Posted on Feb 15, 2015
What is the strangest name or nickname you've ever heard in the military?
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AF fighter & bomber guys are big on callsigns. When I got to my second duty station up at the 354 Fighter Wing in Alaska, I was introduced at the Wing CC's staff meeting as Lt Hylton. The Wing King stopped the meeting & told my boss to wait. He looked at me and asked what my name was again and I told him "Hylton, sir."
He was an F-16 pilot. He looked right at me and pointed "No naming ceremony necessary, your callsign is Paris." Of course he said this in the room full of other group and squadron commanders on base, so there was no getting away from that nickname. Everyone in the room started laughing and clapping.
He was an F-16 pilot. He looked right at me and pointed "No naming ceremony necessary, your callsign is Paris." Of course he said this in the room full of other group and squadron commanders on base, so there was no getting away from that nickname. Everyone in the room started laughing and clapping.
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Patricia Overmeyer
MSgt J D McKee - My dad and several others I've heard call a Lt. Col a baby bird. Not quite hatched to a full bird yet. When I was testifying in court on a military retirement case, I accidentally referred to the Lt. Col as "If I remember correctly he retired as a baby bird, so his pay grade was O5." The Lt. Col just laughed and the judge was confused. Oooops.
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MSgt J D McKee
1SG Michael Blount - Yeah, wing king is so common they are referred to as that in their presence. Well, the good ones are...
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I have two (2):
1. My first Iraq tour had a guy with the last name of McMichen. He ended up with the nickname "Chicken"
2. My inspection during Basic was done by a 1SG whose last name was "Major", so he was called First Sergeant Major
1. My first Iraq tour had a guy with the last name of McMichen. He ended up with the nickname "Chicken"
2. My inspection during Basic was done by a 1SG whose last name was "Major", so he was called First Sergeant Major
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Not necessarily strange but in Basic we had a dude named Balmholder (SP) who was caught in the latrine taking care of himself and was known as "PALMHOLDER" the rest of the time there.
Hopefully this does not break etiquette for the site.
Mine was "Mr. Tropicana" because coming from Florida and having Puerto Rican blood I was very dark at the time. Therefore where I was not tan it was extremely noticeable. LOL!
Hopefully this does not break etiquette for the site.
Mine was "Mr. Tropicana" because coming from Florida and having Puerto Rican blood I was very dark at the time. Therefore where I was not tan it was extremely noticeable. LOL!
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CPT Stephen Parker
Your comment from Basic is the best nickname story ever. I laughed out loud. He'd never escape that.
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