~~~Test #3 ~~~~ Puppies and Rainbows (Words of advice)

[Craig]

6 Question Test
(posted with permission of NavyDep.com)

Navy Slang test - Do you think you know the Navy basics?

Since our recruits are about to start "Hell Week", they will suffer, so shall we!

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Rules:
1.  These questions are to be answered without the use of the internet.  Your sailors don't have access, neither shall you.
2.  There are 6 questions.
3.  You will answer each question.  Each questions counts, so it's better to guess than not guess at all.
4.  You are required to post your score in this thread. 
5.  The answers are posted below question #6, so when your done, list the questions you got
wrong, just to compare with other parents....No peeking until you complete your test!

 

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~ The Test ~

Here is a 6 question test.....

 

 

1. You and Jack wait around while John changes into his dress whites. He gets dressed and is about to leave when he remembers something. "Darn it," he says, "where did I put my Dixie Cup?" What is a "Dixie Cup?"

 

1. An athletic supporter
2. A wad of chewing tobacco
3. A Sailor's white hat
4. A type of wrench

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2. Finally John is ready to go. "I'll walk you guys back to the quarterdeck," he says. When you get outside, you meet Lieutenant Kieffer, the Engineer Officer. John salutes him, and he returns the salute. "Smith," he says, "your uniform is a disgrace! Get rid of that Irish pennant on your uniform."
What is a "Irish pennant?"

 

1. A loose thread
2. An unauthorized patch
3. A stain
4. A wrinkle

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3. As the officer leaves, John mutters a few comments like "maternal copulator" (Think about that one). "I wonder what's got into him?" John asks. "He should know better than to ride me like that; he's a mustang."
What type of officer is a "mustang?"

 

1. A combat veteran
2. An officer nearing retirement
3. A Naval Academy graduate
4. A former enlisted man

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4. Back on dry land, you tell Jack that it was nice to meet him, but now you have to go. "What's your hurry?" he asks. "Come with me to the Acey-Deucy Club and we'll have a drink."
What is an "Acey-Deucy" club?

 

1. A strip joint
2. A club for first and second class petty officers
3. A bar that serves only 3.2 beer
4. A club for submarine Sailors only

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5.  You’re the new guy on ship, the Weapons officer ask you to measure the barrel length of
the MK45 - 5 inch 54 Caliber gun.
How long will it be?

 

1. 64 inches (5 feet, 4 inches)
2. 198 inches (16 ½  feet)
3. 270 inches (22 ½ feet)
4. 360 inches (30 feet)

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6. Jerry just checked aboard the ship. His shipmate tells him that the duty is great, but watch out for the Knee-knockers.
What is a “Knee-knocker”?

 

1. The women with the biggest breasts on the ship.
2. A lower lip passageway opening through a bulkhead.
3. It a tool used to put down non-skid decking material, similar to a tool used in laying carpet.
4. It a gun used on the fo'c'sle (the pointy end) of a ship. When it goes off, your knees shake.

 

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1. You and Jack wait around while John changes into his dress whites. He gets dressed and is about to leave when he remembers something. "Darn it," he says, "where did I put my Dixie Cup?" What is a "Dixie Cup?"

 

Answer: 3. A Sailor's white hat
Nothing identifies a Sailor like the white, round hat (cover) he wears with his dress uniform. Each work group on a ship shapes their hats to their job. Aircrew people usually was slightly folder on both sides to simulate wings. It’s the most abused uniform item a Sailor has, as it shows your defiance to uniformity by shaping it. It should be sparkling white, slightly curled at the rim, and worn at a jaunty angle (if you’re a CT).

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2. Finally John is ready to go. "I'll walk you guys back to the quarterdeck," he says. When you get outside, you meet Lieutenant Kieffer, the Engineer Officer. John salutes him, and he returns the salute. "Smith," he says, "your uniform is a disgrace! Get rid of that Irish pennant on your uniform."
What is a "Irish pennant?"

 

Answer: 1. A loose thread
An Irish pennant is loose thread or piece of fabric, usually on one's uniform. The Navy is very down on Irish pennants. Some officers expect one to work all day in the engineering spaces and emerge from them ready for inspection! One of the drawbacks to being a snipe is that you have to spend a lot of money on work uniforms, as they are constantly being torn, stained, eaten through by battery acid, etc.

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3. As the officer leaves, John mutters a few comments about his ancestry and personal habits. "I wonder what's got into him?" John asks. "He should know better than to ride me like that; he's a mustang."
What type of officer is a "mustang?"

 

Answer: 4. A former enlisted man
A “mustang” is someone who started out as a enlisted man. It great working for them, because they know the system, and how to beat it. Most Sailor payscale are E-1 thru E-9 for enlisted, and O-1 thru O-9 for officer. However, Mustangs have their own pay scale O-1E thru O-4E which pays more than a normal O-1 thru O-4. One thing you can’t do to a mustang is BS them, they've been there, and its really hard to put something over on them.
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4. Back on dry land, you tell Jack that it was nice to meet him, but now you have to go. "What's your hurry?" he asks. "Come with me to the Acey-Deucy Club and we'll have a drink."
What is an "Acey-Deucy" club?

 

Answer: 2. A club for first and second class petty officers
Many large bases have not only an enlisted men's (EM) club, and an officers' club, but clubs for specific ranks and ratings as well. Acey-Deucy clubs are for Sailors in paygrade E-6 (PO1), the Acey's and E-5 (PO2), the Deucy's. The name comes from a game popular with Sailors that resembles backgammon..

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5. You’re the new guy on ship, the Weapons officer ask you to measure the barrel length of
the MK45 - 5 inch 54 Caliber gun.
How long will it be?

 

Answer: 3 - 270 inches (22 ½ feet)
To get barrel length (on any gun), you multiply the diameter of the shell (in this case, 5 inch) by the caliber of the gun (in this case 54 caliber) which will equal 5 x 54 = 270 inches. Technically, the caliber of a rifle (Naval guns are technically rifles) is the ratio between the barrel length and the shell diameter, but the Math works in reverse.

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6. Jerry just checked aboard the ship. His shipmate tells him that the duty is great, but watch out for the Knee-knockers.
What is a “Knee-knocker”?

 

Answer: 2 A lower lip passageway opening through a bulkhead.
So called because they can wreak havoc on the shins of those new to shipboard life. Man, it really, really hurts. It was actually kind of funny waiting to use the toilets at night. You would look under the stall door to see if it was free, only to see black & blue shins (ie the new guys).

 

[lacbdave]

Got the last test wrong and will try this out.

1. 3
2. 4
3. 1
4. 2
5. 3
6. 2

A friend of mine just started A School not long ago. He is going for the job to be the one in control of guns like in those pictures.

[Craig]

Not too bad, you missed #2 and #3..... The answers are in this post, just scroll down on the main question sheet.

[Sandy's_sailor son]

Oh, my son is starting "A School tomorrow and he will be training for that job. I think it is called a "FC"

[JapanMom]

Only missed the length of the gun.

[Sara(Ship04/Div291 PIR 9/2)]

ok i missed #2 and #5.
did much better on this one

[Kim]

Hello All I missed #2 and #3 I probably should have done better considering I have a Sailor of 2 years and My newest one PIR is 9/02!! Hopefully 4 out of 6 is passing!!! LOL Kim

[Marci]

Missed #6 - but 2 was my other choice....lol

[Amrik'smom ship 06 div 942]

Hey...I did better this time! I only missed 2!!! Booyah!

[Marcia]

I only missed #5. 5 out of 6 ain't bad. Maybe by the time PIR comes, I'll know a thing or two!

[swanksmom]

hoorahhhh boorahhh 100% 6-6 Bring it on craig..

[CKH]

missed 2 and 5 This is the first one I have taken... more please Craig! :)

[richsmom (Div 818 PIR 9/2/10)]

Craig I must be a pretty good guesser. I only got one wrong. Ha ha

Thanks for the Village people video. I've slready threatened my son that that will be the ringtone on my phone whenever he calls me. lol