I'm looking for a new "B" name to replace Banshee Company. What do you think would be a good name for this company?

2017-02-08T11:22:45-05:00

I need ideas! I'm taking Command soon of Banshee Company (tank), 1-37 AR, 2/1 AD at Ft. Bliss, and I learned the Soldiers really don't like the name. I have the opportunity to change it, but it has to be something unique because it must be different from any other "B" Company in III Corps. I need ideas! Thanks!

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Feb 8 at 2017 11:25 AM

2017-02-08T11:25:20-05:00

Bandit. Bulldog. Beast. Bad Boys. Buttheads.

Sidebar: Good time to be going to 2/1 AD, now that they are no longer doing NIE and will become a fully deployable unit.

Response by SGT Matthew S. made Feb 8 at 2017 11:30 AM

2017-02-08T11:30:59-05:00

Is there a story, history, or some tradition behind the "Banshee" name, or did it just sound good at some point before? Is there something else in the unit history that might be more appropriate?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 11:36 AM

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Beast. Baller. Breaker. Boomer. Blitzkrieg.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 11:42 AM

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ask the soldiers of that company.

Response by SGT Montana Crawford made Feb 8 at 2017 12:04 PM

2017-02-08T12:04:55-05:00

Bastard Company is a real thing in some airborne units.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 12:13 PM

2017-02-08T12:13:06-05:00

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Ballbreakers, Bandidos or if you get enough puertoricans in your company, name it Boricuas (best one ever obviously)

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 12:22 PM

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MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Bold Company or Brash Company might work Captain.

Response by SFC Wade W. made Feb 8 at 2017 1:13 PM

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You're in TX. BRAHMA.

Response by MGySgt James Forward made Feb 8 at 2017 1:16 PM

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Berserkers (or berserks) were Norse warriors who are primarily reported in the Old Norse literature to have fought in a nearly uncontrollable, trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the English word berserk.
Battling Berserker's of Bravo Company .

Response by CSM Richard StCyr made Feb 8 at 2017 1:18 PM

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Buckskins, berserkers, basilisks, bohicas,

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Feb 8 at 2017 1:20 PM

2017-02-08T13:20:33-05:00

Agree that Bulldog is overused in the Army for B Co. I have to think about this, see if I can find a historical one tied to 1st Armor.

Response by SPC Tommy Dean made Feb 8 at 2017 1:44 PM

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Battle Company

Response by PO2 Robert M. made Feb 8 at 2017 1:45 PM

2017-02-08T13:45:40-05:00

My favorite is barbarous - Extremely brutal

baculus .........................rod, staff or scepter of power
bangtail ........................mustang or wild horse
bastion ........................tower at the corner of a fortification
bastle .......................... fortified house with vaulted ground floor

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 2:00 PM

2017-02-08T14:00:31-05:00

I'm also not a fan of "Bulldog" as a callsign. I remember "Battle Company" being used in COL Hackworth's book Steel my Soldier's Hearts. My current BN has a Blackfoot Company. You could always go somewhere completely different. A previous BN I served in had a B CO callsign of "Outlaw."

Response by MSgt Richard Randall made Feb 8 at 2017 2:07 PM

2017-02-08T14:07:10-05:00

Badger... tough, smart, not afraid to fight above its weight.

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Feb 8 at 2017 2:22 PM

2017-02-08T14:22:12-05:00

Beastmasters.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Feb 8 at 2017 2:48 PM

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Battletested

Response by SCPO Jason McLaughlin made Feb 8 at 2017 2:49 PM

2017-02-08T14:49:46-05:00

Benevolent
Baleful
Beowulf
Buccaneer

Response by CPT Larry Hudson made Feb 8 at 2017 3:00 PM

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Bangalor

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Feb 8 at 2017 3:05 PM

2017-02-08T15:05:00-05:00

Im going to guess "Blue Falcon" is not on the table for consideration?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 3:06 PM

2017-02-08T15:06:48-05:00

Bandits

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 3:09 PM

2017-02-08T15:09:56-05:00

If it's available, Bandit for this....
"On 12 July 1944, the Battalion landed at Normandy and began combat operations in the European Theater of War. There it fought with great distinction in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central European campaigns. For its actions, the Bandit Battalion earned three French Croix De Guerres and a Presidential Unit Citation"

Or How about Bastogne or go against the grain with Thunderbolt for these reasons..
"Among the 37th Tank Battalion’s most notable actions were seizing crossings on the Marne, Meuse, and Moselle Rivers during the Third Army’s historic drive across France, and the relief of the 101st Airborne Division encircled at Bastogne. The most notable commander of the 37th Tank Battalion was General Creighton Abrams (commander of military operations in Vietnam and later Army Chief of Staff) who command the 37th from Normandy to the end of the war on his tank “Thunderbolt.” "

Or you could go with something Elvis related...
"Task Force Bandits drove Al Qaeda in Iraq from their sanctuary and inflicted grievous losses on the enemy. For these actions, the Battalion has again been nominated for a unit decoration. After a 45 day extension, the Battalion returned to Friedberg in February 2007 to begin its final mission: inactivation. For more than sixty years, there have been American tank Soldiers in Friedberg who called themselves the Bandits. This tradition began with the 1st Battalion 32nd Armor, with whom Elvis Presley served in the 1950’s."

http://www.bliss.army.mil/2hbct1ar/1-37ar.html

The United States Army - Team Bliss

The 1st Battalion 37th Armored Regiment is arguably the most famous tank battalion in United States Army history with a long tradition of valor, excellence, and aggressiveness stretching from World War II to today. The Battalion was constituted on 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as Company A, 7th Armored Regiment, 4th Armored Division. In 1943, the Army had re-designated the unit as Company A, 37th Tank Battalion. On 12 July 1944, the...

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Feb 8 at 2017 3:12 PM

2017-02-08T15:12:31-05:00

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member I am very surprised you are being giving the option to change the unit name... There are second and third order effects of changing a units name that are a pain to deal with as well as real $$$$ costs to a name change. Ive never heard of a company commander having this authority.. Ive had Bde CDRs come into a unit and direct "Apache" company in 2nd BN get a new name. Ive seen Div G3s recognize that he had three "Bulldog" named companies in the unit command they manage and direct 2 of them change before deployment...
But never a company commander walk in after being giving a command assignment and just deciding to change the company name.

All that to say, you should feel lucky Sir, its a rare opportunity. So don't screw it up and name them Bambi or Bumblebees or the like. ....lol

Response by CW3 Lysle Seelig made Feb 8 at 2017 3:25 PM

2017-02-08T15:25:02-05:00

Bonecrusher/s
Braveheart

Response by MSG David Rogers III made Feb 8 at 2017 3:43 PM

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Again..... please.... no "Bulldogs". This is the absolute LEAST unique company name in the entire world!

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Feb 8 at 2017 3:48 PM

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tongue in cheek:
Bozo
Bubah
Bruins
Ballsy
Blushing
Bovine
Barbiturate
Bone
Byrd or Bird
Bigly
Bonehead
Buffalo
Bored

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Feb 8 at 2017 3:50 PM

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Considering that in Celtic mythology Banshees were women, I can understand why some might not like the nickname?
First, we are still the Army so, not important what they like but that is a different discussion.
Berserkers and Bloody Bastards have a nice a ring to them?
Since you are talking armor...Black Horse, Steel Boars or Iron Bears as composite ceramics just does not have the right ring to it?
Jordan's Berserkers?
At least there is some food for thought?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 3:58 PM

2017-02-08T15:58:02-05:00

Since 1-37 used to be stationed in Friedberg, I would suggest Blitzkrieg or Blitz. Bandits is the BN call sign, or at least it used to be, so don't think that would work.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 3:59 PM

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Battle Masters of the Universe, Barbarians, Beasts, Berserkers, think about what you'd like you'd like your call sign to be , battle cats probably not a good choice. That being said, poll the company and you the 1SG, PLs, PSGs can pick it. I let my platoon decide on our logo and name during my last Iraq tour, we ended up as zombies which is more a state of being than a title. It raised moral, built a team and we had awesome t-shirts and coins made.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 5:05 PM

2017-02-08T17:05:08-05:00

grizzly bears because of their devastating power

Response by SFC Andrew Miller made Feb 8 at 2017 5:17 PM

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You could go off script. When I was in Charlie 2-64 Armor, we were changed from Cobra to The House of Pain. Callsigns were Painful 6, 7, etc.

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Feb 8 at 2017 5:43 PM

2017-02-08T17:43:20-05:00

My suggestion is to poll the troops in your new Company. I'm sure they all have ideas of what they'd like to have as their designator. After all, it's THEIR Company as much as it is yours. Ultimately, it's your call (assuming Higher agrees). You could even use it as an opportunity to get to know the troops and get a feel of how things are going overall in the unit.

Response by SGT John Graham made Feb 8 at 2017 6:24 PM

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Whoa! If there is a time to go slow this is it. What is the historical significance of the name? Is it pure hyperbole or is a heroic history behind the name? The first step in problem solving is making a determination of issue. Do you need to change...why...what will be impact...what about the past unit members...etc.. When we take our first command we want to effect change, that's normal. My experience though is : Don't change anything unless it is crucial. Watch, learn, listen, evaluate, include and act? By the way there was a WW II Tank Destroyer, built by Buick. Perhaps there is some provenance? Then again the Company B "Buttheads" would be a terrible change.

Response by SPC Sheila Lewis made Feb 8 at 2017 7:04 PM

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Brakers, Bean, Band, Ballerz, Boom, Brash, Bromide, Boink, Bandalerros, Broadside, Brindl, Boris, Bat, Bent, Bundt, Bit, Bunyan, Buckle, Bootkickerz.

Response by A1C Charles D Wilson made Feb 8 at 2017 8:13 PM

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Bandolero Western Range theme?

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2017 9:37 PM

2017-02-08T21:37:02-05:00

Bounty Hunters, Brawlers, Berserker
Bayonet, Bone Crushers, Bandits
Bad, Bull, Bishop
Basilisk, Blackout, Buffalo
Baron, Bobcat

That's all I have Sir

Response by SFC George Smith made Feb 8 at 2017 11:09 PM

2017-02-08T23:09:18-05:00

Bengals...

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Feb 9 at 2017 1:14 AM

2017-02-09T01:14:26-05:00

Blackjack, Barracuda, Bruins, Bisons, Bravado, Beast Masters. Can't think of anything else at the moment that is uncommon.

Response by CW2(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2017 7:56 AM

2017-02-09T07:56:58-05:00

Tankers, right? Breech Company?

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 9 at 2017 10:06 AM

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Ballistic
Battle
Bloodhound
Boom-Boom (silly tankers)
Bastard
Berserker

Response by PV2 Robert Bowne made Feb 9 at 2017 1:36 PM

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Smoke them like a fine cigar until the cows come home.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Feb 9 at 2017 10:53 PM

2017-02-09T22:53:03-05:00

Bravo

Response by 1SG Al Brown made Feb 10 at 2017 8:20 AM

2017-02-10T08:20:10-05:00

There are lots of good monikers. Your Soldier's need to select the name. You'll never regret that decision.

Response by SGT Randall Stanaway made Feb 10 at 2017 3:41 PM

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Another possibility is to choose something that doesn't start with the letter "B". A Co in 1-6, 2/1 is Gunfighters. That was the name in the unit had in Vietnam and our 1SG wanted to keep it. Then at Bragg I was in a different A Co and we were the Legion.

Response by SSG Richard Hackwith made Feb 11 at 2017 12:24 AM

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I can understand why they didn't like it, since it is a female term. In Irish it is Bean Sidhe = Woman of the fairy mound. Want to stay Irish? I suggest Balor, he was a villain type from Irish mythology. There are two variations of his name. Balor Balcbéimnech (Balor the strong smiter) and Balor Birugderc (Balor of the piercing eye). The latter has led to the English name Balor of the Evil Eye.

Response by PFC Leander Yazzie made Feb 11 at 2017 11:21 AM

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Googled some shit!
Photos are in order.
Balaur (Romanian) - Multi-headed dragon.

Baykok (Ojibwa) - Flying skeleton

Baobhan Sith (Celtic Mythology) - Beautiful vampiric seductresses who prey on young travelers

Response by CH (CPT)(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 15 at 2017 2:29 PM

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I posted on your other, but I really like Berzerkers for a B Co

Response by SGT Donnie Goodson made Mar 8 at 2017 1:15 PM

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Barbarians, Bald Eagles, Black Mambas...I don't recall ever hearing any of those before.

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Mar 8 at 2017 2:36 PM

2017-03-08T14:36:46-05:00

I have to ask now that this discussion is about 1 month old MAJ Private RallyPoint Member, what was the end result? Has the company settled on a new name?