What nicknames were you given in the military?

CPL Dave Hoover — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:18:51 -0400

Response by PO1 H Gene Lawrence made Oct 28 at 2018 10:21 AM

PO1 H Gene Lawrence — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:21:24 -0400

Because I called cadence for our school classes in the morning, I was called mouth. This was when I was at AO “A” School in Jax, Fla.
After thinking about it for awhile, I thought that I would add another nickname I was given. When I was younger I had a remarkable resemblance to Elvis Presley in his youth. I am reminded of a story of when some buddies and I went to a drive theater on Liberty one time. We were walking by the snack bar past a small group of girls, when one of them called out “Elvis?” Naturally, since I was used to answering to that name I responded, “yes!”. She fainted on the spot. I thought it quite humorous.

Response by PVT Mark Zehner made Oct 28 at 2018 10:27 AM

PVT Mark Zehner — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:27:22 -0400

Turtle it followed me to every base!

Response by Cpl Scott McCarroll made Oct 28 at 2018 10:29 AM

Cpl Scott McCarroll — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:29:17 -0400

CPL Dave Hoover, the one that I got during boot camp was "Zipper" I was so skinny, that I got a waver and double rations while in boot camp. The whole platoon hated me. If I stood sideways and stuck out my tongue I looked like a zipper. LMBO

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Oct 28 at 2018 10:38 AM

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:38:49 -0400

Already posted that question CPL Dave Hoover - mine was "Burly"

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What nickname were you given when you served in the Military? | RallyPoint

RP Members, Connections, and Friends I believe there are some really outrageous nicknames that have been handed out to some of you when you served in the Military. Lets' get them out there and don't be embarrased. Please share! This is one of those Posts that just keep giving over time. RP Members keep adding your nicknames. Don't leave us hanging - share the story behind the nickname too!! One of my many was: "Burly" and when I was a PFC/E-3...

Response by SSG Steven Mangus made Oct 28 at 2018 10:45 AM

SSG Steven Mangus — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:45:39 -0400

I was given the nickname "chuck" by another crew chief who said I looked like Charlie Brown. I don't see the resemblance and it stuck with me up until this day..the price one pays for working in the same field for the same boss as a civilian..

Response by SGT John " Mac " McConnell made Oct 28 at 2018 10:46 AM

SGT John " Mac " McConnell — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:46:13 -0400

Well basically I have two CPL Dave Hoover . The first one I attained is when I first got to Aschaffenburg, Germany. My first night I went to our on Kaserne bowling Alley. After having a couple of German beers " Which are strong for newby's ". I started a conversation with another GI there . " Note ",he was wearing a kaufman high school T-shirt.
I thought to myself Can't be Texas ? So I asked him if it was Texas, and he said yes it was where he graduated. I am from Ennis which is about 30 miles west of Kaufman, Texas. I thought how ironic I meet some one in Germany from my neck of the woods. Now mind you, this was my first night in my regular unit. so I stayed in the newby barracks on the Kaserne.
The very next day I was assigned Alpha company in 3rd platoon. Every body in the platoon was working in the motor pool. My platoon Sergeant assigned my room with another in a shared room. I had no idea whom he was. My platoon Sergeant squared me away and told me to be in formation By 1700 hours.
After formation we all were dismissed and I went back to my barracks room. About 30 minutes later my room mate showed up and it was the GI I had a conversation at the bowling alley. I asked if this his room and of course he said yes. He looked at me and said," we'll I guess you are my new roomy Homegrown ! " So Everybody in the platoon called me " Homegrown " after that. Some of the NCO's didn't find it amusing but, it stuck !

The other nickname I got is when I achieved the rank Sergeant. After that I was known as Sgt Mac. Which Mac is still used today. Great post CPL Dave Hoover .

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Oct 28 at 2018 10:57 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:57:16 -0400

CPL Dave Hoover I've Always been "Chip" "Chip off the Old Block" or "Chipmunk" but Professionally as a Naval Communicator We are Known by Our Chops. 2 Letters, Usually Initials but due some constraints I couldn't use My Initials so another Option is used 2 Letters signifying Your Home. So I was KC So to a Lot of My Fellow O-Branchers they Know Me as Casey.

Response by SPC Andrew K. made Oct 28 at 2018 11:29 AM

SPC Andrew K. — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 11:29:41 -0400

Zipper head. Seems like everything told got leaked out every once in a while

Response by Sgt Randy Wilber made Oct 28 at 2018 12:11 PM

Sgt Randy Wilber — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 12:11:31 -0400

"Spidy" because of my tattoos after Tank school, then later in the fleet "Tank" stuck.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 28 at 2018 1:01 PM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 13:01:21 -0400

Although I was never called Dorothy, my Senior Drill Instructor often summoned me from within the DI Shack. I would then report to the hatch, click my heels together three times, and sound off "there's no place like home".

Edit: and then perform a "disappearing act": upon a nod or other signal from SDI it was "left, right, straight and ease about" but in milliseconds...and then magically *poof* you're gone

Response by SSG Byron Howard Sr made Oct 28 at 2018 1:12 PM

SSG Byron Howard Sr — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 13:12:32 -0400

I was given the nickname maddog while at Kelly BKS Stuttgart. My NCOIC and me had to go to see the VII Corps CSM where he read a statement. Something to the effect of crawling across a chain of tables imitating a barking dog in my underwear. He then said I was banned from the club for 6 months and if I did it again I did wish I'd never heard a dog bark then he said I wish I could have seen it.

Response by LCpl Jay Thompson made Oct 28 at 2018 2:21 PM

LCpl Jay Thompson — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:21:50 -0400

I was called the lance colonel

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 28 at 2018 2:58 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:58:59 -0400

My nickname was Roach CPL Dave Hoover. I was given that before I enlisted and it stuck with me through West Point. It is engraved on my West Point class ring and is included in the entries min the yearbook known as the Howitzer.
At West Point I has subscriptions to High Times, Soldier of Fortune and Mother Jones. After I was sentenced by a Brigade board to the maximum punishment of 60 tours [as a plebe] I was respected by the upper class members. For one reason or another I ended up with over 100 hours of punishment tours.

Variations of Roach were used at times. I was Russian Exchange student Vladimir Rochevsky at times when we had road trips to the ladies colleges. Roach the Romeo was another epithet :-)

This is the same response I posted to our friend's COL Mikel J. Burroughs's question - which he shared the link to.

Response by SFC James William Bolt [ 40 Yards ] made Oct 28 at 2018 3:18 PM

SFC James William Bolt [ 40 Yards ] — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 15:18:36 -0400

mine was 40 yards

Response by SFC Melker Johansson made Oct 28 at 2018 4:07 PM

SFC Melker Johansson — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 16:07:11 -0400

"JoJo"

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 28 at 2018 5:15 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 17:15:19 -0400

In the 82nd, "Guam-Manic", nicknamed because I kept my M-60 shooting, it spoke all languages.
On the DMZ Korea, I was called, "Kimchi GI" because I learned how to speak the language, and ate the Korean food.

Response by SP5 Mark Kuzinski made Oct 28 at 2018 6:15 PM

SP5 Mark Kuzinski — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 18:15:14 -0400

Simple - "Kaz"

Response by SSG James Gunter made Oct 28 at 2018 10:27 PM

SSG James Gunter — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 22:27:33 -0400

My nickname was Sergeant Gun. My last name is Gunter so take off the TER and you got Gun!

Response by MSG Frank Kapaun made Oct 28 at 2018 11:52 PM

MSG Frank Kapaun — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 23:52:31 -0400

Frank the Tank

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Oct 29 at 2018 5:43 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 05:43:52 -0400

I've always have been known as the "Cowboy".

Response by SSG Harry Outcalt made Oct 29 at 2018 5:55 AM

SSG Harry Outcalt — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 05:55:10 -0400

El Gato Negro , Gato for Short . People who encountered me in the field tended to have a C-130's worth of really bad luck dumped on them. Such as setting up a perfect ambush and getting assaulted by my unit for the effort. Losing a no way to lose scenario. Such as the mech Infantry at Ft. Stewart found out when a whole squad was told by me and 1 member of my sqd they were our pow's and after the good laugh they in turn stated I and my sqd member was there pow . The grader wrote in his after action report that he thought he was watching a wild west movie cause he saw a gunfight at twilight , what he saw was me at sling arm's doing a fast draw with an m-16 and mow down the entire mech sqd with my sqd mate ,they never got a shot off. The lesson for them was never tell a Screaming Eagle to surrender... This went up the CoC and down through my COC . Apparently that unusual action was the highlight of the exercise, when 2 highly motivated soldier's meet a mech Infantry sqd on a stroll in the woods, oh I should clarify that my sqd was on loan the two of us were attached to our bn tow section to provide security . Who knew tow Jeep team's had a hard time reading a map on the fly ...