Burnbag: (1) One of the red-and-white-striped paper bags which are used to hold classified material meant for destruction. Quarters can be for the entire command, or just the department, division, or branch. See crossing the line, shellback, and pollywog. Papa Chuck: The P-3C Orion patrol aircraft. Smiles (Game of): A game in which two or more Sailors sit at a specially designed table or bar, typically in the Philippines, and receive fellatio from one or more prostitutes. Hot box: Ship's engines are lit off, but ship is not underway. But I know just what to do with you" The shark takes the squid to his friend and says: "here's Punishment for screwing up or being a Rock. As in: BM2 keeps parting lines on the capstan. Also, a wet dream induced by ship's motion. Bag Nasty: A pre-packaged bag lunch usually consisting of a cold cut sandwich, piece of fruit, and juice box or can of soda. Also called No F'n Good. EB Green: Green duct tape acquired from Electric Boat in Groton, CT; can be used to fix almost anything, temporarily. AIMD: Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. AOL: Absent Over Leave; Navyspeak for AWOL. Sometimes used especially of the sailors from the USS Mathers. Usually used by seasoned boots to refer to sailors with one or more weeks less time in service. A.K.A. Damn sailors. Balls Thirty: (1) The time 00:30, when there is a security sweep on some bases. Here today, GUAM tomorrow: Received orders from one island to another island, as in ADAK to GUAM. See Broke Dick. Sea and Anchor Detail: Every sailor has an assigned duty station to be manned when the ship is either pulling into or out of port. Also sailor(s) who head for the quarterdeck immediately after "shift colors.". See also "Love Boat." "Boopdiddley!" Ground-Pounder: Navy term for Marines, specifically infantry. Bull, Bull Ensign: The seniormost Ensign onboard a surface ship, a submarine, or in an aviation squadron other than in the Training Command. Used primarily at the former Subic Bay and Clark bases in the Philippines. Bitching Betty: The recorded or computer generated female voice heard in an aviator's headset when something is not as it should be. (3) ("Submarine Service") Forward Area Gentleman: A crewman serving in the forward part of the submarine, a non-Nuke. The closest civilian equivalent is BMOC (Big Man On Campus). Motrin: A magical pill dispensed by hospital corpsmen capable for minor owies or to hypochondriacs; "take two aspirin and call me in the morning." Cruise widow: A sailor's wife. )"Have a great day"! USS In-Port Royal: The USS Port Royal (CG-73). Screaming Alpha: A sailor who is on fire and is running around screaming. Whidbey Whale: A dependent wife that is Orca fat even though her husband has maintained the same basic size during their marriage. Evil Planet Notorg: Groton CT. (Notorg is Groton spelled backwards.). Rent-A-Crow: A sailor advanced to E-4 because they graduated top of their "A" school class. (2) A reference to the restroom or locker room in general. Pushbutton: Term applied to a 6 year enlistee with advanced schooling. A cheeseburger is sometimes called a "slider with slabs.". Note, an amphibious command ship may also coordinate supporting arms from non-gators, such as destroyers or aircraft. I always assumed that like most Navy terms it went back to the days of sail. Back in my day the squids used to say that Gyrene (a slang term for Ma Also "ditty chaser.". A frame on a ship is its ribs and they are set a certain distance apart so if your ships frames are 3 apart the rule is 9. "How much more till the pipe is in place?" WebAnymouse: Slang for anonymous. Also "The Pit. 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. Monkey shit: (1) A mix of a clay and fibers, used to plug up small holes around cables as they pass through a bulkhead. Monkey and a football: Short for "A monkey trying to fuck a football, and the football is winning." Chowdale: An airwing member who spend all their time in line for chow, holding up others who actually have things to do. The nickname is based on its color and flavor. Skipper: Term used in reference to the Commanding officer of any Ship, Unit, Platoon, or Detachment regardless of rank. As in "Shit can that chit, you're not getting any liberty.". 2-6-10: Abbreviation of "It's gonna take 2 surgeons 6 hours to remove 10 inches of my boot from your ass." CIWS: Close In Weapon System. 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). Steel Beach Picnic: Celebration on the weather decks of a ship. Conducts operations near shore. 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. If the first partial day is counted, its referred to as the 8 Day Skate, or 8 days without standing watch or duty. 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. ASWOC: Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations Center - shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis/operational control center for VP aviation. Dependopotamus: Term used for overweight dependents of sailors. LST: Tank landing ship, or Large Slow Target, a now disused type of. MEDCRUISE: A float (operational cruise) in the Mediterranean Sea. Often concern radical changes to the ship's schedule. '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. If one person at the table is willing to eat all 12 apples and succeeds, that person is given the honor of "carry on" (lack of harassment by upper classmen) for the remainder of the semester. ".then you smash his fucking grape! B.O.H.I.C.A. Quarters: A gathering of all the people in the organization. Often condoned when essential to get underway. Flattop: Aircraft carrier. "You just blew the 7th Fleet.". Bubblehead: A sailor in the Submarine service. Single, for all intents and purposes, until the day their spouse returns from deployment. The closest thing to a viable explanation of the origin I could find is squid as it applies to inexperienced Air Force Salute, Airman Salute, Airedale Salute: An "I don't know" shrug of the shoulders. 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. Usually used among those who aren't particularly pleased with shipboard life. 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. Striker: Sailor receiving on-the-job training for a designated field (or rate). ", FEP: Fitness Enhancement Program. Shower Tech: Sonar Technician (Submariner). These seals also keep all flatulence inside the suit, where it remains hot and mixes with ball sweat, pitstink, and various other foulness. Scorned upon if he/she was not supposed to be there. It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. Wog Dog: Sailor acting as a vicious dog and part of the "Royal Party" during Shellback initiation. Officers are O-Gangers. Newbie sailors are sometimes sent all over base to locate an ASH Receiver as a joke. Splash: Name earned by a sailor who has had the good fortune to be recovered after accidentally falling overboard until the ship returns home from deployment. Ricky Lawnmower: Nailclippers, used to trim stray threads from uniforms. Shark bait: A package of bright green dye, attached to a life vest. Skylarking: Messing around or not doing assigned work. The name derives from the sailor stating that ". Officially no longer named the 43P-1, the fleet continues to name and refer to their work center maintenance manual as the 43P-1. Usually the most junior officer aboard ship. Derives from Bremerton, Washington, where there is a base at and around which such females are common. White Rats: Tampons which appear after a sewage leak in the female head. ", Hooligan Navy: WWII Navy pejorative for the Coast Guard, from its flexibility in enlisting men discharged from other services to rapidly expand for Prohibition. On an aircraft carrier, this consists of 5 divisions: IM1 - AIMD Admin, IM2 - Airframes and Power Plants, IM3 - Avionics, IM4 - Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and Aviation Ordnance, IM5 - IMRL. M.A.S.H. Very rarely occurs due to duty. Someone who has been given a "Bag of Dicks" has been "bagged," which is quite similar to getting 'sand bagged'. USS Lake Cham Pain: The USS Lake Champlain. Red-Roper: Slang for a Recruit Division Commander (RDC), in reference to the red rope worn around the left shoulder. Tin Chicken: US Merchant Marine Officer Insignia on a US Naval Officers uniform, often worn above the SWO pin. USS Neverdock: Any ship that seems to stay out at sea for unusually long periods of time. Chop: Supply Officer. A.K.A. Building 20: Derogatory term used to describe the U.S.S. Such training usually resulted in the recruit hitting the rack with several aches and pains he would not normally have had. 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. (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. Circular firing squad/circular ass-kicking: An attempt by all command levels to find someone/anyone to blame for a problem for which no one wants to take blame. Nixie A countermeasure against acoustic homing torpedoes. So named because one can't do anything without a chit, especially one that is "lost in routing". Originated during World War II when Admiral "Bull" Halsey designated one officer to oversee wardroom functions. Also COMHOUSE, COMHOME, CINCHOME, HOUSEPAC, etc. In flight training, a down is a failed flight. Other usage: "PFM circuit" for electronics in depot level repair only equipment whose inner workings are not required to be known. Alpha fires leave ash. JEEP- Junior Enlisted Expendable Personnel- Submarines- Slang for Casualty Assistance Team members "Send in the JEEPs.". Sweat pump(s) / Sweat pump(s) on line/ on overload: See "sweat the load.". Wolf Ticket: Highly suspect information. Nixie A countermeasure against acoustic homing torpedoes. Rick, Ricky: A "recruit" or sailor-to-be who is still in boot camp. Chem Wipe: Also known as Kim-Wipes, though they bare no resemblance to the far more delicate Kimberly-Clark product. [CDATA[ Bells repeat themselves every 4 hours. Derisively, Non-Flying Officer. 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