Posted on Dec 3, 2013
What's your favorite military "nickname" or "call sign"?
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It's no secret, we're big on nicknames in the military, and there's some really great ones out there... so, what's your favorite? It could be a nickname that you had, or someone you know, from a move or tv show; it could be a nickname for a rank, base/location, career field, position/title, weapon system, piece of gear, personnel, or just about anything else under the sun. Perhaps it was a nickname for a mascot, civilian personnel, military family member, or something altogether different that has to do w/ the military, military life, or life from the military perspective. Well, this should be an absolute blast folks; so, feel free to share any related info, facts, photos, links, historical context, or just plain entertaining sea stories. The idea here is simple, to share fun and interesting info and to learn a thing or two in the process; now let's get this thing started, so pull up a keyboard, and... see you all in the discussion threads!
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My best call sign was "Uncle Ruckus" during my first deployment to Afghanistan.
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I've had two call signs, call sign Sapper in Iraq, call sign chaos Afghan.
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LTC Hillary Luton
I've used my nickname for years in the military. But my mom gave me the nickname, not the Army. My nickname is Gus because I was a chubby baby and my mom said I looked like Gus-Gus the mouse from Cinderella. It stuck and it seems to work well in uniform. Its odd, but its easy for people to remember because of that very fact.
Other than that, the one time an NCOIC dared call me "The Old Lady", well, lets just say, I was only called that once (too my face that is). :-)
Other than that, the one time an NCOIC dared call me "The Old Lady", well, lets just say, I was only called that once (too my face that is). :-)
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SFC Mark Merino
Let me know if you need hep digging the hole or providing an alibi LTC Hillary Luton
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Mine is Senator - I knew politics and my fellow recruits (went to Ft Leonard Wood) decided their Platoon Guide needed to be felled Senator & it's been that way ever since.
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I met a female A-10 driver whose call sign was G-Spot. She said it had something to do with blacking out in the centrifuge but somehow I doubt that was it. She was a hoot though.
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While I was in Iraq it seemed to never fail that no matter which FOB or COB I went to (my mision had me jumping around alot) it would get rocketed while I was there and stop when I left. It didn't take long for my OIC to notice this odd coincidence and start to try out different nick names. Personal favorites included "lucky", "the duck" (for duck and cover), and "snake eyes". Naturally it was the simplest one that stuck, and thats how I became "IDF Magnet"
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I had a few while I was with the Rough Riders in Iraq. My commander called me Doogie Howser, because I was by far the youngest medic in the company, and knew what I was doing. But my favorite was Mr. Krabs. The truck that I usually loaded in was the "Pineapple Express". My driver was Patrick, my Gunner was Spongebob, and my TC was Squidward...because he looked like freaking Squidward. It made sense, I could do a good Mr. Krabs impression plus, when things went horribly wrong, who did spongebob, patrick and Squidward run to? Mr. Krabs.
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During one particular assignment, a Marine called me Xena Warrior Analyst. The fact I played rugby may have been part of it...
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During my first Army enlistment (1987-89), my fellow Soldiers called me FlemDawg or FlemFlam. From 2005-08 during my tour in Germany, my Soldiers called me BigFlem and it stuck ever since.
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MacGyver was my nick. Murphy a.k.a Smurf, 13F gave me that nick, probably because I was resourceful and inventing stuff. We were all at the POC, platoon operation center and Murphy wanted to use his personal cell phone and charger, I direct wired the charger to the military track vehicle battery system and got him online; early 1990s. Consequently, the requests grew and installed several kits.
I wonder if todays military equipment have 12vdc conversion kits.
I wonder if todays military equipment have 12vdc conversion kits.
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