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.) (2) An unpleasant situation "that's a pisser.". A multi-tool (aka Gerber, Leatherman, etc), while not authorized to perform ANY maintenance, is nonetheless carried by most engineers in Reactor spaces. Useless piece of machinery. Sack-o'-Lantern: A scrotum stretched across a battle lantern that has been energized. Rumor Control: The often wildly inaccurate rumors that concern fictitious changes to the ship's schedule. Also contains the Uniform of the Day. 7. Material condition: Status open or closed, of various fittings, hatches, etc, which are denoted by a letter. Used to describe a piece of equipment that no longer functions and is "out of commission.". Cruise widow: A sailor's wife. Crow's Foot: A device placed on a valve wheel to aid in opening or closing the valve due to it being extremely hot or hard to turn. Field Survey: The nominal survey taken before discarding a worn-out item "in the field" (often off the end of the pier) instead of submitting it for a proper, formal "survey" to determine if it should be redistributed or disposed of. for emergency leave, or to move off base to civilian housing). Examples: Morale Officer, Mess Officer. Garden Party: A semi-formal social gathering requiring dress whites from the waist down and dress blues from the waist up. SEAL: The United States Navy's Sea, Air, Land Teams, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command and United States Special Operations Command. Some'are here, some'are there, some'are everywhere.". LSO: Landing Safety Officer or Landing Signals Officer. Caused by Foreign Object Debris, such as nuts, bolts, or anything that could be sucked into a jet engine, damaging it. BMOS: Big Man On Ship: Often refers to the ship's Captain. Note, an amphibious command ship may also coordinate supporting arms from non-gators, such as destroyers or aircraft. The USS IWO JIMA LPH-2, IYAOYAS: Unofficial acronym commonly found on the uniforms of airedales who specialize in ordnance handling. : People Against People Ever Reenlisting Civilian Life Is Preferable. Stand By: To wait, can also be to foreshadow chastisement or punishment from a superior. ASWOC: Anti-Submarine Warfare Operations Center - shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis/operational control center for VP aviation. (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). The tradition has sporadically been followed by modern small boat sailors. The F-8 Crusader was universally accepted as a tits machine. Also called. : (Bend Over, Here It Comes Again). Signs the card of slimy pollywogs after crossing the line, making them Trusted Shellbacks. Zippo: (1) A flame thrower attached to a small boat, or a boat so equipped. XO's Happy Hour: A daily, hour-long mandatory cleaning evolution. Liberty Hound: A sailor who conspires to or is able to take extra liberty, or who enjoys liberty more than anything else. Check Valve: A person who "does for himself or herself, but not others." Radioman, Electronic's Technician, etc., usually denoted as part of the rank insignia, found in the center of the rank device on the summer, and winter uniforms only. (F)AWs enjoy it though. The morale boost comes from watching a fresh sailor running back and forth across a flight deck with a 10 foot pole, while crew members call out monkey sightings. 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. Can be used with varying inflection and tone without consequence to signify enthusiasm or disgruntlement without stepping outside the bounds of professionalism. A phrase all MilSpouses should be saying to each other. Bravo fires burn flammable liquids. Cold Shot, Cold Cat: A catapult launch from a carrier in which insufficient speed is attained to generate lift. 'I Believe' Button: A fictitious button to be pressed when complex technical details are not immediately understood, but there is not time to go into laborious explanation. "You are a shitbag!" Shower: In boot camp the recruits are inspected frequently. (2) Reminiscence among older sailors, not necessarily with embellishment but often times a mutual exaggeration and perhaps colorful language: "Remember the time we were in the Gulf of Thailand for that ?" Consists of an overweight fitness "guru" measuring one's waist and neck. Specialized training for Avaition maintainers. Passing through, especially by junior enlisted sailors, is highly discouraged. Sea Daddy: Senior, more experienced sailor who unofficially takes a new member of the crew under his wing and mentors him. (as "burn a copy") To make a xerox copy of a document or sheet of paper. 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. Very rarely occurs due to duty. Also used as a prank on gullible new sailors, as in "Go get me 100 feet of flight line from the crash shack. Port and Report: A watch stood without relief. Can house: Bordello. Haze Grey: The color painted on Navy ships. 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. Ricky Dive: Fast, effective method of cleaning in boot camp, consisting of wearing smurf suits inside-out and sliding, or being dragged, on the floor to pick up dust. Slick Sleeve: A sailor in the E-1 paygrade who does not have a rating, and who has not yet graduated from Apprentice training. When leaving base, only "essential" stops could be made in utilities, of which alcohol was not one of them. (Submarine). It is played to "motivate" the crew after an UNREP, VERTREP, etc. or " Aw, Boop!" Knuckle Buster: A pneumatic tool for removing perfectly good paint from steel. Fart sack: Canvas mattress cover (In cold conditions sailors sleep inside them for extra warmth.) Permanent Help: Slang for a PH (Photographer's Mate) in a fighter squadron. noun slang a lounge lizard This usage of the term dates from the 1920s, when it vied in popularity with 'sheik' to indicate a slick young Romeo who wows the flappers and likes the high life. Drifter: Sailor who at all times lacks the ability to stay focused. Boats list (lean to the inside of a turn), Ships heel (lean to the outside of a turn). Death Pillows: (Submarine Service) Canned ravioli usually served at midrats. Shitter: (1) A toilet (not a urinal); also known as a crapper. Pronounced as "one dee ten tee", "one delta ten tango", "eye dee ten tee", or "idiot". Or, the ship's navigator. "Gadoozlefrank is an enlisted puke. When the wardroom is short on baby Ensigns and/or in shipyard overhaul periods the 1st Lt may be a Chief Petty Officer. Camel pack. To overthink an easy task. Wog Dog: Sailor acting as a vicious dog and part of the "Royal Party" during Shellback initiation. Named for the Oscar, Oscar Sierra: Radio brevity code for a nuclear weapons mishap. Wet Suit Camel Toe: A disturbing sight caused by a (usually older and) fatter rescue swimmer attempting to squeeze into his wet suit for SAR duty. Like a Big Dog: Doing something in a big way; Something larger than life that is happening; Being aggressive, mean with a loud growl. Generally speaking, a cake eater was a spoiled socialite, quite the opposite of a "he-man." Hal Bayer Materials Management (1983-present) Author has 445 answers and 123.6K answer views 3 y Chicken-catch-me-fuck-me: Chicken Cacciatore. See crackerjacks. They usually return with a sore arm, courtesy of a Hull Technician who is in on the joke. Program: Retired On Active Duty, refers to someone who is approaching retirement so they don't care about getting any real work accomplished. a "field expedient Frappuccino" might be made by putting all the MRE coffees, sugars, and creamers into a 2-liter bottle and mixing. Roach Coach: A snack or lunch truck that stops at each pier where the ships are berthed. Finally, TURN ON THE WATER to rinse off. Also known as a "shit bag.". Gig line: The visual line formed by uniform zipper, belt buckle, and buttoned shirt seam. The more derogatory ". White Rats: Tampons which appear after a sewage leak in the female head. Sometimes used to connect CIC to Engineering. A.K.A. SSN: Submarine, Nuclear, class of ship. Plank Owner: Term used for original crew personnel assigned to ships company during commissioning. Bug Juice,the JP-5 infused koolaid served aboard aircraft carriers, Appendix:Glossary of U.S. Navy slang/Unit nicknames, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Appendix:Glossary_of_U.S._Navy_slang&oldid=71237696. The F-14 Tomcat was also widely accepted. WAVE Cage: A female only open-bay BEQ, also known as a "meat market" by some Sailors. For personnel aboard ship, this means to remain in bed, while onshore this may simply mean to stay home for the day. Smokin' and Coke'in': Derogatory nickname used to describe an unauthorized break, where a sailor takes a smoke break, and grabs a soda out of a vending machine. RATT Shop: Place for flight deck personnel to cool off in the AC and take a nap while they get their "RATT" fixed. 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. Butt Shark: A Sailor who is obviously brown-nosing in hope of receiving favorable evaluations. An obsolete / unofficial procedure signal. 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. See also WESTPAC/LANTPAC widow. Brain Fart: A condition when, under stress, one cannot recall or perform something that would normally be easy or second nature. Also called "Fresh Air Snipe.". Fashion Show: A series of individual personnel inspections conducted in each uniform the sailor owns. CHENG: Chief Engineer. 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.". A sailor is required to perform a certain number of situps, pushups, and a 1.5-mile run in a given time (which varies based on age and gender). Cautious Compassion. Usually a soft-bodied, self-involved Politician. Twig: Medical Service Corps officer. or a dirt sailor's sleeping bag. JEEP- Junior Enlisted Expendable Personnel- Submarines- Slang for Casualty Assistance Team members "Send in the JEEPs.". Usually tasked with dirty and nasty jobs often referred to as "Shit Work.". Lalapazazer: A good sport Lemon-Squeezer: A subway car. Pigs in a Bucket, Fuck it: Colorful rhyming term used when a sailor wants to forget what they have heard, seen, or done. Home ported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, she left port only on rare occasions (so her crew could collect sea pay); when she did, she had to be towed back in. Often still used by a "dirt sailor." Example: Chief Coffeedrinker: "Why did you do this? Not generally seen outside of Boot Camp. Gouge: The inside scoop, the skinny, the low-down. Geedunk-a-donk: A huge jiggly ass acquired from eating too much geedunk. Also, a board and dice game akin to Backgammon. 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. All of these were later designated as Cruisers. A department on aircraft carriers and Naval Air Stations responsible for maintaining aircraft sub assemblies. FOAD: Acronym, Fuck Off And Die, traditional response to MARF see below. A "madame.". 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