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Charlie Noble:
The Navy designation for the vent used on the stove in the galley.




Zero's:
Navy enlisted term for Officers.




TAD:
Officially, Tempory Additional Orders, but Navy slang for Travelling Around Drunk.




GU11:
Designation used by old salts in the Navy to get boots to look for an aircraft, but really a sea gull.




B1RD:
A designation for a Navy aircraft.




Belly Wash:
Term used in the Navy to describe soft drinks.




Flying Piss Pot:
Term used in the Navy to describe the insignia used on a Boiler Tender or Boiler Technician's rating badage.




Khaki's:
Term used in the Navy by E-6 and below to designate Chiefs and Officers.




Short Arm Inspection:
Used in the Navy to describe a check for VD.




Paper Pusher:
Navy personnel in the administrative ratings.




Waterline:
The place where a ship sits in the water. Often what boots on a ship were sent to retrieve.




Blue Nose:
Navy personnel who had navigated into the Artic Circle.




Tin Can:
US Navy destroyers.




XO:
The Executive Officer of a Navy unit.




Skipper:
The Commanding Officer of a Navy ship.




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