Posted on Jan 7, 2014
SFC Rich Carey
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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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SGT Bryon Sergent
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Well to answer the Question that the good SFC has asked, I will be promoted to E-5 Sergeant on the 3rd of April.

And thank you in advance.

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SSG Matt Murphy
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Sgt B Sergent? 

Oxymoron?
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CMSgt Senior Enlisted Leader
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"Doctor... Doctor... Doctor..." :)
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SGT Bryon Sergent
SGT Bryon Sergent
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While I was station at Ft. Campbell and was on CQ had a lt call for the commander with a last name of Kernel. Kept asking for his last name and he finally got o=pissed off and said just let me speak with your commander. when I went in the office to notify the captain I told him that there was a LTC on the phone and wouldn't give me his last name. He let me off the hook. felt kinda stupid after that!
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SGT Bryon Sergent
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just copied this from here!
SGT Lemon Head
Squad Leader at 220th MP, 193rd MP, 89th TC, Colorado ARNG
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SGT(P) Delivery Driver
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My brother-in-law is Major Hickey.  Which also means he was once Captain Hickey.
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SSG General Services Technician And State Vehicle Inspector
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I just saw a Sailor today named Officer. I think she was a PO3 which would make her Petty Officer Third Class Officer. LOL.
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PFC Eric Minchey
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Edited 11 y ago
I had a Battalion Commander with last name of Admiral & the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Thus making him: Lieutenant Colonel Admiral.
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TSgt Scott Hurley
TSgt Scott Hurley
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Well now, That is a new rank..... lol

I remember a MASH ep when Radar was given Captains bars and called Capt Corporal in order to enter the O club at the Air Base. I was the ep that introduced the new doc to replace Trapper.
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CMSgt Senior Enlisted Leader
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"It's an experimental rank............ Nope. I don't like it. Not at all........... Write that down, one; doesn't like it" Hawkeye was genius. :)
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SFC Psd
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I have seen a PVT Parts, MAJ Shaft, and MAJ Kuntz
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SPC(P) Estus Hibbard
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We need MAJ Woody to complete the Beavis and Butthead reference here -- the episode where they tried to join the Army lol
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Captain Morgan. He would do the posture of the picture of the buccaneer with his right foot a top of the keg with his knee bent. He had retired a Major.
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SFC Jeff L.
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Have seen 1 each of the following: SGT Major, Major Sergeant, Major Major, Sgt Slaughter (my favorite), and Specialist Blood (my second fave)
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SSG General Services Technician And State Vehicle Inspector
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Jeff, the "SPC Blood" would have been even better as MAJ Blood.
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SGT Richard H.
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The best one I've seen was outside the military - A Urologist in Austin, TX who specializes in vasectomies named.....

wait for it.....

Dr. Dick Chopp
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SGT Richard H.
SGT Richard H.
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I just remembered another one. I had a team leader named Richard Hare. He didn't go by "Dick", but that's what we called him.
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SSG Career Counselor
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Friend of mine sent a picture of a 2LT Dick, when he gets promoted to Major its gonna be epic!
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SFC Aaron Calmes
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My wife loves the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. So every time I am talking about one of my detachment OICs she bursts out laughing. His name is CPT Barboza. (Though in the movie it is Barbosa)
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SSG (ret) William Martin
SSG (ret) William Martin
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I actually just laughed.  lol
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