ATG CPO Practice Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+ Latest Version
2025
Today, the bluejackets manual defines carry on as an order to resume work.
Chit - correct answer It is a carry over from the days when Hindu traders used slops
of paper called citthi for money, so they wouldn't have to carry heavy bags or gold
and silver.
British sailors shortened the word to chit and applied it to their mess vouchers.
Currently applied to almost any piece of paper from a pass to an official letter
requesting some privilege.
Cup of Joe - correct answer Originated from SECNAV Josephus Daniels who
abolished the officers wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy
ships could only be coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as a
cup of Joe.
Ditty Bag - correct answer Originally called a "ditto bag" and contained 2 of
everything.
Later "ditto" was dropped in favor of "ditty".
Before World War 1, the navy issued ditty boxes made of wood and styled after foot
lockers. They carried personal gear and clothes of a sailor.
Today the ditty bag is still issued to recruits and contains a sewing kit, toiletry articles
and personal items such as writing paper and pens.
Dog watch - correct answer name given to the 1600-1800 and the 1800-2000
watches aboard a ship.
The 1600-2000 watch was originally split even to prevent men from having to stand
the same watches daily. As a result, Sailors dodge the same daily routine, hence
they are dodging the watch or standing the dodge watch.
Field Day - correct answer In the mid-18th century, it originally referred to a military
unit standing parade for the public.
, by the 1820's, it transformed into any day of exciting events and opportunities.
Fouled Anchor - correct answer The foul anchor as a naval insignia got its start as
the seal of the Lord Howard of Effingham and remains the seal of the Lord High
Admiral of Great Britain. When this office became part of the present Board of
Admiralty, the seal was retained on buttons, official seals, and cap badges.
The Navy's adoption of this symbol and many other customs can be directly
attributed to the influence of British Naval tradition. The fouled anchor is among
them.
Geedunk - correct answer means ice cream, candy, potato chips and other assorted
snacks, or even a place where they can be purchased.
No one knows for certain the true origination of the term but there are some theories:
- 1920's comic strip candy store called Geedunk
- Chinese word meaning a place of idleness sounds something like gee dung
- Geedunk is the sound a vending machine makes when it dispenses a soft drink in a
cup
- German word meaning to dip or sop either in gravy or coffee
Goat Locker - correct answer A goat named "El Cid" (meaning Chief) was the
mascot aboard the USS New York. When its crew attended the 4th Navy-Army
football game in 1893, they took El Cid to the game, which resulted in the West
Pointers losing.
El cid was offered shore duty at Annapolis and became the Navy's mascot.
Grog - correct answer expression for watered rum. In 1740, Admiral Vernon, RN
(whose nickname was Old Grog ordered that rum rations be watered).
Gundecking - correct answer Falsifying reports, records and the like.
Origin is obscure but 2 plausible explanations of its modern usage:
The deck below the upper deck on British sailing ships-of-war was called the
gundeck although it carried no guns. This false deck may have been constructed to
deceive enemies as to the amount of armament carried, thus the gundeck was a
falsification.
A more plausible explanation may stem from shortcuts taken by early Midshipmen
when doing their navigation lessons. Each Mid was supposed to take sun lines at
noon and star sights at night and then go below to the gundeck, work out their
calculations and show them to the navigator. Certain of these young men, however,
had a special formula for getting the correct answers. They would note the noon or
last position on the quarter-deck traverse board and determine the approximate
current position by dead reckoning plotting. Armed with this information, they
Answers Graded A+ Latest Version
2025
Today, the bluejackets manual defines carry on as an order to resume work.
Chit - correct answer It is a carry over from the days when Hindu traders used slops
of paper called citthi for money, so they wouldn't have to carry heavy bags or gold
and silver.
British sailors shortened the word to chit and applied it to their mess vouchers.
Currently applied to almost any piece of paper from a pass to an official letter
requesting some privilege.
Cup of Joe - correct answer Originated from SECNAV Josephus Daniels who
abolished the officers wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy
ships could only be coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as a
cup of Joe.
Ditty Bag - correct answer Originally called a "ditto bag" and contained 2 of
everything.
Later "ditto" was dropped in favor of "ditty".
Before World War 1, the navy issued ditty boxes made of wood and styled after foot
lockers. They carried personal gear and clothes of a sailor.
Today the ditty bag is still issued to recruits and contains a sewing kit, toiletry articles
and personal items such as writing paper and pens.
Dog watch - correct answer name given to the 1600-1800 and the 1800-2000
watches aboard a ship.
The 1600-2000 watch was originally split even to prevent men from having to stand
the same watches daily. As a result, Sailors dodge the same daily routine, hence
they are dodging the watch or standing the dodge watch.
Field Day - correct answer In the mid-18th century, it originally referred to a military
unit standing parade for the public.
, by the 1820's, it transformed into any day of exciting events and opportunities.
Fouled Anchor - correct answer The foul anchor as a naval insignia got its start as
the seal of the Lord Howard of Effingham and remains the seal of the Lord High
Admiral of Great Britain. When this office became part of the present Board of
Admiralty, the seal was retained on buttons, official seals, and cap badges.
The Navy's adoption of this symbol and many other customs can be directly
attributed to the influence of British Naval tradition. The fouled anchor is among
them.
Geedunk - correct answer means ice cream, candy, potato chips and other assorted
snacks, or even a place where they can be purchased.
No one knows for certain the true origination of the term but there are some theories:
- 1920's comic strip candy store called Geedunk
- Chinese word meaning a place of idleness sounds something like gee dung
- Geedunk is the sound a vending machine makes when it dispenses a soft drink in a
cup
- German word meaning to dip or sop either in gravy or coffee
Goat Locker - correct answer A goat named "El Cid" (meaning Chief) was the
mascot aboard the USS New York. When its crew attended the 4th Navy-Army
football game in 1893, they took El Cid to the game, which resulted in the West
Pointers losing.
El cid was offered shore duty at Annapolis and became the Navy's mascot.
Grog - correct answer expression for watered rum. In 1740, Admiral Vernon, RN
(whose nickname was Old Grog ordered that rum rations be watered).
Gundecking - correct answer Falsifying reports, records and the like.
Origin is obscure but 2 plausible explanations of its modern usage:
The deck below the upper deck on British sailing ships-of-war was called the
gundeck although it carried no guns. This false deck may have been constructed to
deceive enemies as to the amount of armament carried, thus the gundeck was a
falsification.
A more plausible explanation may stem from shortcuts taken by early Midshipmen
when doing their navigation lessons. Each Mid was supposed to take sun lines at
noon and star sights at night and then go below to the gundeck, work out their
calculations and show them to the navigator. Certain of these young men, however,
had a special formula for getting the correct answers. They would note the noon or
last position on the quarter-deck traverse board and determine the approximate
current position by dead reckoning plotting. Armed with this information, they
