"We got a new XO and he had an attitude like a Bent Shitcan.". Cunt Hair: A very small unit of measurement, used when eyeballing something. The most enjoyable parts are the "roll calls" from each squadron, and the skits that two or three of the squadrons perform. Horse Cock sandwich is one of the least favorite boxed lunches served to helo crews when visiting other ships. These seals also keep all flatulence inside the suit, where it remains hot and mixes with ball sweat, pitstink, and various other foulness. 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. Other duties include storing and maintaining unit small arms as well as training and qualifying squadron member in their use and the use of deadly force. Or half a glass of coffee, half chocolate milk and a shit ton of sugar. Ricky Rocket: A boot camp "energy drink" made from an assorted mix of sodas, sports drinks, coffee, sugar and artificial sweetners used to help keep the recruit awake. Derragoratory term for a JO. cake eater Slang term from the 1920's meaning a lady's man. Dirty-shirt wardroom: (Aircraft Carrier): Forward wardroom immediately below the flight deck for pilots wearing (sweaty) flight gear and working ship's officers. P.A.P.E.R.C.L.I.P. See crossing the line, shellback, and pollywog. Shit Can, Shitcan: Either the name for a trash can, or the act of throwing something into the trash. Flare to Land, Squat to Pee: Navy pilot's derisive description of aircraft landing technique used by (primarily) Air Force aviators; used in comparison to the nerve-wracking controlled crash that is the typical carrier landing. To overthink an easy task. Left side of an aircraft when facing the nose from inside. Refers to anything impressive or greatly exceeding what is required. LDO: Limited Duty Officer: generally a senior and highly qualified enlisted person (E6E8) who has earned a commission through a competitive process and continues to work in their field. Lifer Locker: Lounge used by E-6's onboard ship. (3) A task that has to be done yesterday. Booty Cigar: A bowel movement, particularly a very long one. Skipper: Term used in reference to the Commanding officer of any Ship, Unit, Platoon, or Detachment regardless of rank. Crow: The eagle which adorns the Petty Officer rank insignia. (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. Pirate Navy: Small boy crafts generally referring to the smallest of the vessels, such as Minesweepers, Coastal Patrol boats, and sometimes Frigates. Short arm inspection: The inspection a ship's corpsman performs on a sailor's penis, looking for visible signs of any venereal disease, if the sailor suspects he may have contracted one. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC): The Marines. Do not stand near one of the speakers without hearing protection. This item is available to borrow from 1library branch. Bravo fires burn flammable liquids. CHENG: Chief Engineer. What is cake eater slang for in military? Shitter: (1) A toilet (not a urinal); also known as a crapper. Without a change of course, this will ultimately end in a collision. Iron Bottom Sound: A term used to this day to describe the waters between Guadalcanal, Savo Island, and Florida Island in the Solomon Island chain, because of the large number of ships sunk in that area during World War II. Bitching Betty: The recorded or computer generated female voice heard in an aviator's headset when something is not as it should be. Cake-eater: Derogative term for officers. ", Dipsy Dumpster: what a shitbag sailor crawls out of, before going up to quarters, watch, liberty, etc. Aviators say "Live by the gouge, excel by the gouge. "There are two kinds of people on a ship: Engineers and Riders. A similar system was used for surface ships. cake-eaternoun. The subs and the sailors are on eternal patrol. Trons: Those in the AT Rate, primarily O Level, who work in Navy avionics. B.O.S.N.I.A. Usually this form of Extra Military Instruction is reserved for the most severe dirtbags who are either consistently failing uniform inspection or look like crap on a daily basis. The act of solving a problem by applying numbers and units and various known and assumed quantities to calculate an approximate answer. Refering to the senior ranking person for an assigned duty or task. PosMo: Positive Motivation. Sand Crab: Civil servant working for the Navy. Place where food is prepared for consumption. i.e. Usually used as part of a goose-chase. ". Screaming Alpha: A sailor who is on fire and is running around screaming. Taken from the Supply Corps' porkchop-shaped insignia. Vitamin M: Motrin, which is occasionally used to combat the various aches/pains/headaches associated with military service. AD: Aviation Machinist Mate, one who throws wrenches at aircraft and prays to mech gods for a favorable outcome. Haole: Pronounced "How-Lee" Hawaiian term for non-native. From your Navy superiors. "cunt ring". Make a Hole: An informal way for an Enlisted person to get through a passage way that is blocked by other personnel. Constant Bearing Decreasing Range (CBDR): A term used to indicate that an object or ship viewed on radar, or visually from the deck or bridge of one's own ship is getting closer but maintaining the same relative bearing. Water wars: Water fights in the engineering spaces, including the use of hot brine, disassembling ventilation ducting, rigging temporary air hoses, and dumping trash cans full of water on the deck. Often concern radical changes to the ship's schedule. PD-8 is actually a chemical additive used in the evaporator to aid distillation of fresh water. Part of the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), IM3 (Avionics) division. Players are first dealt 1 card each then 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13, 13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. 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. LPOD: Last Plane On Deck: The time when all aircraft should be on the ground. As the name implies, the deck is indeed blue tile there. See also SERP. "My guys are two-blocked.". Papa Chuck: The P-3C Orion patrol aircraft. Drifty: Lacking the ability to stay focused while attempting to perform a given task. Also refers to a friend who has become non-responsive. This slogan was adopted by Reactor Departments on CVNs in response to the Aviation Ordnance slogan "IYAOYAS. ;dop kit; douche kit. Boats: A sailor in the Boatswain's Mate rating or the Aviation Boatswain's Mate rating, or the ship's Bosun or Air Bosun, the latter usually a CWO or LDO. VS: Fixed Wing Anti Submarine Squadrons. "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. Sierra Hotel: Phonetic letters for SH, which stands for "Shit Hot." Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Adios, motherfuckers. An utterly epic goat rope (. Not to be confused with "screwing the pooch" which refers to royally messing up a task. Naval method of indicating the time of day aboard ship, usually over the 1MC. Verbal equivalent is "__ days and a wake-up." Pogue: A homosexual who may be called a "twink", usually under-aged. Bag it: Hit the bricks, take off. Often fatal for the aircrew if they do not eject in time. Wetting down: Party celebrating a promotion/advancement or warfare qualification. Girl Scout Training Aid: A complete pepperoni (a sausage roughly 1-2 inches wide and 2-3 feet long). As opposed to formal ship's wardroom. Rating: Refers to an Enlisted man's job description, i.e. Cat's meow: Something splendid or stylish. B.O.H.I.C.A Key Naval Air Station Key West was located on Boca Chica Key, Florida. FOD: Foreign Object Damage. Paint Chit: One of the sources for power on a ship, especially on large ships like carriers or battleships. As a noun the said card. This is an all-white short sleeve uniform that makes the wearer look suspiciously like the ice cream man. No Fuckin' Option is term used for NFOs who would rather be pilots, but don't qualify. All-16ths: an adjustable wrench. Can also be used to describe someone or something that stopped functioning. Get Fucked or Fuck-Off from your Navy equals and lower in rank. Officers are O-Gangers. Usually headed by a junior officer (JO). George jobs: Nit-picking paperwork jobs given to George because no one else wants them. in the civilian world. Lifer cup: A coffee cup stained brown by repeated use. General Quarters (GQ): Set to prepare a ship for battle or during a serious casualty such as a main engineering space fire. Nomenclature used to identify a bird to boot sailors. Ghetto: Open-bay barracks, usually reserved for single sailors who are in transit or otherwise temporarily assigned there. ".then you smash his fucking grape! Useless piece of machinery. Tronchaser: Those in the AT (primarily I Level) rate who work on Navy avionics. A.J. This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 17:05. Spooks: Navy Cryptologic Technicians or other service equivalents. 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. Canoe U: United States Naval Academy; Captain's Mast: Navy term for non-judicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. An angry or particularly unpleasant attitude, such as one might have if their only job onboard was to collect and retain everyone else's refuse, and then on top of that some asshole got mad and kicked him, leaving a big, ugly dent in his side. Fart sack: Canvas mattress cover (In cold conditions sailors sleep inside them for extra warmth.) Sailors tend to call doors "hatches," but the term actually only refers to openings in the deck. A submarine (submarines are called boats, with only limited exceptions). SMAG: Engineering Laboratory Technician (ELT). The untrained sailors have a quad zip NEC of 0000. Term referred to newly reported sailors with no qualifications or experience. Pussy patch: Transdermal scopolamine patch for seasickness. Gator: Gator Navy vessel or sailor. Usually speaks in unintelligible english with a heavy New England or southern accent. Named for the Magnetic Anomaly Detector that sticks out from the tail of the aircraft. This is the only thing in the universe that can travel faster than light. They "shit" words out when one squeezes the handle. WESTPAC: While this usually refers to the western Pacific area of operations, it can also refer to a type of deployment in which a unit heads to multiple locations throughout said area. USS Notagain (DD 214): The fictional ship which sailors who are separating from the Navy specify when they are asked which command they are going to, or which former sailors specify when new personnel ask which ship they are on. Gunner: Term applied to and used in addressing (informally) an Ordnance Technician Surface Warrant Officer. Deduction is usually one to five points per infraction, depending on the severity. Non-Qual Navy: Derisive term used by Naval Aviators, Submariners, and SEALs to describe the Surface Navy. Red-Roper: Slang for a Recruit Division Commander (RDC), in reference to the red rope worn around the left shoulder. Uncle Sam's Confused Group (USCG): The US Coast Guard. 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. 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. Pucker Factor: Tension caused by high stress during a difficult or dangerous evolution. Two of these are blindfolded. "Carry on" allows personnel to continue whatever they were doing. Check Valve: A person who "does for himself or herself, but not others." ", Piece: Rifle, as used in manual-of-arms (rifle drill). Also used to indicate one who is in a bad mood "What's wrong with him?" COMMO: Communications Officer: The officer in charge of the Communications Division. Battle Group (BG): A group of warships and supply ships centered around a large deck aircraft carrier and that carrier's airwing. Ed's Motel: Navy filmmakers' acronym for Editorials, Motion Picture and Television Department. Compare "Ricky Fishing. Air Boss: Air Officer. Bilge Troll: Engine room lower level watchstander; junior enlisted nuke machinist mate on sub. Box of Rocks: Derogatory term for more than one sailor that has performed their work in an unsatisfactory manner. : Fucked Up Ridiculous Educational Device: The computer that graded the teletype capabilities of those going through Radioman "A" School. Golden Shellback: A sailor who crossed the International Date Line and Equator at the same time. Beans, bullets, and black oil: Supplies of all sorts needed by a warship. RPOC: Recruit Chief Petty Officer (RCPO or RPOC). Aye, aye: Yes (I heard the order, I understand the order, and I intend to obey/carry out the order). Back when there existed a rating called Boiler Technician (BT), they most commonly were the Oil Kings. Butter Bar: The single gold bar on the khaki uniform of an Ensign (Navy) or 2nd Lieutenant (USMC) By extension, an Ensign, or any new officer fresh from OCS, the Naval Academy, or NROTC. Cannon balls: Baked, candied apples served to midshipmen at the Naval Academy on special occasions. Shaft Alley Sally: A loose and easy female shipmate that would be willing and ready to get it on down in machinery spaces and/or shaft alleys. Back Alley: Card game of trump played by 2 to 4 players (mostly "snipes"). Sick in Quarters (SIQ): When a sailor is too ill or incapacitated to perform his duties, he is thus required to report to his rack (quarters), where he will remain until healthy again. (example: 1/3, 2/3, Full, Standard, Flank, B1/3, B2/3, BI, BEM), Benny: A treat or reward, derived from "Benefit.". Smooth Crotch/Smoothie: A term for Reactor Control division for their tendencies to find ways to never conduct manual labor. A "My Wife Chit" is a special request that uses one's wife as an excuse/justification for needing to be absent. Often used sarcastically in reference to Naval lifestyle. Smoke Test: Turn on recently repaired electronic gear; worst case scenario it smokes, indicating a catastrophic failure. Fat Boy: Derogatory term for Amphibious Ships used by bridge officers on cruisers and destroyers. Daddy Rickover: A nuke referring to the late Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the father of the nuclear navy. Shower Party: An involuntary scrub-down of a submarine crew member who hasn't been practicing good hygiene. ELT-"What do you want it to be?". Can also refer to the traditionally profanity-laced language patterns of sailors. 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.) Phrog: CH-46 Sea Knight helo. (Often pronounced "E-swas."). 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). Ladderwell: Stairs. 21: And you fellows, if you find some cake-eaters trying to take advantage of your sister, what are you going to do? Examples: "Hey, this is no shit, but I once blah blah blah" or "Hey this is a no-shitter, I got a buddy who once blah blah blah", NUG: New Useless Guy. B.O.H.I.C.A. It has a hand cranked dynamo which will produce a whirring sound on the other station, hence the "growl.". "secure the forward diesel" or "secure from general quarters"; can also be used to to prepare something for sea, as in "secure for sea.". Mostly issued in boot camp to set a recruit back in training due to poor performance. Score is kept by awarding 3 points for bids made and taken and 1 point for each additional trick. His assistant is the "Mini Boss.". The Operations Officer is usually third in command behind the Captain and the Executive Officer. By definition, a technical specialist. Crack House: A designated smoking area aboard ship that is not a. Crapper: A toilet, see also shitter and pisser. '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. The 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 books were replaced in the mid 1980's with one book. Also used when a sailor gets a BZ from the command, shipmates will call it a Bravo Bozo award. Ditch Wog: A sailor who has passed through the Suez canal or Panama canal, but has not become a shellback. O-Gang: The wardroom. "You just blew the 7th Fleet.". 4 acres of sovereign U.S. soil: An aircraft carrier. Anal Palace: The fast attack submarine USS Annapolis. 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. Drop your cocks and grab your socks: A saying that the petty officer of the watch yells in the sleeping quarters when it's time for everyone to get up. CINCHOUSE: Commander-in-Chief of the House. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last More random definitions SWEATEX: (1) Any evolution or situation, to be performed by an individual, a ship, or even larger unit, subject to scrutiny by a superior, such as a major inspection; (2) An evolution that involves one sailor working while his/her superiors are watching and waiting impatiently. Rope and Choke: Highly advanced and ultra accurate way the Navy determines the body mass index of people who are deemed too heavy for their height. 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. Mid: Midshipman at the US Naval Academy or Naval ROTC; "Middie" is considered derogatory. Also can refer to "Free The Nukes," referring to sailors in the nuclear power field. (Onboard Submarines, often used as part of the phrase "Air Breathing No Load," meaning a useless sailor or rider who is using up resources and providing nothing in return.). S.O.S. Some'are here, some'are there, some'are everywhere.". (2) An argumentative, cantankerous or know-it-all sailor. Motrin: A magical pill dispensed by hospital corpsmen capable for minor owies or to hypochondriacs; "take two aspirin and call me in the morning." Black Hole, The Black Hole: The Navy's main base at Norfolk, Virginia, so called because "it's where sailors' careers go to die. Miss Shit Can: The USS Michigan (SSGN-727). Baboon Ass: Corned beef. The similar silver clouds and lightning bolts addition to an Air Force Major's/Colonel's hat is called Farts and Darts. Small Boy: Term referring to smaller class ships, such as destroyers and frigates. (When describing a female, it may stand specifically for "Fat Upper Pussy Area"; when describing a male, "Fat Upper Penis Area."). Cleaning Stations: An hour-long field day evolution in which everyone drops what they're doing and cleans their spaces. (Often pronounced "A-wis."). 2MC: Engineering loudspeaker circuit. Turd Chasers: Nickname for individuals assigned to the Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) and Seabees Utilities Man (UT) rating because their shipboard and base duties include plumbing. Port and Starboard: A rotation of two duty sections or watch teams, one designated port, and the other starboard. Gator squares: Putting a square on a chart, often 3 miles by 3 miles, in the middle of a body of water, and steaming around in it for hours. Wizzard: Topsider insult for a nuc. Blue Shirt: Aviation Boatswain's mate, usually seen chocking and chaining birds to the deck. Boxing your coffee: Using two paper cups and pouring back and forth to mix creamer and/or sugar. She is such a cake-eater ! 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. Monkey cum: White scrubbing liquid used to clean grease pencil from status boards. Radio girls: Derogatory term for Radiomen used by personnel in engineering ratings who do not believe they do any "real work." Striker: Sailor receiving on-the-job training for a designated field (or rate). Shit-on-a-shingle: Creamed chipped beef on toast. ", Hooligan Navy: WWII Navy pejorative for the Coast Guard, from its flexibility in enlisting men discharged from other services to rapidly expand for Prohibition. Caused by Foreign Object Debris, such as nuts, bolts, or anything that could be sucked into a jet engine, damaging it. Bug Juice Sunrise: Orange with a splash of Red. Sailors must go to the Paint Locker with properly signed chits to receive paint and painting equipment. Also "Neurotic" for a midshipman in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC). Also applies in the Submarine Service to a crewman who is not yet qualified in submarines. C-GU11 (pronounced "See-Gee-You-Eleven"): Seagull. So called because of the lobotomy that is supposedly mandated as soon as a naval officer is promoted to this rank, in which half of his brain is removed. Specifically anyone in an Admin Field. Call an Audible: American football term refers to the quarterback changing the play in the last minute based on Plastic Fantastic: F/A-18 used in the 1980s. Lucky Bag: Collected unclaimed personal items, or such things confiscated as. This is almost always used when ashore. Bilge Turd: Derogatory term for "Boiler Technician", typically from jealous Machinist Mates who wish they could be as badass as the now extinct Boiler Technicians were. V3 Division: Aircraft Handlers on the Hangar Deck. See also A-Gang. 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. Other usage: "PFM circuit" for electronics in depot level repair only equipment whose inner workings are not required to be known. John Wayne: (1) A can opener supplied with "C" rations. Active duty obligation expires the day before the enlistee's 21st birthday. Also lifers say things like "there is nothing a sailor needs that is not in his sea-bag"; this usually is a comment implying a sailor does not need to see his spouse or children, more rarely acronym associated with people coasting through their Navy career, stands for "Lazy Incompetent Fuck Expecting Retirement", or "Lowly Indignant Fuck Evading Reality" see also "The ROAD program.". Kippy: Neat or nice. Military personnel are known for their, ahem, colorful language, and the phrases below represent the most family-friendly, or PG, terms. V2 Division: Maintenance of Catapults and Arresting Gear. 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). The head of a ship, submarine, aviation squadron or shore command; usually no lower in rank than a Commander, often a Captain, the Commanding Officer is in charge of most of the everyday things that happen on board the ship, in the squadron or aboard the shore installation, from corporal punishment (Captain's Mast) to common everyday maintenance, and upkeep of the ship, squadron or shore command. Usually the senior pilot on a patrol aircraft, having been previously designated a 2P (second pilot). Battle Stations: A manning condition involving (usually) all hands. Crowd Killer: An aircraft which holds 14+ crew (typicaly no passengers). Dicking the dog: Putting "half-assed" effort into a task. Old Salt: A naval veteran. An expression used in the face of adversity, meaning that regardless of the setback you are going to continue anyway! Finally, TURN ON THE WATER to rinse off. Originally, "pogue". "So what happened on your watch?" 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 Blanket Party: A beating administered to someone whose head has been covered with a blanket (to prevent that person from identifying the attackers), in boot camp (and usually at night), because the individual is perceived to have harmed the group by not being squared away. It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. Shallow Water Surface Pukes: members of the Coast Guard, from the viewpoint of a bubblehead. Sparks: Radioman. It is expected that the sailor will not have another girlfriend that same evening and not get caught with another on a subsequent evening. A "Royal Cunt Hair" is the finest unit of measure. 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. Trap: A fixed-wing arrested landing on an aircraft carrier. The series of books; 43P-1, 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 were separate books covering all aspects of maintenance. Fleet Up: When a second in command takes his senior's place upon that senior's transfer, retirement, or other re-assignment. TSC: Tactical Support Center, shore-based briefing/debriefing/analysis and operational control center for VP (patrol aviation) missions. Permanent Help: Slang for a PH (Photographer's Mate) in a fighter squadron. See also "Swab. ", Black Shoe: Sometimes shortened to just "Shoe." The name comes from "rveill" (or "rveil"), the French word for "wake up.". A great place to catch up on scuttlebutt and unwind after a long day. Torpedo Sponge: Similar to "Missile Sponge", this refers to the smaller ships in a convoy, whose duty it is to protect the carrier, to the point of taking the torpedo hit for the carrier if needed. Smurf: A recruit who is in his first few days of boot camp who hasn't been issued uniforms yet, and thus wears a "Smurf Suit" (see below). Also called a "One-Eyed Jack." Served at galleys in lieu of regular chow for sailors on the go. Cinderella Liberty: Liberty that expires at midnight. Binnacle List: The daily list of ship's crew who are sick in quarters (see below). Today- taking an afternoon off to take care of 'personal matters'. Seven to forever: the 0700-1200 watch, which is longer than the normal four hour watch. Comp Time: Compensation Time, time/days off during week for shore-based sailors who had weekend assignments, above and beyond mere watch-standing. 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