But the term is currently applied to almost any piece of paper from a pass to an official letter requesting some privilegeĬHOW - Food CIWS - Close In Weapon SystemsĬO - Commanding Officer COMPHIBRON - Commander Amphibious SquadronĬOMPTUEX - Composite Training Unit ExcerciseĬOMSHAW - The term used when obtaining something outside of official channels or payment, usually by trading or bartering. CAP - Command Advancement Program CAPTAIN'S MAST - A formal ceremony for those whom are accused of participating in criminal or unjust activities, usually resulting in various levels of punishment.ĬHIT - Request for special permission, used for drawing pay and a form used for requesting leave and liberty. When sailors are assigned to cleaning duties, they prefer the luxurious Cadillac over the bucket. BUMED - US Navy Bureau of Medicine and SurgeryĬADILLAC - This is the term used to describe a mop bucket with wheels and a ringer. BUBBLE HEAD - The term sailors use to describe submariners BUD/S - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL trainingīULKHEAD - The wall. carries his/her lunch sack to work each day.īROWNSHOE - Aviation enlisted personnel. Mostly issued in boot camp to set a recruit back in training due to poor performanceĪYE, AYE - I have heard and understand your commandīCA - Body Composition Assessment BST-21 - Battle Stations 21, is the final test for the recruits at RTC and is a 12 hour evaluation program BLACKSHOE - Non-Aviation enlisted personnelīLUE NOSE - A Sailor who's crossed either the Arctic or Antarctic circle BOMB FARM - Areas on the ship where aviation ordnancemen men store their bombsīROWNBAGGER - Permission to live off base. What happens when sailors who are anxious for some R&R get too much money all at once, and have a limited amount of time to spend itĪMIDSHIPS- An indefinite area midway between the bow and the stern: as in 'rudder amidships' means that the rubber is in line with he ship's center lineĪSMO or ASMO'd - Assignment Memorandum Orders. However, all crew members are expected to know what is said over the 1MC regardless whether or not it was 'audible'ĪBAFT- Further aft, as in 'abaft the beam'ĪBEAM- Abreast: on a relative bearing of 090 or 270 degreesĪCCOMMODATION LADDER- A ladder resembling stairs that is suspended over the side of a ship to facilitate boarding form boatsĪDRIFT- Loose from moorings and out of control (applied to anything lost, out of hand, or left lying about)ĪFFF- Aqueous film-forming foam for firefightingĪFRTS - (pronounced A-farts) Stands for Armed Forces Radio and Television SystemĪFT- Toward the stern (not as specific as abaft)ĪGROUND- That part of a ship resting on the bottom (a ship 'runs aground' or 'goes aground')ĪHOY- A hail or call for attention, as in 'Boat Ahoy'ĪIRDALE - A sailor who works on or around aircraftĪIRWING - The aviation detachment on board the shipĪLOFT- Generally speaking, any area above the highest deckĪLONGSIDE- By the side of the ship or pierĪMATEUR NIGHT - When the sailors get paid, they take their money and go out. When used, it is heard on every external speaker but is not always heard by every crew member, due to the fact that not all spaces have a functioning speaker. Referring to some point really early in the morning, like 0200 (which would be prounced oh-two-hundred) 0'dark thirty - One half hour after 0'dark hundred (used in the same context as 0'dark hundred) 1MC - One of many communication circuits aboard a ship, this is probably the most widely recognized.

Scuttlebutt navy term