Salt Cookies: Sugar cookies when the boats Culinary Specialist confuses salt for sugar. Also referred to "Monkey Rapers". Bulkhead remover: A fictional substance veteran sailors often task new sailors with getting, as a joke. Up the hawse hole/pipe: An enlisted man going officer. Very well: Expression of acknowledgement a senior gives a subordinate. The second explanation pertains to the combination of military uniform components:flat cover (aka, a hat) with a collar which allegedly makes the the head and neck look unusually cylindrical. This term usually only applies to nukes who have not re-enlisted (i.e. Websquid ( pl. )"Have a great day"! Circa 1981. B1RD: Pronounced: Bravo One Romeo Delta. Left side of an aircraft when facing the nose from inside. Term has become obsolete due to more normal looking frame choices now offered (outside of enlisted recruit training, at least). Squared Away: (name for) a sailor who is always "squared away," meaning always having a perfect shave, perfectly ironed uniform, spit-shined shoes, haircut with less than 1mm of hair, spotless uniform, etc. Liberty Risk: A sailor who loves liberty a little too much, so much so that he puts himself in danger by drinking too much, getting into fights, or pissing off the locals. The Clap Line consists primarily of men who are waiting to get treated for venereal disease. Also used for a potato (spud) storage room. ", Boopdiddley: All-purpose, virtually meaningless expression, used as an exclamation i.e. Punishment for screwing up or being a Rock. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC): The Marines. Dog watches: The 1600-2000 evening watch is customarily split into two two-hour "dog" watches, so that the watch sections rotate rather than being stuck with the same schedule every day. Flattop: Aircraft carrier. Dirty-shirt wardroom: (Aircraft Carrier): Forward wardroom immediately below the flight deck for pilots wearing (sweaty) flight gear and working ship's officers. Emerald Shellback: One who crossed the Equator at the Greenwich Meridian. see also The Load. JORP: Junior Officer Rest Period. 96er: A period of five nights and four days off of work due to special liberty or holiday. a "field expedient Frappuccino" might be made by putting all the MRE coffees, sugars, and creamers into a 2-liter bottle and mixing. See also "Love Boat." 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. Smiley-face art optional. SERP: Senior Enlisted Rest Period. Rot-Cee: Slang for ROTC, Reserve Officer Training Corps. 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. So named due to the different colored jerseys they wear. I will only give one or two of the more polite slang terms for each service: Navy - Squids or Swabbies. Captain's Asshole: The XO. Retired RMs may have a ZUT certificate or even a ZUT tattoo. Also called "Fresh Air Snipe.". Building 38: The USS Puget Sound (AD-38). (pronounced "foop-uh"): Fat Upper Pelvic Area: The buldge that protrudes from ill-fitting pants worn by an overweight sailor, or by extension, the sailor him- or herself. Garden Party: A semi-formal social gathering requiring dress whites from the waist down and dress blues from the waist up. 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. AOCS: Aviation Officer Candidate School; since discontinued pre-commissioning programs at NAS Pensacola, FL and Bremerton, WA that trained both prior service and non-prior service college graduates to become naval officers and to subsequently qualify as either Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, Air Intelligence Officers, or Aircraft Maintenance Duty Officers - program merged into with Officer Candidate School from Newport, RI in late 1990s and then in the late 2000s moved to NETC Newport, RI. VC: Viet Cong: Guerilla forces in South Vietnam allied with the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the Vietnam War. Sometimes spelled C-6U11, Z-6UL1 or various. Mandatory Fun: Any command sponsored social event that everyone HAS to attend, or get into big trouble. Refering to the senior ranking person for an assigned duty or task. (especially Marines) generally called sailors. By definition are technical specialists. Officially referred to as "Intensive Training" or "Advanced Intensive Training. (2) A large freezer of the type found on most ships, usually in auxiliary spaces. C.L.I.P. By definition a technical manager. See "titless wave." (especially Marines) generally called sailors. Radio girls: Derogatory term for Radiomen used by personnel in engineering ratings who do not believe they do any "real work." Frocked: Advanced in rank or rate with no pay increase. 3Ps are relatively new pilots in a patrol aircraft. Such a lax procedure could spell doom for a sinking ship if hatches were not absolutely watertight.) Field Survey: The nominal survey taken before discarding a worn-out item "in the field" (often off the end of the pier) instead of submitting it for a proper, formal "survey" to determine if it should be redistributed or disposed of. An ad-hoc organization of young division officers onboard some surface ships and in most aviation squadrons, assembled to provide a means of guidance and escape from overly-demanding Department Heads. S.O.S. See also BROWN SHOE. Non-Useful Dody) A sailor who has not completed any qualifications and is therefore of no use to their division. I just got shoulder checked in the hallway by some squid. ChuHai: A Japanese alcoholic beverage made by mixing sake and the equivalent of Kool-Aid. Manatee: A dependent wife, usually in Pensacola or Jacksonville that is Manatee fat even though her husband has maintained the same basic size during their marriage. San Dog: A sailor stationed in San Diego, or the base itself. Often called 'Doc', Sigs: A Signalman (SM); a former rating, now merged with Quartermaster. So called because of the lobotomy that is supposedly mandated as soon as a naval officer is promoted to this rank, in which half of his brain is removed. Roger That: A term of understanding and acceptance when given an order or other information. The Operations Officer is usually third in command behind the Captain and the Executive Officer. COD: Carrier Onboard Delivery: The C-2 Greyhound, which ferries people and supplies to and from a carrier on a regular basis. Hummer: Slang for the E-2C Hawkeye, mostly for the sound of its props. Diddy Bopping: Walking around with no particular purpose. 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. Joe Shit-in-the-rag Man / Joe Shit the Rag man / Joe Shit Charlie the Rag Man: An under-performing sailor. Originated during World War II when Admiral "Bull" Halsey designated one officer to oversee wardroom functions. I tried to be one but I didn't score high enough on my ASVAB Bitching Betty: The recorded or computer generated female voice heard in an aviator's headset when something is not as it should be. Flyboy what everyone but Air Force people call Air Force people. Every sailor has an assigned duty station to be manned; the ship is set for maximum water tight integrity. FTN Striker: Sailor whose stated goal/desire is to get discharged. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); Sometimes used to call for pumping bilges and waste tanks overboard outside coastal limits. "I survived a six-month trip on LSD", commonly heard slogan from sailors who have made a deployment aboard such a vessel. ", USMC: A person's head. YARFO: "You Ain't Reactor? 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. Jocularly re-interpreted as "Christ It Won't Shoot" or "Captain I Was Sure." Reveille: An announcement over the 1MC at 0600 local time, bugle call, trumpet call or pipes call, most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at sunrise. ", Dipsy Dumpster: what a shitbag sailor crawls out of, before going up to quarters, watch, liberty, etc. Part of the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), IM3 (Avionics) division. Such a sailor will likely be restricted to the ship at the next liberty port. Must be signed off by a superior or expert. On ships equipped with small boats, the First Lieutenant or "First" (First Division Officer or Deck Department Head) is in charge of these boats and the sailors who maintain and run them. These personnel go on to become Plank Owners. Hot Wash - An immediate after-action or exercise critique. Asshole of the Navy: Norfolk, Virginia, home of the fabled "DOGS AND SAILORS KEEP OFF THE GRASS!" PD-8: Fictitious valve requested to be found by junior sailor in order for an engineering qualification to be signed off. (2) The constant cold that sailors suffer from in bootcamp because they spend 8 weeks confined with 80 people from all walks of life. Check Valve: A person who "does for himself or herself, but not others." Program: Retired On Active Duty, refers to someone who is approaching retirement so they don't care about getting any real work accomplished. Also known as a "Butt Shark.". Stacking: The act of crapping on top of some one elses crap when the toilets are secured. It is a combination of a rank (Hospital Recruit, the most junior. The near universal habit of repeating the last word in an acronym, e.g. Desert Duck: Helo that delivered mail in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. Make a Hole: An informal way for an Enlisted person to get through a passage way that is blocked by other personnel. Only the information one needs to know in a given situation, with nothing else to waste one's time. RPOC: Recruit Chief Petty Officer (RCPO or RPOC). Enlisting at 17. The act of solving a problem by applying numbers and units and various known and assumed quantities to calculate an approximate answer. Also used to collectively refer to all the officers at a command. As opposed to other. (Often pronounced "A-wis."). Head: Bathroom (the term comes from the days of sail, because wind would blow from the rear of the ship forward the bathroom would be located at the front head of the ship to carry the foul smell of excrement away from the crew). Sailors must go to the Paint Locker with properly signed chits to receive paint and painting equipment. ", Carry on: An officer's reply to a junior person's call to "attention on deck", meaning all present rise and come to attention as a sign of respect. AD: Aviation Machinist Mate, one who throws wrenches at aircraft and prays to mech gods for a favorable outcome. Bogey: An unknown aircraft which could be friendly, hostile, or neutral. Anyone who has been designated with this nickname is most likely a lifer who has no life outside the navy. Vitamin M: Motrin, which is occasionally used to combat the various aches/pains/headaches associated with military service. Compare "USS Ustafish.". WebCanada. CSO: Combat Systems Officer: Officer responsible for maintenance of a ship's combat system (gun, missile, radar, command control and communications systems). NAVCIVLANT/NAVCIVPAC: Described as where a soon to be departing sailor from active duty's next station will be. Field expedient ___: Anything that is made or done ad hoc in the field. 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. Sea chest: A trunk or storage container used for a sailor's personal property. 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.) See also Bonnie Dick., Bonnie Dick: USS BONHOMME RICHARD * (CV/CVA 31, LHD 6), Boomer: Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN), Boomer Fag: Crewmember of a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN). Also a Variance on the rules. Squared Away" sailor. Twelve are served per table. This put the once-proud frigate into a permanent state of defense to be used as little more than a hedge for higher priority CGs, DDGs, LHAs, etc. Other usage: "PFM circuit" for electronics in depot level repair only equipment whose inner workings are not required to be known. Also known as a "shit bag.". ", EAWS: Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist. Often performed with a white glove and a black sock. It wasnt unheard of to see a Machinist Mate also occupy the position. The chain may also be taken from the small brass chain keeping a sound power phone jack cover attached to the jack housing. It is a holdover from the days when air wings were called air groups and stood for Commander Air Group. Goat Fuck Operation: A situation in which every possible aspect fails or goes "sideways". A "madame.". 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). It's inevitable that when a person enlists in the military, they join a whole new culture.It might even come as a shock compared to her hometown. Mid-Rats: Short for midnight rations. Also, a board and dice game akin to Backgammon. Vulcan Death Watch: 12 hours of drills separated by 3 rotations of watches. Motrin: A magical pill dispensed by hospital corpsmen capable for minor owies or to hypochondriacs; "take two aspirin and call me in the morning." FOAD: Acronym, Fuck Off And Die, traditional response to MARF see below. Named for the affordable alcoholic beverage it sells to junior sailors and contractors, ChuHai. Hot Footed: Carefully placing matches under the toenails of a sleeping shipmate and then lighting them all at the same time, after which the perpetrator(s) immediately hide or attempt to look innocent, leaving the victim to wonder what asshole did this to him. Telling the LPO you're going up to the calibration shop for awhile but head up to the roach coach instead? Spooks: Navy Cryptologic Technicians or other service equivalents. Members are known as "A-Gangers." Flag Deck, Flag Bridge: Command level on large ships for Admirals if they are present, see Flag. Lifer Dog: (See "Lifer," above) "Call me an asshole, call me a cocksucker, call me a son-of-a-bitch; just don't call me a Lifer Dog.". Served at galleys in lieu of regular chow for sailors on the go. PIERPAC: Pretending to be on deployment while moored to a pier. The Pond: The Deep Blue Sea. Retired RMs may often use ZUG in place of "no" or "negative.". "She was a 2 before going to sea, a 10 out at sea, and back to a 2 when she returned.". Can be outdated classic rock that was never really popular in the first place, or cool music, depending on the ship's commanding officer. Ready Roller: a sailor who wakes up, "rolls" out of his rack- without washing or brushing- "ready" to head to the Mess Hall to start his day. Field Day: All hands clean-up. Can be a collateral duty for a commissioned officer or more frequently, a civilian contractor's primary duty. Brown Nose: Sailor trying a "little too hard" to make rate by sucking up to superiors. Jesus Nut: The assembly which keeps the rotary wing attached to a helicopter. Diddy Bag: Small white cloth bag with a drawstring. LOST: Line Of Sight Tasking: when a senior officer, usually the XO, tasks the first poor bastard JO who walks across his path with some time-consuming, inane project that he knows absolutely nothing about. Often done in boot camp. CPO: Chief Petty Officer. SSGN: Submarine, Guided Missile, Nuclear, class of ship. Blue Side: The figurative side one is stationed at if one is stationed at a Naval Command; contrasted with the "Green Side" (Marine Corps Command). Battle Group (BG): A group of warships and supply ships centered around a large deck aircraft carrier and that carrier's airwing. Also permit everyone to get evening chow at a reasonable hour (although First Dog watchstanders usually find the better chow is all gone). Shit Locker: An ass, or rear-end. Haze Grey: The color painted on Navy ships. Prefaced by the type or theater of service the deployed spouse is in, e.g. Trips to the beach are generally low key. Douche down: To wash, usually using fresh water. Savy Sue: The nickname of the USS Savannah AOR4, given by her ships' company. Two-Digit Midget: Sailor with 99 or less days until his/her "End of Active Obligated Service", or EAOS. The "official" reason for this event is to hand out awards to the top aviators. Uncle Sam's Confused Group (USCG): The US Coast Guard. DinQ: Delinquent in Qualifications, or some other admin requirement, "on the dinq list for tetanus shot", Dipper: An anti-submarine helocopter with a variable depth dipping SONAR. Skipper: Term used in reference to the Commanding officer of any Ship, Unit, Platoon, or Detachment regardless of rank. Dock jumpers: The unfortunates who would have to leap ashore to tie up when no "line handlers" are available. The hinge also limits the LCDRs head movement to the foreaft axis. Gator-Freighter: A ship used in amphibious warfare, or generally the transportation of Marines and their equipment, especially, a carrier-like vessel (. Also sailor(s) who head for the quarterdeck immediately after "shift colors.". 4JG: Communications circuit used by V4 Fuels Division to coordinate flight deck fueling operations between the flight deck and below decks pump and filter rooms. Marching Party: In boot camp, an after-hours regimen of intensive training exercises, supervised by the command's special warfare personnel. Death Pillows: (Submarine Service) Canned ravioli usually served at midrats. So called because it is the 5th branch of the armed forces, yet falls under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. JAFO: "Just Another Fucking Observer," given to new recruits who are fresh in the fleet and have not cleared any training. Happy Hour: The hour during which the ship is cleaned every day. NFG: Non-Functioning Gear: Used typically on Tags placed on electronics indicating malfunction description. See "Budweiser". 180 Amnesia: Occurs when a sailor has been deployed and selective memory is desired to deal with questions asked by his or her significant other. ". Meat Gazer: Unlucky individual designated to make sure the urine in a "Whiz Quiz" actually comes from the urinator's body. Bubblegummer: A newbie or young sailor just out of boot camp or school. Boat School: Nickname for the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, MD. Wog Dog: Sailor acting as a vicious dog and part of the "Royal Party" during Shellback initiation. HCO: Helo Control Officer, talks to each pilot as he makes his approach to a small boy (See LSO). Punching Holes: When a submarine is underway submerged, as in "Punching Holes in the Ocean". The French form of the rank is matre de 1re classe.. crud: An upper respiratory infection usually caught in boot camp by new recruits bringing viruses from all over the country. Some "Nuke Waste" treat it as a sort of dubious badge of honor, others remain bitter about it for the rest of their Navy career. Striker: Sailor receiving on-the-job training for a designated field (or rate). Steel Beach Picnic: Celebration on the weather decks of a ship. Old Salt: A naval veteran. VP: Fixed Wing Patrol Aircraft Squadrons. O-N-O-F-F actuator (or switch): The on/off button or switch on any device, usually used in the context of a subordinate not grasping how to power a device up or down. A frame on a ship is its ribs and they are set a certain distance apart so if your ships frames are 3 apart the rule is 9. Kamikaze: A hetero male Marine who is so gung-ho that he can only be sexually satisfied by another male Marine. someone who sits at the back of the school bus; outcast. Skateboard: A clipboard full of random papers carried as a skating prop, to provide a visual "excuse" for wandering around the ship. Some Instructors at Naval Nuclear Power School are Limited Duty Officers, but are commissioned immediately upon completion of college, as opposed to LDOs that have spent time in the enlisted ranks. See "air wing.". Quarters can be for the entire command, or just the department, division, or branch. None of the goodies get past that person. Supposedly from the first letters of the words "Oh Shit. Shitbomb: Extremely unpopular topic brought up at the end of a (usually long and boring) meeting that requires a lot of work from everyone present. Mail Buoy: A fictitious bouy that mail for a ship is left on. Photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvids/. Guns: A sailor in the Gunner's Mate rating. (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. Generally only applied to someone who has earned the speaker's respect. A long time ago, these ships were considered fast and heavily armed for their size (about 450 ft) with a crew complement of (theoretically) 120-150. The closest thing to a viable explanation of the origin I could find is squid as it applies to inexperienced motorcyclists. Light off: To literally light the fire in a boiler. Usually the senior pilot on a patrol aircraft, having been previously designated a 2P (second pilot). See "Raisin. Read as "If you ain't ordnance, you ain't shit" Pronounced "eye-OH-yahs" and yelled out during ceremonies; also known as "If you're ordnance, your ASVAB sucked.". To overthink an easy task. Now, just Rudolph. Ive heard a couple of explanations for this. JO Jungle: Pronounced "J-O Jungle; term for the berthing assignments of Junior Officers which consist up eight racks and associated berthing facilities. "Another Fine Navy Day! Warm Blood: An individual who has not crossed the Arctic Circle or Antarctic Circle, who must go through rituals, that sometimes cross the line to be hazing, to become a Blue Nose or Red Nose, respectively. When an aviator flies an aircraft into the clouds, can no longer see the earth or the horizon, and is dependent on instruments for navigation, he is said to be "in the goo." Smoke Check: What results from wiring something incorrectly. These seals also keep all flatulence inside the suit, where it remains hot and mixes with ball sweat, pitstink, and various other foulness. Websquids Any of a number of long, slender, carnivorous cephalopod sea mollusks (esp. They include: beagle a steward; boy scouts leave a brief shore-leave; dimple a hole in a ships hull caused by a torpedo; drain the bilge to be extremely seasick; macaroon a new rating; molly a malingerer; squid female trainee. All of these were later designated as Cruisers. (2) Any time late at night that doesn't qualify for Oh Dark Thirty. Gator: Gator Navy vessel or sailor. Chowdale: An airwing member who spend all their time in line for chow, holding up others who actually have things to do. "You are a shitbag!" From the rating badge which has 4 lightning bolts. Bullet sponge(Applies to any combat-intensive branch). Boat Boo: A sailors girlfriend or boyfriend aboard ship, usually during deployment, and often an arranged affair between two married sailors. Used to be called "Company Commander.". Fulmer: A sailor that desperately tries to win various games (ping pong, pool, etc. Would you like a kick to help you get airborne? See "Brown Water.". ZUT: CW (Morse radiotelegraphy): "forever." These are broken up into divisions. ", Black Shoe: Sometimes shortened to just "Shoe." LDO: Limited Duty Officer: generally a senior and highly qualified enlisted person (E6E8) who has earned a commission through a competitive process and continues to work in their field. Mags: Place to store ammunition and weapons in warships and fortifications. This is just point of fact, and shouldnt necessarily be viewed as anything other than amusing. Petty officer, 1st class, PO1, is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces.It is senior to the rank of petty officer 2nd-class and its equivalents, and junior to chief petty officer 2nd-class and its equivalents. : Diesel Boats Forever: (marking on an) unauthorized pin showing a non-nuclear submarine. Often concern radical changes to the ship's schedule. Conducts operations near shore. Mt. XO's Happy Hour: A daily, hour-long mandatory cleaning evolution. Short Timer's Chain: A chain that hangs from the belt of a "short timer" for all to see, with one link representing a day, signifying too short to care, and usually starting with 30 links. 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. The more derogatory ". Bubblehead: A sailor in the Submarine service. Flavor Extractor: Standard equipment in all Navy galleys. Also "Neurotic" for a midshipman in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC). 2. Chub Club: The mandatory physical training to which sailors are assigned if they are overweight. A prankster who defecates in public areas of a ship. This whole campus is populated by squids and nerds. Even though an LDO can choose to wear only his/her top three ribbons, they never do; because they always have at least three higher than Good Conduct and they need to have that one on display lest they be mistaken for a real junior officer. Can also be said to an officer, but beware of over-usage. Paddles: Code word for the LSO (see above). (See "Brown Water Navy."). "Being a Monkey Mate is a lot easier than being a BT.". Derisively, Non-Flying Officer. The following are some examples of the slang of the United States Navy, you will also see references to the United States Marine Corps as well because of their use of naval terminology sometimes also referred to as NAVSpeak. Used for testing Weapons Replaceable Assemblies (WRA's) on E-2C Hawkeyes, F-14 Tomcats, and S-3 Vikings. Charlies are electrical fires, and Deltas burn exotic materials, often metals like magnesium. Sand Crab: Civil servant working for the Navy. A multi-tool (aka Gerber, Leatherman, etc), while not authorized to perform ANY maintenance, is nonetheless carried by most engineers in Reactor spaces. Applesauce: Indicative of pork chops, Horseradish: Prime Rib Beefetc. (example: 1/3, 2/3, Full, Standard, Flank, B1/3, B2/3, BI, BEM), Benny: A treat or reward, derived from "Benefit.". Because frankly, I find this shit amusing. 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. )See Fast Cruise. Rate Grabber: Enlisted member with the goal of (and succeeding in) making rate (promotion) quickly. It is typically made to disappear 30 seconds before it is needed, sending junior enlisted crewmembers into a panic that the mast will hit the bridge under which the ship is about to pass. (See material condition) (2) (see "Fan room") A room where contraband may be hidden or for sexual relations while at-sea (3) Historically, where a chief petty officer would take subordinates to "make" them comply (using several punches to the face). This term derives from the nickname "squid", meaning "sailor.". 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. JO-JO: Pronounced "joe-joe." 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. Zippo: (1) A flame thrower attached to a small boat, or a boat so equipped. 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. The USS IWO JIMA LPH-2, IYAOYAS: Unofficial acronym commonly found on the uniforms of airedales who specialize in ordnance handling. Aviation Queer: The enlisted rating AQ, Aviation Fire Control Technician; since merged into Aviation Electronics Technician (AT). 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