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. 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. ", these items have very limited use--one specific evolution--and therefore could also refer to a sailor with only one skill or is qualified on only one watch station. Dilbert Dunker: Device used in water survival training ("swims") to teach aviators how to get out of the cockpit of a fixed-wing aircraft that has crashed or ditched at sea. Mail Buoy: A fictitious bouy that mail for a ship is left on. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC): The Marines. See also "Love Boat." Shower Tech: Sonar Technician (Submariner). Also contains the Uniform of the Day. Baby Killer: An obscenely large wrench/screwdriver. Specialized training for Aviation Administration (AZ) and Aviation Anti Submarine Warfare Operators (AW) ratings. These Direct Input LDOs have not spent time "in the fleet", D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F: (Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck? C.L.I.P. Refers to nucs' insistance to dress like Morpheus from the Matrix and propensity for playing Magic (The Gathering) and World of Warcraft endlessly. That's also a boondoggle. V0 Division: Admin offices. Bolter: Failed attempt at an arrested landing on a carrier by a fixed-wing aircraft. 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. Material condition: Status open or closed, of various fittings, hatches, etc, which are denoted by a letter. NON: "Needs of the Navy" a priority over anything to do with one's family or person; as in God, Country, Family. Gig line: The visual line formed by uniform zipper, belt buckle, and buttoned shirt seam. See "Brown Water.". Screaming Alpha: A sailor who is on fire and is running around screaming. Bitchbox: Intercom or amplified circuit used to communicate between spaces of a ship. Air Force Gloves: Pockets. Storecritter: an old fashioned term for the storekeepler rating, now called logies. Originally referred to the night baker who would often be seen by waking crew members covered in flour from his nightly duties. In the aviation community, hot racking refers to an individual who has not taken a shower before retiring to his bunk, usually after working a 12-hour shift on the flight deck. cake eaters meaning. Puka: any small space or opening. Marine Dinner Tray: Derogatory description (to the "eldest service branch") of an enlisted sailor's 13 button flap on the front of his dress blue uniform trousers. Gator: Gator Navy vessel or sailor. Green Side: The figurative side one is stationed at if one is stationed at a Marine Corps Command; contrasted with the "Blue Side" (Naval Command). No-Shitter: A sea story which is mostly (never completely) fictional, and unverifiable as well. Jughead: US Marine, so called because their "high and tight" haircuts make their heads look like inverted jugs in profile. Ground-Pounder: Navy term for Marines, specifically infantry. Gunwale: (pronounced "gunnel") The top of the hull portion of a ship that runs down the port and starboard sides. "How are you doing today PO Jones" "Living the dream Captain". Woop: A cadet at the US Military Academy (West Point). Today, Salt and Peppers are worn by cooks that work in a ship's wardroom. Many sailors find this amusing until it happens to them. Humped the bunk: Screwed up. Usually just an inch or two longer than what military allows, but enough to let the females know who's who. Snot Locker: The storage area for snot a person's nose. Self-explanatory. Barricade, Barrier: The huge nylon net strung across the landing area of a carrier to arrest the landing of an aircraft with damaged gear or a damaged tailhook. WEFT: Typically it stands for "Wings, Exhaust (or Engine, for prop aircraft), Fuselage, Tail" and is a method by which ship's lookout stations can visually identify aircraft within the vicinity. Boxing your coffee: Using two paper cups and pouring back and forth to mix creamer and/or sugar. Deduction is usually one to five points per infraction, depending on the severity. "DD 214" is the form that must be filled out before a member of the military may be discharged. Turn 'n' Burn: "Hurry up! F.R.E.D. Rack Burns: Reddish marks seen on the face of a sailor who has just emerged from sleeping in his/her rack. Used to refer to a sailor's spouse. "M-Crud" MCRD: Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Gouge: The inside scoop, the skinny, the low-down. 2-6-10: Abbreviation of "It's gonna take 2 surgeons 6 hours to remove 10 inches of my boot from your ass." Senior Enlisted Advisor, a CPO in charge of one's career. Trips to the beach are generally low key. Call an Audible: American football term refers to the quarterback . 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. In the military, the term cake eater refers to civilians. AIMD: Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. 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). (. A similar system was used for surface ships. Hot Racking or Hot Bunking: Submariners share racks. "You look like you just climbed out of the dipsy dumpster, Seaman Timmy!". : Broke Dick No Worky-worky. See also A-Gang. Tits Up: Broke-dick, inoperable, dead (from some piece of equipment being "flat on its back"). Do not stand near one of the speakers without hearing protection. Players bid on the number of tricks to be taken, trump is determined by draw. Also, a traditional naval toast. Kluck: n. masc. Crow happy: Newly appointed petty officers that are drunk with rank, think they are in charge, and can order subordinates around. A required exercise regimen. Also called Fast Attack boats, also Saturdays, Sundays, and Nights, for their operating schedule. Monkey Mate: Derogatory term used by Boiler Technicians to describe their brethren in the much cooler Engineroom on the other side of bulkhead from their Fireroom. If one person at the table is willing to eat all 12 apples and succeeds, that person is given the honor of "carry on" (lack of harassment by upper classmen) for the remainder of the semester. becomes "You are a shitbag, dammit. Chokers: Service Dress White Uniform worn by Officers and Chiefs. Fart sack: Canvas mattress cover (In cold conditions sailors sleep inside them for extra warmth.) The new sailor is told this is "The Most Important Watch" on the ship. Fat Boy: Derogatory term for Amphibious Ships used by bridge officers on cruisers and destroyers. Gut: The section of a port city or town where visiting sailors can find cheap booze, games of chance, ladies of the night, a bar brawl or two, and other entertainment. Generally pejorative. Variations include clinging to the MAD boom or water-skiing from the MAD Boom. Conforms to MIL-STD-2041D to prevent corrosion to nuclear components. Shitter: (1) A toilet (not a urinal); also known as a crapper. Emergency Blow: When a sub rapidly blows all of the ballast out of the ballast tanks, resulting in a rapid ascent and an impressive display as the sub breaks the surface. B.O.H.I.C.A. Used mostly to supply breathing air to shipboard firefighters before civilian firefighter equipment was approved and adopted. Miss Shit Can: The USS Michigan (SSGN-727). This item is available to borrow from 1library branch. The opposite of a highly respected and particularly valuable "Good Man." Widely known workups involving the carrier and the airwing are TSTA, COMPTUEX, and RIMPAC. It is permissible to take one when a ship is pierside connected to pier water and sewer, if no one else is waiting for the shower. Almost every one is an Obstructive Bureaucrat, and the team has a low opinion of officers in general calling them "cake-eaters." Blackburn and Lisa are the notable exceptions. "Mast" for short. 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. "Boot ensign.". Ghetto: Open-bay barracks, usually reserved for single sailors who are in transit or otherwise temporarily assigned there. Wayspouse: Sailors' spouses waiting on the pier, if sufficiently overweight that they could be used as navigation waypoints. V4 Division: Aviation Fuels. Origins of the "Cake Eater" Saying ; Where did the saying " let them eat cake " come from? A rate in the Navy similar in duties to a police officer. Often a good source of humor for when the topsiders ask what they are for. " Salu-salo" means "feast" or "banquet", a reduplication of salo, "to eat together" or "to share food".. Sources indicate that the term "boodle" is American military slang for contraband sweets such as cake, candy and ice cream.A "boodle fight" is a party in which . Pump and Dump: A term in Boot Camp, normally used by RDCs allowing Recruits time to use the Head. Also, a wet dream induced by ship's motion. Wrinkle Bomb: A uniform worn by a sailor that is wrinkled so badly that it looks like the sailor slept in it. It is sometimes cured by a "Channel Fever Shot," a slap or kick to the backside. Served at galleys in lieu of regular chow for sailors on the go. Spook: Usually a IS, CT, or some other kind of intelligence type. Limp Dick: A sailor who can't do the simplest job. Seachest: Ballast intake/discharge portals below the waterline of a ship. The series of books; 43P-1, 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 were separate books covering all aspects of maintenance. X-Ray Fitting: (1) A hatch, scuttle or the like which in normal condition is closed both in-port and at-sea. Red-Roper: Slang for a Recruit Division Commander (RDC), in reference to the red rope worn around the left shoulder. Generally found in the Western Pacific. Veal Wheels: Veal Parmesan. HTC: Known as a Hull Tech Chief or slang for "Head Turd chaser" or Home Town Civilian, a term designated to any active-duty sailor about to retire. ASH Receiver: An "ash tray." Load: (Always referred to as "the load.") Love Boat: (1) A sub tender crewed primarily by female sailors; see also "Tuna Boat." The term is used in boot camp to refer to female masturbation. "), Pier tender: A ship that never gets under way. Also called "Fresh Air Snipe.". Power troll: A name for any officious person, usually used by engineers. Double Digit Midget: A short-timer, someone who is less than 100 days from retirement, EAOS, or being discharged to civilian life. John Wayne: (1) A can opener supplied with "C" rations. V3 Division: Aircraft Handlers on the Hangar Deck. Gigged: Having suffered a point deduction in Boot Camp for an unsatisfactory personal, uniform, or bunk or locker inspection. 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. "We're going to The Boat for a few weeks.". Shark bait: A package of bright green dye, attached to a life vest. Home ported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, she left port only on rare occasions (so her crew could collect sea pay); when she did, she had to be towed back in. 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. ", Seaman Timmy/Fireman Timmy: Used in similar fashion as "Seaman Schmuckatelli" except with a slightly more negative connotation of a sailor who is not too bright, or could be expected to do something stupid without any malicious intent. Warrants are competitively selected from the senior (E7E9) enlisted ranks. Stand By: To wait, can also be to foreshadow chastisement or punishment from a superior. JORP: Junior Officer Rest Period. Swims: Aviation water survival training. A backpack filled with water. LSD: Dock landing ship, or Large Sitting Duck, so called due to their slow speed and absence of any significant offensive weaponry. 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. 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. Fruit Salad: Numerous ribbons on a dress uniform. Fulmer: A sailor that desperately tries to win various games (ping pong, pool, etc. "Let's bag it.". Similar to the code for "bulkhead remover." Also COMHOUSE, COMHOME, CINCHOME, HOUSEPAC, etc. (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). I'm guessing since Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen are brothers, it was a common insult among their family. A "My Wife Chit" is a special request that uses one's wife as an excuse/justification for needing to be absent. Often placed off limits by the captain. Motrin: A magical pill dispensed by hospital corpsmen capable for minor owies or to hypochondriacs; "take two aspirin and call me in the morning." Used for testing Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA's) on E-2C Hawkeyes, F-14 Tomcats, and S-3 Vikings. Signs the card of slimy pollywogs after crossing the line, making them Trusted Shellbacks. Three Frame Rule: Refers to a sailor or situation that is inherently dangerous. On other surface ships. "All hands heave out and trice up." ", Hooligan Navy: WWII Navy pejorative for the Coast Guard, from its flexibility in enlisting men discharged from other services to rapidly expand for Prohibition. "So what happened on your watch?" Very rarely occurs due to duty. 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. Cake Eater: An officer; Canoe Club: The U.S. Navy. one or both of the sailors is currently in a relationship/marriage with a person not stationed on the ship). OPS: Operations Officer: Head of the Operations Department on board a ship or shore command. The name is a corruption of "Bully Big Stick", the Roosevelt's shipboard news program. The near universal habit of repeating the last word in an acronym, e.g. See "Mustang". Also used to pass information between a flight deck fuel station and flight deck control as to status of fueling operations for individual aircraft. In general, the CO makes policy, the XO enforces it, hence the name. Cleaning Stations: An hour-long field day evolution in which everyone drops what they're doing and cleans their spaces. Khakis: Term used to describe senior enlisted members (E-7 and above) or officers, due to the khaki-colored working uniform typically worn by them. One popular folk etymology suggests that the name derives from Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels' reforms of the Navy, specifically his abolition of the officers' wine mess and institution of coffee as the strongest drink available on Navy ships. Anyone who has been designated with this nickname is most likely a lifer who has no life outside the navy. Salty: Old and experienced (or simply old and sea-worn, as in "my salty hat"). While not permitted to do the job, it gets the job done just the same. Jack Off Curtain: The small privacy curtain hanging on the outside of a rack. NMOP: (common on Boomer Subs) No More Patrols Ever. Non-Useful Dody) A sailor who has not completed any qualifications and is therefore of no use to their division. Scorned upon if he/she was not supposed to be there. )"Have a great day"! B.B. On small boats, the "First" is in charge of boatswain mates and deck seaman. : Same Old Shit or Shit-on-a-shingle. Plank Owner: Term used for original crew personnel assigned to ships company during commissioning. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last More random definitions ", Swinging Dick: Spoken by Marines, and sailors to refer to healthy shipmates while on maneuvers, e.g. See "XO's Happy Hour.". Jocularly re-interpreted as "Christ It Won't Shoot" or "Captain I Was Sure." Word Shitter: Another name for those embossing label makers. Masagi Girl: A prostitute (typically Chinese) found in the Honch. Brown Nose: Sailor trying a "little too hard" to make rate by sucking up to superiors. See also "Blue Shirt. 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. Spudlocker: Area below the ramp of an aircraft carrier. "Grab the donkey and fuel the bird." Call an Audible: American football term refers to the quarterback changing the play in the last minute based on Donut: A floating device used to store oily waste pumped out of the bilges in port. Port: Left side of the boat or ship (when facing the bow). Often seen entering and exiting helos that are providing SAR services. Kiss the Camel: To fall between ship and pier onto the, Knee-deep navy: Epithet (usually friendly) for the Coast Guard or coastal patrol vessels . Sliders: Mess deck/chow hall hamburgers/cheeseburgers, so named for their high grease content and purported ability to 'slide' through the alimentary canal. Drive On! Also called the "high seas." ", FOD Walk Down: A periodic, organized search on an aircraft carrier flight deck or hangar deck looking for debris that a jet engine might ingest. Fun Boss: Morale, Welfare and Recreation Officer. PFA: Physical Fitness Assessment: new name for PRT. Ladderwell: Stairs. Usually the only small bit of privacy found on a ship. 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.". Tuna Boat: A sub tender or other non-combat ship that is crewed primarily by female sailors. Butt Puckering: A term used to describe a harrowing or scary experience. HACQ: (pronounced "hack") House Arrest, Confinement to Quarters: Unofficial punishment where an officer is confined to his stateroom, usually during a port call. Note that in the Navy, many ships and units have nicknames; these are listed separately, in Appendix:Glossary of U.S. Navy slang/Unit nicknames. Watch condition: Ship's readiness condition:(Denoted by Roman numerals) I: maximum readiness (GQ) all hands at their battle stations, material condition Zebra set (maximum damage control readiness.) R.O.A.D. A part of a Cake-Eater's shame. Learn more with our list of military sayings and what they mean in the context of the military. Bremerlo: A husky (large) female. George: The juniormost officer onboard a surface ship. ". USS Lake Cham Pain: The USS Lake Champlain. Bogey: An unknown aircraft which could be friendly, hostile, or neutral. Officially no longer named the 43P-1, the fleet continues to name and refer to their work center maintenance manual as the 43P-1. Derived from "sukoshi," the Japanese word for "a little.". Also referred to "Monkey Rapers". Lady Boy: A transsexual prostitute found most frequently in Thailand and the Philippines. (The Navy term for Air Force personnel is simply "Queer. Origins in the P-3 Orion Sub Hunter/Killer community. Lifer: A name given to both officers and enlisted men who love the Navy and make it clear they want to be in for 20 or more years; lifers will try to convince others to re-enlist. CGN: Cruiser, Guided Missile, Nuclear, class of ship. Borrowed from the SI unit for reactive power, used to describe a particularly useless Electrician's Mate. 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. Walking, Talking Road Mark: Used during boot camp to refer to a recruit that is a complete loss at military bearing, appearence, and formalities, a recruit that causes his company to constantly lose points at inspections, drills, etc. Stupid-: Adjective for remedial training. Quadzip: Four numeral zero's in a row. Usually tasked with dirty and nasty jobs often referred to as "Shit Work.". (2) A large freezer of the type found on most ships, usually in auxiliary spaces. Dome: A SONAR transmitter/receiver. My . Marine Shower: No soap and water, just deodorant and cologne, Marine Table Cloth: See Marine Dinner Tray. A monthly review print-out of one's pay record, time-in-service, amount of leave on the books, and other important record keeping information. Death Pillows: (Submarine Service) Canned ravioli usually served at midrats. FOAD: Acronym, Fuck Off And Die, traditional response to MARF see below. Tits Machine: Old-school term for a kick-ass aircraft, usually a fighter, that consisted of little more than an airframe, minimal avionics, and a huge engine or two. Sierra Hotel: Phonetic letters for SH, which stands for "Shit Hot." SMAG: Engineering Laboratory Technician (ELT). Air Department: Consists of 5 divisions, usually manned by Aviation Boatswains Mates. : Diesel Boats Forever: (marking on an) unauthorized pin showing a non-nuclear submarine. Canary: Woman singer. Similar to a Bremerloe. Get Fucked or Fuck-Off from your Navy equals and lower in rank. PQS: Personnel Qualification Standards, a card carrying various qualifications for a warfare badge or similar. Bravo Zulu: Originally, "BZ" was a signal meaning "Well Done." On submarines it's called the Maneuvering Watch. Also can refer to "Free The Nukes," referring to sailors in the nuclear power field. 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. "Bull nose," "Wildcat," "Pelican hook," "rat guard, rat lines," "deck Apes.". See "R2D2." SLJO: Shitty Little Jobs Officer. Two of these are blindfolded. Lady Lex: Either of the two aircraft carriers named "Lexington.". 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). a lounge lizard An Army soldier conducts a static line parachute jump from a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington,. She is usually worried about unsafe flight conditions or an enemy threat (e.g. Armpit of the Med: Naples, Italy. 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. Sticks: The levers in the Maneuvering Room of a diesel submarine that are used to change the settings for the main propuslion motors. Ready Rollers are generally thought of in a negative scense due to their poor hygene and lack of respect for themselves, while in close quarters or proximity to other shipmates. Bitching Betty: The recorded or computer generated female voice heard in an aviator's headset when something is not as it should be. Follies are held about every 6 to 8 weeks while on deployment. B-52 air strike that makes the landscape look like the surface of the Moon. On an aircraft carrier, this consists of 5 divisions: IM1 - AIMD Admin, IM2 - Airframes and Power Plants, IM3 - Avionics, IM4 - Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and Aviation Ordnance, IM5 - IMRL. This 2-day class must be completed every few years by pilots and aircrew. A-Farts is received via satellite all over the world and offers a variety of shows. Shit-on-a-shingle: Creamed chipped beef on toast. Registered: Jun 7, 2000. charlie sheen's character called michael biehn's character a cake eater. 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.) (When describing a female, it may stand specifically for "Fat Upper Pussy Area"; when describing a male, "Fat Upper Penis Area."). 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. 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. Navy World: RTC Orlando was referred to as "Navy World" on its water tower due to Disney World and Sea World being close by. A prankster who defecates in public areas of a ship. Norfucked: What you are when you get orders to Norfolk, Virginia. Hollywood Shower: To take a long shower that wastes water (See Navy Shower). Deck Ape: Non-designated enlisted person serving on the deck force. (2) Generally reliable but incomplete information about a subject. XO's Happy Hour: A daily, hour-long mandatory cleaning evolution. Port and Starboard: A rotation of two duty sections or watch teams, one designated port, and the other starboard. Bells repeat themselves every 4 hours. Single, for all intents and purposes, until the day their spouse returns from deployment. What is a Blue Falcon? Dining-ins are for the service-members only. "Here comes the khaki brigade.". To overthink an easy task. 1934, James T. Farrell, The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan, Ch. Soup Sandwich: Any situation or individual that is FUBAR. Usually used as part of a goose-chase. Snivel: To request time off or to not be scheduled, usually for personal reasons. Every sailor has an assigned duty station to be manned; the ship is set for maximum water tight integrity. Emerald Shellback: One who crossed the Equator at the Greenwich Meridian. 7. During wartime, armed guards may be posted on both sides of the blue tile. Derogatory name for USS CUSHING (DD-985), especially with the Commodore embarked. "I understand and I will comply.". Retired RMs may often use ZUG in place of "no" or "negative.". The OIC of this evolution is sometimes referred to as "the FOD-father.". Also known as "Go-Go Juice." Barely Trainable: Derogatory term for a Boiler Technician (BT). ". The difference between the two is that significant others may attend dining-outs. This term derives from the nickname "squid", meaning "sailor.". Dirty-shirt wardroom: (Aircraft Carrier): Forward wardroom immediately below the flight deck for pilots wearing (sweaty) flight gear and working ship's officers. Some black shoes say "Live by the gouge, die by the gouge." Punching Holes: When a submarine is underway submerged, as in "Punching Holes in the Ocean". Blowing the ___ Fleet: Performing oral sex on a prostitute (in reference to the fact that said prostitute may have had sex with the entirety of the named fleet). (Petty Officer to Sailor: "is there something the matter with you? Someone who has been given a "Bag of Dicks" has been "bagged," which is quite similar to getting 'sand bagged'. Jack-o'-the-Dust: A ship's cook in charge of keeping track of the ship's food stores. VC: Viet Cong: Guerilla forces in South Vietnam allied with the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the Vietnam War. No-Ps are pilots who have not qualified for 3P. Uncle Sam's Confused Group (USCG): The US Coast Guard. Benny Suggs: The Navy's Beneficial Suggestions program, a method where DON employees, and Navy and Marine personnel can make suggestions to improve various programs and operations. Noted: Usually passed down from an officer to a blue shirt, when the blue shirt tells the officer of something that will have little or no positive effect on the officer, but may have a great effect on the blue shirt. Tweek and Peak: To fine tune something (uniform, rack, hair, etc); usually for inspection preparation. In the navy warrants are generally older and more experienced in a particular area of expertise than a commissioned line officer, much like an "LDO." Bravo Bozo: Derisive term that is the opposite of Bravo Zulu. A sissy.' Page 30. Also called No F'n Good. ", Grab-ass: Any kind of unstructured group socialization or horse-play, usually during working hours. Blue tile by engineers Shower: to fine tune something ( uniform, or some other kind of type. Ca n't do the job, it was a signal meaning ``.... 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