Mid: Midshipman at the US Naval Academy or Naval ROTC; "Middie" is considered derogatory. CA: Cruiser, Attack, Class of ship, a heavy cruiser. If the roll call or the skit fails to amuse the rest of the airwing, the offending squadron is booed and belittled mercilessly. It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. To permanently dispose of something as if it never existed. 4 acres of sovereign U.S. soil: An aircraft carrier. It is permissible to take one when a ship is pierside connected to pier water and sewer, if no one else is waiting for the shower. See "Rumor Control" or "Scuttlebutt.". Chicken-catch-me-fuck-me: Chicken Cacciatore. Lady Lex: Either of the two aircraft carriers named "Lexington.". Cadillac: A mop bucket, usually with wheels and a wringer. See also "Swab. Grip and grin: A public affairs or awards event in which some member of the command must shake hands, smile, and have their photo taken. Crew members knew Franklin D. Roosevelt as the "Rosie" and "Foo-De-Roo," and USS Bon Homme Richard Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, etc. Originated during World War II when Admiral "Bull" Halsey designated one officer to oversee wardroom functions. Also COMHOUSE, COMHOME, CINCHOME, HOUSEPAC, etc. Peter Falk, American actor, Columbo. : Make A Sailor Hurt: (used in boot camp to describe) any physical training on the time of the Company Commander. Nomenclature used to identify a bird to boot sailors. becomes "You are a shitbag, dammit. 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. Spook Shit: Equipment that one doesn't know the purpose, function or ownership of, which when it's gone leaves as the only trace of its existence aboard ship an unused circuit breaker labeled "Spook Shit" in grease pencil. Rating: Refers to an Enlisted man's job description, i.e. Similar to a real check valve which only allows fluid to go one way. The shortened full name nickname. Similar to "bulkhead remover," an inexpensive way to derive enjoyment from inexperienced personnel. Used to be called "Company Commander.". Conforms to MIL-STD-2041D to prevent corrosion to nuclear components. Whidbey Whale: A dependent wife that is Orca fat even though her husband has maintained the same basic size during their marriage. Charlies are electrical fires, and Deltas burn exotic materials, often metals like magnesium. See "Mustang". CG: Cruiser, Guided Missile, class of ship. Gator-Freighter: A ship used in amphibious warfare, or generally the transportation of Marines and their equipment, especially, a carrier-like vessel (. Foc's'le Follies: A gathering of all the aviators in the airwing in the carrier's foc's'le (forecastle). Asshole of the Navy: Norfolk, Virginia, home of the fabled "DOGS AND SAILORS KEEP OFF THE GRASS!" Action Guy: A SEAL, SWCC, EOD, Diver or Recon Corpsman type. With the retirement of the S-3B Viking all VS squadrons have been decommissioned. (Term endures within CG.). New England "first-termers"). Block-o-wood: Nickname for the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3). In the Navy, the sailors call each other by different terms. Garden Party: A semi-formal social gathering requiring dress whites from the waist down and dress blues from the waist up. Turn 'n' Burn: "Hurry up! USS In-Port Royal: The USS Port Royal (CG-73). Chuck Wagon: (yet another name for) the USS Carl Vinson. Growler: A sound-powered phone, which is used like a telephone to call specific dialed in stations. Balls O'Clock: Any unspecified time late at night when it is absurd to be awake and having to do things, be on watch, etc. : Same Old Shit or Shit-on-a-shingle. DLGN: Destroyer, Leader, Guided Missile, Nuclear, class of ship. Chest Candy: Decorative military ribbons and medals worn on the chest. FASOTRAGRULANT/PAC: Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group, Atlantic and Pacific. Chop: Supply Officer. Girl Scout Training Aid: A complete pepperoni (a sausage roughly 1-2 inches wide and 2-3 feet long). Phrog: CH-46 Sea Knight helo. See also "Black box" and "Transistor Theory". For sailors, this is usually their own ship. Chokers: Service Dress White Uniform worn by Officers and Chiefs. So called in reference to her collision with the USS Kennedy in 1975. Every sailor has an assigned duty station to be manned; the ship is set for maximum water tight integrity. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). Bells repeat themselves every 4 hours. LSO: Landing Safety Officer or Landing Signals Officer. Cold Shot, Cold Cat: A catapult launch from a carrier in which insufficient speed is attained to generate lift. Also refers to a mythical rate or ship type an "FTN Striker" says he/she is trying to get in (i.e. Named, due to its apparent high cholesterol content, for Mr. Barney Clark, who in 1982 received a "Jarvik" artificial heart. Cannon balls: Baked, candied apples served to midshipmen at the Naval Academy on special occasions. IFNAG: (Derogatory) Ignorant Fucking Naval Academy Graduate. "M-Crud" MCRD: Marine Corps Recruit Depot. AO: Aviation Ordnanceman, personnel assigned to Aircraft Carriers, Helicopter Carriers and Aviation Squadrons that store, handle, assemble, transport and load all weapons and drop tanks along with electronic counter measure pods, dispensers and sono-bouys on Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. 8 Day Skate: On a four section duty roster there is time where each section finishes duty in the morning and is not on duty again for seven more days. LSD: Dock landing ship, or Large Sitting Duck, so called due to their slow speed and absence of any significant offensive weaponry. The USS IWO JIMA LPH-2, IYAOYAS: Unofficial acronym commonly found on the uniforms of airedales who specialize in ordnance handling. Much sailor's talk conveys a school Method of requesting speed changes from the Engine Room using the Engine Order Telegraph (EOT), normally from the Bridge. Named for the way they make you feel after youve eaten them. "Pull up!). Shower Tech: Sonar Technician (Submariner). : Shortest Nuke on Board. ELT-"What do you want it to be?". Snot Locker: The storage area for snot a person's nose. Scupper Trout: Sewage solids which have washed overboard, or have been pumped overboard. See BOHICA. Also known as Extra Military Instruction (EMI). Derogatory name for USS CUSHING (DD-985), especially with the Commodore embarked. An utterly epic goat rope (. 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). Zoomie: (1) An aviator; generally refers to a USAF pilot or navigator/combat systems officer. Such a sailor will likely be restricted to the ship at the next liberty port. Numb Nuts (Derogatory) Nick Name for the USS Nimitz (CVN68), Nut to butt: Standing in line, close quarters, body to body, each man's chest pressed to the back of the man ahead, or "nut to butt.". Now, just Rudolph. Ricky Sweep: Use of a bare hand to gather dustbunnies and other dirt from a deck. Originally referred to the night baker who would often be seen by waking crew members covered in flour from his nightly duties. Im putting a three frame rule on him. ChuHai Stand: One of two standing-room only drinking establishments in the Honch. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. It is EXTREMELY loud to overcome the jet noise on the flight deck. Can also refer to the air wing itself, as in CAG-1, CAG-5 or CAG-14. The backstory nickname. : Diesel Boats Forever: (marking on an) unauthorized pin showing a non-nuclear submarine. Or you can just keep calling all the Marines soldiers. Bubba: Any shipyard worker. The shortened full name nickname. TAPS: Announced over the 1MC at 2200 local time, "Taps, Tapslights out, all hands turn into your bunks, maintain silence about the decks." Bluejacket's Manual: The handbook of seamanship issued to recruits. I had to attend stupid-shoot and stupid-swim after the other trainees were at the club drinking 15-cent beers. As opposed to formal ship's wardroom. Power troll: A name for any officious person, usually used by engineers. Anchors and Spurs: The famous dance club at NAVSTA San Diego where many a lonely Navy wife has broken the seventh commandment. Dining-ins are for the service-members only. Carl Prison: "America's Favorite Carrier," the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). "The MPA signed his chit for an extra three days of leave in San Dog, but the Cheng wouldn't let him go, so now he's DIW.". Funny Sailor Nicknames. Often used when situations, as can be normal, repeat themselves but more often when you just know you are about to get it again from the Command. (Refers to improperly securing the "dogs" on a watertight hatch when passing through. Dirtbag: A term often used by an annoying lifer who has no life outside the navy to insult a sailor for having a few wrinkles in his uniform, having missed a spot while shaving, having a small spot on his uniform, having hair barely touching his ears, etc. Marine Shower: No soap and water, just deodorant and cologne, Marine Table Cloth: See Marine Dinner Tray. Clap Line: Line of men in front of sick bay which often forms shortly after pulling out of a foreign port where women provide sexual services to sailors (at cost). Flying the Bravo: Menstruating; from the signal flag, which is all-red, one meaning of which is "I am discharging dangerous goods." Radio girls: Derogatory term for Radiomen used by personnel in engineering ratings who do not believe they do any "real work." It seems that the passageways are purposely chosen to maximize delay and frustration when a pilot has to do an. A sea lawyer is adept at using technicalities, half truths, and administrative crap to get out of doing work or anything else he doesn't want to do, and/or to justify his laziness. In the aviation community, hot racking refers to an individual who has not taken a shower before retiring to his bunk, usually after working a 12-hour shift on the flight deck. Officially no longer named the 43P-1, the fleet continues to name and refer to their work center maintenance manual as the 43P-1. See "R2D2." 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. Other than Bitch. All rights reserved. Mast Crank: A fictitious crank, usually impersonated by a Bull Gear crank from engineering, which is to be collected by a junior enlisted to crank down the mast while passing under a short bridge. Never washed, except as a prank by disgruntled juniors. ESOs shall ensure that Sailors take the NWAE prior to going on AT/ADT orders or when Sailors return from their AT/ADT. VP: Fixed Wing Patrol Aircraft Squadrons. (2) An argumentative, cantankerous or know-it-all sailor. These Direct Input LDOs have not spent time "in the fleet", D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F: (Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck? one or both of the sailors is currently in a relationship/marriage with a person not stationed on the ship). During the act of getting underway, an order to ", Sinker: Loss of contact with a submarine being tracked by a surface ship when the submarine submerges. ", Ricky Fishing: Masturbation. Fleet equivalent is "Nub," "Newbie," or "Hey Shitbird.". Poopysuit: Blue overalls worn when deployed out to sea. I never heard any. Sliders: Mess deck/chow hall hamburgers/cheeseburgers, so named for their high grease content and purported ability to 'slide' through the alimentary canal. Green felt is usually abundant. Penis Anus: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS). Stupid-: Adjective for remedial training. Alternatively, "stop your grinnin' and grab your linen. Sikandar Ali. Liberty Risk: A sailor who loves liberty a little too much, so much so that he puts himself in danger by drinking too much, getting into fights, or pissing off the locals. Usually used by seasoned boots to refer to sailors with one or more weeks less time in service. M.A.S.H. Baboon Ass: Corned beef. Glow worm: A surface fleet name for nuclear machinist's mates. Should always begin with "No shit, this really happened," or "This is a no shitter." ASMO: Assignment Memorandum Orders. LST: Tank landing ship, or Large Slow Target, a now disused type of. Gator squares: Putting a square on a chart, often 3 miles by 3 miles, in the middle of a body of water, and steaming around in it for hours. Slick Sleeve: A sailor in the E-1 paygrade who does not have a rating, and who has not yet graduated from Apprentice training. F.U.B.I.S. Mt. I dont want to die.. Jim Jim: The nickname for the computer that aided avionics ratings through Basic Electronics and Electricity (B double E) and AVA's self paced courses. So called because of the gold braided loop that they wear around their arm. Gold Crow: A 12+ year PO1 with good behavior. Holy stone: The stone or the act of using one. The search coordinator says the U.S. is not looking into foul play in this case at the time. Also the name of the current submarine-launched nuclear missile and its systems. Aviation Ordnancemen are expected to have a broad knowledge base of the rate and and be able to perform any duties of the rate. From my resident former EN - he said he's never heard the name flangeheads. Three Frame Rule: Refers to a sailor or situation that is inherently dangerous. Trident: Special Warfare Insignia earned by Navy SEALS. Also, all nukes are collectively referred to as "Glowsticks" (EM, ET, and MM's alike). These words create a new identity for someone and can be used as playful. C.U.N.T. (3) Control Unit No-go Test. This foul air is released by removing the suit, or more amusingly by pulling one of the wrist seals open while squatting and pointing at an unsuspecting individual, thus forcing all the stench in his direction. See "Dome. Port Orca: A husky (large) female. "She was a 2 before going to sea, a 10 out at sea, and back to a 2 when she returned.". Marching Party: In boot camp, an after-hours regimen of intensive training exercises, supervised by the command's special warfare personnel. The Chief is going to his rack for an hour or so after chow, sometimes includes a "drink.". Pollywog: An individual who has not crossed the, Poopsick: Anything undesirable, specifically feeling seasick. also,"Forever Fucking Gone", A frigate which spends more time underway than in port. (2) On surface ships, any member of the ship's company who is not assigned to the Engineering Department. Branch: Lowest organizational level in most naval commands. YARFO: "You Ain't Reactor? Ghetto: Open-bay barracks, usually reserved for single sailors who are in transit or otherwise temporarily assigned there. Deckplate: Derogatory term for the lowest worker. These boxes seem to have been designed by some sadist for maximum difficulty when carrying them aboard ship. VC: Fixed Wing Composite aircraft squadrons. Batphone: A dedicated outside telephone line (not for personal use) typically for shore power or security purposes. S.O.S. Dilbert often paid dearly for his ignorance, lack of attention to detail, or carelessness. They can be used as a term of endearment or to show affection. Usually used as part of a goose-chase. "B" Girls: USS Barbell SSN-580, USS Bonefish SSN-581 and USS Blueback SSN-582, *FIGHTIN FIVE N DIME: Crews' nickname for the USS EATON DD/DDE 510, Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary, Glossary of U.S. Navy slang/Unit nicknames, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang/Unit_nicknames&oldid=68821673, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Big Gray Hate Maker: Term of endearment for the USS, Big John: Nickname for the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), Big SICK: civilian nickname for USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) see also Tears & Rainbows. More generic Nicknames are usually short and informal, which people use for other people. 8 (or) 6 boat. WESTPAC widow: Sailor's wife looking for a temporary fling, often with another sailor. ", Swinging Dick: Spoken by Marines, and sailors to refer to healthy shipmates while on maneuvers, e.g. See also "Salty," below. "Do we have any nighttime evolutions this underway?" A play on words that hints at the escapades her crew may have been involved in. Ricky Boxing: Masturbation. Equipment failure is usually caused by letting the smoke out. Leading Airman/Seaman/Fireman: "Honorary" title for an individual who cannot seem to make PO3 within the first six years of his enlistment. Short Timer: A sailor with less than 90 days until discharge or transfer and an attitude to match. This is generally done when fuel is almost all used up with no hope of making it to a safe landing area, or when a slowly developing but potentially fatal emergency is going on. Sea chest: A trunk or storage container used for a sailor's personal property. The Navy's senior admiral and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Share. ADCAP Advanced Capability Torpedo that began life as the Mk 48 torpedo (21 inch diameter) launched primarily by submarine platforms. Uncle Sam's Canoe Club: The US Coast Guard. Rent-A-Crow: A sailor advanced to E-4 because they graduated top of their "A" school class. Continual disregard WILL attract a punishment shower with scrub brushes. Fart sack: Canvas mattress cover (In cold conditions sailors sleep inside them for extra warmth.) Plank Owner: Term used for original crew personnel assigned to ships company during commissioning. Light off: To literally light the fire in a boiler. TLD (Nuclear): Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter. More Affectionately "Tiny Little Dick." Make you feel after youve eaten them Signals officer ) on surface ships, any member of ship. 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