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dolphins
· noun · military
The Submarine Warfare insignia worn by qualified submariners.
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The submarine warfare insignia — two dolphins flanking a sub's bow — pinned on the chest of a qualified submariner. You don't get them automatically for showing up; you earn them by completing the brutal qualification process, learning every system on the boat, and passing the qual board. Until then you're a non-qual and the crew won't let you forget it.
“He pinned on his dolphins six months out of sub school — fastest qual in the squadron.”
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dolphins In A Sentence
He pinned on his dolphins six months out of sub school — fastest qual in the squadron.
Origin & Usage
US Navy. The Submarine Warfare insignia — two dolphins flanking the bow of a submarine — was approved in 1924. Officers wear gold dolphins; enlisted wear silver.
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