[willriskit]

Our DIs frequently referred to Pvt.Joe S**t the Ragman. In his case, I doubt that making rank would have helped.

 

[Gearjammer]

I met a discharged marine driving for my trucking company his first name was really "Fabio", I said "oh i bet your drill instructor had fun with that one!!!"

his reply was "Yes he did, and i'd rather not recall the harrassment my name cost me!!!"

 

[Gearjammer]

I was looking through a Civil War regimental roster from a company recruited in Venango County, Pa. and found a soldier named "John " all i could think was................"Man i hope he didn't go by "Jack"!!"

 

[berndog]

Can't forget the puss I went thru boot camp with named

Recruit Rambo! God was he a puss! How could I have forgotten Rambo?

 

[berndog]

Major Dick's , Airman CENSOREDGI (with the fancy french hyphen over the i I believe) and Seaman Guzzler (she was cute. saw her in the services school at Lackland)

Seaman Guzzler! Wow! I don't think I would have joined the navy!

That's just funny!

 

[PsiFox]

Knew a CPT Woody, there was a HUGE party when he pinned MAJ, had banners hung around the company proclaiming that we had a MAJ Woody

 

[geepee3]

A name like that would be at home on the jersey of an NFL offensive tackle.GI1

Glenn

 

[Ric2504]

We had a Rambo as well, a real geek.

And then there was Specialist Doucheneaux who we called Douche.

There was also Sergeant Masingale which is a brand for douches. There was some confusion caused by these guys names.

Of course there was Specialist Drane who we called Draino.

 

[scottz0369]

There were two troop handlers working together at SOI years ago named Sgt Black and Sgt Blue-big guys, both of them. When I was a Corporal, my SSgt sent me to supply looking for a Sgt Sergeant. I thought I was being hazed (100' of flightline, box of gridsquares, 25mm BFA, BA 1100N with ST rings, mail buoy watch, etc.). Imagine my surprise when he was actually there.

 

[Echo4Lima]

we had a sergent sergent who later became a major sergent. I also knew a seman salior and a seman gozler

In mos school (or I think it was in school, things get muddled over time) there was this guy named Major, not sure if he ever reached Sgt. There was also a guy named Marines, his name tape sequence was interesting.

 

[CNelson]

A CPT Frank Burns was in IOAC with me.

Back to velcro nametapes, I saw the name "Hercules" on a troop. He looked like the before pic in one of those old Charles Atlas ads: 5-nothin' and 90 pounds soaking wet. I asked to see his ID.

GI3

"Carry on."

I was deployed with my unit and had to do duty at the DFAC at our camp for a week, sitting at the door after the sinks, clicking a counter to count patrons and turning away people in dirty PT gear or who were attempting to bring backpacks into the DFAC, that kind of stuff.
USN2
You wouldn't believe how many army guys came in wearing "Chuck Norris" on their nametapes. One of 'em had just "Norris" he was the only one who was legit. It was pretty funny. Marines never seemed to try that stuff.

 

[kenhil2]

In my SOI plt we had a guy named Justice and a guy named Lawless. Kind of ironic I thought.

Ken

 

[smallie9]

Had a DI named SGT. LOVE, and that is the last thing you got from a drill instructor. The corps literally gave him a week off because he really wanted to kill us, almost had a nervous breakdown.

My other DI had a severe stuttering problem, and guess what happened when you stood there acting dumb because you did not understand what he said? It was always your fault and you ended up in the "pit".

Also had a new DI join our platoon that was so short you had to look down at him, it was awfully hard not to laugh at someone barking at you that you could not see.

 

[Dredsen]

somewhat unrelated, but my buddies doctor who performed the prostate exam in the navy was Dr. Golightly

 

[Seventh Fleet]

Seaman Guzzler! Wow! I don't think I would have joined the navy!

That's just funny!

Or at the very least, busted my tail and made Third Class Petty Officer as fast as humanly possible.

7th

 

[AsaSpades]

I have met both a Sgt Slaughter and a SSgt Slaughter.

 

[usgicollector]

kmcintosh78,
My neighbor is Major Grant Dick USAF (ret.) he was a C-5 pilot.
Did you know him?

 

[Echo Grunt]

When I "knew" him he was a private! He must be a bird to only be a lance these many years later!GI3GI3

GI1GI1GI1 Good old Pvt. Joe Schmuckatelli! Finally got his mosquito wingsGI1

He was definitely still a private when I was in 25 years ago, ... I'm surprised he hasn't retired by now GI2

I heard that he had made Corporal for about a year but got busted back down for smacking the hell out of "Jodie" GI2

 

[Navy Horn 16]

I passed a Major Weiner at the Ft. Belvior hospital last week.

 

[sandbandit0331]

I had a Cpl Grimm, a Capt Knight, Capt Dunne, 1st sgt Sweet, knew a seaman Guzzler on the Tarawa who changed her rate to Fireman Guzzler, had a Lcpl topperwhine, Cpl armstrong, a Lcpl Bell (consequently was a Lcpl 4 times for ringing others bells!), had a Sgt Thor! The list goes on and on.