ID10T: Idiot, pronounced "Eye-Dee-Ten-Tango." See "Brown Water.". (3) to John Wayne (a helmet): To leave one's helmet's chin strap undone, the way John Wayne often did in movies. War Chicken: A derogatory term for the Special Warfare Insignia earned by Navy SEALS. See "Budweiser". Shower Tech: Sonar Technician (Submariner). O-Gang: The wardroom. Helmet Fire: When a pilot becomes so task saturated in the cockpit that he loses the big picture and situational awareness (SA). To permanently dispose of something as if it never existed. Two of these are blindfolded. Killer Tomato: A large reddish-orange inflated ball used in gunnery practice at sea. BMOS: Big Man On Ship: Often refers to the ship's Captain. Miss Shit Can: The USS Michigan (SSGN-727). See also TSC. Also the name of the current submarine-launched nuclear missile and its systems. NEC codes identify a nonrating wide skill, knowledge, aptitude, or qualification that must be documented to identify both people and billets for management purposes. Note that in the Navy, many ships and units have nicknames; these are listed separately, in Appendix:Glossary of U.S. Navy slang/Unit nicknames. The untrained sailors have a quad zip NEC of 0000. Lobster: A female sailor. CA: Cruiser, Attack, Class of ship, a heavy cruiser. Seabee: A member of the Construction Battalions. Vampire Liberty: A day off one gets for donating a pint of blood. The hinge also limits the LCDRs head movement to the foreaft axis. Word Shitter: Another name for those embossing label makers. Snivel: To request time off or to not be scheduled, usually for personal reasons. Cow: A refrigerated fixture in the galley that dispenses something like milk. Ready Rollers are generally thought of in a negative scense due to their poor hygene and lack of respect for themselves, while in close quarters or proximity to other shipmates. (Refers to improperly securing the "dogs" on a watertight hatch when passing through. On submarines the bilge rat is usually the smallest non-qual in the division, although bilges are great places for a field day assignment (good for napping) so a senior second class petty officer might call dibs on a bilge. Newbie sailors are sometimes sent all over base to locate an ASH Receiver as a joke. LSO: Landing Safety Officer or Landing Signals Officer. Khaki Brigade: chiefs who start taking over an engineering casualty or going over to see what is going on. BMW: Big Maine Woman: One of the large women in the Brunswick/Bath Maine area who like to pick up sailors from the former Naval Air Station Brunswick or pre-commissioning destroyers at the Bath Iron Works in local bars. 2. Aviators say "Live by the gouge, excel by the gouge. Busted: Reduced in rank as a result of Captain's Mast. Rent-A-Crow: A sailor advanced to E-4 because they graduated top of their "A" school class. 34 military terms and their meanings. Happy Sock: A sock used for masturbation. ", ESWS: Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. 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. What is a Blue Falcon? Pussy patch: Transdermal scopolamine patch for seasickness. Compare "USS Ustafish.". No Fuckin' Option is term used for NFOs who would rather be pilots, but don't qualify. Also, a traditional naval toast. Chem Wipe: Also known as Kim-Wipes, though they bare no resemblance to the far more delicate Kimberly-Clark product. This results in about four hours of sleep per cycle.). Used when a sailors try to tell stories about their previous ships, or how things were handled on their previous ships. So named for the slanting stem attached to their device. Soup Sandwich: Any situation or individual that is FUBAR. A.J. Non-Qual Navy: Derisive term used by Naval Aviators, Submariners, and SEALs to describe the Surface Navy. Specialized training for Avaition maintainers. "Here comes the khaki brigade.". When she did get underway she was typically towed back in, whereupon she was referred to as "USS Broke". One popular folk etymology suggests that the name derives from Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels' reforms of the Navy, specifically his abolition of the officers' wine mess and institution of coffee as the strongest drink available on Navy ships. ", MARF: Acronym used by a superior to a roving watchstander, means Make Another Round, Fucker. Primarily heard in US. (Also known as CGL's Can't Get Laids.). USS Neversail: (1) Any mock-up ship found in boot camp. Both types of LSO are referred to as "Paddles.". So named because one can't do anything without a chit, especially one that is "lost in routing". one or both of the sailors is currently in a relationship/marriage with a person not stationed on the ship). Example: The F-5 usually lands skosh on fuel. Short Timer: A sailor with less than 90 days until discharge or transfer and an attitude to match. Mags: Place to store ammunition and weapons in warships and fortifications. Cunt: A tear drop shaped piece of metal placed in the bottom loop of sail rigging to keep the rope from chaff wear during tie-down of open sails. Call copper: Inform the police. (like WESTPAC referring to a Western Pacific deployment. Penis Anus: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS). the new book was a three ring binder, blue in color and had "3-M" all across the front & side. Consists of classroom and pool instruction and culminates with the dreaded "Dilbert Dunker" and "Helo Dunker. : Make A Sailor Hurt: (used in boot camp to describe) any physical training on the time of the Company Commander. Therefore, his left sleeve is "slick", or has no rate or rating insignia at all. Fried Calamari: A sailor who has been electrocuted. Preferred term by Amphib sailors for LCM-8 or LCM-6 boats, as opposed to "Mike" boat. See also ASWOC. Widow/Widower: Describes wives (and now husbands) with spouses on deployment. 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. Set Zebra: Sex involving double or triple penetration. Golden rivet: The rivet, made of gold, which according to folklore every ship is built containing one of. Very rarely occurs due to duty. Stands for either "Simple Minded Ass Grabbers" or "Sometimes Mechanic, Always Gay." Air Force Salute, Airman Salute, Airedale Salute: An "I don't know" shrug of the shoulders. VASTARD: Sailors that work with the AN/USM247(V) Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST) operational from 1972-2006. Pollywog: An individual who has not crossed the, Poopsick: Anything undesirable, specifically feeling seasick. It is sometimes used by seniors praising subordinates in one form or another. Cu Shing: The sound of shit when it hits the fan. F.U.B.I.S. Sometimes used as a threat of punishment or retribution - "Do what I told you to do or I may have to hold an Easter Egg Hunt in your locker. The "official" reason for this event is to hand out awards to the top aviators. Twelve are served per table. Tits Machine: Old-school term for a kick-ass aircraft, usually a fighter, that consisted of little more than an airframe, minimal avionics, and a huge engine or two. The act of solving a problem by applying numbers and units and various known and assumed quantities to calculate an approximate answer. Also "Neurotic" for a midshipman in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC). POG: (Person Other than Grunt) A term often used by Marine Infantry (Grunts) to refer to anyone who is not them. Lieu-fucking-tenant: Illustrates Navy practice of including a swear word INSIDE another word. The name is a concatenation of Bremerton Buffalo described as weight a 'bremer-ton'. 3rd Deck Dive Team- Mainly a Marine Corps term, meaning someone is suicidal and should dive off of the third deck. Valves are named with the initials of the system they belong to, ie Seawater valve 1 is SW-1. Limp Wristing: An unsatisfactory amount of physical effort put into shutting a valve. Powder Monkey: Term referring to a sailor sent back and forth for an item, usually tasked to retrive something from below-decks; derives from young boys who served on wooden ships that retrieved powder for broadside firing. Barely Trainable: Derogatory term for a Boiler Technician (BT). Port: Left side of the boat or ship (when facing the bow). These are heavy duty paper towels purchased in bulk, and are used in every cleaning situation imaginable. A dangerous thing for a sailor to be around Pearl Harbor, as some of the natives see them as easy targets for crime, especially when local law-enforcement doesn't seem to care. Used to prove a desired numerical answer with substantiated math, either correct or incorrect. Boot Chief: Nickname given to a Chief during their first year as a Chief. This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 17:05. Boat Boo: A sailors girlfriend or boyfriend aboard ship, usually during deployment, and often an arranged affair between two married sailors. 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. Breakaway Music: Music played over the 1MC after "breaking" away from an oiler following UNREP. Black beret: Worn by Swift Boat and PBR Sailors, originally in Vietnam. Dog watches: The 1600-2000 evening watch is customarily split into two two-hour "dog" watches, so that the watch sections rotate rather than being stuck with the same schedule every day. Pillows of Death: Canned ravioli, usually burned, served for midrats. Nuke Striker: Perjorative term used by nukes to describe a coner that asks endless questions about the operations of the nuclear power plant. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. Haze Grey Motherfucker: Sailor (or CO) who prefers to be under way as much as possible, or a ship and crew that spends a great deal of time under waye.g, We were haze grey motherfuckers.. 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. The fake watch is intended for the amusement of the crew. JO Jungle: Pronounced "J-O Jungle; term for the berthing assignments of Junior Officers which consist up eight racks and associated berthing facilities. Broke-dick: Technical term describing malfunctioning or inoperable equipment. CO: Commanding Officer. Aboard a ship, it is a can with a hole in the lid, usually hung from the bulkhead near watch stations. Checks Five-Oh: Excellent, in proper working order. Zoom Bag: Navy flight suit, generally fireproof Nomex. Also called the "high seas." So called due to the number of fires that have broken out on board ship. Dilbert Dunker: Device used in water survival training ("swims") to teach aviators how to get out of the cockpit of a fixed-wing aircraft that has crashed or ditched at sea. 90 Day Wonder, 90 Day Miracle: OCS graduate (as opposed to a graduate of four-year Naval Academy or ROTC training). A cake eater actually refers to Edina, MN, saying the people in it are so rich they can have their cake and eat it too. : "Pussy Cut Off Day": The last day of a long deployment on which male sailors can get laid and still obtain Venereal Disease cures from the Hospital Corpsman, and have those cures be effective, before returning to their partners at home. 8 (or) 6 boat. Three Frame Rule: Refers to a sailor or situation that is inherently dangerous. Also known as pounded the pooch or popped the puppie. 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