~Test #2 - Since your recruits are being tested, so shall we....

[Craig]

5 Question Test

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

 

*****ANSWERS ARE AT THE BOTTOM ******

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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 5 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 #5, 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 5 question test.....

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1. John invites you to tour his berthing area so you can see how Sailors live aboard a ship. As you are walking down the passageway, you pass another Sailor. John tells you that "He's still a wog"
What is a wog?

 

1. A sailor that is a slacker and doesn't get promoted. (With Out Goals)
2. A sailor how doesn't have a girlfriend (With Out a Girlfriend)
3. A sailor who hasn't crossed the equator (Pollywog)
4. A new sailor that hasn't proved themselves (With Out Guarantee)

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2. On a ship,

What is a "fantail?"

 

1. The boiler room
2. The ship's galley
3. The highest mast on a ship
4. The extreme aft part of the main deck

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3. Jack and you are about to leave the ship on liberty. Jack tells you "We better get going, or Chief Jones will have my @ss, He probably wants me to rig Med lights or something."
What purpose do "Med lights" serve?

 

1. None, they are purely decorative
2. To warn low-flying aircraft
3. To indicate the commanding officer's rank
4. To illuminate the ship's hull number

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4. As you leave, you notice the Quarter deck has moved, "The gangway's right over there," says Jack, pointing to a flight of steps leading down to the pier. "When you leave, say hi to Chief Brown for me. He's the OOD."
Who or what is the "OOD?"

 

1. Officer of the Deck
2. Onboard Officer Designee
3. Officer of the Dock
4. Officer of the Detail

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5. It is July, and you have just finished your Junior year in highschool. In 2 months you'll be starting
your Senior class in highschool. You're smart and you decided to join the Navy (Rememeber I said you were smart, thus you want to join the Navy). So how many months (or days) can you remain in DEP before the Navy is required to give you a DEP discharge (ie what is the maximum time allowed in DEP?).

 

A. 6 months (180 days)
B. 12 months (365 days)
C. 15 months (455 days)
D. 24 months (730 days)

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Answers:

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1. John invites you to tour his berthing area so you can see how Sailors live aboard a ship. As you are walking down the passageway, you pass another Sailor. John tells you that "He's still a wog"
What is a wog?

 

****** I waffled back and forth if I should post this or not.... I know someone will go talk to a moderator or senior Mom to say their son, daughter, or spouse could be abused. Let me tell you their not. This is a long tradition that the Navy still allows sailors to do. If any mom needs more clarification, please contact me. Beleive me, if someone was truly abused, then it would be in the newspapers nationwide. This is probably the most fun day ANY sailor can have (on both sides, Wogs or Shellbacks).  This is a way that we can let our hair down for one day, and do something fun while on a cruise.  It's hard work out there, and sometimes you need to take a break.  I don't think anything tops a Navy Shellback day and neither will any other sailor you talk to.... Woo-hoo!!!! 

Answer~ 3. A sailor who hasn't crossed the equator (Pollywog)

Wog: short for "pollywog", as in "wog ceremony". A wog refers to someone who has not crossed the equator in an official Navy hazing ceremony. Although hazing is technically illegal, the Navy still supports this practice (typically under the watchful eye of the CMC), although it has become relatively benign compared with days of old. Officers and enlisted alike can be targets of this ceremony, run by "shellbacks." According to lore, if the wogs of a ship manage to find and capture the "Jollyroger" (the black skull and crossbones flag) before midnight of the day before the ceremony, then they will get to run the shellbacks through the ceremony. It is not clear if this has ever been done. Officially, any crewmember having previously crossed the equator, whether in the Navy or not, does not have to participate in the ceremony. Unofficially, if said person cannot produce a Shellback Card, that person will participate.
The Shellback will make pirate uniforms out of their old crappy clothes, and the wogs do different cleansing station on the ship. Finally when you get done with the stations, you go infront of the "Royal Court". You have King Neptune, His wife (the chosen beauty queen) that each division submitted and was voted by the crew, and others such as the "Royal Baby". When I did mine and traditions says, you had to lick out a maraschino cherry out of the Fatest sailor (The Royal Baby) on the ship who has grease all over his stomach, and he would rub your face in it. Then the Physically Fit Navy came about, then it was the skinnyest. Now with female serving on ships, I bet there is no more licking. Now that I think about it, maybe this was the percurser to "Don't ask, don't tell"....... Actually, when I think of it, after 124 days at sea on an all male ship,  the filipino beauty queen (who was a male yeoman) did really looked hot.... -ha

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. On a ship,

What is a "fantail?"

Answer: 4. The extreme aft part of the main deck
All parts of a ship have names, some of which are in common use, some known only to Sailors. The fantail is a common place for ceremonies, musters, or to just to take a break...etc.

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3. Jack and you are about to leave the ship on liberty. Jack tells you "We better get going, or Chief Jones will have my @ss, He probably wants me to rig Med lights or something."
What purpose do "Med lights" serve?

Answer: 1. None, they are purely decorative.
Med lights are lights that are strung from bow to stern, over the highest mast on a ship. They are used only in port. Stringing Med lights was one of the worst duties an Electrician's Mate could pull. It is hard work, because the cables are heavy, have to be spliced together, and all of the lights - hundreds of them - have to be kept lit. They basically make the ship look pretty at night. Having nothing better to do with safety. Most commanding officers are gung-ho about Med lights.

 

 

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4. As you leave, you notice the Quarter deck has moved, "The gangway's right over there," says Jack, pointing to a flight of steps leading down to the pier. "When you leave, say hi to Chief Brown for me. He's the OOD."
Who or what is the "OOD?"

 

Answer: 1. Officer of the Deck
While the Captain of a ship has absolute control of the vessel under his command, he can't be awake and in charge 24/7. When the Captain is not on duty, his functions are performed by the "Officer of the Deck." At sea, this is almost always a commissioned officer, but on smaller ships the function may be filled by an enlisted man while the ship is in port.

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5. It is July, and you have just finished your Junior year in highschool. In 2 months you'll be starting
your Senior class in highschool. You're smart and you decided to join the Navy (Rememeber I said you were smart, thus you want to join the Navy). So how many months (or days) can you remain in DEP before the Navy is required to give you a DEP discharge (ie what is the maximum time allowed in DEP?).

 

C. 15 months (455 days)

I bet everyone got this wrong. You hear so much stuff on N4M saying the limit is 365 days, but their wrong. Now it's time you guys win some bets with the other women that are not as knowledgable as you....

 

 

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[tsprincess]

5/5 correct! Good questions Craig!

[Angie (Dan's Mom)]

4/5 here I hope my sr gets to cross the equator a few times!  sounds like fun the second time around :)

[cinder]

Yea! I got all of them right.