SAILING SLANG MANUAL
Officially no longer named the 43P-1, the fleet continues to name and refer to their work center maintenance manual as the 43P-1. The 43P-1 book containing MIPs stayed in the work center and was a deep red color with 43P-1 across the cover. the new book was a three ring binder, blue in color and had "3-M" all across the front & side. The 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 books were replaced in the mid 1980's with one book.
SAILING SLANG SERIES
The series of books 43P-1, 43P-2, 43P-3 & 43P-4 were separate books covering all aspects of maintenance. 43P-1: Work center Maintenance manual prior to OPNAV numbering the current guidance 4790/4(series) it was 43P.2-6-10: Abbreviation of "It's gonna take 2 surgeons 6 hours to remove 10 inches of my boot from your ass." Used to motivate someone who is not pulling their weight."She was a 2 before going to sea, a 10 out at sea, and back to a 2 when she returned." 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.21MC: Ships command intercom circuit, mainly used between the bridge, combat, and flight decks.If the first partial day is counted, it’s referred to as the 8 Day Skate, or 8 days without standing watch or duty. 8 Day Skate: On a four section duty roster there is time where each section finishes duty in the morning and is not on duty again for seven more days.7MC: On submarines this is generally the Ship's Control Comms Circuit (between the OOD on the bridge and Helmsman below in Control.It's like the 1MC but restricted to Engineering Spaces. 2JV: Engineering sound-powered circuit.When the wardroom is short on baby Ensigns and/or in shipyard overhaul periods the 1st Lt may be a Chief Petty Officer. Seaman gang, the 1st Lt's folks, are often non-quals who are E-4 and below with a first class or senior second class petty officer as leading petty officer. On Submarines the 1st Looey (1st Lt) is usually an non-qual Ensign and he runs "seaman gang" responsible for, among other responsibilities, all the gadgets necessary for handling and storing of mooring lines, materiel condition of Topside (chipping and painting), escape and rescue equipment like life vests and Steinke Hoods back when they were carried. Small ships only have one division, while larger ships like carriers or amphibs can have 5 or more. Work for 1st division varies among ships depending on size. On larger ships, the "First" may be in charge of air crew. On small boats, the "First" is in charge of boatswain mates and deck seaman. On ships equipped with small boats, the First Lieutenant or "First" (First Division Officer or Deck Department Head) is in charge of these boats and the sailors who maintain and run them. 1st Division: The division, in most aviation and afloat commands, which is responsible for the material condition and cleanliness of the ship.1MC: The General Announcing system on a ship.
Pronounced as "one dee ten tee", "one delta ten tango", "eye dee ten tee", or "idiot". 1D10T or ID10T: A mythical substance that new Sailors are sent in search of as a joke.13 button salute: When a sailor in dress pants pulls down on the top two corners and all 13 buttons come unbuttoned at once, usually done just before sex.It is not a reference to any particular time. 0-dark-thirty, 0'dark-thirty: A slang term that is used to describe that the commencement time of an operation or exercise is after midnight and before daylight most typically when people would be deep asleep."We have to get up at 0-dark-hundred." It is not a reference to any particular time. Used to convey that the time is when people are usually asleep. 0-dark-hundred, 0'dark-hundred (pronounced "oh dark hundred", because the "zero" in time expressions was verbally pronounced "oh" in the US Navy and US Army as late as the 1980s: A slang term for any time between midnight and daylight.Navy slang/Unit nicknames.Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Note that in the Navy, many ships and units have nicknames these are listed separately, in Appendix:Glossary of U.S. The following are some examples of the slang of the United States Navy, you will also see references to the United States Marine Corps as well because of their use of naval terminology sometimes also referred to as NAVSpeak.
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