Blue Shirt

English

Noun

Blue Shirt (plural Blue Shirts)

1. Alternative form of blue shirt
   • 1993, United States Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval Historical Center, Naval aviation news, page 7:

     At this time, the pilot watched the chock and tie-down on the starboard landing gear being removed by a Blue Shirt.

   • 2011, William M. Trently, Snapshot: Ship's Dentists, →ISBN, page 72:

     The Blue Shirts chocked and chained the aircraft, which meant they were responsible for securing aircraft to the deck. This was the first job of a Blue Shirt. After gaining experience shocking and chaining, a person would next move up to become a tractor driver, pulling aircraft around the deck.

   • 2011, Max Gallimore -, From Here to Caprock, →ISBN, page 266:

     The Blue Shirts worked under the Yellow Shirts. Blue Shirts drove tugs, threw chocks, pushed airplanes, and scrubbed decks.

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