bos'n


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a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

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CWO2 Corey Chisholm wrote this story while assigned as the Air Bos'n onboard the USS Peteliar (LHA-5)
Stick with the basics
The JBD modules are spraying salt water all over the aircraft," explains the bos'n.
The definitive cost elements of subpar quality in the Navy: the ALRE Flight Safe program
A brass plate on the plinth is inscribed thus: "To Phillip Jones, On his retirement from the club, Bos'n 1968-1985".
For whom does the bell toll?
Fortunately the captain and bos'n - Mrs Tredegar and her gardener - are welcoming and a fine time is had by all.
A visual feast for hungry young eyes; Alison Davison takes a look at a clutch of new children's books and mar vels at the sophistication of the illustrators
Knorr's bos'n wouldn't allow Leinen to assist with the deployment of the coring gear because women, he said, were a distraction on the fantail.
The women of FAMOUS: remembrance of times past
Allen is an able-bodied seaman who served this spring as bos'n during the academy's two-month training cruise up and down the Pacific Coast.
BOS'N AROUND : SEAMAN HELPS KEEP ACADEMY AFLOAT
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