patrol aviation) missions. On larger ships, the "First" may be in charge of air crew. USS Slurpeefish: The USS SAN FRANCISCO. I just got shoulder checked in the hallway by some squid. ". 13 button salute: When a sailor in dress pants pulls down on the top two corners and all 13 buttons come unbuttoned at once, usually done just before sex. USS In-Port Royal: The USS Port Royal (CG-73). Bilge Water: Something spoken that is nonsense or ridiculous. Flight Line: The area on a ship or station where aircraft are made ready for flight. Example: "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET THEM MARCH BACK FROM CHOW?!?" "first-termers"). COC: Chain of Command: The hierarchy of officers a sailor takes orders from, the order in which supervisors are in charge. (2) The pennant flown to denote the ship has won the Battle "E" competition. Brain Fart: A condition when, under stress, one cannot recall or perform something that would normally be easy or second nature. Here today, GUAM tomorrow: Received orders from one island to another island, as in ADAK to GUAM. ". 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. WebNavy personnel are Sailors Marines are Marines Army personnel are Soldiers And Air Force personnel are Airmen. Chem Wipe: Also known as Kim-Wipes, though they bare no resemblance to the far more delicate Kimberly-Clark product. Cruise: A ship deployment from her home port, usually lasting between 5 and 8 months. Ditch: To intentionally crash land an aircraft as "gently" as possible usually into the water. Pier-Queer: Air Force term for "Sailor." I was in the Navy for 7 years and the best I can tell the Marines came up with it as a comeback for jarhead. Utterance of the term is usually accompanied by the McDonald's tune followed by "I'm diggin' it" instead of "I'm lovin' it.". (2) Generally reliable but incomplete information about a subject. It wasnt unheard of to see a Machinist Mate also occupy the position. Mad Shitter (AKA Phantom Shitter): A sailor who does not flush a toilet. A room located high in an aircraft carrier's island where the Air Boss and Mini-Boss run all flight operations within a five mile radius of the ship. Also possibly named to represent a generator that is providing no power to the system and therefore not taking on its share of the load. Weight gain apparent in senior enlisted men and women who have taken desk jobs. See also BROWN SHOE. Department: Highest organizational level in most naval commands. Ive heard a couple of explanations for this. Can be outdated classic rock that was never really popular in the first place, or cool music, depending on the ship's commanding officer. Jack-o'-the-Dust: A ship's cook in charge of keeping track of the ship's food stores. Wetting down: Party celebrating a promotion/advancement or warfare qualification. As in "side walking, bug-eyed beach creature". Example: "The fuckin' aux drain pump is fuckin' broke-dick.". They are more often than not quite beautiful and are often sought after by nave junior sailors who neglect to check the downstairs plumbing until its too late. "Get your dick skinners off my white hat." Should always begin with "No shit, this really happened," or "This is a no shitter." (3) to John Wayne (a helmet): To leave one's helmet's chin strap undone, the way John Wayne often did in movies. 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. Port and Starboard: A rotation of two duty sections or watch teams, one designated port, and the other starboard. producing adequate electricity, steam, etc. Strikers are sailors that enlist without a guaranteed rate (job), with the intention of floating around until they find a department where they fit in. Note, an amphibious command ship may also coordinate supporting arms from non-gators, such as destroyers or aircraft. : (1) Currently Unqualified Naval Trainee. Army - Doggies or Dog Face. Someone who has been given a "Bag of Dicks" has been "bagged," which is quite similar to getting 'sand bagged'. Meatball: (1) Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System, a visual landing aid used by naval aviators landing on a carrier. Or, the ship's navigator. Skittles: Sailors who work on the flight deck of a carrier. Generally what members of the other branches call Navy sailors. See also ASWOC. Similar to a real check valve which only allows fluid to go one way. 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. Officer's Country: The area of the ship where the Officer's berthing area and Wardroom are located; Enlisted men are not allowed into Officer's Country without permission, with certain rating exceptions. B1RD: Pronounced: Bravo One Romeo Delta. Uncle Sam's Confused Group (USCG): The US Coast Guard. 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. Presently, in the USN, it refers to the alcoholic brew offered at social events like "dining-ins" and "dining-outs." Typically, as a hazing ritual, sailors fresh out of boot camp are sent out on a wild goose chase to retrieve a, "Portable", Pad Eye. Salt Cookies: Sugar cookies when the boats Culinary Specialist confuses salt for sugar. JAM-Dive buddy: (Submarine Service) A submariner whom you have your way with in the event of a jam-dive casualty. Airstart: (1) An attempt to restart an aircraft's engine(s) after in-flight failure. Whitney(LCC-20), as it rarely goes to sea. A term used in the old Navy (not the store), Squid is what other branches. INT WTF: Letters Pronounced Individually. 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). A ship's bumper sticker was authorized by the CO and were printed by the thousands until the CO found out what BOHICA meant. Tweek and Peak: To fine tune something (uniform, rack, hair, etc); usually for inspection preparation. In modern times it is an aluminum rubbish bowl. So called in reference to her collision with the USS Kennedy in 1975. The beak of the eagle can be used as an emergency bottle opener. Also stands for "Fun Time Navy" around higher chain of command to save face in front of said chain of command, yet "secretly" means "Fuck the Navy." (3) A task that has to be done yesterday. If operating on one boiler at the time of the casualty, the ship then goes "dark and quiet" as all power and propulsion is lost. The untrained sailors have a quad zip NEC of 0000. (. The near universal habit of repeating the last word in an acronym, e.g. O-Gang: The wardroom. No longer in use, see VFA. Bilge Rat: Someone who works in the engineering spaces. (especially Marines) generally called sailors. Squat to Pee: An ELT (Engineering Laboratory Technician, a water chemistry and radiation monitor on a nuclear powered vessel) or (. Split-pea on Rye. 2023 Before Joining the Military. Officially referred to as "Intensive Training" or "Advanced Intensive Training. WebMoney-slang also extends to multiples: score = 20; pony = 25; ton = 100; monkey = 500; And so on; I'd put my money on what you saw being intentional, rather than accidental. The Commanding Officer usually wears a special pin on his pocket designating him Command Afloat, or Command Ashore. Used mostly to supply breathing air to shipboard firefighters before civilian firefighter equipment was approved and adopted. Douche down: To wash, usually using fresh water. Roach Coach: A snack or lunch truck that stops at each pier where the ships are berthed. Noodle: Commonly referred to as a goofy, borderline retarded sailor with a big head (like a meatball) and a small body like a noodle. Division: Middle organizational level in most naval commands, below department and above branch. The most enjoyable parts are the "roll calls" from each squadron, and the skits that two or three of the squadrons perform. Clobbered: of a landing pattern or comms frequency at a field or ship: filled to capacity, such that one can't get an aircraft or a word in edgewise. F.U.B.I.S. So called because the ship's hull is number SSN 711. Working Party: When there is loading of supplies, the Quarterdeck will call for a "working party" to be manned by each division of the ship, the number depending on the task. (USMC) A 50/50 solution of Skin-So-Soft & alcohol used during drill to repel sand fleas at Paris Island. Usually headed by a junior officer (JO). 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. Floating Bellhop: Derisive Army term for sailor. Ricky Iron: Using one's right hand to press one's uniform flat. Mast: Common abbreviated form of "Captain's Mast" or "Admiral's Mast." (2) A type of putty used to seal the large steel access panels to the air casing on a steam boiler. Stand By: To wait, can also be to foreshadow chastisement or punishment from a superior. Building 20: Derogatory term used to describe the U.S.S. Sea Lawyer: (1) A sailor or his buddy, making eloquent but completely spurious arguments at Captain's Mast, or in response to some disciplinary action. 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). Helmet Fire: When a pilot becomes so task saturated in the cockpit that he loses the big picture and situational awareness (SA). HT Punch: A mythical tool newbies are asked to fetch from the engineering spaces. Hamster: Chicken cordon bleu, a common chow entree. When the wardroom is short on baby Ensigns and/or in shipyard overhaul periods the 1st Lt may be a Chief Petty Officer. It is sounded during flag ceremonies and funerals, generally on bugle or trumpet. An obsolete / unofficial procedure signal. Caused by Foreign Object Debris, such as nuts, bolts, or anything that could be sucked into a jet engine, damaging it. DD: Destroyer, class of ship. It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. Five and Dimes: A watch rotation where the sailor or watch team stand five hours of watch, then have ten hours off (to clean, perform maintenance, train, get qualified, conduct drills, take care of divisional business or their collateral duty, eat, shower, and occasionally sleep). (1) Good sea stories should involve creative embellishment, inasmuch as one should tell it better than the guy one heard it from, with oneself (or an un-named "buddy") as the new star. Cu Shing: The sound of shit when it hits the fan. Also, a board and dice game akin to Backgammon. 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. They are a permanent fixture. Dependopotamus: Term used for overweight dependents of sailors. Dicking the dog: Putting "half-assed" effort into a task. COD: Carrier Onboard Delivery: The C-2 Greyhound, which ferries people and supplies to and from a carrier on a regular basis. Pirate Navy: Small boy crafts generally referring to the smallest of the vessels, such as Minesweepers, Coastal Patrol boats, and sometimes Frigates. Trons: Those in the AT Rate, primarily O Level, who work in Navy avionics. Also spelled "JORG", meaning Junior Officer Requiring Guidance, or "JORGE," meaning Junior Officer Requiring General Education. S.N.A.F.U. Pronounced "See Whiz.". Fun Boss: Morale, Welfare and Recreation Officer. 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