nicknames for navy sailors
Have a Navy Day: Has two separate meanings. Other terms include: Peter clamps, Meat hooks, Dick beaters. PRT: Physical Readiness Test. Single up: To remove one 'loop' line of a doubled-up line, so that only a single line remains. 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. PFA: Physical Fitness Assessment: new name for PRT. USS In-Port Royal: The USS Port Royal (CG-73). Often fatal for the aircrew if they do not eject in time. Hint Irish Gunner Ned Slinger 3. Usually involving near beer and barbecue. Bandit: An aircraft which has been positively identified as hostile. Similar to "bulkhead remover," an inexpensive way to derive enjoyment from inexperienced personnel. Differs from leave (see above) in that one must stay close to one's home station and it is generally much shorter. Gaff Off: To ignore or purposely fail to show proper respect to someone more senior, such as by blowing off an assigned task, by not saluting, or by using improper forms of address. Rocks and Shoals: is an informal reference to the Articles for the Government of the United States Navy, which was replaced in 1951 by the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Family Gram: A 40-word personal communication from the family members of an Officer or Sailor on a Strategic Deterrent Patrol assigned to a Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarine. Pronounced as "one dee ten tee", "one delta ten tango", "eye dee ten tee", or "idiot". The three Americans were aboard the 44-foot (13.5 meter) sailing vessel Ocean Bound. The U.S. Coast Guard gave their names as Kerry OBrien, Frank OBrien, and Also called "Fresh Air Snipe.". Also, a sound powered telephone amplifier. Sometimes used especially of the sailors from the USS Mathers. Ricky Forklift: A boot camp term for a dust pan. This page was last edited on 27 August 2022, at 21:33. Connie: Nickname for USS Constellation CV64. The name is a corruption of "Bully Big Stick", the Roosevelt's shipboard news program. USS Lastship: The ship a sailor was on previously. Best used with higher voltage drills. Nonskid Wax: A fictitious substance used for waxing non-skid decks, something junior sailors are sent looking for. Corpsman Candy: Sore-throat lozenges handed out at sick bay in lieu of any substantive treatment. (2) An underperforming Cryptologic Technician or "CT" Shitbag. Buffer Tech: A junior enlisted who polishes the deck with a buffer, a duty normally assigned to shore duty personnel or those attending "A" School. PD-8 is actually a chemical additive used in the evaporator to aid distillation of fresh water. Savy Sue: The nickname of the USS Savannah AOR4, given by her ships' company. Airstart: (1) An attempt to restart an aircraft's engine(s) after in-flight failure. Stand by to stand by: Waiting to find out why everyone is waiting for something to maybe happen. Mehroz Sohail is a computer science student. However, since training for this tends to be spotty at best, identification of aircraft is often incorrect, leading to the second definition: "Wrong Every Fucking Time.". Hinge: Slang for an O-4, or lieutenant commander (LCDR). Sea and Anchor Detail: Every sailor has an assigned duty station to be manned when the ship is either pulling into or out of port. See also "Salty," below. Missile Sponge: Usually a frigate or destroyer with limited air defense capability stationed on the outer ring of a battlegroup, as they are the ships most likely to be hit in a convoy. 1. Round Turn: To put some elbow grease into it; to work hard at it and make a strong effort to finish the job. As opposed to other. Aviation Queer: The enlisted rating AQ, Aviation Fire Control Technician; since merged into Aviation Electronics Technician (AT). Knuckle Box: A medium sized, usually red, rectangular metal box widely used in the navy to move supplies to/from the ship. 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. Snivel: To request time off or to not be scheduled, usually for personal reasons. Generally only applied to someone who has earned the speaker's respect. This term refers to all those sailors who have had the experience of crossing the equator Salt and Peppers: Refers to the old style working white uniform, where the sailor wore a white shirt, and black pants. The term alludes to the practice of bombers over enemy territory turning after they have dropped their bombs and igniting their afterburners so as to exit hostile territory more quickly. Ikeatraz: Derogatory term used to describe the U.S.S. The name comes from "rveill" (or "rveil"), the French word for "wake up.". Sex is universally expected, although technically not required. Roach Coach: A snack or lunch truck that stops at each pier where the ships are berthed. VASTARD: Sailors that work with the AN/USM247(V) Versatile Avionics Shop Test (VAST) operational from 1972-2006. However, it is important to note that these nicknames should not be used disrespectfully or derogatorily. Elephant Scabs: Veal Parmesan. (3) ("Submarine Service") Forward Area Gentleman: A crewman serving in the forward part of the submarine, a non-Nuke. V2 Division: Maintenance of Catapults and Arresting Gear. She is usually worried about unsafe flight conditions or an enemy threat (e.g. Easter Egg Hunt: An especially rigorous investigation or inspection in which the inspecting officer seems unduly motivated to find everything wrong he possibly can, even if it ridiculous--"The XO held an Easter Egg Hunt at Messing and Berthing today." "I could have fixed it but I don't have a key to the Gold Locker.". Can also be used to refer to any sailor not expected to be very bright, who is young and naive, or one who has screwed up in some way: "And you've got Seaman Timmy on the .50 cal.". Some popular 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. (1) Good sea stories should involve creative embellishment, inasmuch as one should tell it better than the guy one heard it from, with oneself (or an un-named "buddy") as the new star. They are a permanent fixture. The beak of the eagle can be used as an emergency bottle opener. Dock jumpers: The unfortunates who would have to leap ashore to tie up when no "line handlers" are available. Presently, in the USN, it refers to the alcoholic brew offered at social events like "dining-ins" and "dining-outs." Other nicknames for submarines include tin can, iron coffin, and steel shark. Socked-in: When the ceiling and visibility at an airfield or over an air-capable ship are below minimums for takeoff and landing. Pri-Fly: Primary Flight Control. On small boats, the "First" is in charge of boatswain mates and deck seaman. Meat Gazer: Unlucky individual designated to make sure the urine in a "Whiz Quiz" actually comes from the urinator's body. Or, the ship's navigator. Term used to describe a sailor who has just failed out of a rather difficult A-School (Nuc, ET, AT) and will now head to the fleet (and obvious deployment) undesignated. Also called an Ensign Salute. Warrant: A warrant officer. "Liberty is down." Sometimes referred to by specific ingredients, e.g. Veal Wheels: Veal Parmesan. Aye, aye: Yes (I heard the order, I understand the order, and I intend to obey/carry out the order). Quarter Mile Island: CVN-65, USS Enterprise, and all eight of her reactors. A sailor that has not yet earned their Submarine Warfare Qualification (Dolphins). ", Black Shoe: Sometimes shortened to just "Shoe." ID10T: Idiot, pronounced "Eye-Dee-Ten-Tango." George: The juniormost officer onboard a surface ship. They are of a different kind than those above, as they are related to some of the not-so-easy, or happy circumstances that can arise serving in, say, wartime. Golden Screwjob: Used when a sailor has 12 years or more of honorable service, and, for reasons unknown, does not have his Gold rank device. BMW: Big Maine Woman: One of the large women in the Brunswick/Bath Maine area who like to pick up sailors from the former Naval Air Station Brunswick or pre-commissioning destroyers at the Bath Iron Works in local bars. 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. "Go grease the donkey dick. Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club: Those elements of the Pacific Fleet which operated in the referenced waters 1965-1975. Jack Off Curtain: The small privacy curtain hanging on the outside of a rack. Not a single aspect is successful. 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. 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. Midnight Requisition: To "borrow" (with varying degress of consent) a needed item from another unit. While not permitted to do the job, it gets the job done just the same. Also called Fast Attack boats, also Saturdays, Sundays, and Nights, for their operating schedule. All of these were later designated as Cruisers. P.A.P.E.R.C.L.I.P. Only the information one needs to know in a given situation, with nothing else to waste one's time. F.U.P.A. Cock-ologist: Corpsman (derived from a 1980s Coca Cola commercial having a Coke-ologist). A5. Hockey pucks: Swedish meatballs (also, trail markers, porcupines, road apples). Cleaning Stations: An hour-long field day evolution in which everyone drops what they're doing and cleans their spaces. Also known as Extra Military Instruction (EMI). Anchors and Spurs: The famous dance club at NAVSTA San Diego where many a lonely Navy wife has broken the seventh commandment. Powder Monkey: Term referring to a sailor sent back and forth for an item, usually tasked to retrive something from below-decks; derives from young boys who served on wooden ships that retrieved powder for broadside firing. RATT Shop: Place for flight deck personnel to cool off in the AC and take a nap while they get their "RATT" fixed. (2) A reference to the restroom or locker room in general. Oscar: The buoyant dummy used during man-overboard drills. Peanut Butter Shot: A painful shot normally given in the back of the hip or gluteus maximus. Rack Burns: Reddish marks seen on the face of a sailor who has just emerged from sleeping in his/her rack. BMOS: Big Man On Ship: Often refers to the ship's Captain. Navy World: RTC Orlando was referred to as "Navy World" on its water tower due to Disney World and Sea World being close by. INT WTF: Letters Pronounced Individually. DLG: Destroyer, Leader, Guided Missile, class of ship. So called because the ship's hull is number SSN 711. Marine Mattress: A female who likes to "socialize" with the Marines. Bilge Rat: Someone who works in the engineering spaces. Brown Water: Shallow water close to land; Brown Water Navy (Sailor): Any Sailor who operates a small boat in inshore areas. Douche down: To wash, usually using fresh water. Vampire Liberty: A day off one gets for donating a pint of blood. 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. On a carrier, this officer stands just to the port side of the landing area and talks to each pilot as he makes his approach for an arrested landing. a "field expedient Frappuccino" might be made by putting all the MRE coffees, sugars, and creamers into a 2-liter bottle and mixing. HACQ: (pronounced "hack") House Arrest, Confinement to Quarters: Unofficial punishment where an officer is confined to his stateroom, usually during a port call. After the 3rd Mod, advances in computer technology and circuit miniaturization brought about the ADCAP which is a truly remarkable torpedo. Also used to collectively refer to all the officers at a command. 11 insider insults sailors say to each other - We Are The Gig line: The visual line formed by uniform zipper, belt buckle, and buttoned shirt seam. The tradition has sporadically been followed by modern small boat sailors. VF: Fixed Wing Fighter Aircraft Squadrons. Sailors stationed to a ship are called fleeties by those stationed on shore. Heads and Beds: An inspection performed daily at sea by the XO or a designated replacement, usually the MAA. Except you start with all pieces off the board. Goatrope: A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error. Boat Boo: A sailors girlfriend or boyfriend aboard ship, usually during deployment, and often an arranged affair between two married sailors. Ice Cream Social: Ice cream that is typically served at 2100 on the mess decks on Sundays when underway. Colours which is an allusion to either the former requirement to tar long hair (30 min of cleaning and 2-4 hours of fucking off.). Flying the Bravo: Menstruating; from the signal flag, which is all-red, one meaning of which is "I am discharging dangerous goods." For the same reason, they are sometimes referred to as ", Skivvy waver: Signalman (because of signal flags), Skosh: Perilously close to minimum acceptable levels. Breakaway Music: Music played over the 1MC after "breaking" away from an oiler following UNREP. Peter Falk, American actor, Columbo. See also "Love Boat." ", Swinging Dick: Spoken by Marines, and sailors to refer to healthy shipmates while on maneuvers, e.g. Gator-Freighter: A ship used in amphibious warfare, or generally the transportation of Marines and their equipment, especially, a carrier-like vessel (. Sweat pump(s) / Sweat pump(s) on line/ on overload: See "sweat the load.". EB Green: Green duct tape acquired from Electric Boat in Groton, CT; can be used to fix almost anything, temporarily. Usually consists of one cruiser, one supply ship, and one or two destroyers, frigates, and submarines. Rickety Rocket: USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) Commissioned 1963, decommissioned 1995, sunk as a target 1998 by USS Enterprise Battle Group. ", Tape Zebra: Maddening condition aboard ship, especially aircraft carriers, where passageways are "taped off" so that they may be waxed, dried, and buffed in the middle of the night. B.D.N.W.W. becomes "You are a shitbag, dammit. Mythical rates include "Chief Brownnose" and "Brow Nose First Class." Lifer Locker: Lounge used by E-6's onboard ship. Also called Vitamin M and Grunt Candy, the latter especially when dispensed to Marines. Origins in the P-3 Orion Sub Hunter/Killer community. They are more often than not quite beautiful and are often sought after by nave junior sailors who neglect to check the downstairs plumbing until its too late. Single-Digit Midget: Sailor with less that ten days left before their EAOS (end of active obligated service). JAFO: "Just Another Fucking Observer," given to new recruits who are fresh in the fleet and have not cleared any training. Bounce Pattern: When several aircraft are practicing touch and go landings at the same airfield. Turn 'n' Burn: "Hurry up! So named because they are so thick and hideous that one is guaranteed never to have sex while one is wearing them. Usually only found on submarines due to a significantly smaller number of nukes stationed onboard a submarine. Sailor 1: "What are you having for chow?" Contrast with the "Blue Water" Navy or "CRU-DES." Ask, and ye shall receive (which is to say, NEVER ASK) Just like George Costanza in Seinfeld wanted to be called T-bone and ended up being named after a gorilla; the harder you fight a nickname, the more your buddies and pals will make you wear it. These seals also keep all flatulence inside the suit, where it remains hot and mixes with ball sweat, pitstink, and various other foulness. COD: Carrier Onboard Delivery: The C-2 Greyhound, which ferries people and supplies to and from a carrier on a regular basis. Non-skid: A rough epoxy coating used for grip on weather decks. Red-Roper: Slang for a Recruit Division Commander (RDC), in reference to the red rope worn around the left shoulder. The search coordinator says the U.S. is not looking into foul play in this case at the time. Stupid-: Adjective for remedial training. If the roll call or the skit fails to amuse the rest of the airwing, the offending squadron is booed and belittled mercilessly. They "shit" words out when one squeezes the handle. Fun Boss: Morale, Welfare and Recreation Officer. The closest civilian equivalent is BMOC (Big Man On Campus). Sigs: A Signalman (SM); a former rating, now merged with Quartermaster. "Just press the 'I believe' button for now and we'll talk about it later.". Block-o-wood: Nickname for the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3). Phantom Shitter: A freaking weirdo that thinks it's funny to shit in the shower, or to take a shit in the shitter and not flush. OPS: Operations Officer: Head of the Operations Department on board a ship or shore command. USS Lake Cham Pain: The USS Lake Champlain. During this time, the officer is not allowed to leave the ship (all officers must have permission from the Commanding Officer, or his appointed delegate before debarking the ship at any port call, including their home port). Scuttlebutt: (1) A drinking fountain. None of the goodies get past that person. As the name implies, the deck is indeed blue tile there. Whitney (LCC-20), as it rarely goes to sea. NQP: "Non-Qual-Puke": A non-qualified crewman who is not yet able to stand watch. X-Ray Fitting: (1) A hatch, scuttle or the like which in normal condition is closed both in-port and at-sea. Used to attract the attention of a rescue helicopter in the event of a man overboard by the victim in the water. Whitney(LCC-20), as it rarely goes to sea. NAVCOMM: Navigator/Communicator. Or half a glass of coffee, half chocolate milk and a shit ton of sugar. Generally a lazy navy cook phones it in by opening an industrial size can of ravioli and dumps out a couple loaves of white bread and calls it good. AX: The enlisted rating Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician; since merged into AT rating. Many sailors find this amusing until it happens to them. OSs, STs and other Twidgets that don't, for example, stand any rate-related watches in port (in the days of steam ships especially) get even less respect. 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. Originated during World War II when Admiral "Bull" Halsey designated one officer to oversee wardroom functions. The term is used in boot camp to refer to male masturbation. Let's get going!" (2) On surface ships, any member of the ship's company who is not assigned to the Engineering Department. 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