o 0 l l l l l l Win for victory Ex for former Job for appointment or position OK for accept, approve or adopt Try for  attempt Vet for veteran Hike for raise or increase Tell for reveal or inform In  addition  to  these  synonyms,  many  more  are commonly  used  in  Navy  newspapers.  Some  of  these  are as  follows: l l l l l l l l l Sub for submarine Flyer or pilot for aviator Jet for jet-propelled aircraft All hands for entire ship’s company Ships for reenlists Crew for crew members Plane for aircraft or airplane XO for executive officer CO  or  skipper   for   commanding   officer   or captain SPLITS Do  not  split  words,  phrases,  proper  nouns  or compound  nouns  between  lines.  Note  the  following examples: Words: 5,000 PO1 advance- ments predicted off September examinations Phrases: Crew members  of USS  Basil  Fome visit  Funafuti Proper  Names: Capt. Robert J. Matron  assumes command of HC-16 Compound Nouns: Saufley chief petty officers sponsor orphans’  picnic LINE BALANCE Try  to  balance  headlines  typographically.  Consider the  following  examples: Unbalanced: Navy, Coast Guard icebreakers save U.K. ship Balanced: Navy, Coast Guard icebreakers rescue grounded U.K. corvette ABBREVIATIONS You  should  use  commonly  known  and  accepted abbreviations  when  they  are  appropriate.  Do  not  be afraid  to  use  Navy  abbreviations  for  ships,  aircraft, ratings,  ranks,  commands,  titles,  and  so  forth,   in  ship  and station  publications. The  following  are  some  commonly  used  Navy abbreviations: CPO for chief petty officer PO1, P02  and P03 for petty officer grades ComRats for commuted rations NCO for noncommissioned officer LDO for limited duty officer GQ for general quarters SecNav for Secretary of the Navy CNO for Chief of Naval Operations Use these and other Navy abbreviations only in ship or station publications. Never use them in press releases to  civilian  news  media.  For  further  information,  consult the latest edition of  The  Associated  Press  Stylebook  and Libel Manual. PUNCTUATION Newspaper   editors   generally   adhere   to   the following  style  for  headlines: l Use single quotation marks instead of double. 9-9