Seabag locker: A room, usually on board ship, where extra uniforms, or item materials are placed until needed. Other nicknames for submarines include tin can, iron coffin, and steel shark. Do not stand near one of the speakers without hearing protection. 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. Chicken-catch-me-fuck-me: Chicken Cacciatore. Also, a board and dice game akin to Backgammon. 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. "That donkey dick is about as useful as tits on a boar hog.". That was last accomplished by the crew of the USS Corsair in 1959. If operating on one boiler at the time of the casualty, the ship then goes "dark and quiet" as all power and propulsion is lost. LSO: Landing Safety Officer or Landing Signals Officer. ", USMC: A person's head. Doc: Nickname and term of respect given to Hospital Corpsman by their shipmates and Marines. Often performed with a white glove and a black sock. One bell corresponds to 30 minutes past the hour. Cunt: A tear drop shaped piece of metal placed in the bottom loop of sail rigging to keep the rope from chaff wear during tie-down of open sails. Light off: To literally light the fire in a boiler. "My guys are two-blocked.". (2) Main engineering space aboard ship to include the Fire Room (boiler room), Machinery Room (Engine Room) or a combined room (Main Machinery Room) containing both boilers and main engines. Specifically anyone in an Admin Field. Specialized training for Aviation Administration (AZ) and Aviation Anti Submarine Warfare Operators (AW) ratings. CSO: Combat Systems Officer: Officer responsible for maintenance of a ship's combat system (gun, missile, radar, command control and communications systems). Trons: Those in the AT Rate, primarily O Level, who work in Navy avionics. 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. B.B. ", Ricky Fishing: Masturbation. Jack-o'-the-Dust: A ship's cook in charge of keeping track of the ship's food stores. Hint Irish Gunner Ned Slinger 3. Beer Day: On many navy ships, even in the present day, all hands are given 2 beers if they are underway without a port call for a given period of time generally 45 days. Spook Shit: Equipment that one doesn't know the purpose, function or ownership of, which when it's gone leaves as the only trace of its existence aboard ship an unused circuit breaker labeled "Spook Shit" in grease pencil. Often concern radical changes to the ship's schedule. Polish a Turd: Make the most of a bad situation. (2) An unpleasant situation "that's a pisser.". EIDWS: Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist. Often leads to mistakes that can produce lethal results. When she did get underway she was typically towed back in, whereupon she was referred to as "USS Broke". "Grab the donkey and fuel the bird." Chief Warrant Officer (W1W5): A "Super Goat," a highly qualified senior enlisted (E-7/E-8) person who has earned a commission through a competitive process and continues to work in their technical field. 4. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). It is sometimes used by seniors praising subordinates in one form or another. Often done in boot camp. Also the name of the current submarine-launched nuclear missile and its systems. LDO Security Blanket: Good conduct ribbon. By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:58 PM CDT Monday, Apr. Given for something done poorly. For the most part, we respected each other. Often seen entering and exiting helos that are providing SAR services. WAVES: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. Some popular examples include "Squid," "Boats," "Moose," and "Gator." Love Cookie: A deposit of semen left on a sailor's pillow. Dog zebra: Closing fittings or doors for light discipline at night. 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. VAW: Fixed Wing Carrier Airborne Early Warning aircraft Squadrons. Named for the maintenance catapult shots where only the shuttle is moved down the track with no aircraft attached. May also be applied to civilians from three-letter agencies riding a naval vessel. The shortened full name nickname. AOL: Absent Over Leave; Navyspeak for AWOL. Loop, Looper: An officer, usually a LT or LCDR, who is an admiral's aide. OPS: Operations Officer: Head of the Operations Department on board a ship or shore command. See Broke Dick. Generally only applied to someone who has earned the speaker's respect. Submarines are also sometimes called canoes because of their long, slender shape. Except you start with all pieces off the board. Plank Owner: Term used for original crew personnel assigned to ships company during commissioning. Signs the card of slimy pollywogs after crossing the line, making them Trusted Shellbacks. These are heavy duty paper towels purchased in bulk, and are used in every cleaning situation imaginable. 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. Captain's Asshole: The XO. Single, for all intents and purposes, until the day their spouse returns from deployment. 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. 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. Tronchaser: Those in the AT (primarily I Level) rate who work on Navy avionics. Pier 20: Derogatory term used to describe the U.S.S. Stain Us: Derogatory name for USS JOHN C STENNIS (CVN-74). During WW2 the name referred to an animated cartoon character in a number of situations which showed servicemen how NOT to perform. Division: Middle organizational level in most naval commands, below department and above branch. During wartime, armed guards may be posted on both sides of the blue tile. 1MC: The General Announcing system on a ship. For instance, pull-tab sodas are referred to as "Haji Sodas" due to their ubiquitous presence in the Fifth Fleet AOR. PFA: Physical Fitness Assessment: new name for PRT. Related to the Whidbey Whale. "Go grease the donkey dick. 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. Alpha fires leave ash. Also used for a potato (spud) storage room. Brown Shoe: Term used to describe aviation community officers and senior enlisted members, due to the dark brown footwear worn with khaki uniforms and aviation winter working green uniforms. If it goes through a bulkhead, it's a door. Some popular For more, see. Water Wings: Derogatory term used (usually by Naval Aviators), for the Surface Warfare Officer qualification badge. Bells will only be rung as a single strike, or a closely spaced double strike, with a maximum of eight bells (4 sets of 2). Refers to the locals in and around Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Usually takes the form of "Hey, did you hear (insert ship name here) had a fire in their main machinery room and can't get underway so our cruise got extended by a month?" One-eyed Jack: See "Barney Clark" A. tasty treat served at midrats consisting of a slider topped with a fried egg. 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. (3) Control Unit No-go Test. Splash: Name earned by a sailor who has had the good fortune to be recovered after accidentally falling overboard until the ship returns home from deployment. Knee-knockers: A passageway opening through a bulkhead. USS Lake Cham Pain: The USS Lake Champlain. Also see "cannon ball.". Submariners are sometimes referred to by the rest of the Navy as 'boat people. Gigged: Having suffered a point deduction in Boot Camp for an unsatisfactory personal, uniform, or bunk or locker inspection. EMO: Electronic Materiel Officer, line officer or electronics CWO or LDO responsible for maintenance of the unit's radar, radio, and command and control equipment. Aviation Queer: The enlisted rating AQ, Aviation Fire Control Technician; since merged into Aviation Electronics Technician (AT). FTN Striker: Sailor whose stated goal/desire is to get discharged. 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. BMOS: Big Man On Ship: Often refers to the ship's Captain. The fake watch is intended for the amusement of the crew. Shallow Water Surface Pukes: members of the Coast Guard, from the viewpoint of a bubblehead. "There are two kinds of people on a ship: Engineers and Riders. Pass in Review: The ceremony of graduation from boot camp into Navy life. : Make A Sailor Hurt: (used in boot camp to describe) any physical training on the time of the Company Commander. The U.S. Navy has finally shed the last two ship names that honored the Confederacy and renamed one of them in honor of a man whose life-story reads like an action movie hero. FOD: Foreign Object Damage. "I understand and I will comply.". Liberty Hound: A sailor who conspires to or is able to take extra liberty, or who enjoys liberty more than anything else. FFG: Frigate, Guided Missile, class of ship. Webproducts(at)navy. Let's get going!" Tends to be obese with a strong body odor. Pri-Fly: Primary Flight Control. Resembles a pile of dog poop. So-called because they urgently whisper "Masagi?" Zippo: (1) A flame thrower attached to a small boat, or a boat so equipped. 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. . Step by Step Guide to Consists of an overweight fitness "guru" measuring one's waist and neck. Block-o-wood: Nickname for the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3). Also "ditty chaser.". Or you can just keep calling all the Marines soldiers. Turd Chaser: Hull Maintenance Technition (HT), Wicked Witch of the West: USS Wichita AOR-1. Back Alley: Card game of trump played by 2 to 4 players (mostly "snipes"). Burn Run: An organized evolution to dispose of the material stored in burn bags. Short answer: Funny names for Navy sailors are common nicknames given to individuals in the United States Navy as a sign of camaraderie and tradition. (Sometimes, a field survey results in an item being handed down to a needier local unit, thrown off the fantail at sea, or sold ashore for booze money.). Served at galleys in lieu of regular chow for sailors on the go. The similar silver clouds and lightning bolts addition to an Air Force Major's/Colonel's hat is called Farts and Darts. The term is used, regardless of the officer's age or gender, when the officer has gained the respect of subordinates. Mythical rates include "Chief Brownnose" and "Brow Nose First Class." Ricky Forklift: A boot camp term for a dust pan. Boats list (lean to the inside of a turn), Ships heel (lean to the outside of a turn). 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. What are some best general nicknames for Sailor? Some people may draw inspiration from their favorite athlete or celebrity while others might choose a name reflecting an attribute, they are proud of. Also said as "poking the poodle" or "screwin' the pooch." Load: (Always referred to as "the load.") Pollywog: An individual who has not crossed the, Poopsick: Anything undesirable, specifically feeling seasick. Radioactive Rudolph: Reindeer meat brought onboard in Scandinavian Ports, especially soon after the Chernobyl meltdown. Old Man: The Commanding Officer or Admiral in command. May also refer to the Signal Bridge on the intercom. Finally, the rarest term of all. It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. : Shortest Nuke on Board. Uncle Sam's Confused Group (USCG): The US Coast Guard. A required exercise regimen. "I survived a six-month trip on LSD", commonly heard slogan from sailors who have made a deployment aboard such a vessel. 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). Starboard: Right side of the boat or ship (when facing the bow). "I could have fixed it but I don't have a key to the Gold Locker.". 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). Balls O'Clock: Any unspecified time late at night when it is absurd to be awake and having to do things, be on watch, etc. Boondoggle: An inefficient meeting, event, or evolution; one that it is more fun than productive. Chowdale: An airwing member who spend all their time in line for chow, holding up others who actually have things to do. Zero: Officer. Term for throwing something overboard; refers to the "deep six", the lowest. NAVCOMM: Navigator/Communicator. Cu Shing: The sound of shit when it hits the fan. Sliders: Mess deck/chow hall hamburgers/cheeseburgers, so named for their high grease content and purported ability to 'slide' through the alimentary canal. Trice Up a rack. Black box: Repair, in primarily for electronic equipment, where an entire card or subsystem is replaced, rather than individual components. More recently referred to as a Carrier Strike Group (CSG). Black Hole, The Black Hole: The Navy's main base at Norfolk, Virginia, so called because "it's where sailors' careers go to die. Army Infantry: 11 Bang-Bang, 11 Bulletstopper (comes from the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) for infantry of 11-B or 11 Bravo) Aloha, Bob. rent-a-cops, pecker checker, weener screener, they have to watch you piss for a piss test, EM's are also sometimes called Electrical Monkeys, and Nuke EM and ET's are sometimes collectively referred to as "Wire Biters". John Wayne: (1) A can opener supplied with "C" rations. Stacking: The act of crapping on top of some one elses crap when the toilets are secured. )See Fast Cruise. This can be for a variety of reasons: Medical, personal, disciplinary, etc. A common joke is to ask inexperienced personnel on watch to "keep an eye out for signs of C-GU11s in the area, over." Officer: "Noted." Civie cut: A civilian haircut worn by males who live around military towns to distinguish themselves from military personnel. So called because of the gold braided loop that they wear around their arm. (3) A rumor (because rumors are spread when crew members gather around water fountains). 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. Machinery Repairmen are skilled machine tool operators. I was just curious of the nicknames of WWII nations and why they were called these nicknames some are obvious ofcourse, Limeys, derives from the Royal Navy's practice of providing sailors with lime juice during the 18th and 19th centuries as a means of combatting scurvy. "I work in The Hole." See "XO's Happy Hour.". Honch ("the Honch"): Entertainment district just outside the main gate of Yokosuka Naval Base. None of the goodies get past that person. The Navy's senior admiral and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Twig: Medical Service Corps officer. Stupid-: Adjective for remedial training. 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. Garden Party: A semi-formal social gathering requiring dress whites from the waist down and dress blues from the waist up. An obsolete / unofficial procedure signal. "I see you have summer creases in your shirt. "secure the forward diesel" or "secure from general quarters"; can also be used to to prepare something for sea, as in "secure for sea.". Single up: To remove one 'loop' line of a doubled-up line, so that only a single line remains. Only used Chief to Chief. NFG: Non-Functioning Gear: Used typically on Tags placed on electronics indicating malfunction description. Dear John (or Jane) Letter: A letter (or nowadays, e-mail) that a sailor receives in which his or her significant other breaks up with or leaves him or her whilst the latter is deployed. Skittles: Sailors who work on the flight deck of a carrier. OBA: Oxygen Breathing Apparatus. This page was last edited on 27 August 2022, at 21:33. Drill Rodeo: A game in which a screwdriver is inserted head first into drill where bit should go and battery is removed. This term is used for those who have sailed across the International Date Line while aboard a U.S. Navy vessel. To throw someone 'under the bus', or to out someone as being the one who did something wrong or made a bad call. These personnel go on to become Plank Owners. Sparks: Radioman. Mail Buoy: A fictitious bouy that mail for a ship is left on. A "Royal Cunt Hair" is the finest unit of measure. The nickname is based on its color and flavor. A water craft small enough to be carried on a ship (ships themselves may only be called boats by members of the crew who have completed a deployment). Basically, they taught the PO2 exam for 6 months. Hall of Fame Company: A recruit company during boot camp that maintains perfect marks through the entire eight-week evolution; harder to get than Color Company, the company that rates Hall of Fame Status is given three days special liberty, as well as the week prior to shipping out to the fleet as downtime. Gator: Gator Navy vessel or sailor. Lobster: A female sailor. But he still says he never heard that name when he was in the Navy. "Do we have any nighttime evolutions this underway?" Frog Hog: A female who hangs around Navy SEALs. What Is A Navy Squid? 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.". To 'slide ' through the alimentary canal by males who live around towns. Seabag locker: a deposit of semen left on a ship locker. `` sailors who work in avionics. The sound of shit when it hits the fan of people on a hog! 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