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{{quote|Last time I checked, I take my orders from the Corps, not from some swabbie... sir.|[[Corporal]] [[Locklear]]}}
{{quote|I don't know about you, but I like having a swabbie on point. |[[Sergeant]] [[Parker]]}}<ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page ??''; '''2010''', ''page 115''</ref>


The term '''Swabbie''' is a nickname for naval personnel used by UNSC [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] and [[ODST]] Troopers. Because the [[Spartan-II]]'s are technically a part of the [[UNSC Navy]], they also qualify as ''swabbies''. The term refers to the old tradition of "swabbing the decks," where the crew would clean the decks of old wooden ships.
The term '''Swabbie''', is a nickname for naval personnel used by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]]. Because the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]s are technically a part of the [[UNSC Navy]], they also qualify as ''swabbies''.{{Ref/Reuse|flood}}<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 92'' ; '''2010''', ''page 116''</ref> The term refers to the old tradition of "swabbing the decks," where the crew would clean the decks of old wooden ships.


 
==List of appearances==
==Quotes==
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
{{quote|Last time I checked, I take my orders from the Corps, not from some swabbie...sir|[[Corporal Locklear]]}}
{{quote|You'd better get it together, [[Marine]], or the Chief will reach down your cornhole and pull you inside out...which will be a sweet, sweet mercy compared to what ''I'm'' gonna do to you|[[Sergeant Major Avery J. Johnson]]}}
I don't know about you, but i like having a swabbie on point
[[Sergeant Parker]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
#''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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[[Category: Military Terminology]]
[[Category:Military terminology]]

Latest revision as of 13:58, March 23, 2022

"Last time I checked, I take my orders from the Corps, not from some swabbie... sir."
— Corporal Locklear

"I don't know about you, but I like having a swabbie on point. "
— Sergeant Parker[1]

The term Swabbie, is a nickname for naval personnel used by UNSC Marines and ODSTs. Because the Spartan-IIs are technically a part of the UNSC Navy, they also qualify as swabbies.[1][2] The term refers to the old tradition of "swabbing the decks," where the crew would clean the decks of old wooden ships.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Flood, page ??; 2010, page 115
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 92 ; 2010, page 116
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