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- B -

• BAC

Blood alcohol concentration



• barracks

Living spaces on base or post - see quarters



• beam

The extreme width of a ship or boat



• below

On a lower deck or floor



• BEQ

Bachelor Enlisted Quarters



• BMC

Base medical center



• BMR

Basic military requirements



• bos'n

A boatswain (a job description), need not be spelled out. Also, bos'n mate.



• bow

The pointed front end of a ship; see "fore"



• breeches buoy

A canvas seat in the form of breeches hung from a life buoy running on a hawser and used to haul persons from one ship to another or from ship to shore in a lifesaving action



• bridge

Ship's superstructure, topside and usually forward



• brig

A jail or prison for military personnel



• brow

Portable bridge or ramp between the ship and a wharf, pier or dock; see gangway



• BSC

Biomedical Science Corps (physician's assistant)



• bulkhead

The wall



• buoy

Floating object indicating a position or obstruction