The “Jungle”

A guide to U.S. Navy ranks

Gazelles = Ensigns

• Although easily frightened, they have been known to stupidly lounge in plain sight of the “lions”

• Runs at high speeds, with no purpose or direction

• The slow and weak are frequently slain

Cheetah = LTjg

• Loner, feisty

• Makes the occasional kill on a weaker animal

Lions = Lieutenants

• Hunts in packs

• Can bring down a larger animal with coordination

• Easily slays the “cheetah”

Water Buffalo = Lieutenant Commanders

• Aging, slower beast, but-

• Cannot be brought down by a single “Lion”

Hippopotamus = Commanders

• Slow and cumbersome on land

• Safe in own environment

• Lays low to avoid enemies

Elephants = Captains

• Rules the “Jungle”

• Impossible to bring down except by his peers

Hyena = The Chief

• Laughs continuously at the “Cheetahs” and “Gazelles”

• Helps the “Lions” complete the kill on larger animals but is known to alter its natural instincts and assist “Elephants”, “Hippopotamuses”, “Water Buffaloes” and “Sloths”

Sloth = Chief Warrant Officer

• Skilled in one area only• Comes around only to feed and

take care of bodily functions

Dung Beetle = Sailor

• Forced to deal with the “crap” created by the other animals

Sand Crab = GS Employee

• Side-steps responsibility• Has a hard shell which cannot be cracked,

even by “Elephants”• Immune to “Dung Beetles”

Ant = Contract Employee

• Lowest on the food chain• Extremely productive, but can be eliminated by even

a “Cheetah”• “Dung Beetles” and “Sand Crabs”

enjoy tormenting them

Master Chief

• King of the ocean

• Very tuff skin and sharp teeth

• The other creatures get eaten alive if they step into his world