YARFO: "You Ain't Reactor? Mess Deck Intelligence: Rumors (mostly false) that spread throughout the ship like wildfire. Also used for a potato (spud) storage room. Storecritter: an old fashioned term for the storekeepler rating, now called logies. Also applies in the Submarine Service to a crewman who is not yet qualified in submarines. (especially Marines) generally called sailors. (Also known as CGL's Can't Get Laids.). (Collegiate. Usually the junior NFO on a patrol aircraft. Come back an hour later: one will be missing, one will be broken, and one will be in his pocket." Its old as the hills, and to my knowledge, no one ever got diagnosed with PTSD from being called a grunt throughout their time in the military. 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. LPOD: Last Plane On Deck: The time when all aircraft should be on the ground. ", "Wrong answer, RPOC! Said to be preserved by irradiation. Water Wings: Derogatory term used (usually by Naval Aviators), for the Surface Warfare Officer qualification badge. ASMO: Assignment Memorandum Orders. Usually done to avoid getting in trouble at the expense of someone else. Pump and Dump: A term in Boot Camp, normally used by RDCs allowing Recruits time to use the Head. Head: Bathroom (the term comes from the days of sail, because wind would blow from the rear of the ship forward the bathroom would be located at the front head of the ship to carry the foul smell of excrement away from the crew). CA: Cruiser, Attack, Class of ship, a heavy cruiser. Also, a traditional naval toast. (like WESTPAC referring to a Western Pacific deployment. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. "Well, one alfa main feed booster pump went limp dick so we put one bravo online.". Department: Highest organizational level in most naval commands. Also said as "poking the poodle" or "screwin' the pooch." King Neptune: Neptunus Rex, Ruler of the Raging Main, Ancient Order of the Deep. Triced Up: Trapped in a rack more cramped then usual, as a result of shipmates opening one's rack while one is sleeping in it (after they discover one forgot to secure it shut before getting in). USS Slurpeefish: The USS SAN FRANCISCO. Motrin: A magical pill dispensed by hospital corpsmen capable for minor owies or to hypochondriacs; "take two aspirin and call me in the morning." Drifter: Sailor who at all times lacks the ability to stay focused. ", Black Pants: An enlisted sailor below the rank of E-7 (Chief Petty Officer). Stacking: The act of crapping on top of some one elses crap when the toilets are secured. Sea Pussy: A yeoman or personnelman akin to a secretary who does clerical work. ", Ricky Fishing: Masturbation. Usually the senior NFO on a patrol aircraft. Fleet Tug-Nuclear, Fire Technician-Nuclear). Jesus Nut: The assembly which keeps the rotary wing attached to a helicopter. Brown Nose: Sailor trying a "little too hard" to make rate by sucking up to superiors. Anal Palace: The fast attack submarine USS Annapolis. For instance, pull-tab sodas are referred to as "Haji Sodas" due to their ubiquitous presence in the Fifth Fleet AOR. "DD" was also the type designation for pre-missile destroyers. AOCS: Aviation Officer Candidate School; since discontinued pre-commissioning programs at NAS Pensacola, FL and Bremerton, WA that trained both prior service and non-prior service college graduates to become naval officers and to subsequently qualify as either Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, Air Intelligence Officers, or Aircraft Maintenance Duty Officers - program merged into with Officer Candidate School from Newport, RI in late 1990s and then in the late 2000s moved to NETC Newport, RI. B.B. Related to the Whidbey Whale. Refering to the senior ranking person for an assigned duty or task. CIWS: Close In Weapon System. Usually just an inch or two longer than what military allows, but enough to let the females know who's who. A play on words that hints at the escapades her crew may have been involved in. Short Timer: A sailor with less than 90 days until discharge or transfer and an attitude to match. ": An expression said (in a very cheery manner) on occasions when, in fact, it is not a Fine Navy Day at all. While not permitted to do the job, it gets the job done just the same. Full disclosure on what you can expect when joining the military. Term for throwing something overboard; refers to the "deep six", the lowest. Also COMHOUSE, COMHOME, CINCHOME, HOUSEPAC, etc. Wet Willie: Joke played on a sleeping sailor by licking a finger, and sticking it into the unsuspecting sleeping sailor's ear to mimic the feel of a penis being inserted into the ear, usually met with several groans by onlookers. "If Airman Smith isn't in this shop in 5 minutes, write that piece of FOD up. Circular firing squad/circular ass-kicking: An attempt by all command levels to find someone/anyone to blame for a problem for which no one wants to take blame. Deckplate: Derogatory term for the lowest worker. Only the information one needs to know in a given situation, with nothing else to waste one's time. VASTARD: Sailors that work with the AN/USM247(V) Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST) operational from 1972-2006. TACCO: Tactical Coordinator. Dicking the dog: Putting "half-assed" effort into a task. John Wayne toilet paper: Toilet paper that is rough, tough, and takes shit from no one. An utterly epic goat rope (. Served at galleys in lieu of regular chow for sailors on the go. Example: "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET THEM MARCH BACK FROM CHOW?!?" This is used in boot camp to refer to those boots who have received their dungaree uniforms so recently that they haven't been ironed, just washed, they are therefore wrinkled, like a raisin. Commodore: Historically, the designation given to a one-star admiral (presently called Rear Admiral Lower Half). (2) A type of putty used to seal the large steel access panels to the air casing on a steam boiler. So called because it is the 5th branch of the armed forces, yet falls under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. A pivoting latch, usually one of several, for locking down a water-tight hatch. AOL: Absent Over Leave; Navyspeak for AWOL. 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. TWT: Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier: A component used in DECM/ECM equipment. Chit: The document a sailor fills out to make various types of special request (i.e. ", D.U.B. Maverick Can: The perfect place to sleep in a weapons magazine. As the name implies, the deck is indeed blue tile there. Generally what members of the other branches call Navy sailors. Grotopotamus: The rather large ladies that graze around the Groton, CT area. MidShitHead: Enlisted common term for a Naval Academy or ROTC Midshipman on their summer cruise on a ship or a command, gaining real Navy experience between academic class years. Admirals have Double Eggs. Zippo: (1) A flame thrower attached to a small boat, or a boat so equipped. Killer Tomato: A large reddish-orange inflated ball used in gunnery practice at sea. Sigs: A Signalman (SM); a former rating, now merged with Quartermaster. Incorrectly, but nearly universally, applied to turning anything on. A common joke is to ask inexperienced personnel on watch to "keep an eye out for signs of C-GU11s in the area, over." Derives from Port Orchard, Washington, across Sinclair Inlet from PSNS. Navy Shower: Not a form of punishment. 13 button salute: When a sailor in dress pants pulls down on the top two corners and all 13 buttons come unbuttoned at once, usually done just before sex. Kid: in sailing times this referred to any bucket-like container used for a considerable variety of purposes - see 'Spit-kid'. Striker: Sailor receiving on-the-job training for a designated field (or rate). Also called an Ensign Salute. TSC: Tactical Support Center, shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis and operational control center for VP (patrol aviation) missions. "We got a new XO and he had an attitude like a Bent Shitcan.". 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. 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. Called the Whammy b/c many aspiring naval flight careers are ended before they even begin due to some unknown ailment. JAM-Dive buddy: (Submarine Service) A submariner whom you have your way with in the event of a jam-dive casualty. PRT: Physical Readiness Test. Basically, they taught the PO2 exam for 6 months. Hot Footed: Carefully placing matches under the toenails of a sleeping shipmate and then lighting them all at the same time, after which the perpetrator(s) immediately hide or attempt to look innocent, leaving the victim to wonder what asshole did this to him. (pronounced "foop-uh"): Fat Upper Pelvic Area: The buldge that protrudes from ill-fitting pants worn by an overweight sailor, or by extension, the sailor him- or herself. Ditch Wog: A sailor who has passed through the Suez canal or Panama canal, but has not become a shellback. CO: Commanding Officer. Airwing only workups include trips to NAS Fallon and NAS Key West. Chowdale: An airwing member who spend all their time in line for chow, holding up others who actually have things to do. Also Modifications and Additions to Reactor Facility, an unusual and impractical research reactor in NY, later turned into a training platform (also phrased as My Ass is Royally Fucked.) "Take that and give it the float test". This is almost always used when ashore. (This is a holdover from when all climbing was done by ladders.). Round Turn: To put some elbow grease into it; to work hard at it and make a strong effort to finish the job. 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. The hinge also limits the LCDRs head movement to the foreaft axis. Eternal Patrol: The last and still on-going patrol of a submarine lost at sea. This put the once-proud frigate into a permanent state of defense to be used as little more than a hedge for higher priority CGs, DDGs, LHAs, etc. Goat locker: A lounge or galley for the exclusive use of "Chiefs.". Compare "Ricky Fishing. The more derogatory ". A-Farts: (AFRTS) Armed Forces Radio & Television Service. VS: Fixed Wing Anti Submarine Squadrons. V1 Division: Aircraft Handlers on the flight deck. Hall of Fame Companies are also given precedence above Color Company, and are given the honor to be the first recruit company to Pass in Review. Barney Clark: A slider topped with a fried egg. Gold Locker: A locked cabinet in the Engineering Spaces wherein the most valuable, precise, fragile, or one-of-a-kind tools are kept. RAS: Replenishment At Sea: The act or process of moving cargo and fuel from a supply ship to a warship via cable while underway. : Fucked Up Ridiculous Educational Device: The computer that graded the teletype capabilities of those going through Radioman "A" School. Stupid-: Adjective for remedial training. (When describing a female, it may stand specifically for "Fat Upper Pussy Area"; when describing a male, "Fat Upper Penis Area."). MAA: Master-at-Arms. ". R.O.A.D. A young motorcyclist who overestimates his abilities, boasts of his riding skills when in reality he has none. "We're going to The Boat for a few weeks.". The connection appears to from back in the 60s, when sailors on the West Coast would buy fresh-off-the-boat Japanese motorcycles without any real riding experience, and ride around while schnockered. Check Valve: A person who "does for himself or herself, but not others." Originally a Torpedo Boat Destroyer, then later, just Destroyer. Also "The Pit. 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