Beer Day: On several navy ships, even in the current working day, all hands are given 2 beers if they are underway without a port contact for a presented interval of time - commonly forty five days. On submarines the bilge rat is typically the smallest non-qual in the division, despite the fact that bilges are good locations for a area day assignment (good for napping) so a senior 2nd course petty officer may phone dibs on a bilge.