In the Navy, all recruits
have to “shape up” and “ship out!”
Why couldn’t the sailor play
cards? The captain was standing on the
deck.
Why did the sailor grab a bar
of soap when the ship sank? To wash
himself ashore.
When Navy Ships leave their
anchorage they first put their anchors aweigh.
On occasion, Navy chow can be
exceptional in a good way, but let’s not go overboard here.
Sailors swab the deck of
ships as sort of a mopping up action.
The training of sailors is a
highly complex process, but in the end it’s all awash.
When interviewed
for submarine service he had the sinking feeling he wouldn’t get in.
All
submariners love the underwater service because the tradition, for them, runs
deep.
The Naval Aviator was
grounded for getting high!
Three sailors got into a
fight at the local bar in town and knew they were off base.
Seabees are great at working
on infrastructure, after all, they’re all roads scholars…
When Seabees face tough
conditions, their first move is to build confidence…
Tell a sailor that there are
400 billion stars and he'll believe you, tell him a deck has wet paint and he
has to touch it.
If it's zero degrees outside
on watch, and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going
to be?
Why
is it when you transport something by car it’s called shipment, but when you
transport something by ship it’s called cargo?
How much deeper would the
ocean be if sponges didn't grow in it?
Are flagships made of nylon
or cotton?
Why is it when a hatch is
slightly open it's ajar, but when a jar is slightly open it's not a-hatch?
Why don't they call the head
a butt and a cigarette a head, since that's closer to the true meaning?
Ever notice that ship's
windows are called "port holes", but they are found on both sides?
Groan... put this lad on port & starboard!
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