Originally Posted by
NoHoverstop
Sounds like Fish-head pedantry to me, rather then universal naval pedantry. "Call it a boat. It annoys the Fish-heads", was the advice I was given.
Given that the T-45 pilot hopefuls still refer to "hitting the boat for the first time" that slang has not changed on this side of the Atlantic. Likewise with initial DLQ's for the rotary wing folks.
Given that the land based flyers seem to have no end of needle to offer naval aviators, I'm a bit surprised to see your inability to accept any of it coming the other way ... did you notice the smiley face in my initial query to Wetstart? If you're not careful, you may begin to confirm Sharkey's complaints about the RAF.
Can't have that on PPRuNe, eh? (And I'll buy the next pint ...)