Navy acronym / abbreviations dictionary

SirJohn · 03-28-22, 03:12 PM

Hi there.
I am currently reading my first Jerry Mitchell novel and wonder: is there any kind of navy dictionary out there somewhere to help me understand all the acronyms?

Help very much appreciated.

J

KaleunMarco · 03-28-22, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SirJohn

Hi there.
I am currently reading my first Jerry Mitchell novel and wonder: is there any kind of navy dictionary out there somewhere to help me understand all the acronyms?

Help very much appreciated.

J

lol.
grab a current copy of the Bluejackets Manual. probably have to buy it...i doubt that a library would have a current one. this is always handy.

Naval Institute Press publishes periodically a Naval Terms Dictionary. i have a 1988 version so it is out of touch with the current set of DoD acronyms. www.usni.org.

or, you can send me periodic PM's and i will do the best that i can to translate the terms into some version of english.

Aktungbby · 03-28-22, 03:34 PM

type in NAVspeak on your search site which will get you to several; incl. "glossary: appendix of of U.S. Naval slang "...

SirJohn · 03-28-22, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

type in NAVspeak on your search site which will get you to several "glossary of Naval terms ".

Thanks!

mapuc · 03-28-22, 03:43 PM

Came to think of Capt. Haddock's famous glossary.

Markus

ET2SN · 04-04-22, 07:32 AM

I was always impressed with words like NOMFWIC.

US Naval-ese makes sense once you get used to it, it has an almost-Pidgin quality where words, concepts, and common local slang are brewed together to make a new language. That, and the realization that cursing isn't something reserved for the lowly, its more of an art form in terms of quickly getting, and keeping, people's attention.

Naval-ese sounds like it should be easy to understand, but its beauty is that its reserved for only those who can speak it.

SirJohn · 03-28-22, 03:34 PM

The first novel is set in 2005…
The Jerry Mitchell novels are by Larry Bond, the co-author of Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy. Highly recommended.

Danke und viele Grüße Herr Kaleun.

03-28-22, 03:12 PM	#1
SirJohn Watch Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 17 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Navy acronym / abbreviations dictionary Hi there. I am currently reading my first Jerry Mitchell novel and wonder: is there any kind of navy dictionary out there somewhere to help me understand all the acronyms? Help very much appreciated. J

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Came to think of Capt. Haddock's famous glossary. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

04-04-22, 07:32 AM	#6
ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I was always impressed with words like NOMFWIC. US Naval-ese makes sense once you get used to it, it has an almost-Pidgin quality where words, concepts, and common local slang are brewed together to make a new language. That, and the realization that cursing isn't something reserved for the lowly, its more of an art form in terms of quickly getting, and keeping, people's attention. Naval-ese sounds like it should be easy to understand, but its beauty is that its reserved for only those who can speak it.