1. It applies only to captains
   It means only ensigns must show up
2. It means everyone aboard should be there

If you hear the common phrase, "All hands on deck" it means everyone aboard a ship must head to the deck. If you're late, you might be putting your hands on the deck, all right, as in 100 pushups.

1. Hedging its bets
   Casting off
2. Carrying on

A ship that leaves dock is casting off. It means the boat is leaving its moorings. It's often a bittersweet moment for sailors headed to war.

1. It's an acknowledgement of an order or statement
   It means "no way"
2. It means it's time to launch torpedoes

In the Navy, you'll often hear the phrase, "Aye, aye Captain." It means that a sailor understands the Captain's orders.

1. Betting odds on whether a ship will survive a battle
   A type of Navy pharmaceutical
2. Rope

On a ship, never call it "rope," or you'll out yourself as a novice. Line is used for all sorts of important functions on a ship, such as mooring the ship to a dock.

1. It's time to pick daisies
   It's time to play baseball
2. It's time to clean the whole ship

A "field day" sounds like fun ... until you realize that it means to clean the whole ship. Sooner or later, all sailors wind up on field day chores.

1. Get me some coffee!
   Get out of the way!
2. Give me back my sailboat!

"Make way for the captain!" It means to get out of the way. This phrase is also used between ships to designate right-of-way.

1. To capture unruly sailors
   To stop landing aircraft
2. To cook food

Arresting gear is meant to snag aircraft that are landing on a carrier. It can be as simple as a chain or cable meant to stop the plane before it runs off of the landing surface and into the sea. Because, you know, that would be a very expensive mistake.

1. Pay attention
   Perform 100 pushups
2. Slap the nearest sailor

"Get your eyes in the boat!" It means that you need to pay attention and do your job instead of screwing around.

1. Lions of the Sky
   Birds
2. Oysters

"Bird" is a common military term for aircraft. Thanks in large part to aircraft carriers, birds are a vital part of a modern-day naval force.

1. Store the anchors
   Use the toilet
2. Steer the ship

The head is the ship's toilet. And yes, in the old days, they smelled really, really bad.

1. The President
   Officers
2. New recruits

Officers are the lucky people who get the staterooms. As you can imagine, these quarters are typically nicer than those given to enlisted men.

1. He's sent ashore
   He died
2. He's made friends with a local whale

Sailors don't typically want to be beached. It means they've been sent ashore, possibly due to a serious mistake or infraction.

1. The shiny metallic part with ribbons
   The front
2. The crow's nest

The bow is the front of the ship. The stern is the rear side of the ship. Confuse the two and you'll be mocked mercilessly during your time on the ship.

1. A buildup of oil on the propeller
   A Walmart and Target on the ship
2. About anything stored aboard

A ship's stores are just about anything that's carried as cargo or gear. During long journeys, stores are a vital part of the mission.

1. An overweight captain
   F-16 fighter jets
2. Submarines

The word boat is often used for submarines. But it can also refer to just about any seaworthy vessel that's used to travel bodies of water.

1. "Turns turtle"
   "Turns right"
2. "Turns off"

It's never a good thing if a ship turns turtle, or capsizes. But if it does, you hope it's the enemy ship instead of yours.

1. He's a weapons specialist
   He's the captain
2. He's the electrician

The amp tramp is, of course, the ship's electrician. When fuses blow and circuits break, the amp tramp is the guy you need.

1. Target enemy submarines
   Make bombs
2. Clean dishes

The scullery is a space reserved for dish cleaning and other dirty housekeeping work on a ship. If you're an enlisted sailor, at some point you'll wind up in the scullery.

1. Yell at each other
   Gently kiss
2. Start work

To "turn to" means to start work. It's the same routine each day -- report to duty and then turn to.

1. A civilian aboard a warship
   The captain's quarters
2. Any part of the deck that's exposed to weather

The weather deck is any part of the deck that sees weather. If there are inclement conditions on the weather deck, you'd best be dressed for it.

1. A nuclear torpedo
   Someone who grew up in a Navy family
2. A type of naval sausage

A Navy brat is someone who grew up in a Navy family. In many cases, Navy brats (like Army or Air Force brats) move around a lot due to their parents' occupations.

1. A type of rope
   A ship's speed
2. A wedding ring

Knots indicate a ship's speed. It is measured as one nautical mile per hour, and no, it's not equivalent to the miles per hour units used on land.

1. It's a brothel
   It's an art gallery
2. It's the kitchen

The ship galley is the kitchen. On some ships, it's a place for great food. On a Navy ship during wartime the food may not be anything to write home about.

1. Throwing it away
   Polishing it
2. Eating it

To "deep six" something is to discard it. It can also refer to burial at sea.

1. A turkey shooter
   A bird farm
2. A pigeon lifter

Aircraft carriers are sometimes called "bird farms." Why? Because they carry the birds (aircraft) that make the carrier such a powerful weapon.

1. Homebody
   Pollywog
2. Woggledoggie

A "pollywog" is a sailor who hasn't crossed the Equator. In other words, they haven't really done much sailing.

1. true
2. false

It's definitely not extra crispy and delicious. A Big Chicken Dinner is a Bad Conduct Discharge, and it's akin to a felony conviction.

1. They jump off of the ship
   They discard unwanted stuff overboard
2. They eat spaghetti

Don't want those old missiles? Give them the old "float test" and chuck them overboard. They didn't float?%0D Oh well, no one will ever know, trust me.

1. A sailor whose sails cold areas
   A type of torpedo
2. An aircraft carrier

A blue nose is a sailor who has crossed either the Antarctic or Arctic Circle (or both). Their noses are "blue" because it's very, very cold in those locations.

1. A fistfight
   The ship floor
2. A deck of cards that sailors use to gamble

Most people would call it a floor in civilian life. But the floor of a ship is called the deck.