POGs, NAPs, and REMFs.

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!!!!!