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Why are engineers called Snipes?
To make a long story short, Snipes brought about the changes in the system. In time these changes extended to the entire Naval fleet. The Engineers became strictly “hands off” for the Deck gang. They became known as Snipe’s men and over the years as just Snipes.
What are Navy Snipes?
Snipe: The term used to describe sailors that work below decks, usually those that are assigned to engineering rates, such as Machinists’ Mates, Boilermen, Enginemen, Hull Technicians, and more.
What is top snipe?
A more precise definition of the term is a sequence of jobs that en- hance a sailor’s technical ability to perform the work specific to his or her rating. Thus, the optimal career path focuses primarily on getting a sailor to become a technical expert by the time he or she becomes a CSMM/Top Snipe.
What is a fresh air snipe?
Members are known as “A-Gangers.” Also called “Fresh Air Snipe.” Ahead Flank Liberty: The fictitious speed at which a ship travels after a mission or patrol is completed with high marks and the ship is headed into very nice foreign ports that cater to visiting US Forces.
Is there a snipe?
Snipe, any of about 20 species belonging to the shorebird family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). Snipes frequent wet meadows and marshes and occur in temperate and warm regions worldwide. They are short-legged, long-billed, chunky birds that are striped and barred in brown, black, and white.
What is a pit snipe?
Known throughout the fleet as “Pit Snipes,” engineers work long hours in the main machinery room, engine room, or “The Pit” as the “Snipes” affectionately call it. It is the world of the Navy machinist’s mates, the hard working Sailors who ensure ships have the power to move.
What do sailors call each other?
In the navies of English-speaking nations (and the United States Coast Guard), the term “shipmate” is used among sailors as a generic moniker. It is used in the third person by a member of a ship’s crew to describe another member, or in the second person when referring to any other Naval service member.
Is Kevin from Up a snipe?
Trivia. Even though Kevin’s a female, her appearance is based on the male Himalayan Monal pheasant. Many sources, including Peter Docter’s study guide to Up, say that Kevin’s species is the mythical “Snipe”, a fictional bird created to send foolish people on wild goose chases.
The term “Snipe” was originally considered an insult aimed at the Engineering Department Sailors. Other common names were “Bilge Rats” and “Black Hats”, referring to Sailors whom worked in the “bilge” or hot/dirty Engineering spaces.
Why did the Snipes change to dungarees in the Navy?
Snipes however were some of the first to transition to the dungarees working uniform due to the dirty nature of their work environment. No one is really sure how it happened, some cite “camouflage” as the reason but around the time of WW II Sailors started dying their “white hats” dark blue and black.
When to buy a jibe Tech Snipe Sailing boat?
When speed sailing in a straight line, all Jibe Tech Snipes built after summer 2006 (30571 or higher number) and all Persson or Persson-like Snipes, regardless of year, are basically created equal. Because of this, a used Snipe is an excellent way to get into the class. Before purchasing any used boat there are a couple of things to check.
What kind of strokes do Dragon boaters use?
START – a combination of strokes during a race (usually at start of a race), often a set of 10 or 20 strokes that are quicker and more forceful to help pop the boat up from stationary position. ROWING – rowers use oars, therefore they are rowers. Dragon boaters use paddles therefore they are paddlers.