Then there was the " go to the bridge and get me the main engine keys and some relative bearing grease" requests. That was the surface navy as well but could have been the sub-surface guys too.
Sailorman
Go down and (get me)...
"A Torpedoman's punch"
"A roll of gig line"
"Feed the shaft seals"
"Blow the EOOW"
"Bulkhead remover"
"Deck straightener"
The list goes on...
We convinced one Billy Bootcamp to put in for special liberty - while we were underway. The SCPO just looked at him as if he was some strange new bug species.