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WAVES:
Women Auxillary Volunteers for Extraordinary Services.




Bulkhead(s):
Shipboard terminology for the wall(s)




Short Hand Inspection:
A Naval terminology for venereal disease check upon getting up in the morning prior to urinating or using the urinals.




Cattle Van:
An enclosed military truck carrying people packed inside like cattle.




Sixty nine:
Shipboard sleeping procedure in which sailors are bedded head/foot alternately in their same level of bunk beds.




Fog Lookout:
A new seaman assigned a bow watch for fog location by pointing a finger at its location to the bridge watch and reporting it .




COMSHAW:
Free requisition from another command or unit between friends.




Sea Bat:
Fictitious bat inside a box supposedly captured at sea.




ASSUME:
Ass U Me (Make an Ass of You and Me)




GRUNT:
WWII phrase - Ground Replacement Usually Not Trained




DC Punch:
What you send new seamen for(A Damage Controlman punches you)




coffin locker:
shipboard bed that opened into a compartmental locker




Turn Two (Commonly shown by rotating the peace sig:
Get to work




The 7 Ps:
Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance




House Mouse:
The shortest military person. Helped NCO's in Boot Camp.




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