- To give way of step aside - A passage, corridor, or thoroughfare

Customs & Courtesies Flashcards by Mark Rivera

What is Adrift?

Not in the proper location

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What is All Hands?

All personal

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What is Ashore?

Any place outside of a naval vessel or Marine Corps reservation

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What does ‘AS YOU WERE’ mean?

Resume former activity

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What does AYE, AYE, SIR mean?

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

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What is a Bulkhead?

Wall of a room

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What does Carry On mean?

Resume previous activity

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What does a Chit mean?

A receipt or authorization; a piece of paper

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What are Colors?

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

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What is the Deck?

The floor

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What is a Detail?

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

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What is a Field Day?

Barracks cleanup

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What is a Galley?

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

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What is a Gangway?

To give way of step aside

- A passage, corridor, or thoroughfare

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What is Gear?

Equipment or belongings

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What is a Gear Locker?

Storage room for cleaning materials

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What is a GI can?

Government issue can; large metal rubbish can or a wastebasket

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What is Gouge?

Useful information

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What is a Hatch?

A door

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What is Inboard?

At or towards the inside

What is a Ladderwell?

Stair or Stairway

What is a Malingerer?

One who feigns or exaggerates incapacity or illness

What is Muster?

To report to a designed area promptly

What is Outboard?

At or towards the outside

What is Permeant Personnel?

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

What is PME?

Professional military education

What is Pogey bait?

Snacks, candy, or sweets

What is Police?

To clean

What is Port?

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

What is Porthole?

Windows or eye glasses

What is Reveille?

A signal to awaken military personnel

What is Scuttlebutt?

- Water fountain | - Rumor

What is Scuzz Brush?

Coarse-haired brush used for cleaning

What is Sea Lawyer?

One who tries to get out of trouble using trivial technicalities

What does it mean to Secure?

- Gear put away - Detail completed - Locked up

What is Sick Bay?

Medical

What does it mean to Sound Off?

State or repeat in a loud and clear voice

What is a Squad Bay?

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

What does it mean to Square Away?

Arrange things in an orderly manner

What is Starboard?

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

What does it mean Stow?

To put things away in an orderly manner

What is Swab?

A map or to mop

What is Taps?

A signal to put out lights and retire for the night

What is The smoking lamp is lighted?

Permission is given to smoke during that period of time

What is Topside?

The upper deck

What is UA?

Unauthorized absence

What is UNSAT?

Unsatisfactory; below standard(<80%)

what does Yes sir/ma'am mean?

Affirmative reply to senior officer

What does zero mean?

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