https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Could you fine ladies and gents please share some of the slang that you can remember about what you called the young motivated boots or the screw ups in your respective services?<br /><br />In the Marines, I heard &quot;LCpl Schmuckatelli&quot; used for both the motivator as well as the screw up example of &quot;who not to be like&quot; all the time. For you more senior Marines, I believe &quot;Gomer Pyle&quot; was used as mostly derogatory but I didn&#39;t hear that as often. <br /><br />In the Air Force I know they use the name &quot;Airman Snuffy&quot; based on the legend of Maynard Smith. <br /><br />Not sure about Army, Navy, and Coasties. Could anyone share what their slang names were? Also if you have any additional ones for USMC or USAF, please feel free to speak up. <br /><br />Looking for names specifically. Not like, for example: &quot;PFC F***stick&quot;<br /><br />If you need a reason, historical interest, posterity, traditions, etc. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:40:22 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Could you fine ladies and gents please share some of the slang that you can remember about what you called the young motivated boots or the screw ups in your respective services?<br /><br />In the Marines, I heard &quot;LCpl Schmuckatelli&quot; used for both the motivator as well as the screw up example of &quot;who not to be like&quot; all the time. For you more senior Marines, I believe &quot;Gomer Pyle&quot; was used as mostly derogatory but I didn&#39;t hear that as often. <br /><br />In the Air Force I know they use the name &quot;Airman Snuffy&quot; based on the legend of Maynard Smith. <br /><br />Not sure about Army, Navy, and Coasties. Could anyone share what their slang names were? Also if you have any additional ones for USMC or USAF, please feel free to speak up. <br /><br />Looking for names specifically. Not like, for example: &quot;PFC F***stick&quot;<br /><br />If you need a reason, historical interest, posterity, traditions, etc. LT Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:40:22 -0400 2021-08-30T19:40:22-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7230718&urlhash=7230718 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>FNG&#39; fu---- New Guy! SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:48:09 -0400 2021-08-30T19:48:09-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7230729&urlhash=7230729 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In the Marines we called the screw ups - $hitbirds. <br />John Wayne for the ultra Gung ho types Cpl Vic Burk Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:56:03 -0400 2021-08-30T19:56:03-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7230735&urlhash=7230735 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sometimes they were called sh __for brains! SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:58:28 -0400 2021-08-30T19:58:28-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7230777&urlhash=7230777 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The name of a continuous screw up was used for someone who might never make a mistake normally. CPL Douglas Chrysler Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:09:55 -0400 2021-08-30T20:09:55-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231044&urlhash=7231044 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Recent Richard = new d;ck PFC John Bruton Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:33:38 -0400 2021-08-30T21:33:38-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231178&urlhash=7231178 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>FLUFF SSG Victor Stobie Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:34:50 -0400 2021-08-30T22:34:50-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231185&urlhash=7231185 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had a name, more of an acronym. <br />FLUFF<br />Fat Little Ugly Foreign **** SSG Victor Stobie Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:36:58 -0400 2021-08-30T22:36:58-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231241&urlhash=7231241 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They call us “high speed” at basic a lot. Or just say private in a put down way. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:10:40 -0400 2021-08-30T23:10:40-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231261&urlhash=7231261 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>like me // &#39;Gomer Pyle&quot; .. out of step for near all the boot camp<br />&quot;H&quot; most could not pronounce my last name<br />:hillbilly: due to my countryfiedness/countryness <br />farmboy, even though did not live on a big farm .. farm was 1.2 acre approx.<br />mean machine ,, numb**** ,, bicycle-guy (rode bicycles in my first unit in W. Germany everywhere)<br />all of mine were in the U.S. Army active service ..1976-1992 SPC Robert Hendrickson Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:21:09 -0400 2021-08-30T23:21:09-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231267&urlhash=7231267 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We&#39;d get the ever present &quot;Rambo&quot;, which was a Seabee thing. One got so freaked with the practice grenade, he heaved it far into the active pit behind the Bees there. You could hear the hiss.<br /><br />I had the nickname &quot;Forks&quot; bestowed upon me in Antarctica due to a double epic faux pas on my part there and prior in homeport. Got hung with &quot;Flamer&quot; over a toxic claymore I left in the Women&#39;s Room at the Admiral Kidd Club in San Diego. Yes, alcohol and confusion were involved. Later I had &quot;Pinks&quot; bestowed on me for showing up at MWTC Bridgeport in a pink Cadillac. Remember a Gunny slapping a Pvt on the head saying &quot;That&#39;s LT Pinks to you&quot;. We had call signs. I was Marble One in Antarctica mostly due to the numerous traverses I made out to Marble Point and the Dry Valleys. It hung around for all my SAR work there too. Bottom line, nicknames come and go. My SELs wouldn&#39;t call me the the Old Man as I was the only &#39;Nam guy still serving, so they&#39;d refer to me amongst themselves as &quot;The Fossil&quot;. I had nicknames for them too, but were reserved for more private times. I&#39;d do most anything for my SELs. Nobody messed with that community, especially the Chipmunks. CAPT Kevin B. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:27:46 -0400 2021-08-30T23:27:46-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231390&urlhash=7231390 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>FNG, Boot, PO1 Kevin Dougherty Tue, 31 Aug 2021 01:06:59 -0400 2021-08-31T01:06:59-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231583&urlhash=7231583 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Slacker - someone who doesn&#39;t pull their weight<br />Cluster Fuck - Group that is unorganized Cpl Vic Burk Tue, 31 Aug 2021 06:07:10 -0400 2021-08-31T06:07:10-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7231969&urlhash=7231969 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&quot;BOOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!!!&quot; SFC Michael Hasbun Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:38:32 -0400 2021-08-31T08:38:32-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7232490&urlhash=7232490 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We had PVT Cant-Get-Right in one of my units SGT Richard Souza Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:42:24 -0400 2021-08-31T11:42:24-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7233367&urlhash=7233367 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No one wants to be a Shitbird. Sgt Dale Briggs Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:25:45 -0400 2021-08-31T16:25:45-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7233515&urlhash=7233515 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We had the all purpose word. MAGGOT SPC Roger Giffen Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:11:19 -0400 2021-08-31T17:11:19-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7243836&urlhash=7243836 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I remember our drill sergeant referred to one guy as Schleprock, a reference to the Flintstones. No matter how hard the guy tried he couldn&#39;t get it right. CPT James Glade Sat, 04 Sep 2021 09:07:10 -0400 2021-09-04T09:07:10-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7250226&urlhash=7250226 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>PVT Chucklehead, Specialist Turbo, you get the idea. SSG Roger Ayscue Mon, 06 Sep 2021 23:56:41 -0400 2021-09-06T23:56:41-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7339064&urlhash=7339064 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>JEEP (aka Just Enough Education to Pass) TSgt Scott Zane Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:11:20 -0400 2021-10-28T00:11:20-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-your-slang-name-for-the-generic-motivated-new-guy-and-or-screw-up-in-each-service?n=7344331&urlhash=7344331 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well in my squadron when you screwed up in my shop we used your last i.e. &quot;don&#39;t pull a Wilson&quot; and that stayed until someone else screwed and you was off the hook unless you screwed up again. But if was in trouble the Chiefs they would use SHIPMATE. PO1 RIchard Petty Sun, 31 Oct 2021 01:03:40 -0400 2021-10-31T01:03:40-04:00 2021-08-30T19:40:22-04:00