Make a Hole: An informal way for an Enlisted person to get through a passage way that is blocked by other personnel. ADSEP: ADministrative SEParation: Release from Naval Service for administrative reasons. WW1 hand grenades were known as Mills Bombs. Usually results in one of two things, either NJP, or a fist fight. Legendary female American Wild West markswomen – subject of famous musical “Annie Go and Get Your Gun”. Charlies are electrical fires, and Deltas burn exotic materials, often metals like magnesium. Lady Boy: A transsexual prostitute found most frequently in Thailand and the Philippines, often sought after by naive junior sailors who neglect to check the downstairs plumbing until it’s too late. Floating Bellhop: Derisive Army term for sailor. When she did get underway she was typically towed back in, whereupon she was referred to as "USS Broke". Chokers: Service Dress White Uniform worn by Officers and Chiefs. 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. Compare "Living the dream!" MARINE: Acronym for Marines Always Ride in Navy Equipment...or Muscles are Required Intelligence Not Essential... or My Ass Really Is Navy Equipment..or My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment...or Muscles are Required Intelligence Not Expected. Fruit Salad: Numerous ribbons on a dress uniform. 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. Bitching Betty: The recorded or computer generated female voice heard in an aviator's headset when something is not as it should be. CIVLANT/CIVPAC: Home, or where you go to when you leave the Navy. The Goo: Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). Nickname of Admiral Sir W F Martin (1801-95), renowned for being a strict disciplinarian who did not hesitate to “pinch” ratings for minor offences. Oil King - An enlisted engineer responsible for fuel, lube oil, boilerwater and feedwater testing and also their quality, quantity, and transfers around the ship. )"Have a great day"! INTerrogative What The Fuck. The worst ones are "drive-by shitbombs," where someone pokes their head in, "throws the shitbomb" and leaves. Before OBAs the Navy developed and used RBAs--Rescue Breathing Apparatus. In rare cases, the S.N.O.B. It's green, of course. A sea lawyer is adept at using technicalities, half truths, and administrative crap to get out of doing work or anything else he doesn't want to do, and/or to justify his laziness. Also called "Fresh Air Snipe.". Generally X(X-ray): always closed, Y(Yoke): closed while underway, Z(Zebra): closed while at GQ. Mid-Rats: Short for midnight rations. See "Brown Water.". Tommy the Tug, or Tommy the Tugboat, the crew's nickname for the USS Thomas S. Gates, after she towed a disabled ship in to port while operating in the Carribean. Batphone: A dedicated outside telephone line (not for personal use) typically for shore power or security purposes. Foc's'le Follies: A gathering of all the aviators in the airwing in the carrier's foc's'le (forecastle). Landing in the spudlocker results in a broken aircraft and is often fatal. Chief: Title given to enlisted personnel who have achieved the rank of E-7 and who have completed their transitional training and indoc. 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. See "Dome. 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. They are a permanent fixture. Fresh Water Navy (derogatory) members of the US Coast Guard. Also refers to a friend who has become non-responsive. Tweek and Peak: To fine tune something (uniform, rack, hair, etc); usually for inspection preparation. The Kool-Aid-like beverage dispensed on the. Stacker: Crew that handles and maintains the air launched weapons, Aviation Ordnancemen (Red shirts), BCG's: Birth Control Glasses: Standard Navy-issue corrective eyewear for non-flight crew and non-flight deck personnel. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC): The Marines. It is a combination of a rank (Hospital Recruit, the most junior. Retired RMs may have a ZUT certificate or even a ZUT tattoo. (1974), Boot Camp: Term used to refer to the eight week basic training course held at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. Galley: Crews' mess, or dining area. "We better slow down or the fat boys won't be able to keep up. Ahead Flank Liberty: The fictitious speed at which a ship travels after a mission or patrol is completed with high marks and the ship is headed into very nice foreign ports that cater to visiting US Forces. Mess Deck Intelligence: Rumors (mostly false) that spread throughout the ship like wildfire. ", Swinging Dick: Spoken by Marines, and sailors to refer to healthy shipmates while on maneuvers, e.g. Ping Jockey: Term used to describe Sonar Techs. Chop: Supply Officer. ;dop kit; douche kit. Brand of soap issued to the Fleet which is reputed to have been produced by a company called Hudson, 1930s/40s jazz musician (bass), composer and band leader, After the country singer of the same name.