Navy Terminology
Rank and Recognition
Phonetic Alphabet
Navy Advancement
General Military Training
100
The name of boat gossip or a navy water fountain.
What is scuttlebutt?
100
The Pay-grade of an Airman Recruit.
What is E-1?
100
The word of the phonetic alphabet associated with the letter C.
What is Charlie?
100
The easiest program for future sailors to advance to E-3 (no nukes can answer this question) before leaving for boot camp.
What is the Dep Referral Program?
100
The Navy's policy on underage drinking and drug policy.
What is Zero Tolerance?
200
The name of the place the crew typically gathers to eat aboard a naval vessel.
What is the Chow Hall? (also accepting mess decks/mess hall)
200
The name of an O-2.
What is Lieutenant Junior Grade?
200
The word of the phonetic alphabet associated with the letter R.
What is Romeo?
200
The maximum number of DEP referrals you can obtain before boot camp.
What is all of them? (also accepting unlimited)
200
Navy Core Values
What is Honor, Courage, and Commitment?
300
The phrase used to clear a passageway, typically performed when an officer is passing.
What is Gangway?
300
The minimum time to advance from an E-1 to E-2 solely off of time in rate.
What is 9 months
300
The word of the phonetic alphabet associated with the letter P.
What is Papa?
300
Your pay-grade after You have referred one Nuke and one SPECWAR candidate who join.
What is E-3?
300
The RTC Maxim.
What is I will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those among us who do.
400
The name that refers to the start of the new day, or when it is time to wake up.
What is Reveille?
400
The name of an O-6.
What is Captain?
400
The word of the phonetic alphabet associated with the letter U.
What is Uniform?
400
The number of credit hours required to Automatically be advanced from E-1 to E-3 prior to boot camp.
What is 48?
400
The fifth general order of the sentry.
What is To quit my post only when properly relieved.
500
The name of the sink where dishes are washed, on submarines, this is located inside the galley.
What is Scullery?
500
The normal advancement periodicity (no EP cycles) from E-1 to E-7 if you advanced the first time eligible.
What is 9 years? E-1 to E-5 = 36 months E-5 to E-6 = 36 months E-6 to E-7 = 36 months
500
The word of the phonetic alphabet associated with the letter Q.
What is Quebec?
500
The pay-grade SPECWAR candidates enlist as, after earning their contract.
What is E-2?
500
To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.
What is the tenth general order of a sentry?
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