POGs, NAPs, and REMFs.

I remember PINGS, PITS.    But never those, however.

These nick names are like anything else in the military. People talk about getting offended by the most ridiculous things. I stand by my opinion if it is even remotely easy for you to become offended, then what the hell are you doing in the military. It's our job to find bad people and kill them, not cry or whine about our feelings when someone tells a colorful joke or pseudonym. <br>

It depends on how it's used. I don't care if someone calls me a POG most of outhe time. Now if your saying it to imply that I haven't done anything in the military then I'll quickly correct you about your stupid assumptions.

I believe that we are getting way too thin skinned as a society especially in the military if you can't handle some name calling you should probably fine a new career path

I'm to the age where 'Fk what everybody thinks of me' is my battle cry.

I was never offended by any of these terms. I'm an AG guy and I'm chair borne. However, I'm good at what I do and others can mock me until they need me.

I think the issue is that some Soldiers take it too far. Their sole intent is to degrade other Soldiers. Where's the honor in that? It's not about being PC. It's about being professional.

I'm proud to be a dirty nasty leg.

Can't please everyone and we are not in the business of pleasing people. They need to get over it.

MSG it's a sensitive military what we joked about 15-20 years ago is bullying now.

I remember my first week that I got to my unit after jump school and boy was I given a hard time for being a cherry, Red painted Kevlar and all.

To me it was just what I had to deal with to be accepted into an awesome brotherhood.

I think people just like to be offended nowadays.

How did these people get through BCT?

I am mixed about it, on one side I know that usually it is light hearted and meant for laughs. On others, it is meant to belittle, and behurtful.  Many "POG" Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines have made sacrifices, been hurt, or killed.

The only one that bugs me even a little bit is Chair Force, but yes, I do see where it comes from.

I think many people when they are young and first coming into the military, are offended by whatever terminology was used to refer to them in an informal way, especially when the terms were being used to talk down to them.

Even back in the early days of Airborne, I'd bet there were many fights had over Paratroopers referring to NAPs as straight-legs. Humans taking exception to being referred to by anything other than their name is not new. There is a long running history of this throughout civilization.

I think the more prevalent issue is people who get offended by others being offended. This is rampant nowadays; all so they can complain about someone else being offended and ride the millennial-bashing bandwagon.

Soldiers have always taken offense to these terms. This is how they hone their fighting skills. You add alcohol, which diminishes their skill and you throw in leg, squid, fly boy, crayon eater, I could go on, and you now easily offend any soldier worth their salt, and Shazam you have a fight. But because of the KGW "kinder gentler world". They go snitch now, because they have hurt feelings. Now personal attacks, racial, or any that are morally flawed, were dealt with a whole lot differently than now. In my Day it did not matter if they were of the same branch and it was said to another branch, all turned on that individual and it was handled immediately, in a manner that was determined by the whole. And eliminating these terms, I believe, take away from the pride all have.

I was just a Boot!

Spending money like a drunken sailor. But us drunk sailors only spent our money not someone elses.

Who cares, I'm retired! I was in aviation and if you want to walk, be my guest. If you want to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person, go ahead; it does not matter in the end, we are on the same team.

A leg by any other name is still a leg

Not worried about what I'm being called as long as I do my job to the best of my ability... airborne personal all started out as legs.. they seem to forget that.. and they also come off status when they are stationed overseas... I'm a retired paratrooper doesn't make me any better or any worse... it's a mind set... do your job... find a way through the army's diplomatic bs.. and Amalie because in the end it's all worth it

As Popeye the sailorman said, I is what I is. So whatever you are, be the best you can be. Grunt, squid, airedale, BAM, whatever.

I think tooooo many people are LOOKING for an excuse to be offended. It has become a national obsession to be among a group that is offended over one or more inconsequential topics. And we are becoming hyper-vigilant to try to avoid even a hint of something that might be taken as offensive by ANYONE. Put your big boy pants on and DO YOUR JOB!!!!!