bluejacket

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From a military standpoint this is not long enough to turn out a well-trained soldier or a bluejacket.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind her, one catches a glimpse of the entire U. S. Navy, but especially of one roustabout bluejacket to whom Actor George O'Brien has given his first name and a good characterization.

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A U.S. bluejacket staggered through the thick odor and the rude sounds of the old port of Naples.

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Seyfried St. Louis � For Seaman Carl Fowler, the bluejacket on watch on the destroyer U.S.S.

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"Bravo!" exclaimed the skipper as a brawny bluejacket kicked off his sea-boots and, without attempting to rid himself of his fearnought coat and sweater, plunged overboard.

From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)