1. Garfield
   Smurf
2. Turtle
   G.I. Joe

When a new Navy recruit gets to bootcamp, he or she is given a blue sweatsuit to wear until it's time for a uniform fitting. This blue gear earns the recruit the nickname of Smurf.

1. Run
   Shower
2. Eat
   Go AWOL

Chow is Navy speak for food. You chow down on chow in the chow hall, and the person responsible for cooking all that grub is the chow boss.

1. Tying down an airplane
   Spying on the enemy
2. Cooking dinner
   Treating eye injuries

A pad eye is a useful device found on Navy ships. Sailors can hook a chain to the pad eye, then use that chain to hold a stationary plane in place on the deck of the ship.

1. Stairs
   Sailors
2. Enemies
   Boots

Sailors in the U.S. Navy wear military-issued boots. They are black with rubber soles and steel toes -- making them terribly uncomfortable. Sailors refer to these boots as boondockers.

1. Scuttlebutt
   Canoe Club
2. Shellback
   Gronk

Back in the day, a cask -- or butt -- of water carried all the fluid men onboard a ship would be able to drink during the voyage. They would scuttle, or cut, a hole in the butt to have a drink. Today, the modern water fountains on ships are called scuttlebutts.

1. Food
   Beer
2. Bombs
   Planes

No, bomb farm isn't some cute nickname for a part of the ship; it's where bombs are stored on the boat, and it's off limits to anyone but the explosives experts.

1. Snake Eaters
   Lizard Lovers
2. Cow Chowers
   Cat Chompers

Navy sailors use the term Snake Eaters to refer to any Special Forces recruits. It can refer to Naval recruits, like the SEALS, or those from other branches, like the Green Berets.

1. Money
   Leave slip
2. Sock
   Letter

Chit is Navy speak for any form of paper. It once referred only to currency, but can also be used to refer to passes, leave requests and other documents. Need to shred something? Head to the chit chipper.

1. 9 am
   Noon
2. 5 pm
   3 am

When you're in the Navy, you do what you're told -- even if it requires waking up in the middle of the night. O-dark-hundred and O-dark-thirty both refer to any start time that occurs during normal sleeping hours, say midnight and 6 am.

1. Car
   Mop bucket
2. Bike
   Roller skates

Back in the day, Navy sailors swabbed the deck with a bucket full of water they lugged around by hand. No wonder many now refer to fancy wheeled mop buckets as Cadillacs.

1. Chow hall
   Life boats
2. Captain's Quarters
   Bathroom

Sailors who are hungry outside of meal times can rely on mid-rats, or mid-rations, to fill the belly. These meals are generally served after-hours, and include things like leftovers and sandwich fixings.

1. Eat it
   Drink it
2. Throw it overboard
   Dance with it

In Navy lingo, Deep Six refers to the last six fathoms of depth before you hit the ocean floor. When you Deep Six something, you throw it overboard, where it will presumably sink to the bottom of the sea.

1. You didn't put it away
   You dropped it in the water
2. You stole it
   You lost it.

In the Navy, gear adrift is any gear that hasn't been properly put away. A common phrase is "Gear adrift is a gift," meaning that you leave your stuff up for grabs if you neglect to store it properly.

1. Dishonorable discharge
   Delicious meal
2. Swim in the sea
   Special uniform

It might sound yummy, but you want no part of a Big Chicken Dinner. If you're in the Navy, this term is used to describe a very unpleasant dishonorable discharge.

1. Near the toilets
   Around doors
2. On life boats
   On the ceiling

Most doors within Navy ships are designed to be water-tight, which often requires the use of a special frame that extends all the way around the opening. The bottom portion of that frame is a terrible trip hazard, leaving many sailors to call it a knee-knocker or shin-buster.

1. Chair
   Table
2. Bed
   Bookshelf

Rack is Navy speak for bed. Got a recruit who stays in bed all the time? He's a rack monster.

1. Cumshaw
   Float test
2. Shellback
   Snipe

In the Navy, any goods obtained via trading or batering are known as cumshaw. This term is also used to refer to more illicit activities, such as bribery or blackmail.

1. Cruising College
   Canoe Club
2. Sea School
   Swimming U

The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD educates students who have aspirations of a career with the Navy. Its nickname, Canoe Club, belies the stately nature of this revered institution.

1. On a plane
   In the engine room
2. In the mess hall
   In the infirmary

Crank is a term used in the Navy to refer to mess deck workers. This includes the recruits who prep and serve food as well as though that keep the mess hall sparkling.

1. Food
   Medical care
2. A ride home
   Cash

When Naval ships are docked, sailors might have the opportunity to step off the vessel and get some grub. This often involves hitting up the local roach coach, a food truck that often parks near the port area.

1. Are an airhead
   Work on a submarine
2. Wear a diving helmet
   Have a lump on your head

Bubblehead is Navy speak for a sailor assigned to a submarine. This helps to distinguish those assigned to ships from those working on subs.

1. Nuking it
   Killing it
2. Dealing it
   Nailing it

Accused of nuking it? That probably means you're overthinking something that's relatively simple or easy.

1. On the bottom level
   In the mess hall
2. In the engine room
   High above the decks

A crow's nest is a small structure located high above the deck on a ship. It serves as a valuable lookout point for sailors. Legend has it that the crow's nest got its name from the old practice of carrying ravens or crows aboard a vessel to help with navigation in times of poor visibility.

1. Nuking it
   Lollygagging
2. Gun decking
   Rolling over

Gun decking is the practice of fudging the information or data in a form or log. This could be done to skirt through an inspection or just out of pure laziness.

1. Oscar
   Willie
2. Samuel
   Stan

Those dummies used to train sailors are named Oscar, and the name has since evolved to refer to anyone who falls overboard. If the crew is ready to throw you over the rails, you've been nominated for an Oscar.

1. Fasteners
   Food
2. Currents
   Weather

If something has been gronked, it has been overtightened with a wrench. Some sailors also use the term gronk to refer to an unattractive individual.

1. Shellback
   Snipe
2. Trekkie
   Geedunk

A snipe is any sailor who works below deck. This could include a job in the engine or machine room, working on the boiler or as a machinist.

1. You've crossed the Equator
   You've sailed to Antarctica
2. It's your first day
   You're lazy

Sailors who have traveled by ship across the Equator are given the nickname Shellback. Those who haven't crossed this latutude are Pollywogs.

1. Illegal drug
   Delicious meal
2. Type of ship
   Terrible storm

In Navy lingo, a reefer is a refrigerated ship used to transport food. It may refer to both military and civilian vessels.

1. Airdale
   Gronk
2. Shellback
   Bubblehead

The U.S. Navy has so many planes that it qualifies as one of the world's largest Air Forces. Sailors who work in the air wing of a ship are known as Airdales. The term refers not only to pilots, but also to maintenance and support crews.

1. Meal
   Meeting
2. Trip to shore
   Cleaning assignment

If you're ever been on a cruise, you probably know the muster station as the place where you gather in the event of an emergency. In the Navy, the term muster refers to a meeting, or to a simple roll call gathering.

1. Rainbow visit
   Sky reminder
2. Reality check
   Big chicken dinner

Navy sailors can spend months at sea. The vessels they sail on are so large, they may not see daylight for extended periods. Those who take a quick break above deck are said to be taking a reality check.

1. Foot
   Hand
2. Head
   Toe

Gotta take a leak? Hit the head. This name for the bathroom comes from the old sailing days, when the bathroom was located at the head of the ship. As wind blew to fill the sails, it would blow odors out away from the crew.

1. Unexcused absence
   Candy bar
2. Boisterous activity
   Special award

Geedunk is military speak for vending machine goodies or other forms of junk food. You can often pick up geedunk at the roach coach when the ship is in port.

1. Break something
   Eat too much
2. Get sick
   Request time off

Sniveling means to request time off. Officers keep track of these hours in their snivel log.