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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When we were deployed a friend of mine got a letter from a family friend back home and they addressed it to "Airborne Andy". Well someone looked over his shoulder and saw this and of course, originally derisive but eventually as endearing, the name stuck. This lead to everyone getting names like this though. "Trooper Tucker", "Mechanized Mike", a guy who got malaria became "West Nile Wayne". When it got to me no one had anything to go with Shelby (my middle name that I go by) until a buddy came up with "Chute-Failure Shelby". I told him he was gonna feel bad on our next jump if you chute didn't open. Thankfully I had a full canopy every jump, haha
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VN 1966 I was attach with name of the ( THE KID) I looked young than 18 years old I was deploy with the 26 Marines 3/26 Marines FMF BLT which was shut down after WWW II and reopen in 1966 ,A new and green 0311 Grunt and later rotation to 5 TH Marine KILO 3/5 Marine first Marines from the frying pan into the fair as they say
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While assigned to the 605th MAW Enroute on Guam, I was training other technicians on how to use the C-5A IDNE (Inertial and Doppler Navigational Equipment) Computer. Each time I would enter data into the computer I would receive a RED NO-GO Light. After several tries and still receiving the RED NO-GO Light, the other technicians started to refer to me as "No-Go" after returning to the maintenance shop after rpairs were made to correct the errors. Having just been assigned after being assigned at Edwards Flight Test Center, CA, on the C-5A Test Program, I was frequently being called by other shift technicians to assist working enroute C-5A's as required. I would get a phone call and "No-Go" was requested.
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My CO in Afghanistan turned my last name Croswhite into Hatchet Straight Black. And it stuck. I kinda like that.
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A buddy of mine was the Chaplain for first battalion 41st Field Artillery Regiment: "Glory's Guns!" His call sign on the Radio was "Glory Glory Hallelujah." That's easily my most favorite.
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I remember a First Sergeant I had in Korea, by most people he was referred to as the "bulldog", however, to me in his green fatigue uniform he looked more like what I referred to him as (behind his back of course) as the great bullfrog. This may be why I was called elevator.
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