ASTB-E Naval Knowledge Exam
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Adrift - ✔✔Loose from moorings and out of control. Applied to anything lost or out of
hand
Aft - ✔✔Towards the stern (tail) of the ship
All hands - ✔✔The entire ship's crew; both enlisted and officer
Allotment - ✔✔An amount of money a sailor has coming out of regular pay
Aye, aye - ✔✔Response acknowledging the understanding of a command/statement
Barracks - ✔✔A building where sailors live when ashore
Below - ✔✔Downstairs, like the next deck below
Blackshoe - ✔✔Non-aviation rate for enlisted personnel as well as officers. A "shoe" is a
ship driver/SWO
Blue nose - ✔✔A sailor who has crossed either the arctic or antarctic circle. Also applies
to officer.
Bow - ✔✔The forward part of a ship or boat
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Bravo Zulu - ✔✔Naval term for "well done"
Brightwork - ✔✔Brass or shiny metal kept polished rather than painted
Brownshoe - ✔✔Aviation rate enlisted personnel
Bulkhead - ✔✔The wall
Bunk - ✔✔A bed
Buoy - ✔✔An anchored float used as an aid to navigation or to mark the location of an
object.
Carry on - ✔✔An order to resume work or duties
Cast off - ✔✔To throw off, to let go, to unfurl
Chain locker - ✔✔Compartment in which anchor chain is stowed
Chit - ✔✔Forms used to request taking leave, a day off, etc.
Chit book - ✔✔Coupon or receipt booklet.
Chow hall - ✔✔(Mess Deck) a place to eat
Colors - ✔✔Raising and lowering of the National Ensign, the American Flag and
Organization flags
Cup of Joe - ✔✔A cup of coffee. Name after Josephus Daniels, Sec Nav 1913-1921 who
prohibited the use of alcohol on board U.S. Navy ships
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