squid slang navy

Also, a joke played on new sailors, who are told to obtain a coil of it (line being the Navy word for rope). 1D10T or ID10T: A mythical substance that new Sailors are sent in search of as a joke. NQP: "Non-Qual-Puke": A non-qualified crewman who is not yet able to stand watch. ", ESWS: Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist. Three Frame Rule: Refers to a sailor or situation that is inherently dangerous. "), Pier tender: A ship that never gets under way. "Liberty is down." FFG: Frigate, Guided Missile, class of ship. While not permitted to do the job, it gets the job done just the same. (2) Somewhat derogatory reference to a sailor that takes too many chances, or attempts to constantly play the hero. It seems that the passageways are purposely chosen to maximize delay and frustration when a pilot has to do an. : Broke Dick No Worky-worky. Mast Crank: A fictitious crank, usually impersonated by a Bull Gear crank from engineering, which is to be collected by a junior enlisted to crank down the mast while passing under a short bridge. Other usage: "PFM circuit" for electronics in depot level repair only equipment whose inner workings are not required to be known. Also called "Charlie" from phoenetic "Victor Charlie.". Those are the O1 ranks. : People Against People Ever Reenlisting Civilian Life Is Preferable. "There are two kinds of people on a ship: Engineers and Riders. ZUG: Negative. On a "small boy," the LSO sits under a bubble on the flight deck and talks to helo pilots as they attempt to land in the Rapid Securing Device, or "trap." Stroked Chit: Refers to a form of point deduction during boot camp, a stroked chit is a loss of five points to the company per grading period (one week) until Pass in Review. Historically, the CH-46 Sea Knight (see "Phrog") was used for such resupply, although any aircraft with a cargo hook installed can do. It is a combination of a rank (Hospital Recruit, the most junior. Also used to pass information between a flight deck fuel station and flight deck control as to status of fueling operations for individual aircraft. (3) to John Wayne (a helmet): To leave one's helmet's chin strap undone, the way John Wayne often did in movies. See BOHICA. MAD Boom surfing: Struggling to complete or barely passing required evolutions in training on the P-3 Orion Patrol Aircraft. Jarhead (Applies exclusively to Marines) Ive heard a couple of explanations for this. The first is the high and tight buzzed haircut that has lo Barely Trainable: Derogatory term for a Boiler Technician (BT). Most commonly seen on a "Dogged Watch" schedule. USS Slurpeefish: The USS SAN FRANCISCO. Gigged: Having suffered a point deduction in Boot Camp for an unsatisfactory personal, uniform, or bunk or locker inspection. Verbal equivalent is "__ days and a wake-up." Usually involving near beer and barbecue. COMMO: Communications Officer: The officer in charge of the Communications Division. : Seen on a numerical list of epithet substitutions, especially transmitted over radio, which has to stay clean. (2) The pennant flown to denote the ship has won the Battle "E" competition. When an aviator flies an aircraft into the clouds, can no longer see the earth or the horizon, and is dependent on instruments for navigation, he is said to be "in the goo." Often used sarcastically in reference to Naval lifestyle. Commodore: Historically, the designation given to a one-star admiral (presently called Rear Admiral Lower Half). On my six: Naval aviation expression referring to having someone or thing at my back, on my tail, directly behind me, relative to the hours of a clock; 12-dead ahead, 3-starboard or to the right, 6 aft or behind and 9-port or to the left. KVAR: "Shows up as an apparent load on the system but does no actual work." Reefer: (1) A refrigeration ship carrying frozen foods. Bubba: Any shipyard worker. Example: "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LET THEM MARCH BACK FROM CHOW?!?" (Usually six hours on duty, six hours off duty. 1st Division: The division, in most aviation and afloat commands, which is responsible for the material condition and cleanliness of the ship. Small ships only have one division, while larger ships like carriers or amphibs can have 5 or more. V2 Division: Maintenance of Catapults and Arresting Gear. Fat Enlisted People / Forced Exercise Program. The following are some examples of the slang of the United States Navy, you will also see references to the United States Marine Corps as well because of their use of naval terminology sometimes also referred to as NAVSpeak. Officer's Country: The area of the ship where the Officer's berthing area and Wardroom are located; Enlisted men are not allowed into Officer's Country without permission, with certain rating exceptions. (3) A rumor (because rumors are spread when crew members gather around water fountains). "Oh, about a cunt hair." Marching Party: In boot camp, an after-hours regimen of intensive training exercises, supervised by the command's special warfare personnel. Come back an hour later: one will be missing, one will be broken, and one will be in his pocket." 2JV: Engineering sound-powered circuit. So called because it is the 5th branch of the armed forces, yet falls under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. Usually used by sailors. WebNAVSPEAK aka US NAVY SLANG 0-9 O'dark hundred: Pronounced "oh dark". Crash & Smash (team): Permanently assigned flight deck firefighting personnel. Clap Line: Line of men in front of sick bay which often forms shortly after pulling out of a foreign port where women provide sexual services to sailors (at cost). Also possibly named to represent a generator that is providing no power to the system and therefore not taking on its share of the load. Ping Jockey: Term used to describe Sonar Techs. In reality, consists of an E-5 signing a piece of paper and giving the warning, "if you go up for mast, I will testify under oath that I inspected and saw every item.". Red-Roper: Slang for a Recruit Division Commander (RDC), in reference to the red rope worn around the left shoulder. In rare cases, the S.N.O.B. 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). See also "Black box" and "Transistor Theory". Sailors tend to call doors "hatches," but the term actually only refers to openings in the deck. Widow/Widower: Describes wives (and now husbands) with spouses on deployment. Rickety Rocket: USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) Commissioned 1963, decommissioned 1995, sunk as a target 1998 by USS Enterprise Battle Group. Place where food is prepared for consumption. The Operations Officer is usually third in command behind the Captain and the Executive Officer. Originally referred to the night baker who would often be seen by waking crew members covered in flour from his nightly duties. Ricky Ninja: Within minutes of lights out, the entire division is asleep, except for the Ricky Ninjas, dressed in their ski masks and sweaters, sliding from rack to rack, Gullivering, dirty-dicking, and spitting in the RPOC's canteen. Shark bait: A package of bright green dye, attached to a life vest. F.U.P.A. A frame on a ship is its ribs and they are set a certain distance apart so if your ships frames are 3 apart the rule is 9. Boat School: Nickname for the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, MD. Sometimes spelled C-6U11, Z-6UL1 or various. Port Orca: A husky (large) female. IE or Modified GQ, relaxed GQ condition during extended GQ period, primarily to allow chow; II: Similar to IA, for extended Naval Gunfire Support; III: Wartime cruising, higher state of readiness with some battle stations manned; IV: normal (peacetime) underway watch. Cell Block 70: The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), so called on account of her never ending berthings and overall resemblance to a prison. Blue Shirt: Aviation Boatswain's mate, usually seen chocking and chaining birds to the deck. ASH Receiver: An "ash tray." Sparks: Radioman. CO: Commanding Officer. Non-Comm: A non-commissioned officer, E4-E9. Helmet Fire: When a pilot becomes so task saturated in the cockpit that he loses the big picture and situational awareness (SA). Nairobi trail markers. Quarter Mile Island: CVN-65, USS Enterprise, and all eight of her reactors. The F-14 Tomcat was also widely accepted. Foc's'le Follies: A gathering of all the aviators in the airwing in the carrier's foc's'le (forecastle). These boxes seem to have been designed by some sadist for maximum difficulty when carrying them aboard ship. 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. Tiger Team: Junior enlisted of all ratings (E-3 and below) who are tasked to clean the engine room prior to inspection, such as GITMO Refresher training or evaluation. 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. Mags: Place to store ammunition and weapons in warships and fortifications. XO: Executive Officer: The second-in-Command of a ship, aviation squadron or shore command, second in authority to the Commanding Officer. Nomenclature used to identify a bird to boot sailors. Supposedly from the first letters of the words "Oh Shit. An obsolete / unofficial procedure signal. Also used for a potato (spud) storage room. Alpha Dogs: Refers to Alpha Company, a division of vehicle operators and mechanics within the Naval Mobile Construction Battalions, also known as the Fighting Seabees. Royal Baby: Originally the fattest man on the ship, chosen as part of Neptune's court during Shellback initiation, which includes kissing his belly. PIERPAC: Pretending to be on deployment while moored to a pier. Given for something done poorly. Freeboard: On a ship or boat, this is the vertical distance between the waterline and the "gunwale" (see below). Wayspouse: Sailors' spouses waiting on the pier, if sufficiently overweight that they could be used as navigation waypoints. RATT Shop: Place for flight deck personnel to cool off in the AC and take a nap while they get their "RATT" fixed. VERTREP: Vertical Replenishment: The taking of supplies (resupply) from a supply ship via helo pick-up and drop-off. 180 Amnesia: Occurs when a sailor has been deployed and selective memory is desired to deal with questions asked by his or her significant other. Gerbil Gym/Gerbil Room: Exercise space on board ship with treadmills, stationary bikes, and elliptical trainers all pieces of equipment on which one performs motions that should move one to another place, though one remains in the same position like a gerbil on its wheel. 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. As you might expect, used by Navy personnel frequently in reference to ground based forces. Zero: Officer. Cover: Term for any sort of headgear worn with a uniform in USN, USMC and USCG. Often used when situations, as can be normal, repeat themselves but more often when you just know you are about to get it again from the Command. Busted: Reduced in rank as a result of Captain's Mast. Monkey fist: A Turks head knot tied in a rope to add weight and mass to a heaving line. "I work in The Hole." Knee-knockers: A passageway opening through a bulkhead. A spout connected to a 5 Gallon fuel can. 2-10-2: A female, perceived to be unattractive otherwise, out at sea on a ship which has many more males than females and who is consequently paid more attention than she would be paid on land. They make replacement parts and repair or overhaul ship's engines and auxiliary systems. Telling the LPO you're going up to the calibration shop for awhile but head up to the roach coach instead? Pucker Factor: Tension caused by high stress during a difficult or dangerous evolution. While underway, fresh water must be manufactured. 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. Shit Suit: Aka "Poopy Suit" A white disposable set of coveralls used mainly for sewage use, painting, bilge diving, or void inspections. Chop: Supply Officer. TWT: Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier: A component used in DECM/ECM equipment. Gator Navy: The part of the surface Navy that exclusively supports embarked Marines and amphibious operations. Crack House: A designated smoking area aboard ship that is not a. Crapper: A toilet, see also shitter and pisser. Frequently modified by the other services, especially Marines, with the adjective "fucking". Smoke Pit: Designated smoking area. The Enlistee is immediately granted E-3 rank upon completion of basic training, and E-4 rank upon completion of "A" school. Squid is a softly derogatory military slang term for a member of the U.S. Navy. Also the name of the current submarine-launched nuclear missile and its systems. Also called drift-pack, or in the very extreme case "COMNAVDRIFTLANT/PAC", a parody of COMNAVSURFLANT/PAC. Due to the [more] lax treatment of officers, termed a jungle because of their constant disarray. As opposed to other. In the event of an enemy missile launch toward a strike group, guess which ship would be sent out to absorb the impact to protect the other vessels? AIMD: Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. As a Sailor, I called the Marines Jarheads and they called us Squids. If you want to pi$$ off a Marine just tell him to turn over his Miltary I Web(Slang) A list of complaints by an aircrew about an aircraft. MRC Card: literally Maintenance Requirement Card Card, LEO Ops: Law Enforcment Operations Ops; etc. They are also given the privilege of wearing their winter blue, or summer white uniforms, or, as an alternate, their dress uniforms, for the week before shipping out to the fleet. More correctly, the "trice" is the bottom (third) rack, being built to fold up against the bulkhead/stanchion (see above), so when the command "Trice-up" was given, the rack would be folded up, allowing compartment cleaners to sweep and swab under that bottom rack. squid (slang, mildly pejorative) What rank will I be in the Navy with a bachelors degree? These personnel go on to become Plank Owners. ", Carry on: An officer's reply to a junior person's call to "attention on deck", meaning all present rise and come to attention as a sign of respect. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). the new book was a three ring binder, blue in color and had "3-M" all across the front & side. See "Mustang". No-Shitter: A sea story which is mostly (never completely) fictional, and unverifiable as well. Plank Owner: Term used for original crew personnel assigned to ships company during commissioning. Roast Beast: Roast Beef, or any meat served aboard the ship that even the cooks who prepared it don't know what it is. Navy Personnel: Shipmate Vs. Squid The term shipmate is used to refer to people in the military. Gunwale: (pronounced "gunnel") The top of the hull portion of a ship that runs down the port and starboard sides. ", Boopdiddley: All-purpose, virtually meaningless expression, used as an exclamation i.e. Also a man who stares at or is perceived to stare at another man's genitals in a communal shower. Out of sight hi/lo: Steam boiler casualty in which the water level in the steam drum gauge glass goes out the top/bottom, requiring the boiler to be immediately shut down to prevent water hitting the turbine blades (hi) or melting boiler tubes (lo). (F)AWs enjoy it though. Pogey Bait: Candy, sweets, ice cream, etc., so called because such items are used as "bribes" for a pogue. Pit: (1) A sailor's rack or bunk. Used for a variety of reasons such as training, "AOM's," "Roll-ems," etc Rednose: An individual who has crossed the Antarctic Circle. A required exercise regimen. "Grab the donkey and fuel the bird." CIWS: Close In Weapon System. Pigs in a Bucket, Fuck it: Colorful rhyming term used when a sailor wants to forget what they have heard, seen, or done. Spudlocker: Area below the ramp of an aircraft carrier. CPO: Chief Petty Officer. USS Lake Cham Pain: The USS Lake Champlain. Each crewman was allocated a limited number of these messages during each 3-month patrol and they were severely censored to protect the submariner from news that could negatively effect the emotional condition of the recipient. As in "They were standing around playing grab-ass. To permanently dispose of something as if it never existed. Goat Fuck Operation: A situation in which every possible aspect fails or goes "sideways". VBSS: Visit, Board, Search, Seizure: Marinetime boarding actions and tactics. Consists of classroom and pool instruction and culminates with the dreaded "Dilbert Dunker" and "Helo Dunker. "M-Crud" MCRD: Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Originally, "pogue". See crackerjacks. Bent Shitcan - Someone below Naval standards. Render honors to port/starboard: A custom in the Navy to honor a ship passing with a salute, it is also used when passing by the Arizona Memorial, an announcement is made ". The hinge also limits the LCDRs head movement to the foreaft axis. Tends to be obese with a strong body odor. Every sailor has an assigned duty station to be manned; the ship is set for maximum water tight integrity. S.O.S. Sea chest: A trunk or storage container used for a sailor's personal property. "Pull up!). AW: The enlisted rating previously known as Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator, now known as Aviation Warfare Operator; sometimes preceded by the adjective "fuckin'" by non-aircrew sailors. Mighty Battle Pig: Nickname for USS WS Sims (FF-1059) "Mighty Battle Frigate.". (When describing a female, it may stand specifically for "Fat Upper Pussy Area"; when describing a male, "Fat Upper Penis Area."). in the civilian world. Bounce Pattern: When several aircraft are practicing touch and go landings at the same airfield. (3) ("Submarine Service") Forward Area Gentleman: A crewman serving in the forward part of the submarine, a non-Nuke. Midnight Requisition: To "borrow" (with varying degress of consent) a needed item from another unit. Balls to the wall - Flank Speed. The day at sea has long been divided into watches, which are called: Midwatch or Balls to 4 (0000 to 0400); morning or rev (reveille) watch (0400 to 0800); forenoon watch (0800 to 1200); afternoon watch (1200 to 1600); dog watches (1600-1800 and 1800-2000); and the first watch (2000 to 2400). In aviation, non-flyable, usually for maintenance reasons. 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