IYAOYAS_AOC ok, what the heck is that? (people have asked)
It’s an acronym for the official “TAG LINE” of the U.S. Navy Association of Aviation Ordnancemen, followed by my Navy Rate/Rank.
Pronounced: Eye Yo Yas
If You Ain’t Ordnance You Ain’t Shit
My Rate was Aviation Ordnanceman and my Rank was Chief Petty Officer (AOC – E7 enlisted)
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I believe Gilligan and the Skipper were ordnance men on a destroyer. IIRC the only reason Skipper kept Gilligan around is cause Gilligan saved his life once when a depth charge got loose.
Least that’s the way I remember it.
It’s a noble handle.
I just hafta remember that’s you!