It's green, of course. See also "Blue Shirt. Example: Chief Coffeedrinker: "Why did you do this? Equipment failure is usually caused by letting the smoke out. Crow: The eagle which adorns the Petty Officer rank insignia. 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. see also The Load. INTerrogative What The Fuck. 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. Dumb but happy. FTN Striker: Sailor whose stated goal/desire is to get discharged. Specialized training for Avaition maintainers. 2. The Sub equivalent to the Four by Eight watch mentioned above. Magic Smoke: Substance that makes naval electronics work. : Head Mother Fucker In Charge. A "My Wife Chit" is a special request that uses one's wife as an excuse/justification for needing to be absent. Nuke Striker: Perjorative term used by nukes to describe a coner that asks endless questions about the operations of the nuclear power plant. FIDO: Fuck It! A.K.A. "Wrong answer, RPOC! (Coast Guard: Seabag: A large green canvas bag issued to the sailor during boot camp as part of his uniform issue, the nearest civilian equivalent would be a suit case or several pieces of luggage, the seabag is constructed to hold close to 150 lbs. For more, see. Often used in, "Damn, we just did a six-month WESTPAC, barely got home for a week, and now we're heading out again?". Maverick Can: The perfect place to sleep in a weapons magazine. MRC Card: literally Maintenance Requirement Card Card, LEO Ops: Law Enforcment Operations Ops; etc. Split-pea on Rye. Double Nuts: Aircraft flown by the squadron or air wing commander, typically has "00" (zero zero) painted on the nose and also printed on routing slips for correspondence. Also known as a "Splash guard.". Example: "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET THEM MARCH BACK FROM CHOW?!?" TLD (Nuclear): Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter. (FOAD is what most nuke students wish the platform would do.). The worst ones are "drive-by shitbombs," where someone pokes their head in, "throws the shitbomb" and leaves. A common-sense way of saving it is to wet down while taking a shower and then TURN OFF THE WATER. Ricky Iron: Using one's right hand to press one's uniform flat. OBNOB: Only Black Nuke Onboard. In the army, the term cake eater refers to civilians. Girl Scout Training Aid: A complete pepperoni (a sausage roughly 1-2 inches wide and 2-3 feet long). Battle Group (BG): A group of warships and supply ships centered around a large deck aircraft carrier and that carrier's airwing. Non-skid: A rough epoxy coating used for grip on weather decks. Also the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist breast insignia. Drift Count: Monitoring the movement of the ship while at anchor. A player unable to make their bid goes set 3 X the bid. "It was a Butt Puckering experience.". Light off: To literally light the fire in a boiler. 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.". 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). Estel, Oct 4, 2003. Chop: Supply Officer. Goffa / Goffer: General descriptive term for any sort of soda or fruit juice, non alcoholic. Conforms to MIL-STD-2041D to prevent corrosion to nuclear components. Hot Racking or Hot Bunking: Submariners share racks. If one is on Vulcan Death Watch, one is up oncoming as drill team, on watch then offgoing as casualty response team, potentially followed by another 6 hour watch. Usually used among those who aren't particularly pleased with shipboard life. 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. FOAD: Acronym, Fuck Off And Die, traditional response to MARF see below. Topsider: Anyone who is not a nuke, or Engineer. Cock-ologist: Corpsman (derived from a 1980s Coca Cola commercial having a Coke-ologist). Gut: The section of a port city or town where visiting sailors can find cheap booze, games of chance, ladies of the night, a bar brawl or two, and other entertainment. Two-block: To have all the work one can handle. Kick start (a deck seaman): Surreptitious corporal punishment applied by driving one's boot down the shin of the offending seaman to encourage better and faster work. Pogue: A homosexual who may be called a "twink", usually under-aged. 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. Wetting down: Party celebrating a promotion/advancement or warfare qualification. So called because it is the 5th branch of the armed forces, yet falls under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. The item Whiskey Tango Foxtrot : the Real Language of the Modern American Militaryrepresents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries. Hole: Main engineering space aboard ship to include the Fire Room (boiler room), Machinery Room (Engine Room) or a combined room (Main Machinery Room) contains both boilers and main engines. They "shit" words out when one squeezes the handle. Same as meat-ball. Many LDOs and CWOs only consider their programs to count as "mustangs", although there are many other programs that lead to enlisted personnel getting a commission. So named because one's sphincter tends to tighten up or "pucker" involuntarily during such times. Except you start with all pieces off the board. Verbal equivalent is "__ days and a wake-up." Generally pejorative. CBDR is also used as a warning to shipmates heading into trouble or danger (not necessarily physical collision) they might not see or be aware of. So called on account of its unique smell and the overall (un)cleanliness of the city. A play on words that hints at the escapades her crew may have been involved in. Other usage: "PFM circuit" for electronics in depot level repair only equipment whose inner workings are not required to be known. Steel Beach Picnic: Celebration on the weather decks of a ship. These personnel go on to become Plank Owners. 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. Kiddy cruise: officially a 'minority enlistment'. Old Man: The Commanding Officer or Admiral in command. C.L.I.P. Rack Oyster: when you bust in your hand and slurp your own semen for a late night snack primarily used on frigates you want to go to MidRats? Im good bro, I had a Rack Oyster before watch. Borrowed from the SI unit for reactive power, used to describe a particularly useless Electrician's Mate. Similar to "bulkhead remover," an inexpensive way to derive enjoyment from inexperienced personnel. USS Neverdock: Any ship that seems to stay out at sea for unusually long periods of time. Back Alley: Card game of trump played by 2 to 4 players (mostly "snipes"). Found on aircraft carriers and similar vessels. Hot Wash - An immediate after-action or exercise critique. This term may be used pejoratively (see Pogey bait), as no one but Marines are interested in pogues or baiting homosexuals. "No, just gator squares.". Swims: Aviation water survival training. Paddles: Code word for the LSO (see above). Some "Nuke Waste" treat it as a sort of dubious badge of honor, others remain bitter about it for the rest of their Navy career. Also known as pounded the pooch or popped the puppie. DLGN: Destroyer, Leader, Guided Missile, Nuclear, class of ship. Ramp Strike: When an aircraft gets drastically low while attempting to land on a carrier and strikes the "round down," or stern of the ship, with devastating results. Ricky Boxing: Masturbation. Most engineering daily chores are performed on the 0000 watch, after which one is relieved at 0530 for chow, followed by drills at 0700, chow at 1200, followed by drill review at 1300, collateral duties at 1500, chow at 1700, followed by the 1800 watch; a very long "day" underwater 24+ hours. Assholes and elbows: The only things which should be seen by a boatswains mate when deck hands are on their hands and knees holystoning a wooden deck. Also used for a potato (spud) storage room. Warrants are competitively selected from the senior (E7E9) enlisted ranks. May also refer to the Signal Bridge on the intercom. This is accomplished by spending all day meat gazing, or looking at dicks while guys are pissing. V4 Division: Aviation Fuels. "I understand and I will comply.". Splicing such a cable was a daunting task, and the sailor tasked with such a job was given an extra tot of rum for his trouble. Camel pack. Meat Identifier: A side dish during chow that helps in identifying usually nondescriptive looking main dishes. that can be moved around to indicate aircraft position and status on an aircraft carrier. If the first partial day is counted, its referred to as the 8 Day Skate, or 8 days without standing watch or duty. "M-Crud" MCRD: Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Naval method of indicating the time of day aboard ship, usually over the 1MC. Secure: To turn off, end, or make tighter, e.g. Skidmark: The shit stains that one gets in one's underwear (see Skivvies) that are the result of wiping with cheap government toilet paper. Horse Cock sandwich is one of the least favorite boxed lunches served to helo crews when visiting other ships. Circa 1981. USS Lastship: The ship a sailor was on previously. From Hawaiian. Up the hawse hole/pipe: An enlisted man going officer. Smoking Sponson: Designated smoking area aboard aircraft carriers, usually right below the flight deck on the exterior of the ship's hull. Airedale: A sailor who works in one of the Navy's aviation rates also know as "Brown Shoes.". Sierra Hotel: Phonetic letters for SH, which stands for "Shit Hot." Jack Off Curtain: The small privacy curtain hanging on the outside of a rack. 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. "first-termers"). or " Aw, Boop!" 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. That's also a boondoggle. "Here comes the khaki brigade.". What is cake eater slang for in military? 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. ), but does not have the skills to compete successfully. Squared Away" sailor. Admin: Aviation,Pre-arranged meeting point, or shared hotel in-port. "How are you doing today PO Jones" "Living the dream Captain". A.K.A. General Quarters (GQ): Set to prepare a ship for battle or during a serious casualty such as a main engineering space fire. Frequently the Enlistee also has an opportunity to extend to 8 years, and immediately gain E-5 rank within 2-3 years total service, like "pushing a magic button to gain rank.". (Often referred to by civilian instructors when explaining to baffled sailors the haphazard components that seem to work by sheer magic such as transistors, zener diodes, joint effect field effect transistors, shockley diodes, metal oxide field effect transistors, etc.) When one goes off, the other takes his place (three men share two racks). (2) Nickname for the CVN-69. COC: Chain of Command: The hierarchy of officers a sailor takes orders from, the order in which supervisors are in charge. Term used mostly by disgruntled personnel to refer to an "A.J. Traditionally the metal device is dropped in a beer glass, and "wet down.". 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. Takedown request | View complete answer on merriam-webster.com What does cake Eaters mean in the military? Pronounced "See Whiz.". This is the expected norm in the United States Navy. "Taps" is a musical piece sounded at dusk, and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. The Boat: Airdale term for the ship their airwing is attached to. Chit: The document a sailor fills out to make various types of special request (i.e. This is usually done intentionally when flying with an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan, but can lead to high "pucker factor" when it is done accidentally. Bolter: Failed attempt at an arrested landing on a carrier by a fixed-wing aircraft. Barricade, Barrier: The huge nylon net strung across the landing area of a carrier to arrest the landing of an aircraft with damaged gear or a damaged tailhook. Lobster: A female sailor. VERTREP: Vertical Replenishment: The taking of supplies (resupply) from a supply ship via helo pick-up and drop-off. In general, the CO makes policy, the XO enforces it, hence the name. Cell Block 70: The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), so called on account of her never ending berthings and overall resemblance to a prison. "I could have fixed it but I don't have a key to the Gold Locker.". This is my daughter's favorite time of day. 11 Bang-Bang- Army infantryman. Usually caused by a poor approach or a hook bounce on the deck, this embarrassing event leads to a go-around and another attempt to "board. Sailors tend to call doors "hatches," but the term actually only refers to openings in the deck. ". For instance, pull-tab sodas are referred to as "Haji Sodas" due to their ubiquitous presence in the Fifth Fleet AOR. Work for 1st division varies among ships depending on size. DOR: Disenroll at Own Request, Drop at Own Request. The Operations Officer is usually third in command behind the Captain and the Executive Officer. George jobs: Nit-picking paperwork jobs given to George because no one else wants them. 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