What's your favorite military "nickname" or "call sign"?

<p>Drill Sergeants were awesome at coming up with nicknames for the trainees.&nbsp; My all time favorite was this one kid who came through who had pretty dang big ears that stuck way out.&nbsp; The very fitting nickname given was "Sippy Cup" because of the resemblance of his head to a child's sippy cup.&nbsp; Laughed every time I heard it.</p>

I have had some strange nicknames in Army career "don't do it", "whoosaaaa", those were namely because my patience was always missing. I'm a little calmer now, so everyone calls me "mama", seems fitting because every problem under the sun comes to me first, it's funny to me to think my opinion matters like it does. I love my Army kids

I thoroughly enjoyed "Top" while I was a 1SG.&nbsp; I'd love to put the Diamond back on again...

People seem to like to call me granpa &nbsp;ever since I was in basic at the age of 37. &nbsp;I still get called grandpa in my unit even from some that are around my age.

I got the nickname "Deputy Dawg" when I took over duties as a LRSD NCOIC, I had told them in company formation there was a new sheriff in town.  

The one I'm called the most and has stuck with me for years and still does is "Lt Dan" from Forest Gump!! I was with Gary Sinise one time in Kuwait and some one asked if we where brothers. &nbsp;ATW!!!

I had two, first 12 years I was "Doc", and even after my commission I was "Doc" or "LT", and when I ran into somebody I knew before I got my Commission, inevitably, "Doc".&nbsp; <br>After I had completed OCS, I ran into my old XO from a prior unit, He had reached Full Capt rank, (COL for Army types), and after returning my salute he said "Hey Doc, I see you made it", Made my day!<br>

I was given orders to a new DDG being built in Bath Main, I was assigned as Main Propulsion Assistant. I was a LT at the time. Anyway, the propulsion crew was sent to a 3 week school at Philly. We were staying in a pretty nice hotel with hot tub and pool. Everyday after class would find us at the pool with adult beverages. Anyway, I had 2 E6's working for me that were huge, both over 6 feet and carrying lots of beef, not to say I was small, I was 5'11" and well over 220. One day these 2 decided it would be fun to dunk the MPA in the pool. I was an old salty LDO and deemed it necessary to accept the invitation. I was in the middle of the pool and they came to get me, as they grabbed me around the neck and the legs, I reached down and took myself a hand full of shall we say delicate manly features and squeezed. At this point I should say that I have unusually large hands. As I started to squeeze, both of these big men started howling. One of them said get them @7^%$&amp;^% knuckles off of me, experience wins out every time, I never got dunked. &nbsp;From that day, I never had a discipline problem and was always known respectfully as KNUCKLES, a nick name that still stands almost 20 years later. Turned out to be the best ship and best crew I ever served with.

During IBOLC I had two nicknames. One from the cadre and one from my classmates.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>The cadre called me 2LT Staff Sergeant. As a prior service infantry squad leader I did know just as much as most of the cadre. I also won a bet when a cadre member said he could put together a SAW faster than anyone in my platoon.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>My classmates called me Papa Rosa. This came due to my age compared to them and how most of them were in elementary school when I joined the army and were in Junior High when I was in the Iraq Invasion.</div><div><br></div><div>Either way I was well respected and took it as a sign of respect.</div>