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sonar girls! Sir, an officer in the USN submarine service is considered a gentleman.
Your cruising for a bruising ... sir! 
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VBG.
Sorry, but that's what they're universally called. Probably has something to do with their excitability ("The plane, boss! The plane!!!) and showering habits (long and hot--you can get pretty stinky working in that 50-degree blue cave. <g>) Their water consumption always gave A-gang an excuse to not shower at all--and they really, REALLY needed to.
FWIW, I'm the son of a chief sonarman, qualified in diesel boats (in a very famous diesel boat in fact, one that sank a Japanese CL. Hope it's in the game.)