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Call signs have been in use in military history since the invention of the telegraph. According to the National Naval Aviation Museum, it is estimated that military call signs arose around the 1930s to identify units in the heat of battle. The Department of Defense states that around 1970 is when call signs evolved into how we know them today. Like most military traditions, the origins are unknown and experts attempt to give their best explanations on how it came to be. Call signs are no exception. Originally, call signs were given like nicknames, based on your personality and physical characteristics.
Top 5 coolest call signs used since WWII
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Military History
WWII World War Two
American History
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I’m almost embarrassed to say mine. I was in an infantry unit and I was the only one who never drank, never did drugs, didn’t fight... and was still a virgin. What did they call me? Rasputin the mad Monk: because I got in more trouble than anybody they knew... who didn’t drink.
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I got banned from the EM club at Kelly BKS. The VII Corps CSM read me a letter explaining the reason.
For crawling across a chain of tables imitating a barking dog in his underwear.
The CSM said that was no way an NCO should act, then added wish I could have seen that you are a maddog. It stuck and proceeded me every where I went.
For crawling across a chain of tables imitating a barking dog in his underwear.
The CSM said that was no way an NCO should act, then added wish I could have seen that you are a maddog. It stuck and proceeded me every where I went.
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Hey Colonel Brown, I loved this article. Wow. and like Sergeant Waldo commented below, that was my favorite quote!
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