What are some unusual names (first and/or last) you've seen?

PO1 John Miller — Sun, 03 May 2015 05:35:54 -0400

We've all seen unusual or funny names in the military. What are some of the more memorable ones you've personally seen? Or are you one of "those people" who has that unusual or funny name?

I'll start off. I knew a guy from the Air Wing on the USS Nimitz circa 2003 whose first name was Mickey and his last name was Mouse. I met him as he was trying to gain access to the pier and I was checking ID's. When I saw his name "Mouse, Mickey" on his ID card of course I thought it was a fake and "detained" him for further questioning. I even checked his driver's license and any other piece of paper he had in his wallet with his name on it.

I also knew another guy on the Nimitz whose last name was Mycock. I remember speaking with him and asking him what types of comebacks he used when people inevitably teased him about his name. He related a story about a Navy Chief who was really making fun of his last name so he responded "Gee Chief, Mycock sure seems to come out of your mouth a lot!"

And go!

Response by SFC Stephen King made May 3 at 2015 5:52 AM

SFC Stephen King — Sun, 03 May 2015 05:52:50 -0400

Brittany Spears
Jack Daniels

Just to name a few and some people see my name, Stephen King, it is fun to talk about given the fact I married Sandra Dee.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made May 3 at 2015 5:54 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Sun, 03 May 2015 05:54:27 -0400

I don't know that I would necessarily characterize it as funny or unusual, but I once had a young Lance Corporal in my unit by the name of Sargent --- Lance Corporal Sargent.

Response by PO1 John Meyer, CPC made May 3 at 2015 6:08 AM

PO1 John Meyer, CPC — Sun, 03 May 2015 06:08:30 -0400

How about this Marine pilot I knew with the last name of Captain. Yes.... He was a Captain as well. So that make him Captain Captain.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2015 6:15 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 03 May 2015 06:15:44 -0400

Not crazy but was just interesting.

his name was SGT Major

Made the actual CSM turn his head many times hearing someone say hey sergeant major

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2015 8:40 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 03 May 2015 08:40:16 -0400

I always liked Private Dancer

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2015 9:06 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 03 May 2015 09:06:50 -0400

Worked with a SGT Major, and met a Geronimo at Ft Knox.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2015 11:14 AM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 03 May 2015 11:14:46 -0400

I also went to school with SSG sergeant. He later rose to the rank of major. Hence:

Lt Sergeant

Capt Sergeant

Maj Sergeant

Response by SSgt Dan Montague made May 3 at 2015 11:32 AM

SSgt Dan Montague — Sun, 03 May 2015 11:32:55 -0400

Lcpl Sergeant
Sgt Marine...
The best was Maj Dick. I remember looking weird names up on our global address email and saw a Capt Dick. Several months later a Maj Dick was in our bldg. Not sure if it was the same guy.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made May 3 at 2015 1:48 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Sun, 03 May 2015 13:48:37 -0400

We had Capt America on Quantico circa 2000~ before he got promoted to Maj.

I knew SSgt Slaughter on Camp Pendleton.

Response by MAJ Raúl Rovira made May 3 at 2015 3:09 PM

MAJ Raúl Rovira — Sun, 03 May 2015 15:09:08 -0400

I actually actually saw an Army E5 Sergeant who's last name was Major. When I'm told that Sergeant Major is going to lead platoon PT you can' help to raise an eyebrow and think WTF.

Response by CPT Bruce Beattie made May 3 at 2015 4:51 PM

CPT Bruce Beattie — Sun, 03 May 2015 16:51:06 -0400

On Ft Dix in the seventies there was a physician with the last name of "Nurse". How do you convince a patient that you are the Doctor when you are wearing a name tag on your lab coat that clearly says "Nurse".

Response by SGT S Sharpless made May 3 at 2015 6:01 PM

SGT S Sharpless — Sun, 03 May 2015 18:01:57 -0400

Africain

Response by SGT S Sharpless made May 3 at 2015 6:16 PM

SGT S Sharpless — Sun, 03 May 2015 18:16:27 -0400

I ran into a lieutenant at the gym this week that had OPP as is last name. Pretty funny.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2015 7:33 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 03 May 2015 19:33:09 -0400

At my first command we had a Seaman who made Petty Officer. I remember he was so happy so all the jokes would finally stop. I mean Petty Officer Sample just didn't have the same ring that Seaman Sample had....

Response by SSG Kenneth Lanning made May 3 at 2015 8:36 PM

SSG Kenneth Lanning — Sun, 03 May 2015 20:36:24 -0400

Since I have been in, I have personally met the following:

-CPT Kirk
-SGT Slaughter
-SGT Picard (sorry, no CPT heh)

Slew of others that have already been mentioned I've seen in some rank configuration or another. We also had one guy in basic that the DS's just called "Alphabet"; don't even ask what his name was because there's no way in hell I could even fully remember it let alone spell it lol

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made May 3 at 2015 8:51 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 03 May 2015 20:51:50 -0400

I knew and was pretty good friends with a Captain Major. He got out of the Army before he made Major. I told him he should stay and be Major Major.

I also worked with a Sergeant Major early on in my career. We would enjoy it when he answered a phone call from an unsuspecting troop and announced he was "Sergeant Major."

Response by PO1 John Miller made May 3 at 2015 9:39 PM

PO1 John Miller — Sun, 03 May 2015 21:39:32 -0400

Another one from the USS Nimitz: A Vietnamese guy whose last name was Ho (pronounced hoe). So of course everyone would say "Hey Ho!" or "What's up Ho?"

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made May 4 at 2015 3:01 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Mon, 04 May 2015 15:01:34 -0400

Our associate pastor, Rev Holly Wood. Worked with a USAF SSgt Sergeant, so his form of address was Sergeant Sergeant.

My last name is a little unusual. As an Air Force pilot I was always the "Coe pilot". Sometimes my crew position was copilot. Later in civilian life I found some oriental folks named "Ko" pronounced the same as my last name. This knocked me out of having the shortest last name in the company. Reaching back in the family tree, there are some William Coe's. Thus they may have been Will Coe (wilco) or Bill Coe (Bilko).

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made May 4 at 2015 3:39 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 04 May 2015 15:39:05 -0400

I currently work with a Chief Warrant Officer Major. Years ago I worked with a Sgt Glory Hallelujah (yes, it was his actual, given name). More years before that I ran into a young Air Force guy with the last name of Massengill. At least he was smart enough to join the AF and not the Army or the Marines.

Response by Cpl Will Johnson made May 4 at 2015 9:54 PM

Cpl Will Johnson — Mon, 04 May 2015 21:54:16 -0400

Had a Marine with the name of B.J. Daily. On his name patch on his cover all it was Daily BJ

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made May 4 at 2015 10:34 PM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Mon, 04 May 2015 22:34:25 -0400

Major Minor

from a guy name Jan ..

Response by PO1 Seth Crotser made May 4 at 2015 10:53 PM

PO1 Seth Crotser — Mon, 04 May 2015 22:53:42 -0400

On my ship, all at the same time. We had a Seaman Wiener, Seaman Kock and a Seaman Dick. Also in boot camp we had a Seaman Hooker.

Response by TSgt David Holman made May 4 at 2015 10:55 PM

TSgt David Holman — Mon, 04 May 2015 22:55:35 -0400

Had a frequent vet at JBER... started an entire craze with the ER team... name was Bustamante (but everyone thought it was pronounced bust a manatee)

Response by SSG Paul Setterholm made May 6 at 2015 6:40 PM

SSG Paul Setterholm — Wed, 06 May 2015 18:40:15 -0400

Major peters. It doesn't end there, his wife is Sharon.I knew a sergeant Sargent as well

Response by PO1 Timothy Miller made Jun 1 at 2015 7:17 PM

PO1 Timothy Miller — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 19:17:37 -0400

The most hilarious name I ever encountered was while I was waiting for my Basic Electricity and Electronics training to start at Great Lakes in 1981. This poor individual had the last name of Stains and since everyone in the Electronics Technician program got an automatic promotion to E-3 upon leaving boot camp, the rest of us got treated to fits of laughter whenever Stains got a phone call on the quarterdeck. The OOD always made sure to call him loud and clear over the 1MC, "Call for Seaman Stains! Seaman Stains to the quarterdeck!"

Response by TSgt Melissa Post made Mar 1 at 2016 6:34 AM

TSgt Melissa Post — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 06:34:42 -0500

We have a security forces cop named "Copp". I saw another cop at our base named "Rentacop".

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2016 5:45 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:45:25 -0400

I just met a 1SG Weinner. Thank God he's not a PVT anymore or never went Officer...
I met a SGT Strong and SGT Slaughter. What great Army names!