As a Sailor, I called the Marines Jarheads and they called us Squids. If you want to pi$$ off a Marine just tell him to turn over his Miltary I A special show put on for inspecting senior officers. "Tack on crow": (Hazing) When promoted in rank, senior and equivalent ranks would tack the crow (solidly punching) patch on one's arm as good luck so it does not "fall off." Tiger Team: Junior enlisted of all ratings (E-3 and below) who are tasked to clean the engine room prior to inspection, such as GITMO Refresher training or evaluation. Alpha fires leave ash. Also known as a "Splash guard.". "All hands heave out and trice up." Usually applied to a young junior officer, such as an O-1 (ENS / 2ndLt), and O-2 (LTJG / 1stLt) or an O-3 (LT / Capt). Booty Cigar: A bowel movement, particularly a very long one. Much easier than the dreaded "helo dunker. 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. Service Dress Bozo: Service Dress Blue uniform with a bow tie worn by a junior officer to a formal event for which he was too cheap to buy a formal mess dress jacket. Garden Party: A semi-formal social gathering requiring dress whites from the waist down and dress blues from the waist up. 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. The tradition has sporadically been followed by modern small boat sailors. Very rarely occurs due to duty. Senior Enlisted Advisor, a CPO in charge of one's career. Drifty: Lacking the ability to stay focused while attempting to perform a given task. ("Set material condition Zebra throughout the ship" is part of the standard GQ alarm.). Dependopotamus: Term used for overweight dependents of sailors. Noodle: Commonly referred to as a goofy, borderline retarded sailor with a big head (like a meatball) and a small body like a noodle. Make a Hole: An informal way for an Enlisted person to get through a passage way that is blocked by other personnel. Short Timer: A sailor with less than 90 days until discharge or transfer and an attitude to match. 21MC: Ships command intercom circuit, mainly used between the bridge, combat, and flight decks. Joe Navy: Another term for a lifer with no life outside the Navy. 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. Refering to the senior ranking person for an assigned duty or task. Lucky Bag: Collected unclaimed personal items, or such things confiscated as. Lather up and wash. So called because in the old days of sailing, this list was posted on the binnacle, the casing that housed the ship's compass. See Marine Mattress: A female who likes to "socialize" with the Marines. Similar to "bulkhead remover," an inexpensive way to derive enjoyment from inexperienced personnel. Also lifers say things like "there is nothing a sailor needs that is not in his sea-bag"; this usually is a comment implying a sailor does not need to see his spouse or children, more rarely acronym associated with people coasting through their Navy career, stands for "Lazy Incompetent Fuck Expecting Retirement", or "Lowly Indignant Fuck Evading Reality" see also "The ROAD program.". Evil Planet Notorg: Groton CT. (Notorg is Groton spelled backwards.). Refers to the locals in and around Naval Air Station Patuxent River. G.I. The day at sea has long been divided into watches, which are called: Midwatch or Balls to 4 (0000 to 0400); morning or rev (reveille) watch (0400 to 0800); forenoon watch (0800 to 1200); afternoon watch (1200 to 1600); dog watches (1600-1800 and 1800-2000); and the first watch (2000 to 2400). Gold Locker: A locked cabinet in the Engineering Spaces wherein the most valuable, precise, fragile, or one-of-a-kind tools are kept. Also known as a "shit bag.". This is clearly demonstrated as the O-4 is constantly nodding in the affirmative and saying, Yessir, yessir when in the presence of the CO. H.M.F.I.C. Bitchbox: Intercom or amplified circuit used to communicate between spaces of a ship. 96er: A period of five nights and four days off of work due to special liberty or holiday. Personally, Im more on board with the first. Humped the bunk: Screwed up. i.e. The subs and the sailors are on eternal patrol. Skateboard: A clipboard full of random papers carried as a skating prop, to provide a visual "excuse" for wandering around the ship. Issued in boot camp, used to store loose items, shoe polish stuff, etc. Golden Shellback: A sailor who crossed the International Date Line and Equator at the same time. Corpsman Candy: Sore-throat lozenges handed out at sick bay in lieu of any substantive treatment. Cheating was not allowed, and some how would be found out quickly by means of the "honey-ko telegraph. Zippo: (1) A flame thrower attached to a small boat, or a boat so equipped. Never washed, except as a prank by disgruntled juniors. This is especially true if the paint being requested is classified as hazardous material, requiring special ventilation and lockouts. The Clap Line consists primarily of men who are waiting to get treated for venereal disease. (3) Issued wool peacoat. Seachest: Ballast intake/discharge portals below the waterline of a ship. IBM (Instant Boatswain's Mate). "secure the forward diesel" or "secure from general quarters"; can also be used to to prepare something for sea, as in "secure for sea.". Signs the card of slimy pollywogs after crossing the line, making them Trusted Shellbacks. Haji: Racial epithet for a Middle Eastern individual, or anything Middle Eastern. Shower: In boot camp the recruits are inspected frequently. CA: Cruiser, Attack, Class of ship, a heavy cruiser. 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. Meat Identifier: A side dish during chow that helps in identifying usually nondescriptive looking main dishes. Often a good source of humor for when the topsiders ask what they are for. SWCCs are more commonly referred to as Special Boat Teams or Boat Guys., Dirty-dick: To rub genitalia on someones cup or soda can as an act of retribution or to be funny; see also "cock swab.". Constipation: Derogatory name for USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). Bravo Bozo: Derisive term that is the opposite of Bravo Zulu. Welded to the Pier: A Ship being in an extended period of refit at a shipyard or naval base, which prevents it from making ready for sea for several months or longer. An important component of the war on boredom. Websquid. ", Hooligan Navy: WWII Navy pejorative for the Coast Guard, from its flexibility in enlisting men discharged from other services to rapidly expand for Prohibition. "We got a new XO and he had an attitude like a Bent Shitcan.". Presently, "Commodore" is the unofficial title of a Captain (O-6) in charge of a squadron of ships or submarines, a wing or group of the same type of aircraft, or a group of SEAL Teams. (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). Photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvids/. "), Pier tender: A ship that never gets under way. SLJO: Shitty Little Jobs Officer. Landing in the spudlocker results in a broken aircraft and is often fatal. "John Wayne it." (FOAD is what most nuke students wish the platform would do.). ": An expression said (in a very cheery manner) on occasions when, in fact, it is not a Fine Navy Day at all. Phantom Shitter: A freaking weirdo that thinks it's funny to shit in the shower, or to take a shit in the shitter and not flush. Derogatory name for USS CUSHING (DD-985), especially with the Commodore embarked. Titless Wave: Male clerical personnel such as yeomen, storekeepers, personnelmen, and other desk jockeys, pencil pushers, etc. Bulkhead remover: A fictional substance veteran sailors often task new sailors with getting, as a joke. Mandatory physical training regimen designed to return sailors to within physical readiness standards. Trips to the beach are generally low key. "Turn to Port, heel to Starboard" Word passed from the bridge to PriFly indicating a turn and to warn the flight deck crew of deck angle changes. BJtM hates spam. Penis Anus: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS). Paper Assholes: Gummed Reinforcements (office supplies); Paper Ensigns. If the first partial day is counted, its referred to as the 8 Day Skate, or 8 days without standing watch or duty. See also "Love Boat." ", YGFBKM: "You've Got to Fucking Be Kidding Me!". See also "SOS," "Shit on a Shingle.". Chop: Supply Officer. After the 3rd Mod, advances in computer technology and circuit miniaturization brought about the ADCAP which is a truly remarkable torpedo. or a dirt sailor's sleeping bag. "Whatever happens on WESTPAC stays on WESTPAC.". Snot Locker: The storage area for snot a person's nose. "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. Chuck Wagon: (yet another name for) the USS Carl Vinson. Often done in boot camp. Crash & Smash (team): Permanently assigned flight deck firefighting personnel. Specialized training for Aviation Administration (AZ) and Aviation Anti Submarine Warfare Operators (AW) ratings. WebSquid is a softly derogatory military slang term for a member of the U.S. Navy. Schmuckatelli is a Good Man. In modern times, these ships are packed to the gills with as many as 225 sailors (all male, except for female officers) and 0 missiles, due to reallocation of armament, and the impending decommissioning of the entire ships class. (2) The constant cold that sailors suffer from in bootcamp because they spend 8 weeks confined with 80 people from all walks of life. Crack House: A designated smoking area aboard ship that is not a. Crapper: A toilet, see also shitter and pisser. This is the expected norm in the United States Navy. R2D2: Dome-shaped Phalanx CIWS system, after the visually similar. Also used to collectively refer to all the officers at a command. A monthly review print-out of one's pay record, time-in-service, amount of leave on the books, and other important record keeping information. Note, on some ships, the 0400-0800 is the 0400-0700, see "Seven to forever" below. It's green, of course. Caused by Foreign Object Debris, such as nuts, bolts, or anything that could be sucked into a jet engine, damaging it. Public." Fleet equivalent is "Nub," "Newbie," or "Hey Shitbird.". Shit-on-a-shingle: Creamed chipped beef on toast. For instance, pull-tab sodas are referred to as "Haji Sodas" due to their ubiquitous presence in the Fifth Fleet AOR. Only the information one needs to know in a given situation, with nothing else to waste one's time. If it goes through a bulkhead, it's a door. Baby Killer: An obscenely large wrench/screwdriver. Follies are held about every 6 to 8 weeks while on deployment. The difference between the two is that significant others may attend dining-outs. Eternal Patrol: The last and still on-going patrol of a submarine lost at sea. a "field expedient Frappuccino" might be made by putting all the MRE coffees, sugars, and creamers into a 2-liter bottle and mixing. Borrowed from the SI unit for reactive power, used to describe a particularly useless Electrician's Mate. Savy Sue: The nickname of the USS Savannah AOR4, given by her ships' company. (Usually six hours on duty, six hours off duty. Example: "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET THEM MARCH BACK FROM CHOW?!?" A form of non-judicial punishment in which a sailor finds himself standing tall in front of the old man when he has really screwed the pooch. USS Lastship: The ship a sailor was on previously. "You look like you just climbed out of the dipsy dumpster, Seaman Timmy!". V2 Division: Maintenance of Catapults and Arresting Gear. R.O.A.D. Two-block: To have all the work one can handle. Standard Navy Redundancy Standard. Fruit Salad: Numerous ribbons on a dress uniform. Can be outdated classic rock that was never really popular in the first place, or cool music, depending on the ship's commanding officer. As opposed to other. WAVES: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. Also used for a potato (spud) storage room. Shit Locker: An ass, or rear-end. "Do we have any nighttime evolutions this underway?" The Operations Officer is usually third in command behind the Captain and the Executive Officer. "Quarters" also refers to the daily morning muster for each division, announced as "QuartersQuartersAll hands to Quarters for muster, instruction, and inspection.". Small Boy: Term referring to smaller class ships, such as destroyers and frigates. Cold Shot, Cold Cat: A catapult launch from a carrier in which insufficient speed is attained to generate lift. CASREP: Casualty Report: Report to higher authority something which is inoperative, OOC (out of commission), and the impact on readiness. Due to the [more] lax treatment of officers, termed a jungle because of their constant disarray. (2) Civilian Under Naval Training. Squid bikes are usually decorated with The term is used in boot camp to refer to male masturbation. 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