Smiley-face art optional. METOC), UNREP: Underway Replenishment: The taking of supplies from a supply ship by maneuvering alongside it and passing lines between it and one's own vessel. MAD Boom surfing: Struggling to complete or barely passing required evolutions in training on the P-3 Orion Patrol Aircraft. A department on aircraft carriers and Naval Air Stations responsible for maintaining aircraft sub assemblies. Kluck: n. masc. Junk on the Bunks: A type of inspection wherein a Marine places all of his/her issued clothing and 782 gear on a bunk (bed) so that an inspector can verify they have a full complement of uniform items (a full seabag). Or half a glass of coffee, half chocolate milk and a shit ton of sugar. ", USMC: A person's head. It is typically made to disappear 30 seconds before it is needed, sending junior enlisted crewmembers into a panic that the mast will hit the bridge under which the ship is about to pass. Preferred term by Amphib sailors for LCM-8 or LCM-6 boats, as opposed to "Mike" boat. Warrant: A warrant officer. The name comes from "rveill" (or "rveil"), the French word for "wake up.". This item is available to borrow from 1library branch. Named for the Oscar, Oscar Sierra: Radio brevity code for a nuclear weapons mishap. Red-Roper: Slang for a Recruit Division Commander (RDC), in reference to the red rope worn around the left shoulder. To evacuate a casualty. ", MARF: Acronym used by a superior to a roving watchstander, means Make Another Round, Fucker. Sierra Hotel: Phonetic letters for SH, which stands for "Shit Hot." Snivel: To request time off or to not be scheduled, usually for personal reasons. EIDWS: Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist. Smoke Test: Turn on recently repaired electronic gear; worst case scenario it smokes, indicating a catastrophic failure. The 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 books were replaced in the mid 1980's with one book. Such a lax procedure could spell doom for a sinking ship if hatches were not absolutely watertight.) Pussy patch: Transdermal scopolamine patch for seasickness. ELT-"What do you want it to be?". Division: Middle organizational level in most naval commands, below department and above branch. Aviation Queer: The enlisted rating AQ, Aviation Fire Control Technician; since merged into Aviation Electronics Technician (AT). "Carry on" allows personnel to continue whatever they were doing. VC: Viet Cong: Guerilla forces in South Vietnam allied with the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the Vietnam War. "Boopdiddley!" Also called the "high seas." Shark bait: A package of bright green dye, attached to a life vest. Socked-in: When the ceiling and visibility at an airfield or over an air-capable ship are below minimums for takeoff and landing. An Army soldier conducts a static line parachute jump from a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington,. During this time, the officer is not allowed to leave the ship (all officers must have permission from the Commanding Officer, or his appointed delegate before debarking the ship at any port call, including their home port). Snake Eaters: Special Forces personnel such as Navy SEALs, Green Berets, etc Snipes: Sailors assigned to the Engineering rates, i.e. Sometimes referred to by specific ingredients, e.g. The tradition has sporadically been followed by modern small boat sailors. 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. Sucking Sarah: Derogatory term used to describe the USS Saratoga (CV-60), also called ", Summer Creases: A term used to mock someone with a wrinkled shirt. Lather up and wash. Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Adios, motherfuckers. Floating Bellhop: Derisive Army term for sailor. Cu Shing: The sound of shit when it hits the fan. (Growler). Honey-ko: A reference to a male sailor or his girlfriend for the evening. 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. Big Chicken Dinner: Slang for a Bad Conduct Discharge, a punishment awarded to a sailor who has committed a serious infraction of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. : an effeminate party-going dandy. By definition, a technical specialist. 4JG: Communications circuit used by V4 Fuels Division to coordinate flight deck fueling operations between the flight deck and below decks pump and filter rooms. Aviators "call the ball" as a reference guide to their positioning in the landing sequence. Best used with higher voltage drills. The Navy "rents" them for an extra year in return for promoting them. Also used as another in-joke to send new sailors on a wild goose chase. Monkey fist: A Turks head knot tied in a rope to add weight and mass to a heaving line. See "Rumor Control" or "Scuttlebutt.". A prankster who defecates in public areas of a ship. NQP: "Non-Qual-Puke": A non-qualified crewman who is not yet able to stand watch. Reefer: (1) A refrigeration ship carrying frozen foods. 7. Noted: Usually passed down from an officer to a blue shirt, when the blue shirt tells the officer of something that will have little or no positive effect on the officer, but may have a great effect on the blue shirt. It seems that the passageways are purposely chosen to maximize delay and frustration when a pilot has to do an. PFA: Physical Fitness Assessment: new name for PRT. The chain may also be taken from the small brass chain keeping a sound power phone jack cover attached to the jack housing. RAS: Replenishment At Sea: The act or process of moving cargo and fuel from a supply ship to a warship via cable while underway. slang A resident of Edina, Minnesota, a wealthy suburb of Minneapolis. What is cake eater slang for in military? Jack Off Curtain: The small privacy curtain hanging on the outside of a rack. Color Company: The recruit company in boot camp that maintains the highest score through the entire eight week evolution; they are given three days special liberty unmonitored. Also known as Extra Military Instruction (EMI). Punching Holes: When a submarine is underway submerged, as in "Punching Holes in the Ocean". PT: Physical Training. Typically not the same person as the sailor's ashore spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend (i.e. ASMO: Assignment Memorandum Orders. Used mostly to supply breathing air to shipboard firefighters before civilian firefighter equipment was approved and adopted. Blue Shirt: Aviation Boatswain's mate, usually seen chocking and chaining birds to the deck. Chicken-catch-me-fuck-me: Chicken Cacciatore. KVAR: "Shows up as an apparent load on the system but does no actual work." Sometimes accompanied by two aspirin. 2MC: Engineering loudspeaker circuit. Dining-in/Dining-out: Social functions, usually for officers and chiefs, where dinner dress is worn and certain "rules of the mess" are followed. Used to attract the attention of a rescue helicopter in the event of a man overboard by the victim in the water. This is the expected norm in the United States Navy. A similar system was used for surface ships. Often placed off limits by the captain. Gold Crow: A 12+ year PO1 with good behavior. (See "Brown Water Navy."). 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. Mad Shitter (AKA Phantom Shitter): A sailor who does not flush a toilet. Saltpeter: Chemical supposedly added to "bug juice" aboard ship to stifle libido. ", Swinging Dick: Spoken by Marines, and sailors to refer to healthy shipmates while on maneuvers, e.g. Drifter: Sailor who at all times lacks the ability to stay focused. Weight gain apparent in senior enlisted men and women who have taken desk jobs. Sparks: Radioman. (3) Issued wool peacoat. What is a cake eater 1920s? Alpha fires leave ash. TAPS: Announced over the 1MC at 2200 local time, "Taps, Tapslights out, all hands turn into your bunks, maintain silence about the decks." BOHICA Boat Derogatory name for USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) BOHICA our screws never stop. Tuna Boat: A sub tender or other non-combat ship that is crewed primarily by female sailors. Quadzip: Four numeral zero's in a row. 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. Similar to a Bremerloe. Rotor Head: Sailor who flies or maintains rotary-winged aircraft (helicopters). "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. Tweek and Peak: To fine tune something (uniform, rack, hair, etc); usually for inspection preparation. (3) A task that has to be done yesterday. Rick, Ricky: A "recruit" or sailor-to-be who is still in boot camp. Reveille: An announcement over the 1MC at 0600 local time, bugle call, trumpet call or pipes call, most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise. Brown Trout: Occurs when some Hull Tech blasts the sewer lines, causing raw sewage to be disbursed onto the decks of lower level berthing areas. Some times worn on T-Shirts by sailors who are on the last patrol and getting out or going to shore duty. Zippo: (1) A flame thrower attached to a small boat, or a boat so equipped. Used to motivate someone who is not pulling their weight. The meaning of CAKE-EATER is an effeminate party-going dandy. ", YGFBKM: "You've Got to Fucking Be Kidding Me!". The Navy, however, uses cake eater to refer to a sailor who reenlists into the troops, as most are served cake at the reenlistment ceremony. Often jocularly applied to broken minor items not requiring any report, or to personnel who are on the. Beer Day: On many navy ships, even in the present day, all hands are given 2 beers if they are underway without a port call for a given period of time generally 45 days. Port and Starboard: A rotation of two duty sections or watch teams, one designated port, and the other starboard. See also "Blue Shirt. Air Department: Consists of 5 divisions, usually manned by Aviation Boatswains Mates. Bag it: Hit the bricks, take off. So called because it is the 5th branch of the armed forces, yet falls under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. Stacker: Crew that handles and maintains the air launched weapons, Aviation Ordnancemen (Red shirts), BCG's: Birth Control Glasses: Standard Navy-issue corrective eyewear for non-flight crew and non-flight deck personnel. Ricky Forklift: A boot camp term for a dust pan. See crackerjacks. WAVES: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. Comp Time: Compensation Time, time/days off during week for shore-based sailors who had weekend assignments, above and beyond mere watch-standing. When the Engineers cause the ship to move through the water, everyone else goes along for the ride.". Also the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist breast insignia. Boondockers: The standard workday steel-toed boots. Brain Fart: A condition when, under stress, one cannot recall or perform something that would normally be easy or second nature. Can be "simulated" for a non-hazing by equal connotation. Note: Reactor department is well aware that both phrases are dumb, but it is highly effective at trolling. No-Ps are pilots who have not qualified for 3P. FM: Frequency modulation, or Fucking Magic, sometimes referred to as the FM Principle. "Shithead is on a boondoggle again. Barely Trainable: Derogatory term for a Boiler Technician (BT). To open valves in the mud drum to allow boiler pressure to force accumulated sludge out of the boiler. See also "Black box" and "Transistor Theory". Other usage: "PFM circuit" for electronics in depot level repair only equipment whose inner workings are not required to be known. Enlisting at 17. Swims: Aviation water survival training. Miss Shit Can: The USS Michigan (SSGN-727). Family Gram: A 40-word personal communication from the family members of an Officer or Sailor on a Strategic Deterrent Patrol assigned to a Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarine. Derogatory name for USS CUSHING (DD-985), especially with the Commodore embarked. 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. (example: 2MC, 5MC, 23MC, 26MC). Specialized training for Avaition maintainers. Phrog: CH-46 Sea Knight helo. (2) Former Action Guy: Any SO, SB, EOD, ND, or FMF Recon Corpsman or any other parachute-qualified member who is in a position where they cannot maintain their jump quals, or goes into a different warfare community. Much easier than the dreaded "helo dunker. This follows from a three-section watch rotation, and results in the sailor standing watch at a different time every day and night, repeating every three days. Jack-o'-the-Dust: A ship's cook in charge of keeping track of the ship's food stores. Transistor Theory: Naval explanation for how electrons travel backwards and holes actually carry electrical current. Bilge Water: Something spoken that is nonsense or ridiculous. Ice Cream Social: Ice cream that is typically served at 2100 on the mess decks on Sundays when underway. On submarines, there are also Sonar Training Aids which are any meaty foods with a phallic shape. 3Ps are relatively new pilots in a patrol aircraft. Humped the bunk: Screwed up. Ed's Motel: Navy filmmakers' acronym for Editorials, Motion Picture and Television Department. : Fucked Up Ridiculous Educational Device: The computer that graded the teletype capabilities of those going through Radioman "A" School. Meatball: (1) Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System, a visual landing aid used by naval aviators landing on a carrier. Air Force Salute, Airman Salute, Airedale Salute: An "I don't know" shrug of the shoulders. Officer: "Noted." Broke-dick: Technical term describing malfunctioning or inoperable equipment. 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. A room located high in an aircraft carrier's island where the Air Boss and Mini-Boss run all flight operations within a five mile radius of the ship. In modern times it is an aluminum rubbish bowl. May also refer to the anti-exposure suits used by aircrews in the case of a water landing in cold environments. Can: Jail, car. (2) Main engineering space aboard ship to include the Fire Room (boiler room), Machinery Room (Engine Room) or a combined room (Main Machinery Room) containing both boilers and main engines. Black beret: Worn by Swift Boat and PBR Sailors, originally in Vietnam. Nuke Waste: A term for sailors who fail to complete the Nuclear Power training program and are subsequently assigned into a different, non-nuclear rating for the remainder of their enlisted contract. Small Boy: Term referring to smaller class ships, such as destroyers and frigates. Five by five: nonstandard Radio speech indicating "loud and clear." Just press the I Believe button. Power troll: A name for any officious person, usually used by engineers. Monkey shit: (1) A mix of a clay and fibers, used to plug up small holes around cables as they pass through a bulkhead. CINCHOUSE: Commander-in-Chief of the House. Queer: Nickname for the EA-6B Prowler. Originally referred to the night baker who would often be seen by waking crew members covered in flour from his nightly duties. Marine Dinner Tray: Derogatory description (to the "eldest service branch") of an enlisted sailor's 13 button flap on the front of his dress blue uniform trousers. Bluenose: An individual who has crossed the, Blue Dick: The Navy, AKA (I've been f-ed by the Blue Dick again), Blue on Blue: (1) Fratricide, friendly fire, so called because blue is the color associated with friendly forces during "workups" and exercises, while the fictional enemy country is usually orange. 2.) LSD: Dock landing ship, or Large Sitting Duck, so called due to their slow speed and absence of any significant offensive weaponry. While not permitted to do the job, it gets the job done just the same. A helicopter and/or fixed-wing refueling nozzle. "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. INTerrogative What The Fuck. A member of a fire department in Northern Virginia in a rich city or town who goes to no fire..ever..but talks about it like they are actually God's gift to the . Also "The Pit. 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