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A

  • Authorized Absence (AA)
  • Aboard
  • ABSC
  • Adrift

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B

  • BAQ
  • Barge
  • Barnacle
  • Barracks

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C

  • CACO
  • CAI
  • CAO
  • Captain

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D

  • DDS
  • Deck
  • Deep-Six
  • DEERS

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E

  • Enlisted
  • EAOS
  • ECMO
  • EFM

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F

  • Fleet
  • Fantail
  • Fast
  • Fathom

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G

  • Gaining Command
  • Galley
  • Gangplank
  • Gangway

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H

  • Hash Mark
  • Head
  • Heel
  • Holiday Routine

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I

  • IADT
  • IDT
  • IDTT
  • IMA

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J

  • JAG

K

  • Knock Off
  • Knot

L

  • Ladder
  • LDO
  • Leatherneck
  • Leave

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M

  • Mast
  • MCPON
  • MEPS
  • Mess

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N

  • NAF
  • NAS
  • NAT
  • NATOPS

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O

  • OCS
  • Officer
  • OIC
  • OJT

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P

  • PARS
  • Passageway
  • PAYPERSMAN
  • PCS

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Q

  • QOL
  • Quarterdeck
  • Quarters

R

  • Rank
  • Rate
  • Rating
  • RBSC

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S

  • Saluting the Quarterdeck
  • Scullery
  • Scuttlebutt
  • Sea Bag

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T

  • TAD
  • Taps
  • Tattoo
  • TFMDP

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U

  • UA
  • UCMJ
  • UMA
  • USC

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V

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