Aviation Ordnancemen
IYAOYAS! (I-YaO-YAS)
Finn, like myself, were Aviation Ordnancemen.
(If You Aint Ordnance, You aint Sh-t!)
“Aviation Ordnancemen are a close-knit community and one of the few ratings in the U.S. Navy to have their own association, the Association of Aviation Ordnancemen. In addition, aviation ordnanceman had come up with an acronym “IYAOYAS” meaning, “If you ain’t ordnance, you ain’t shit.” One of the most notable aviation ordnancemen was Lieutenant John William Finn, who came up as an enlisted sailor making it to the rank of chief petty officer. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_ordnanceman
Aviation Ordnancemen