Posted on Jul 24, 2018
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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RP Members, Connections, and Friends I believe there are some really outrageous nicknames that have been handed out to some of you when you served in the Military. Lets' get them out there and don't be embarrased. Please share! This is one of those Posts that just keep giving over time. RP Members keep adding your nicknames.

Don't leave us hanging - share the story behind the nickname too!!

One of my many was: "Burly" and when I was a PFC/E-3 it was "Horse Collar!" Others I can't repeat from Basic Training - use your imagination!
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SPC Alejandro Martinez
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I was known as Short $#it, Short #*%ck, and Yoda because I stand at 5'1 3/4"
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SSgt Daniel d'Errico
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Ha, ha, ha. Leaving out the bad ones, Forklift, Santa, Mongo, Gum bummer, Rico, Moon, Dangerous, Wildman.
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PV2 Glen Lewis
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I don't recall being called anything other than Lewis or Private.
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MSgt Marvin Kinderknecht
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While going to school at Sheppard Air Force base, this guy from Georgia could not say all of my last last name so he called me "Kindersnatch" It wasn't long before it was just "snatch". They called my name onetime in the mess hall and a dozen Waf's turned around. LOL P.S. this is the first time i have revealed it.
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Sgt Phil Quintana
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During recruit training Drill Instructor Sgt Allen gave recruits nicknames. One day it was raining so we were wearing ponchos. We were waiting to enter the chow hall and he comes over and gets in my face, I was first squad leader, and says, LOUDLY, "Pvt. Quintana, you know what you look like in that thing"?
Me: "Sir, the private doesn't know, Sir"
Him: "You look like a 'rock', a big green forkin' rock"!
Me: Sir, yes Sir. The private looks like a green rock, Sir"!
After graduation myself and two others were assigned to Charlie company, 3rd Amtracs.
Everyone called me "Rock" and it stuck until I picked up Cpl. Even then, when it was just NCOs around I was still "Rock".
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2LT Earl Dean
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Had a cool call me war horse because of combat service and the fact while training with the Queens guard I was sent with them to Granada. Some of my men heard him call me that and it stuck for a long time. The men in my platoon also called me dad because because I was oldest in unit
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CW4 Craig Urban
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Chief. Mister. Yoda
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LCDR Arthur Whittum
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was a saxophone player in a local band when stationed in Alaska. Kept sax in my work shop on base for theft prevention. Came in to shop one Friday afternoon in a three piece suit and grabbed my horn. My boss, an old W4, Said "Well, if it isn't Little Augie the Collector" (Little Augie was a bagman/protector in Al Capone's mob back in '30s). Name stuck 1960 - present.
(was ET2 back then)
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Neal Fallen
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Fall, because my last name is Fallen
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A1C Isa Kocher
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None. called "Chris" or some vague attempt at my last name which may have even included a sound or two actually in my last name coucher kosher kutcher kiefer cougher rocker catcher caffer couger kooker
i answered to anything with a gutteral sound it
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