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that will carry you through many difficult
situations. Acts of respect and courtesy are
required of all members of the naval service; the
junior member takes the initiative, and the senior
member returns the courtesy.
While not all-inclusive, this chapter has shown
you some of the basic guidelines for military
courtesies and naval etiquette. As with all other
endeavors, you must also apply a good measure
of common sense.
REFERENCES
Accommodation of Religious Practices, SEC-
NAVINST 1730.8, Department of the Navy,
Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C.,
1988.
Chief Petty Officer Indoctrination Course, NAV-
EDTRA 10825-B, Naval Education and
Training Program Management Support
Activity, Pensacola, Fla., 1987.
HE KNOWS
WHEN WE SAY THAT SOMEONE
Military Requirements for Chief Petty Officer,
NAVEDTRA 10047-A, Naval Education and
Training Program Management Support
Activity, Pensacola, Fla., 1988.
Military Requirements for Senior and Master
Chief Petty Officer, NAVEDTRA 10048-A,
Naval Education and Training Program
Management Support Activity, Pensacola,
Fla., 1988.
United States Navy Regulations, 1990, Depart-.
ment of the Navy, Office of the Secretary,
Washington, D.C., 1990.
SUGGESTED READING
Bearden, Bill, and Bill Wedertz, The Bluejacket’s
Manual, 21th ed.,
United States Naval
Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., 1990.
Mack, W.P., and T.D. Paulsen, The Naval
Officer’s Guide, 9th ed, Naval Institute Press,
Annapolis, Md., 1983.
THE ROPES
KNOWS THE ROPES WE INFER THAT
HE KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND AT SEA AND IS QUITE CAPABLE OF
HANDLING MOST NAUTICAL PROBLEMS. THROUGH THE YEARS THE
PHRASE‘S MEANING HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT. ORIGINALLY, THE
STATEMENT WAS PRINTED ON A SEAMAN’S DISCHARGE TO INDI-
CATE THAT HE KNEW THE NAMES AND PRIMARY USES OF THE
MAIN ROPES ON BOARD SHIP. IN OTHER WORDS, "THIS MAN IS
A NOVICE SEAMAN AND KNOWS ONLY THE BASICS OF SE AMAN SHIP.”
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