 | Military nicknames/ jargon| Personal Gallery Discuss Military nicknames/ jargon in the OFF-Topic / Misc. forums; Air Force = Fairies
Navy = Pussers
Field Arty = Trail Apes or Gun Bunnies
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01-11-2008, 05:13 PM
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#31 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Adelaide
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Country:  | Air Force = Fairies
Navy = Pussers
Field Arty = Trail Apes or Gun Bunnies
Air Defence = Cloud Punchers or MIAD's (Mongrel Imbred Air Defenders)
Armour = Left stick, right stick, f*ck wit or simply Tankies
Army reserves = Chockos (as in chocolate soldiers that will melt under the "heat")
Non combat soldiers = Poges
Paratroopers = splat cats
Commandos = Wanna be SAS
Chinooks = Sh*thooks
Blackhawks = Crashhawks
your rifle = gat
Helmut = piss pot
That's all I can think of at the moment.
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01-11-2008, 05:20 PM
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#32 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by comiso90  Air Force pussies are the tastiest! | Naw they were only teases unless they worked in the ATC Tower. 
Shes is cute though...
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01-11-2008, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet Shes is cute though... | I thought for sure you were going to rip her for the uniform being out of regs...
double standard? 
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01-11-2008, 05:34 PM
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#34 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by comiso90 I thought for sure you were going to rip her for the uniform being out of regs...
double standard? | I can forget about things when you have a rack like that....
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-11-2008, 05:35 PM
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#35 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet Naw they were only teases unless they worked in the ATC Tower.
Shes is cute though... | worked with a hottie in the Tower and a 141 parked in front of the tower as taxiing and said he wasn't moving unless he got the controllers name . I grabbed the mike and said Neil and whats yours there was dead silence as he applied the throttle and continued taxiing
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01-11-2008, 05:41 PM
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#36 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by pbfoot worked with a hottie in the Tower and a 141 parked in front of the tower as taxiing and said he wasn't moving unless he got the controllers name . I grabbed the mike and said Neil and whats yours there was dead silence as he applied the throttle and continued taxiing |
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-11-2008, 06:09 PM
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01-11-2008, 07:08 PM
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#38 | | Minister of Whoopass
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United States Coast Guard = Pond Pus*ies
Been in a couple of fights whilst using that one, including a huge brawl at Gitmo.........
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01-14-2008, 02:29 AM
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#39 | | Senior Member
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Thanks everyone for the response so far, and after reading Les's comment, I realise we are treading a certain line when mentioning various nicknames for the trades or services - I hope no-one's taken offence, and if so, that they know nothing personal is intended !
You're right too, Adler, there is tragic side to some of those chopper (and Bradley IFV !) nicknames, ...so I hope no-one takes it personally when I say that the Blackhawk (- 'Splat hawk'!-...) adds a new definition to the term 'ground attack helicopter'... (she would have been a good contender for the 'Daisy cutter 2' nickname aswell...) | |
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01-14-2008, 04:08 AM
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01-14-2008, 01:11 PM
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#41 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | No offense was taken. It is all nothing but a friendly rivalry. I will make fun of the Navy, Air Force, Marines etc. but in the end I will drink a beer with any one of them. We all serve or have served our country. That is what counts.
As for the Crash Hawk though, she has turned into a great aircraft. She had kinks at first as all new aircraft do but she molded into a fine aircraft. I have 1500 hours in her and only 1 serious emergency.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-14-2008, 04:40 PM
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01-14-2008, 06:23 PM
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#43 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by ccheese Where's Mkloby ?
Why did they call female marines "BAMS" ?? 
And don't forget "MRE's"
Charles | Sorry, I haven't had all that much free time lately. I'm not going to touch upon "BAM."
MREs are tasty... well the loaf, brownies, cookies, and spaghetti are tasty!
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01-15-2008, 01:22 AM
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#44 | | Senior Member
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Country: | 'Big assed marines'..? -Just a guess.
Our female airforce personnel were 'WAAF's', taken from the second world war term 'Woman's Auxiliary Air Force', for some reason it's used as a derogatory term nowadays. A few of the girls were known as 'the base bike' - I don't think I need to explain that one... | |
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03-29-2008, 02:19 AM
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#45 | | Senior Member
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Country: | This thread seems to have died out but I know there is more jargon out there....such as in the U.S.Navy aviation side
Engine Mechanics = nose pickers
Aircraft Electricians (my rate when I was in) = one wires
Avionics Techs = Tweets
Aviation Metalsmith (structures) = Tin benders
Aviation Metalsmith (hydraulic) = Bubble Chasers
Aircraft Carrier = Bird Farm
Helicopter Carriers Designation "LPH" = Large Pier Hugger
A4 Skyhawk = Scooter (yes, all models)
F4 Phantom = Lead Sled (Because of its engine out glide ratio)
A3D Skywarrior = All Three Dead (Normally carried 3 crewmen)
E2C Hawkeye = Hummer
S3A Viking = Hoover (after the vacuum cleaner)
EA6 Prowler = Electric 6
A6 Intruder = A Sux
Tail hooks = stingers
The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is divided up into different areas for quick identification in case of an emergency such as a aircraft fire or the like.
Names like...Turkey Triangle, Point, Crotch, Patio, Junk Yard, Finger, Round Down and of course Cat 1, Cat 2, Cat 3 & Cat 4 and the associated JBD's.
The flight deck on a carrier is on the 04 Level (the fourth deck above the Hangar deck) Two levels above that on the inboard side of the island is a catwalk which is known as "Vultures Row". This is usually one level below the Green House where the Air Boss resides.
Surface Navy types like CCheese are known as "Black Shoes"
Aviation types (Like yours truly) are known as "Brown Shoes"
This was because of the color shoes the chiefs and officers were with their khaki uniforms (working uniform).
Coast Guard = "Green Water Navy"
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