VASTARD: Sailors that work with the AN/USM247(V) Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST) operational from 1972-2006. Ditch: To intentionally crash land an aircraft as "gently" as possible usually into the water. The OIC of this evolution is sometimes referred to as "the FOD-father.". Game can be played by partners. Maverick Can: The perfect place to sleep in a weapons magazine. Haze Grey: The color painted on Navy ships. 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. Term used to show dissatisfaction with enlistment or unity amongst a brotherhood of bitter and disaffected sailors, specifically submariners. Cracker Jacks: The dress blue uniforms worn by sailors below the rank of E-7. The more derogatory ". in the civilian world. ". USS Zippo: Derogatory name for USS Forrestal (CV 59). NMOP: (common on Boomer Subs) No More Patrols Ever. CPO: Chief Petty Officer. When one goes off, the other takes his place (three men share two racks). Bubblehead: A sailor in the Submarine service. Radioactive Rudolph: Reindeer meat brought onboard in Scandinavian Ports, especially soon after the Chernobyl meltdown. Living the Dream: A sarcastic term used when someone is asked how they are, they reply with this which sounds upbeat and a positive term, and they are actually miserable. In the helo world, the Rapid Securing and Transfer (RAST) on the deck of a "small boy.". Also permit everyone to get evening chow at a reasonable hour (although First Dog watchstanders usually find the better chow is all gone). A flux capacitor ran the time machines, particularly in the car, in the Back To The Future movies Forecastle: (Pronounced "foc-sull") Forward most part of a ship. Also known as "Go-Go Juice." Used to motivate someone who is not pulling their weight. Paddles: Code word for the LSO (see above). So named because one can't do anything without a chit, especially one that is "lost in routing". Some black shoes say "Live by the gouge, die by the gouge." ", these items have very limited use--one specific evolution--and therefore could also refer to a sailor with only one skill or is qualified on only one watch station. (It is usually impossible to be triced up in a top rack, as top racks usually have no ceiling.). Such a sailor will likely be restricted to the ship at the next liberty port. Usually the most junior officer aboard ship. NJP - Non-Judicial Punishment. Any mesh bag, but so named because usually used to contain soiled laundry. Turd Chasers: Nickname for individuals assigned to the Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) and Seabees Utilities Man (UT) rating because their shipboard and base duties include plumbing. ", Black Pants: An enlisted sailor below the rank of E-7 (Chief Petty Officer). Mast: Common abbreviated form of "Captain's Mast" or "Admiral's Mast." Set Zebra: Sex involving double or triple penetration. Meatball: (1) Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System, a visual landing aid used by naval aviators landing on a carrier. Beans, bullets, and black oil: Supplies of all sorts needed by a warship. RPOC: Recruit Chief Petty Officer (RCPO or RPOC). Generally found in the Western Pacific. Cruise widow: A sailor's wife. Also "The Pit. Airwing only workups include trips to NAS Fallon and NAS Key West. ADSEP: ADministrative SEParation: Release from Naval Service for administrative reasons. Flying the Bravo: Menstruating; from the signal flag, which is all-red, one meaning of which is "I am discharging dangerous goods." Cinderella Liberty: Liberty that expires at midnight. Generally what members of the other branches call Navy sailors. Cannon balls: Baked, candied apples served to midshipmen at the Naval Academy on special occasions. 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 Chit Chipper: Paper Shredder. RATT Shop: Place for flight deck personnel to cool off in the AC and take a nap while they get their "RATT" fixed. Damn sailors. Render honors to port/starboard: A custom in the Navy to honor a ship passing with a salute, it is also used when passing by the Arizona Memorial, an announcement is made ". Crack House: A designated smoking area aboard ship that is not a. Crapper: A toilet, see also shitter and pisser. Monkey shit: (1) A mix of a clay and fibers, used to plug up small holes around cables as they pass through a bulkhead. As you might expect, used by Navy personnel frequently in reference to ground based forces. AMAN Nobody: "AM3 Schmuckatelli said to, Chief.". ASH Receiver: An "ash tray." Also used to collectively refer to all the officers at a command. Reefer: (1) A refrigeration ship carrying frozen foods. No-Load 1) A servicemember who does not pull his or her own weight. Geedunk-a-donk: A huge jiggly ass acquired from eating too much geedunk. So called because of the rubber seals at the neck and wrists which keep water out in the event of water entry. Pier 20: Derogatory term used to describe the U.S.S. Also called drift-pack, or in the very extreme case "COMNAVDRIFTLANT/PAC", a parody of COMNAVSURFLANT/PAC. The term is also used of sailors who enlist in Advanced Electronics or Nuclear training tracks, as these also require a 6 year commitment. The tradition has sporadically been followed by modern small boat sailors. "DD" was also the type designation for pre-missile destroyers. (2) (. Evidently, according to my big book of military derogatory term origins, the term grunt started in Vietnam with its first appearance in print in 1969 as an acronym to describe the guys who ended up on the front lines. 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. Ring Knocker: A graduate of the U.S. Compare "Ricky Boxing.". As in: BM2 keeps parting lines on the capstan. Rack Oyster: when you bust in your hand and slurp your own semen for a late night snack primarily used on frigates you want to go to MidRats? Im good bro, I had a Rack Oyster before watch. 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. As in "Shit can that chit, you're not getting any liberty.". "How much more till the pipe is in place?" 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. ( mildly, pejorative) A sailor in the Navy. See also WESTPAC/LANTPAC widow. Sailor 2: "Fuhgowee burger sandwiches.". The CAG, ship's CO, and battle group admiral are also usually invited and present. VF: Fixed Wing Fighter Aircraft Squadrons. Punching Holes: When a submarine is underway submerged, as in "Punching Holes in the Ocean". ( skd) n. an earnest student; a collegiate wimp. It comes from the days of sail when blocks and tackle were in common use in a ships rigging. Quadball: Any sailor with a 0000 NEC. Small ships only have one division, while larger ships like carriers or amphibs can have 5 or more. Hinge: Slang for an O-4, or lieutenant commander (LCDR). Two of these are blindfolded. More correctly, the "trice" is the bottom (third) rack, being built to fold up against the bulkhead/stanchion (see above), so when the command "Trice-up" was given, the rack would be folded up, allowing compartment cleaners to sweep and swab under that bottom rack. The act of solving a problem by applying numbers and units and various known and assumed quantities to calculate an approximate answer. They are a permanent fixture. Specialized training for Avaition maintainers. "Got your six": looking out for your or your buddy's ass; refers to a clock dial. Junior Chief: Pejorative term to describe junior enlisted person who is kissing ass for a promotion or on a power trip, or both. Port Orca: A husky (large) female. Two-Digit Midget: Sailor with 99 or less days until his/her "End of Active Obligated Service", or EAOS. ELT-"What do you want it to be?". LOST: Line Of Sight Tasking: when a senior officer, usually the XO, tasks the first poor bastard JO who walks across his path with some time-consuming, inane project that he knows absolutely nothing about. Differs from "UNREP.". Specifically anyone in an Admin Field. Saltpeter: Chemical supposedly added to "bug juice" aboard ship to stifle libido. Can be outdated classic rock that was never really popular in the first place, or cool music, depending on the ship's commanding officer. Sea chest: A trunk or storage container used for a sailor's personal property. Mid: Midshipman at the US Naval Academy or Naval ROTC; "Middie" is considered derogatory. The term alludes to the practice of bombers over enemy territory turning after they have dropped their bombs and igniting their afterburners so as to exit hostile territory more quickly. AFTA: Advanced First Term Avionics: Part of the advanced electronics schooling package, reserved for AT's AQ's and AX's for advanced training. Balls Thirty: (1) The time 00:30, when there is a security sweep on some bases. See also TSC. Drive On! Also, a sound powered telephone amplifier. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. For better or worse, everyone is picked on in one way or another. The F-14 Tomcat was also widely accepted. 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. Stand by to stand by: Waiting to find out why everyone is waiting for something to maybe happen. "Wrong answer, RPOC! ", Hooligan Navy: WWII Navy pejorative for the Coast Guard, from its flexibility in enlisting men discharged from other services to rapidly expand for Prohibition. More Terms (without the wordy explanations), Coastie a member of the Coast Guard (which I dont write much about, because right now theyre part of the Department of Homeland Security, until we go back to war), Swabbie another term for a Navy sailor. PD-8: Fictitious valve requested to be found by junior sailor in order for an engineering qualification to be signed off. As opposed to other. Love Boat: (1) A sub tender crewed primarily by female sailors; see also "Tuna Boat." Bluejacket: An enlisted sailor below the rank of E-7 (Chief Petty Officer). This can be for a variety of reasons: Medical, personal, disciplinary, etc. JORP: Junior Officer Rest Period. Channel Fever: Anxiousness, felt when approaching port, to get leave. CGU-11: Nomenclature for a Seagull to boot sailors. Oil King - An enlisted engineer responsible for fuel, lube oil, boilerwater and feedwater testing and also their quality, quantity, and transfers around the ship. Also. Batphone: A dedicated outside telephone line (not for personal use) typically for shore power or security purposes. Golden Shellback: A sailor who crossed the International Date Line and Equator at the same time. Typically not the same person as the sailor's ashore spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend (i.e. If one is on Vulcan Death Watch, one is up oncoming as drill team, on watch then offgoing as casualty response team, potentially followed by another 6 hour watch. Often symbolized by the wearing of a paperclip on the uniform in varying levels of prominence to indicate the sailor's level of disgruntlement. Usually involving near beer and barbecue. "Grab the donkey and fuel the bird." One-eyed Jack: See "Barney Clark" A. tasty treat served at midrats consisting of a slider topped with a fried egg. AOM: All Officers Meeting, held for a variety of reasons like training, port calls, mess issues, etc. So named because of the black and khaki working uniform. Also called Boomers. When the wardroom is short on baby Ensigns and/or in shipyard overhaul periods the 1st Lt may be a Chief Petty Officer. Lobster: A female sailor. V3 Division: Aircraft Handlers on the Hangar Deck. Generally pejorative. Cunt Hair: A very small unit of measurement, used when eyeballing something. Squid Slang Navy Theres a lot of squid slang in the navy. Squids, Jarheads, Grunts, and Other Military Colloquialisms. (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.) Skipper: Term used in reference to the Commanding officer of any Ship, Unit, Platoon, or Detachment regardless of rank. Tube steak: Hot dogs (also, called "dangling sirloin"). Airstart: (1) An attempt to restart an aircraft's engine(s) after in-flight failure. Sailors tend to call doors "hatches," but the term actually only refers to openings in the deck. A helicopter and/or fixed-wing refueling nozzle. Pier-Queer: Air Force term for "Sailor." LDO: Limited Duty Officer: generally a senior and highly qualified enlisted person (E6E8) who has earned a commission through a competitive process and continues to work in their field. Port and Report: A watch stood without relief. (F)AWs enjoy it though. Bag it: Hit the bricks, take off. Can also refer to the air wing itself, as in CAG-1, CAG-5 or CAG-14. UNODIR: Unless Otherwise Directed; enables, Unicorn: An officer with a particularly rare designator (i.e. A pad eye is a recessed anchor point found in the decks of U.S. Navy Ships. These are heavy duty paper towels purchased in bulk, and are used in every cleaning situation imaginable. Your email address will not be sold or shared with anyone else. MAA: Master-at-Arms. It is sometimes used by seniors praising subordinates in one form or another. LSD: Dock landing ship, or Large Sitting Duck, so called due to their slow speed and absence of any significant offensive weaponry. (Growler). The Boat: Airdale term for the ship their airwing is attached to. Marching Party: In boot camp, an after-hours regimen of intensive training exercises, supervised by the command's special warfare personnel. Helo Dunker: Dreaded training device that all naval aircrew and pilots must endure every few years when they complete water survival training, or swims. Designed to simulate crashing a helo at sea, it is basically a huge metal drum with seats and windows that is lowered into a pool and then flipped upside down with the passengers strapped into it. Whitney(LCC-20), as it rarely goes to sea. Broke-dick: Technical term describing malfunctioning or inoperable equipment. To throw someone 'under the bus', or to out someone as being the one who did something wrong or made a bad call. Fast Cruise: Pretending to be underway while moored to a pier. JORG: Junior Officer Requiring Guidance (see "George"). These personnel go on to become Plank Owners. Tweek and Peak: To fine tune something (uniform, rack, hair, etc); usually for inspection preparation. Generally not considered to be a good situation. 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. Green felt is usually abundant. Sandblower: A person of very short stature. )See Fast Cruise. "You look like you just climbed out of the dipsy dumpster, Seaman Timmy!". ", ASVAB: The Navy's enlisted entrance exam. Like many such measures, this fooled absolutely nobody. Usually speaks in unintelligible english with a heavy New England or southern accent. "M-Crud" MCRD: Marine Corps Recruit Depot. "If Airman Smith isn't in this shop in 5 minutes, write that piece of FOD up. "I thought you wanted us back early for the inspection, Sir!" Porcupine Balls: Beef Porcupines. Named for the Magnetic Anomaly Detector that sticks out from the tail of the aircraft. Walking, Talking Road Mark: Used during boot camp to refer to a recruit that is a complete loss at military bearing, appearence, and formalities, a recruit that causes his company to constantly lose points at inspections, drills, etc. Monkey cum: White scrubbing liquid used to clean grease pencil from status boards. So named because one's sphincter tends to tighten up or "pucker" involuntarily during such times. Budweiser: Nickname for the SEAL Trident insignia. Today, Salt and Peppers are worn by cooks that work in a ship's wardroom. 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. A special show put on for inspecting senior officers. 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. Such training usually resulted in the recruit hitting the rack with several aches and pains he would not normally have had. B.O.S.N.I.A. Air Wing: The aviation element on board an aircraft carrier consisting of various squadrons. Wrinkle Bomb: A uniform worn by a sailor that is wrinkled so badly that it looks like the sailor slept in it. Charlies are electrical fires, and Deltas burn exotic materials, often metals like magnesium. Borrowed from the SI unit for reactive power, used to describe a particularly useless Electrician's Mate. May also be used to describe a blowjob. Term used mostly by disgruntled personnel to refer to an "A.J. Action Guy: A SEAL, SWCC, EOD, Diver or Recon Corpsman type. : Make A Sailor Hurt: (used in boot camp to describe) any physical training on the time of the Company Commander. May also be applied to civilians from three-letter agencies riding a naval vessel. Generally only applied to someone who has earned the speaker's respect. Whidbey Whale: A dependent wife that is Orca fat even though her husband has maintained the same basic size during their marriage. Back when there existed a rating called Boiler Technician (BT), they most commonly were the Oil Kings. Rotor Head: Sailor who flies or maintains rotary-winged aircraft (helicopters). On ships equipped with small boats, the First Lieutenant or "First" (First Division Officer or Deck Department Head) is in charge of these boats and the sailors who maintain and run them. Also known as the Bitch Box. CBDR is also used as a warning to shipmates heading into trouble or danger (not necessarily physical collision) they might not see or be aware of. See "Brown Water.". Usually an all day event to get the crew ready for a real underway. a Seaman/Airman/Fireman, getting out of line with a Chief Petty Officer. Assigned personnel go to their assigned stations to do their assigned task in support of fighting the ship in a battle or when there is a credible threat of attack for which the ship must be prepared to fight against. There are a lot of different navy slang terms that are funny to people who arent in the navy. Usually used by sailors. Refers to the brace cable used to hold the mainmast of a sailing ship upright. Derisively, Non-Flying Officer. "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. Examples: Morale Officer, Mess Officer. ChuHai Stand: One of two standing-room only drinking establishments in the Honch. Shit Can, Shitcan: Either the name for a trash can, or the act of throwing something into the trash. ", Ouija Board/Wee-Gee Board: Flat board with small airplanes, bolts, etc. Most commonly seen on a "Dogged Watch" schedule. A ship's bumper sticker was authorized by the CO and were printed by the thousands until the CO found out what BOHICA meant. Kiss the Camel: To fall between ship and pier onto the, Knee-deep navy: Epithet (usually friendly) for the Coast Guard or coastal patrol vessels . Not a single aspect is successful. None of the goodies get past that person. Originally used in reference to the daily order for a ship underway to go out past the 50-mile-from-shore line in order to legally pump oily water from bilges and dump trash, this can no longer be done. F.U.B.I.J.A.R. Elephant Scabs. Also used to pass information between a flight deck fuel station and flight deck control as to status of fueling operations for individual aircraft. Motrin: A magical pill dispensed by hospital corpsmen capable for minor owies or to hypochondriacs; "take two aspirin and call me in the morning." Everyone else working while you watch the clouds go by. For personnel aboard ship, this means to remain in bed, while onshore this may simply mean to stay home for the day. Chief Warrant Officer (W1W5): A "Super Goat," a highly qualified senior enlisted (E-7/E-8) person who has earned a commission through a competitive process and continues to work in their technical field. It's inevitable that when a person enlists in the military, they join a whole new culture.It might even come as a shock compared to her hometown. Coffin Locker: A personal storage area located underneath a sailor's rack. Issued in boot camp, used to store loose items, shoe polish stuff, etc. Often called 'Doc', 21MC: Ships command intercom circuit, mainly used between the bridge, combat, and flight decks. B1RD: Pronounced: Bravo One Romeo Delta. 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.