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Customs & Courtesies Flashcards

1
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What is Adrift?

A

Not in the proper location

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2
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What is All Hands?

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All personal

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3
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What is Ashore?

A

Any place outside of a naval vessel or Marine Corps reservation

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4
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What does ‘AS YOU WERE’ mean?

A

Resume former activity

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5
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What does AYE, AYE, SIR mean?

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Required official acknowledgement of an order meaning I have received, understand, and will carry out the order or instruction

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6
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What is a Bulkhead?

A

Wall of a room

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7
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What does Carry On mean?

A

Resume previous activity

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What does a Chit mean?

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A receipt or authorization; a piece of paper

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9
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What are Colors?

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Raising and Lowering of the national flag; the flag itself; or a Color Sergeant in the Royal Marines.

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10
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What is the Deck?

A

The floor

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11
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What is a Detail?

A

A special task or the number of people who perform a special task

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12
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What is a Field Day?

A

Barracks cleanup

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13
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What is a Galley?

A

Shipboard kitchen; kitchen of a mess hall; mobile field mess

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14
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What is a Gangway?

A
  • To give way of step aside

- A passage, corridor, or thoroughfare

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15
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What is Gear?

A

Equipment or belongings

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16
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What is a Gear Locker?

A

Storage room for cleaning materials

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17
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What is a GI can?

A

Government issue can; large metal rubbish can or a wastebasket

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18
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What is Gouge?

A

Useful information

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19
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What is a Hatch?

A

A door

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20
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What is Inboard?

A

At or towards the inside

21
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What is a Ladderwell?

A

Stair or Stairway

22
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What is a Malingerer?

A

One who feigns or exaggerates incapacity or illness

23
Q

What is Muster?

A

To report to a designed area promptly

24
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What is Outboard?

A

At or towards the outside

25
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What is Permeant Personnel?

A

Staff, support, or instructor personnel, as opposed to students or officer candidates

26
Q

What is PME?

A

Professional military education

27
Q

What is Pogey bait?

A

Snacks, candy, or sweets

28
Q

What is Police?

A

To clean

29
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What is Port?

A

The left side of a ship or building as one faces forward from it

30
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What is Porthole?

A

Windows or eye glasses

31
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What is Reveille?

A

A signal to awaken military personnel

32
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What is Scuttlebutt?

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  • Water fountain

- Rumor

33
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What is Scuzz Brush?

A

Coarse-haired brush used for cleaning

34
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What is Sea Lawyer?

A

One who tries to get out of trouble using trivial technicalities

35
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What does it mean to Secure?

A
  • Gear put away
  • Detail completed
  • Locked up
36
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What is Sick Bay?

A

Medical

37
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What does it mean to Sound Off?

A

State or repeat in a loud and clear voice

38
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What is a Squad Bay?

A

A large open area of a building where Marines are quartered or housed

39
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What does it mean to Square Away?

A

Arrange things in an orderly manner

40
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What is Starboard?

A

The right side of a ship or building as one faces forward from it

41
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What does it mean Stow?

A

To put things away in an orderly manner

42
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What is Swab?

A

A map or to mop

43
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What is Taps?

A

A signal to put out lights and retire for the night

44
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What is The smoking lamp is lighted?

A

Permission is given to smoke during that period of time

45
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What is Topside?

A

The upper deck

46
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What is UA?

A

Unauthorized absence

47
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What is UNSAT?

A

Unsatisfactory; below standard(<80%)

48
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what does Yes sir/ma’am mean?

A

Affirmative reply to senior officer

49
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What does zero mean?

A

Drill Instructor/Sergeant instructor command to stop all activity or freeze

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