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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SSG General Services Technician And State Vehicle Inspector
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I don't remember all of them but I have seen so many funny names. A couple I do remember was a SGT Lechuga, which translated from Spanish is "Lettuce" in English. Have an NCO in my unit here named SGT Organ. The very first one I ever saw was a SFC Self, who worked in the Self Help Store.
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SPC Mechanic
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I knew a PV2 Cocino..
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SSG Operations
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PVT Huter (pronounced Hooter)
Major Payne (right around when the movie came out too)
PVT Parts
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1SG Alan Bailey
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I have worked with a CPT Sergeant.
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SGM Ed Mounts
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I had many that were funny but I always rember Wong Way who was an 88M and I met Seamen Sample.
Another favorite was SGT Warmath a Marine that worked in Battle Ops.
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SGM Ed Mounts
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There were 2 Doc's at the hospital one was MAJ Payne and the other was a DR. Hurt so you were screwed either way
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SFC Rich Carey
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Hey Ed.... Glad to see you are still around
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SSG Matthew Thomas
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All throughout Basic the DS would call you Private or they would just say You. We had a PVT Yu in my class. Poor guy must have gone crazy hearing his name all the time.
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CW4 John Beebe, BS, DML
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I did work with a LT Sargeant that was a prior service MP that had been Sergeant Sargeant.
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SGT Joshua Smith
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I knew of a Sergeant Sargeant at Ft Bragg around 1998.
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CMSgt Senior Enlisted Leader
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Nice
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CPT Mike M.
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PV2 Dancer....yup....Private Dancer.  There was also a MAJ Dick teaching at school.  I had a SSG Sargent as a TC in my Platoon.  Those are the most unique ones I've come across.
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SGT(P) Recovery Ncoic
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My first deployment I came across a CPT Hook. Also had a SSG Sargent. 
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SFC Motor Transport Operator
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that awesome lol
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
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Edited 11 y ago
I worked with an NCO, last name Halleman who's wife was from the Philippines. I asked him if they did have kids, would they be considered, "Halle-ppinos" Last time I told that "joke" Bad LT, bad :-)
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PO1 Master-at-Arms
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That's so Wong, Major, so Wong!
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CW4 John Beebe, BS, DML
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In Vilseck, Germany, I took a class where one of the instructors was named: General Marshall.  I though we had a GO teaching and that would be weird but cool.  Come to find out, General was the retired NCO's first name.  I wonder if his parents had other aspirations for him in the beginning?
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SGT Legg
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