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OIC:
Officer in Charge




Frag:
Using a grenade on someone you did not like.




Track Pads:
Pancakes




CON and/or DECK:
CON man in charge of overall operations. DECK, in charge of speed, course, and depth. usually same man




COB:
Chief of the boat, senior enlisted man on submarine




plug the plug:
slang for dive the boat(submarine)




signal gun:
device for firing a flare or rocket while submarged




do not cavitate! :
submarine for increase prop speed slowly




old man:
device for loading a torpedo




give me a down(or up) bubble!:
put an angle on a submarine




dog all water tight!:
lock all hatches( submarine)




green board!:
all hull to sea openings indicate shut:: sub ready to dive




stand from under!:
watch out overhead




make a hole!:
open a way through a crowd




MIND YOUR BUBBLE:
submarine for calm down, or watch what youre doing!




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