Callsign Controversy
08-18-2010 | 10:21 AM
#41
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Looks like it's going to get a second look by a higher level IG. I think the CO and XO are goners....No way they should have condoned that kind of behavior....
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I think the best time ever was when Admiral Mullen was our BG Commander. We named him "shoe" and he HATED IT! Every time we had focsle (SP sorry I am not a shoe) follies we would all chant it as he walked up. He went to the CO's and it didn't stop, he went to CAG and it didn't stop, he went to the CO of the boat and it didn't stop. Finally he stopped coming. Each time he would complain, we would get a good "talking to" and then be right back at it. OH how I miss the old navy.
08-18-2010 | 01:30 PM
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What a crock of (#$*!! I am a ground officer and always had a call sign from my ensign days on at all of my VF and VFA squadrons. Sometimes they were cool and sometimes you ended up with one you didn't care for. If you showed that it bothered you then it would only get worse. One good liberty incident was always a sure way to get your call sign changed.
I think the best time ever was when Admiral Mullen was our BG Commander. We named him "shoe" and he HATED IT! Every time we had focsle (SP sorry I am not a shoe) follies we would all chant it as he walked up. He went to the CO's and it didn't stop, he went to CAG and it didn't stop, he went to the CO of the boat and it didn't stop. Finally he stopped coming. Each time he would complain, we would get a good "talking to" and then be right back at it. OH how I miss the old navy.
I think the best time ever was when Admiral Mullen was our BG Commander. We named him "shoe" and he HATED IT! Every time we had focsle (SP sorry I am not a shoe) follies we would all chant it as he walked up. He went to the CO's and it didn't stop, he went to CAG and it didn't stop, he went to the CO of the boat and it didn't stop. Finally he stopped coming. Each time he would complain, we would get a good "talking to" and then be right back at it. OH how I miss the old navy.
08-18-2010 | 03:03 PM
#43
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Squadrons picked up temporary new names for transgressions of squadron personnel.
One went from Sawbucks to Sorebutts. Let you all figure out how that came about.
One fighter Skipper named Al and was overweight (A RIO) proudly wore FATAL as his callsign.
LT Lowe was naturally "Hung".
LT Sutter was had an L added after the S and then the name was truncated to four letters.
I flew LT Sax's grimy gray jet right after a 6 mos, cruise to Edwards for their airshow. He was named 'Scrotum" and thats what was painted on the jet. The British photog enthusiasts took alot of snaps.
The one guy on the cat who left the brakes on during the stroke became 'Boom Boom"
In the halls of Naval Aviation anyway, if they don't make fun of you, then they don't like you. Nothing worse than being called "Sir' by everyone on the boat. That callsign was left only for the wretched <g>
One went from Sawbucks to Sorebutts. Let you all figure out how that came about.
One fighter Skipper named Al and was overweight (A RIO) proudly wore FATAL as his callsign.
LT Lowe was naturally "Hung".
LT Sutter was had an L added after the S and then the name was truncated to four letters.
I flew LT Sax's grimy gray jet right after a 6 mos, cruise to Edwards for their airshow. He was named 'Scrotum" and thats what was painted on the jet. The British photog enthusiasts took alot of snaps.
The one guy on the cat who left the brakes on during the stroke became 'Boom Boom"
In the halls of Naval Aviation anyway, if they don't make fun of you, then they don't like you. Nothing worse than being called "Sir' by everyone on the boat. That callsign was left only for the wretched <g>
Warrior Monks...they are trying to turn us into warrior monks.
08-18-2010 | 03:11 PM
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From: B777 FO
I have a lot of ex Navy and Marine buds here at work. I was hanging out with a whole slew of them one day when we realized I was the only one that didn't have a callsign. Almost immediately "Girth" was born. USMCFLYR has met me so I'm sure he can see the humor. I proudly embrace my new name to those guys!
08-18-2010 | 08:25 PM
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BDGERJMN,
No argument with anything you said.
I don't like it any more than you! No, they shouldn't lose their careers. It shouldn't even be an issue.
But IT IS. And whether or not I like it doesn't matter. It's "reality".
Yep, Kadena and other places can get rolling. And my buds have done the same thing in the past... stuff that, had they been caught would have gotten a lot of bad press. Folks would have been fired.
But they kept it in "the circle of trust".
No argument with anything you said.
I don't like it any more than you! No, they shouldn't lose their careers. It shouldn't even be an issue.
But IT IS. And whether or not I like it doesn't matter. It's "reality".
Yep, Kadena and other places can get rolling. And my buds have done the same thing in the past... stuff that, had they been caught would have gotten a lot of bad press. Folks would have been fired.
But they kept it in "the circle of trust".
08-19-2010 | 08:17 AM
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BDGERJMN,
No argument with anything you said.
I don't like it any more than you! No, they shouldn't lose their careers. It shouldn't even be an issue.
But IT IS. And whether or not I like it doesn't matter. It's "reality".
Yep, Kadena and other places can get rolling. And my buds have done the same thing in the past... stuff that, had they been caught would have gotten a lot of bad press. Folks would have been fired.
But they kept it in "the circle of trust".
No argument with anything you said.
I don't like it any more than you! No, they shouldn't lose their careers. It shouldn't even be an issue.
But IT IS. And whether or not I like it doesn't matter. It's "reality".
Yep, Kadena and other places can get rolling. And my buds have done the same thing in the past... stuff that, had they been caught would have gotten a lot of bad press. Folks would have been fired.
But they kept it in "the circle of trust".
08-19-2010 | 10:23 AM
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This whole issue is laughable. It reeks of the further pussification of our mlitary. The squadron pilots should just blanket party the young lad and teach him not to go outside the squadron unless it pertains to safety or hazard. Where does it end?
Semper fi,
Aloha
Semper fi,
Aloha
08-19-2010 | 07:27 PM
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From: Furlough/Gun Driver
If you don't like your assigned or earned call sign GTFO.
If your skin isn't thick enough to take a call sign you don't like I don't want my a$$ counting on you when we are down range. The people shooting at you don't care about your feelings.
If your skin isn't thick enough to take a call sign you don't like I don't want my a$$ counting on you when we are down range. The people shooting at you don't care about your feelings.
08-19-2010 | 07:28 PM
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From: UnemploymentJet
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/19...est=latestnews
A little too much free speech.....
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