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Old 04-22-2006 | 08:45 AM
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I think he was looking for call signs. Most are pretty interesting. My understanding is in the airforce you kind of 'earn' your callsign. One of my buddies brother and now wife attended the USAFA together. She was a year ahead of him and out ranked him, so got the callsign 'Worm' (Woman Out Ranks Me). I've heard the story of one guy who was always preaching about God, his call sign was 'Preacher.' The KC-135's at G.F. AFB all seem to use the callsign 'Raid.' I've heard Navy guys at an airshow using 'Expert.' I've heard a C-17 practicing touch and go's using 'Cenex.' For you military guys out there, do entire units use the same call sign, or is it individgual-each pilot has and uses his/her own call sign?
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