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Rider - Navy:
Anyone on a submarine that wasn't filling a function or qualified on a watch station




Hit the skids - Navy:
Sumarine term for hitting the rack - some racks were on the torpedo loading skids




The beach (Navy/USMC):
any place on land




Relative Bearing Grease:
A Joke to send a boot for who works either on the Bridge or Combat Info center on Navy ships




Turd Chaser - Navy:
Hull Technician assigned to unclogging plumbing




Scope Dope:
person who works in Combat Information Center on Navy Ships




Bucket of Steam:
Joke played on a new kid in the engine room




10 feet of waterline:
Imaginary line(rope) the new crew members are sent looking for




Ping Jockey:
Navy Sonarman




Dinki Dau:
Crazy




# 1:
the best




# 10:
no good




30 days and awake-up. Air Force:
30 days before a person returns to the United States Mainland.




Quack shack:
Sickbay on the ship




WireDawg:
Telephone or Cable Technician




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