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 parents called me "Troop" growing up, so Basic training was interesting (good AND bad).
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In Desert Storm I was reading Mark Twain's "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court" and commented to my buddies when I reached this part:
"There were very few THE’S, and I was one of them. If you spoke of the duke, or the earl, or the bishop, how could anybody tell which one you meant? But if you spoke of The King or The Queen or The Boss, it was different."
Afterward they started calling me "The Dave" which I thought was pretty cool.
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At Ft Campbell, the civilians I hung out with knew me as Danger Dave. I still use it for an eMail address.
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In Korea we ALL had nicknames (to the point we often forgot each other's real name), but all nicknames were tongue in cheek... I mentioned "Danger Dave" and they responded with "Noooo.... too serious", so I was dubbed "Super Dave" as a nod to "Super Dave Osborne".
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In Desert Storm I was reading Mark Twain's "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court" and commented to my buddies when I reached this part:
"There were very few THE’S, and I was one of them. If you spoke of the duke, or the earl, or the bishop, how could anybody tell which one you meant? But if you spoke of The King or The Queen or The Boss, it was different."
Afterward they started calling me "The Dave" which I thought was pretty cool.
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At Ft Campbell, the civilians I hung out with knew me as Danger Dave. I still use it for an eMail address.
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In Korea we ALL had nicknames (to the point we often forgot each other's real name), but all nicknames were tongue in cheek... I mentioned "Danger Dave" and they responded with "Noooo.... too serious", so I was dubbed "Super Dave" as a nod to "Super Dave Osborne".
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Military Jargon, Acronyms, Abbrevations and Phrases? | RallyPoint
Of the many things that define military culture, among the most interesting is the unique "mil-speak" that we use every day. So, what are some of those linguistic peculiarities that you remember most? Perhaps it was something from our military past or something more modern; a unique phrase, something uniquely military, or particular to a certain military branch, discipline, career field, or era. I'm sure that this will bring back all kinds of...
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In the Coast Guard Warrants are called by their specialty as a Maritime Law Enforcement and Security Specialist I am called an Enforcer was not to sure about that when first told but do like it now.
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Skeletor because I was 112 lbs when I was in AIT. The name has followed me to every duty station since.
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In my last assignment of my most favorite duty station of Fort Hood, TX in a traffic collision investigation (TCI) section my call sign was "513". The series 500 was for the TCI section, and my identifying number was 13. The reason why I selected 13 was because I knew the new position would be challenging yet I excelled. I am really dragging this out I know but when someone heard my call sign on the radio which was a lot during peak time traffic between 1600 and 1800 I was making traffic stops. I could hear the despair in dispatches voice. I was wearing out their fingers. I took pride in traffic code enforcement, and I worked by myself. I absolutely loved that job.
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God, I've been through so many, but "Hotwire" and "Protector8" seem to always stick out in my memory.
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My Favorite has always been "White Wolf" or my fathers callsign "Nightstalker" I enjoy both of those
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I had a couple of nicknames. Early on I was called Thumper because I was a wrestler who liked to throw, and because I constantly tapped my right foot on the deck like Thumper in "Bambi."
My other nickname was "Havok," because whenever I was with a bunch of buddies, pretty chaotic stuff seemed to go on around me. I was once in Glyfada, Greece and having finished my lunch, wound up in the midst of a Communist Party march where we Yanks were most certainly NOT welcome. Funny in retrospect, worrisome when it happened to the lot of us.
My other nickname was "Havok," because whenever I was with a bunch of buddies, pretty chaotic stuff seemed to go on around me. I was once in Glyfada, Greece and having finished my lunch, wound up in the midst of a Communist Party march where we Yanks were most certainly NOT welcome. Funny in retrospect, worrisome when it happened to the lot of us.
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My nickname given to me in early 01' by CPL Ranger Starling was "Rangel". LOL to this day my buddy @ Carson still calls me that.
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