cake eaters military slang
Seven to forever: the 0700-1200 watch, which is longer than the normal four hour watch. The untrained sailors have a quad zip NEC of 0000. Salt and Peppers: Refers to the old style working white uniform, where the sailor wore a white shirt, and black pants. Cake-eater: Derogative term for officers. DOR: Disenroll at Own Request, Drop at Own Request. Often fatal for the aircrew if they do not eject in time. ZUG: Negative. AIMD: Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department. Often done in boot camp. Not a single aspect is successful. Topsider: Anyone who is not a nuke, or Engineer. Bandit: An aircraft which has been positively identified as hostile. "Grab the donkey and fuel the bird." Clobbered: of a landing pattern or comms frequency at a field or ship: filled to capacity, such that one can't get an aircraft or a word in edgewise. A pumice stone for cleaning a wooden deck. Any mesh bag, but so named because usually used to contain soiled laundry. "Let's bag it.". So called because in the old days of sailing, this list was posted on the binnacle, the casing that housed the ship's compass. B1RD: Pronounced: Bravo One Romeo Delta. Benny Suggs: The Navy's Beneficial Suggestions program, a method where DON employees, and Navy and Marine personnel can make suggestions to improve various programs and operations. All-16ths: an adjustable wrench. Bogey: An unknown aircraft which could be friendly, hostile, or neutral. (When describing a female, it may stand specifically for "Fat Upper Pussy Area"; when describing a male, "Fat Upper Penis Area."). TLD (Nuclear): Thermo-Luminescent Dosimeter. Saltpeter: Chemical supposedly added to "bug juice" aboard ship to stifle libido. Pineapple Fleet: The Pacific Fleet, usually refers to the Seventh Fleet (in the western Pacific) and specifically to ships stationed in. Often the result of a serious engineering casualty. 1. Assignments are planned out prior to setting the underway watch and posted in the Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill. Blowing Shitters: An act by which an HT uses straight firemain pressure on a clog in the sewage line (CHT/VCHT) that cannot be removed by ordinary means. Can also have a second F added to the end, when used in this context it means ", Dimed/Diming out/Dropping dimes: Comes from dropping a dime in a pay phone to make a call. cake-eater noun someone of upper-class background, or who has been excessively well-off Etymology: From the 1922 song "I'm a Cake Eating Man": "I'm a cake-eating man,/ Eat my cake where I can;/ I like a dapper flapper that shows a naughty knee,/ Who dances naughty jazz and shakes a naughty lingerie./ cake-eaternoun. Term for throwing something overboard; refers to the "deep six", the lowest. Also lifers say things like "there is nothing a sailor needs that is not in his sea-bag"; this usually is a comment implying a sailor does not need to see his spouse or children, more rarely acronym associated with people coasting through their Navy career, stands for "Lazy Incompetent Fuck Expecting Retirement", or "Lowly Indignant Fuck Evading Reality" see also "The ROAD program.". Shit Suit: Aka "Poopy Suit" A white disposable set of coveralls used mainly for sewage use, painting, bilge diving, or void inspections. Place of arrival for ships. Often still used by a "dirt sailor." Like a Big Dog: Doing something in a big way; Something larger than life that is happening; Being aggressive, mean with a loud growl. A-Farts: (AFRTS) Armed Forces Radio & Television Service. Dining-in/Dining-out: Social functions, usually for officers and chiefs, where dinner dress is worn and certain "rules of the mess" are followed. "All hands heave out and trice up." Compare to "dirtbag." AX: The enlisted rating Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician; since merged into AT rating. FIDO: Fuck It! PPC: Patrol Plane Commander. Constant Bearing Decreasing Range (CBDR): A term used to indicate that an object or ship viewed on radar, or visually from the deck or bridge of one's own ship is getting closer but maintaining the same relative bearing. Also "ditty chaser.". During the act of getting underway, an order to ", Sinker: Loss of contact with a submarine being tracked by a surface ship when the submarine submerges. Grog: Initially, this referred to the watered down rum ration given daily to sailors in the Royal Navy. Nuke Waste: A term for sailors who fail to complete the Nuclear Power training program and are subsequently assigned into a different, non-nuclear rating for the remainder of their enlisted contract. Example: if told to "Deep Six" a piece of paper you would burn or shred it instead of just throwing it away (round filing or file thirteen). Ditch: To intentionally crash land an aircraft as "gently" as possible usually into the water. Term used to refer to the lucky nuke who gets out of the Navy next. Originally referred to the night baker who would often be seen by waking crew members covered in flour from his nightly duties. B.O.S.N.I.A. Air Boss: Air Officer. Work for 1st division varies among ships depending on size. Jocularly re-interpreted as "Christ It Won't Shoot" or "Captain I Was Sure." AFRTB: (Airframes runs this bitch) Term commonly used among AM's. Hoover: The S-3B Viking, mostly due to its unique engine noises. (Also known as CGL's Can't Get Laids.). EB Green: Green duct tape acquired from Electric Boat in Groton, CT; can be used to fix almost anything, temporarily. ELT-"What do you want it to be?". Green Side: The figurative side one is stationed at if one is stationed at a Marine Corps Command; contrasted with the "Blue Side" (Naval Command). Airwing only workups include trips to NAS Fallon and NAS Key West. Plank Owners are "Piped Aboard" when shown proper certification. 2-10-2: A female, perceived to be unattractive otherwise, out at sea on a ship which has many more males than females and who is consequently paid more attention than she would be paid on land. ADCAP Advanced Capability Torpedo that began life as the Mk 48 torpedo (21 inch diameter) launched primarily by submarine platforms. Pump and Dump: A term in Boot Camp, normally used by RDCs allowing Recruits time to use the Head. MAA: Master-at-Arms. Pucker Factor: Tension caused by high stress during a difficult or dangerous evolution. Goffa / Goffer: General descriptive term for any sort of soda or fruit juice, non alcoholic. Word Shitter: Another name for those embossing label makers. BMOS: Big Man On Ship: Often refers to the ship's Captain. Roach Coach: A snack or lunch truck that stops at each pier where the ships are berthed. It is usually kept under the mattress and can stand up on its own by the end of cruise. Can also be used to describe the status of a person whose plan has gone awry. Fat Boy: Derogatory term for Amphibious Ships used by bridge officers on cruisers and destroyers. Carpet Bombing. Rack Oyster: when you bust in your hand and slurp your own semen for a late night snack primarily used on frigates you want to go to MidRats? Im good bro, I had a Rack Oyster before watch. There are generally four runs that must be successfully completed. O I (wish I was asleep): Derogatory remark made by any non-OS rate whenever a OS complains about how bad they have it while underway, because OS's are almost always "Port & Starboard" when underway. CPO: Chief Petty Officer. "Get your dick skinners off my white hat." Blanket Party: A beating administered to someone whose head has been covered with a blanket (to prevent that person from identifying the attackers), in boot camp (and usually at night), because the individual is perceived to have harmed the group by not being squared away. "He's a slutty, cake eater." by Bada Bing April 7, 2004 Get the cake eater mug. The most enjoyable parts are the "roll calls" from each squadron, and the skits that two or three of the squadrons perform. Can be used with varying inflection and tone without consequence to signify enthusiasm or disgruntlement without stepping outside the bounds of professionalism. 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. 4MC: Emergency communications circuit that overrides sound powered phone communications to alert controlling stations to a casualty. Geedunk: (1) Candy, or a place that sells candy (namely. 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. Sand Crab: Civil servant working for the Navy. Tits Machine: Old-school term for a kick-ass aircraft, usually a fighter, that consisted of little more than an airframe, minimal avionics, and a huge engine or two. DDG: Destroyer, Guided Missile, class of ship. CHENG: Chief Engineer. Delta Sierra: "Dumb Shit": A stupid mistake or poor performance, the opposite of "Bravo Zulu.". (Sometimes, a field survey results in an item being handed down to a needier local unit, thrown off the fantail at sea, or sold ashore for booze money.). Also possibly named to represent a generator that is providing no power to the system and therefore not taking on its share of the load. Found on aircraft carriers and similar vessels. SSBN: Submarine, Ballistic Missile, Nuclear, class of ship. PosMo: Positive Motivation. ". Assholes and elbows: The only things which should be seen by a boatswains mate when deck hands are on their hands and knees holystoning a wooden deck. The cold shoulders from civilians persist in certain Navy towns. Fast Cruise: Pretending to be underway while moored to a pier. ", Ouija Board/Wee-Gee Board: Flat board with small airplanes, bolts, etc. Rot-Cee Nazi: Derogatory slang term for an ROTC member who has let power go to his or her head; primarily used when such ROTC members board a ship for training, and start pushing around enlisted sailors, who hold higher ranks and/or have had more time on active duty. Once it reaches a high enough speed, the rod is turned so that the steam blows the object completely off the rod and likely at another sailor, who then has to dodge the "danger nut.". Each squadron has one on the O-3 level, and each pilot has his own seat. Butt Shark: A Sailor who is obviously brown-nosing in hope of receiving favorable evaluations. Bremerlo: A husky (large) female. It is sometimes used by seniors praising subordinates in one form or another. Cake Eater. See also A-Gang. 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. Estel, Oct 4, 2003. Titivate: To spruce up or clean up the ship and its company. Lalapazazer: A good sport Lemon-Squeezer: A subway car. Lucky Bag: Collected unclaimed personal items, or such things confiscated as. Golden Shellback: A sailor who crossed the International Date Line and Equator at the same time. This follows from a three-section watch rotation, and results in the sailor standing watch at a different time every day and night, repeating every three days. Stands for either "Simple Minded Ass Grabbers" or "Sometimes Mechanic, Always Gay." Usually involving near beer and barbecue. Stupid-: Adjective for remedial training. Replaced with the PFA. Portable Pad Eye. Wardroom: Officer's mess, or dining room. Below department and division. Crowd Killer: An aircraft which holds 14+ crew (typicaly no passengers). See also WESTPAC/LANTPAC widow. Alpha Inspection: Formal inspection of uniforms and living spaces. CGN: Cruiser, Guided Missile, Nuclear, class of ship. Said to be preserved by irradiation. PD-8 is actually a chemical additive used in the evaporator to aid distillation of fresh water. Cruise: A ship deployment from her home port, usually lasting between 5 and 8 months. FASOTRAGRULANT/PAC: Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group, Atlantic and Pacific. Gerbil Gym/Gerbil Room: Exercise space on board ship with treadmills, stationary bikes, and elliptical trainers all pieces of equipment on which one performs motions that should move one to another place, though one remains in the same position like a gerbil on its wheel. 2-6-10: Abbreviation of "It's gonna take 2 surgeons 6 hours to remove 10 inches of my boot from your ass." JAFO: "Just Another Fucking Observer," given to new recruits who are fresh in the fleet and have not cleared any training. (Onboard Submarines, often used as part of the phrase "Air Breathing No Load," meaning a useless sailor or rider who is using up resources and providing nothing in return.). Tweek and Peak: To fine tune something (uniform, rack, hair, etc); usually for inspection preparation. A great place to catch up on scuttlebutt and unwind after a long day. Splicing such a cable was a daunting task, and the sailor tasked with such a job was given an extra tot of rum for his trouble. ZUT: CW (Morse radiotelegraphy): "forever." Channel Fever: Anxiousness, felt when approaching port, to get leave. Aviators "call the ball" as a reference guide to their positioning in the landing sequence. Call an Audible: American football term refers to the quarterback . Pushbutton: Term applied to a 6 year enlistee with advanced schooling. A cheeseburger is sometimes called a "slider with slabs.". Cake-eater: A ladies' man. Monkey fist: A Turks head knot tied in a rope to add weight and mass to a heaving line. A part of a Cake-Eater's shame. (. USS In-Port Royal: The USS Port Royal (CG-73). Lifer cup: A coffee cup stained brown by repeated use. Gator-Freighter: A ship used in amphibious warfare, or generally the transportation of Marines and their equipment, especially, a carrier-like vessel (. Bug Juice Sunrise: Orange with a splash of Red. Non-Qual Navy: Derisive term used by Naval Aviators, Submariners, and SEALs to describe the Surface Navy. 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