Posted on Jan 7, 2014
What are some of the best name combinations you came across while serving?
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What are some of the best name combinations you came across while serving?
I knew a Soldier with the last name Major and he was a sergeant, so when someone would call his name SGT Major, Soldiers would go to parade rest or the Sergeant Major (E-9) would turn around.
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There was an Airman Head in our Squadron at Lackland AFB whose first name was Richard, but everyone called him Dick.
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I just saw 2ndLt Boots yesterday and Chief Carrier.
Also once had a guy named Sgt Mazur. Got similar reactions to what you stated.
Also once had a guy named Sgt Mazur. Got similar reactions to what you stated.
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There was a Sgt Assman in the 16th MP BDE when I was at Bragg. I think he was in the 21st or 118th MP co.
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I was "arrested" (detained) in Da Nang by the Provost Marshall : Major Dick.
I was in civilian clothes and driving a USAID vehicle. I passed him in his well marked jeep by going around him via the White Elephant parking lot (empty, lunch time). He was so pissed off that he stopped me an made me go to the "jail(?)" and was in such a hurry to penalize me, he took my "civilian" ID card from my hands when I was handing it to the desk Sgt (excellent ruse), and threw it at the desk Sgt and told him to write me up and that I would hear from him.....he did that just as the desk Sgt was about to ask my "rank" (looking at the form he was reading from)....which would have been a disaster as I would have been obligated to divulge my "military" staus (honest to a fault), and would have then said "Sgt, USAF" and all hell would have descended upon me.
Post Script: I had told the Major I could not leave the vehicle I was traveling in as a Viet employee was in the van and I was carrying classified mail for the Ambassador. He forced me to park the van outside the compound and follow him to the "desk" Sgt (high up behind a formidable "wall".
Net result: when the Console deputy heard my side of the story...he proceeded to dictate a letter to the Major and his superiors that was a scathing rebuff for his actions.
I was in civilian clothes and driving a USAID vehicle. I passed him in his well marked jeep by going around him via the White Elephant parking lot (empty, lunch time). He was so pissed off that he stopped me an made me go to the "jail(?)" and was in such a hurry to penalize me, he took my "civilian" ID card from my hands when I was handing it to the desk Sgt (excellent ruse), and threw it at the desk Sgt and told him to write me up and that I would hear from him.....he did that just as the desk Sgt was about to ask my "rank" (looking at the form he was reading from)....which would have been a disaster as I would have been obligated to divulge my "military" staus (honest to a fault), and would have then said "Sgt, USAF" and all hell would have descended upon me.
Post Script: I had told the Major I could not leave the vehicle I was traveling in as a Viet employee was in the van and I was carrying classified mail for the Ambassador. He forced me to park the van outside the compound and follow him to the "desk" Sgt (high up behind a formidable "wall".
Net result: when the Console deputy heard my side of the story...he proceeded to dictate a letter to the Major and his superiors that was a scathing rebuff for his actions.
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SSG Matt Murphy
Here are the ID cards I had; the one on the left was handed to the desk Sgt....it is in Vietnamese for the most part....that is why he was befuddled.....best move ever on my part.... :-)
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I had a new soldier, his first and last name was same as mine and did the unit assign him to me as a joke? Maybe so.
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SFC Rich Carey
So does my nickname, and when the DS called me one, I almost asked how did you know my name.... Richard
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