My favorite call sign is 'Psycho' (a weapons system officer). Funny thing is that he is one of the nicest, calmest people you will ever meet. Was present when he introduced himself at a meeting and the chair (an Army two-star) said, "I just have to ask..", to which Psycho replied without hesitation, "Anger issues, Sir". The General shook his head reassuringly, "I understand".
Lol, I saw that program too and I was thinking of that when I clicked on this video.. it came from when he did his first carrier take off and when asked what it was like he said he "screamed like a girl"
That's to girly, but to be fair my husband is "Lips". The funniest I witnessed was at (one of many) weapons school ball... poor guys last name was "Faulker" and his call sign was "Muthder" 💋
@@OverKilL413 Yes. My callsign was originally "Game" until a few months into flight school when my instructor, in front of a room full of students, said "you're callsign should be something like Bender". I've been Bender for over 15 years now. Luckily I never did anything stupid to get it changed.
@@Bender2497 haha nice to know👍 I have never ever found someone with the same last name as me. Except I am German and there is an additional n (Overmann) it's the same. Nice to meet you, greetings from Austria (moved there) 👌✌
Any pilots looking for a call sign to give to someone. Whose ego enters the room 10 minutes before they do. Try going with *FIG JAM* which is an Australian acronym. That means: Fuck I'm Good Just Ask Me AKA - *FIG JAM*
Most memorable callsign story for me: I met a gent when I was at the F-4J Phantom training squadron at Oceana, VA. He was one of the then rare men of color (1979). He introduced himself as, "Torch". I said, 'Glad to meet you, as I am a man of color myself (Asian/Caucasian). I said to him, "...isn't it a bit brutal that, as a black man, they call you, 'Torch'?" He said, NO! I was taking off in an F-14 and I forgot to set the fuel dump switch properly during the cockpit wipeout before startup. Great guy with a terrific attitude. Since fuel dump is inhibited with weight on wheels, it didn't dump until I was lifting off the runway! The dump mast is between the two afterburners of the jet. Tower was impressed with the huge fireball trail and let me know about it immediately. Hence, the callsign. From then on, I always checked the Fuel Dump switch first thing!
@@pegleg2959 I think it's supposed to imply that his skin is "burnt" like a torch, resulting in him being black. Yeah, I didn't get it either, this is just a guess. Racists probably don't use it anymore because of how you'd need to explain it. Oh, or it refers to how the KKK sets minorities on fire. Like a torch. Which I also didn't get until before I sent this. Yeah, I don't think anyone uses that insult anymore, regardless of their stance on race.
My Dad was a Marine Aviator. His callsign was "Jinx". He got it after not one, not two, but three consecutive F-8 carrier sorties that all had mechanical issues.
I asked my dad, an old USAF fighter jock, what his call sign(s) were. He said in his generation there weren't any except for missions and newbies: the "FNG's". Fucking New Guy. He told me that story when I was in highschool; I'm now 63......but I still appreciate the humor and Mover reminding me of the culture. And Dad is still around. Which makes my call sign....Lucky.
Callsigns can last a lifetime. I still have guys call me “Grip”. Frankly I miss it. If I could go back and do it again, I would in a heartbeat. Greatest group of guys I have ever known. Sometimes guys had unfortunate last names. Baden callsign “Master” Mawhinney callsign “Spank” Dixon callsign “cheese” Utley callsign “bug” Lowe callsign “Hung” Others: “Rash” because he was so damn irritating. “Goose” Goosed the throttles near a hanger and blew a bunch of people and thing down the ramp. “Buzz” had the nose of his F-14 chewed up by the prop of an E-2 “Krispy” Kriegel, got electrocuted plugging in the RDO truck (Runway duty Officer making sure the students don’t land gear up) “Fossil” he looks the same 30 years later, old. “Vulcan” looked like Spock “Spanky” looked like Spanky on the little rascals. “Radar” looked like Radar O’reilly
@@dimitrijensk2845 well, the two guys I knew with that callsign prolly didn’t think so. One “goosed” the throttles in in an A-6 and blew a bunch of stuff in a hanger over and the other’s last name was Geiss, but actually pronounced g-ice not geese.
Some of my favorites: Motor: had a CATM-88 fall off the wing on landing and ruin Misawa's runway, Magnum On The Only Runway Blitz: Goosed the throttles and blew over an AC cart, then broke the sound barrier over land in Korea. BLatantly Ignores Throttle Settings - BLITS - stylized Blitz "Razor" Giulietti is obvious but just cool. Never got the story on Pistol. Also had in the 36th (Harrumph), Stac, Smack, Slap, and Slam all at the same time.
I knew an F-16 pilot whose callsign was "Razor." In typical callsign fashion, it sounds cool but the story behind it was something embarrassing for him. I never got the actual story, but it was something about him screwing up and someone sarcastically said, "Yeah, sharp as a razor" and that's all it took.
One of the new guys came into the training squadron one day and someone noticed that there was something sticking out of his sleeve, he pulled on it and lo and behold it was one of his girlfriends panties. His call sign forever after became “Skivie” !
As to piddling: My first solo in 1971 in the T-34B (Navy) came as a surprise, right after my safe-for-solo hop with the instructor. After we left the aircraft, he just pointed me back to the plane and said "Go solo. You've got an hour." I got strapped in & started up and taxied to the runway, then realized, I really had to pee! I thought I could hold it, but after a loop I knew I couldn't. I couldn't go back early, or the solo wouldn't count. What do do? Well, our flight suits had two zippers on one track. I trimmed the aircraft for level flight, opened the bottom zipper, and aimed for a hole in the floor under the left rudder pedal. Boy was that a relief! Only thing, I kept waiting for some electronics to short out, or after landing, for the line guy to say something about a leaking yellow fluid. Luckily, neither happened. When we graduated to the T-28, I was "relieved" to find out there was a relief tube under the seat. They told us if needed, to "use it, don't abuse it." I wonder if they said that when the female students started to show up a few years later. This is the first time I ever told this story! :D
In our flying club there is this story that is told at least once per month, mostly more often.... Somebody bought a glider, and it was borderline unstable. Turns out, there is lots of water in the fuselage. Checks were performed if the water tanks might be leaky. They weren't.... I don't have to tell you it wasn't water in the fuselage. The previous owner drilled a hole in the cockpit and relieved himself whenever he needed to.
Bombers all have a "can" due to the fact they are flying VERY long duration missions. My personal longest was 19.5, but I flew with many who went over 24. B-52s are literally a bedpan on a wooden box (bring a plastic bag, slide it on, do your thing, bag it and take it with you back to your seat. A "long" 6-hr flight for an F-16 is a short training sortie for a B-52. The B-2's have a portable camping-style toilet. I'm less sure about B-1s
One of the COs while I worked at TOPGUN school at Miramar had the callsign "Spook." He was white. I never found out how he got that name. He retired as a Rear Admiral. Wonder if he changed his callsign after the Tailhook scandal. He probably had the power to do so. There was a short, cute, woman non-flying intel officer at TOPGUN. They gave her the callsign "Spinner." She didn't "get" it until she was about to leave the squadron and someone clued her in. Boy was she pissed! Navy callsigns got less fun after Tailhook.
Callsigns have spread to other services and other countries, at least at an unofficial level. After I finished high-school, I wanted to be a fighter pilot in the Romanian Air Force, but because some of medical issues, I was not accepted. So, after I graduated the university where I got my engineering diploma in electronics, I went to Army NCO school for communications and electronic warfare. I left the active service with the rank of Sergeant major. While I was in the military school, one day I went with my platoon on the range to train for infantry tactics; we split in two groups, one would defend a position and the other would attack it, and then we switched roles. For the purpose of the exercise, we received blank rounds, not to kill each other. When it was my turn to be on the attacker side, while some guys were down on the ground laying fire, others would jump and advance. At one point I jumped up from my position and started to run towards the enemy, holding my automatic assault rifle with one hand an firing while on the run. The platoon commander saw me, and he said "Who do you think you are, Rambo ? " And the other guys heard him, and that's how I got my nickname , Rambo.
Back, a long time ago, when I served in Uncle Sam's Canoe Club (Flying Club) the call signs used for radio comm were always squadron level, not individual. Only a few of the Naval Aviators I served with had Colorful nicknames. A few that I recall are: the late Cdr David McRae was "Barrell" (the story I heard on how he got that was he barrel rolled the RA-5C Vigilante he was flying through a dogfight his F-4 escorts were having over North Vietnam while taking pictures instead of running for the coast like he was supposed to do), the late Capt James Pirrote was "Pirate", Cdr Robert Powell USN Retired was/is "Boom" (He apparently actual had on at least one occasion gone supersonic over an air station tower like the fictional account in "Top Gun"), and last but not least, Vice Adm Ted Branch USN Retired was/is "Twig".
Oh I forgot the late Cdr Joseph Satrapa, "Hoser". When he was asked how he got that nickname he said: “Well when I was a new pilot in the Navy, during training in the gun pattern, I rolled in on the target and shot all my ammo in one pass. The instructors called me Hoser after that and it became my handle for the next twenty years”. "Hoser" was mainly known as an F-8 pilot, but he also flew the Vigilante and the Tomcat. And he almost singlehandedly caused the Japanese to not buy the F-15 by kicking some Air Farse rear end in a couple of unauthorized ACM fights, F-14 vs F-15. theaviationgeekclub.com/no-kill-like-a-guns-kill-remembering-joe-hoser-satrapa-the-f-14-driver-who-scored-two-simulated-gun-kills-on-usaf-f-15s-for-two-times-in-the-same-mission/
My dad was a tanker in the army and earned his callsign a similar way to you, was at a gunnery range in germany engaging a convoy, they use pop up heated target panels, his crew engaged all the hard skinned targets and had switched to soft skinned, well up pops a troop carrier, he engages target, kills it and sees infantry sized targets hauling ass from the vehicle, tc is already scanning for more targets so he selects coax and engages the infantry, gets back for bda/debrief turns out those infantry targets had been wild boars that were laying on the panel to stay warm, earned him a half good job/ half ass chewing for engaging troops in the open that were not on the script for the exercise, he left the next unit function with the call sign Selector
There is a RU-vid video of a guy flying an F-4 Phantom and he had to go number 2 but couldn't hold it in and soiled himself on the cockpit. The guys on the radio were all laughing at him and he had to RTB. The video is called When Nature calls at 500 knots.
When I was Stationed at Malmstrom AFB MT, back in the late 90"s we had a female Maj. UH-1N Pilot that had a Hostile call sign Re-Name to " Ditch Witch " because she drug the front part of the skids through the mud on a tactical Take off.....
I used to get autographs from the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels when I was a kid. I grew up near Andrews. Some would sign their names and some would sign their callsigns. Always great guys either way.
At one time there was a Blue with the last name a Seaman. His call sign was Spurt when he went back to a Fleet squadron. On the side of the jet, they painted Sport.
Great episode, Mover! I can't find the video now, but there was a tape, from an F-16 4-ship, that was getting ready to taxi. As they did, one guy called lead, and said he had to go back. Lead asked what was wrong, and buddy said he crapped himself. By the end of things, Lead was laughing so hard, he had to get Dash 2 to call ground. Best part was someone said "I hope someone has their tapes on". Dash 3 confirmed tapes on. I felt bad for the guy, but it was funny as hell.
numberyellow I agree that’s too funny, but God bless the girl she spent a considerable amount of money on those thoughtful gifts people don’t realize just the bags in the wrapping paper n bag alone is about seven bucks, adding in the toys postage shirt and books aren’t cheap either, that was a nice gift that she sent...Very thoughtful and the dogs are cute as hell
@@CWLemoine I love your dog so cute. BTW - If you know any pilots looking for a call sign to give to someone. Whose ego enters the room 10 minutes before they do. Tell them to try going with *FIG JAM* which is an Australian acronym. That means: Fuck I'm Good Just Ask Me AKA - *FIG JAM*
Unfortunately due to a needed heart surgery recently I had to give up being a pilot, but I hope that after I get better I can switch early to helis to keep it up. Love your vids!
Larry Foulke I hope you can make that switch after you get better. Maybe you can find yourself smiling after your solo cross country, humming the Jerry Lee Lewis song, " A whole lot of shakin' going on"! Good luck man.
@Wulfheort I've mostly recovered to being completely healthy, minus the fact that I lost a lot of weight and my breathing still needs excersize to be like before (or so the doctors say, I don't really feel a difference). Other than that, I'm mostly been doing paperwork and logistics, as I've been replaced. I also applied to the local flight club to fly, but since may the authorities have been sitting on some papers and I haven't had the opportunity to advance that way. I also managed to get into a - rather horrible - university on a vehicle engineering course. Thank you for asking.
Thanks for this. My pet peeve is that many news stories on pilots never REPEAT never mention the call sign on the subject of the story, this drives me up the wall. Such an important part of many pilot's personal stories is ignored and I regard this as a travesty. To all you reporters out there if you ever have a story on a pilot always include their Call Sign!!
I'd feel like that'd be too obvious. The story is so much better when you can hide the fact it was cows until the very end. Having "moo-ver" would tip off the curious way easier about his story having to do with cows.
Former Egress in the Air Force, we always had those horror stories about pilots relieving themselves in the seat, of course we had to deal with the aftermath and replace seat pads, it was much worse for a code brown situation. I never went to flightline without latex gloves when called for buttpad replacements... but we did have a few cool guys that would take the pad with them if they couldn't hold it.
Shout out from Thailand, here most of us can only dream of to be a Fighter pilot if you are civilian not in military school, your video give me a very good english learning material related to interesting stories. Thank you and sorry for my poor english.
Dude, you rock. Thank you for all the information you share. My dad was a Navy man in Vietnam. He was on the Morton. He introduced me to aviation. My stepdad is well accomplished piolet for a major corporate company. My stepdad has taught me the basics of a 150, 172. Love the videos.
The test of if a callsign will pass the naming committee: (at red flag) “good morning, I’m (callsign) and I’m the mission commander.” For #2 in the jet, I bring Imodium with me. If i start to feel the onset at all I, pop one.
I was stationed on board CVN 73 for three years... Two of my favorites .... Last name of the first pilot was VanWinkle, call sign "RIP" Last name of the second pilot was Truckenbrod, call sign "Diesel"
I did some filming on a carrier last year, and the one thing I learned for Navy Pilots, is never believe the story they tell you on how they got their call sign. It seems they like to water down their story and make it seem simple and innocent. What a great tradition.
Our Son Erik, former Navy SH-60B pilot, had the call sign “Estrada” named from the actor on the old tv series Chips. I was working in the cockpit of the F-106 one day and found one of those piddle packs (unused). The bag was the same as the one you showed in the video, but it had a dried up flat sponge in it that when you used it, would expand and absorb the liquid. Great video as always “Moooover” (lol). “Bill from Slidell”.
I first became aware of you as an FA-18 pilot. Imagine my surprise to learn you flew F-16s with the 93rd out of HARB. I live close by there and have many friends who flew with the 93rd going back even to when they flew F-4s before F-16s! I am a HAM and have listened on my radio gear to the 93rd flying to Avon Park, Tarpon, and other ranges for many years so that's how I came to understand fighter pilot jargon. Once at HARB I and a buddy who flew with the 93rd shot a round of skeet on the range there with Robin Olds and another guy I did not know. I shot poorly and my buddy who was surprised asked what was wrong with me all of a sudden. Everyone was in civies and he did not realize we were shooting against Robin Olds until I explained it to him. We never did find out what Olds was doing there at HARB Nobody at the 93rd knew he had been there when my buddy said something about it to the squadron later. I also met Fang Feinetein who was Steve Ritchie's WSO when he became an ace at HARB. Could be I bumped into you there at some time I guess.
I was reconnaissance, so we didn't have a formalized system like the fighters, but I still managed to get a callsign, "The Fox." Like any good callsign, it sounds cool, but it's actually a reference to when I managed to get myself arrested on a deployment. It's been 12 years since THE INCIDENT and 8 years since I got booted, and I live hundreds of miles from any base I was stationed at while active duty, but there's still people that call me The Fox.
Funny story: I'm not a pilot but a Fuel Transport truck driver for the military with the handle Rubber. It was, honestly, the best call sign because it always led to some of the greatest conversation openers. Anyways, I got my handle because when I first started driving semi-trucks at Al Karj Saudi Arabia I released the truck brakes but forgot to remove the trailer brakes. Most of the road was sand or gravel back in 96 and the transition from gravel/sand to flight line was a short distance to cross. The refuelers I was used to driving, the R-9's or R-11's had only one air brake release button so I was used to that. When I started driving, I seemed okay, however on the first day, I went to drop off a trailer full of JP9 to a 20k bladder and crossed the flight line with my trailer wheels brakes still on, leaving behind about half a mile of tread. After they found out it was me, I forever had the handle Rubber.
Most callsigns in the Navy and Marine Corps are the same way. Plays on your name or some notorious event your squadron knew about. Knew a Marine helicopter pilot who broke another Marine's nose spiking a volleyball during a game. From then on, was known as "Focker." My father's helmets had "Acid" and "Grape" on them from his Naval Aviation days in the EA-6B. He was a pretty mellow and was often perceived as grumpy, hence the names. Changing squadrons may also have your call signs changing as the new squadron may not thing your callsign would fit. He always used to tell me that the fighter pilots got the cooler callsigns.
The old A-7 Corsair II had a urinate hose with a funnel. The pilot could pee in the funnel and once done would pull a trigger under the funnel and the pee would drop out of the plane!
Having a little short of 1000 hrs in the A-7, I don’t know why all jets don’t have that tube. There wasn’t another jet I flew later that had that, everyone went to piddle packs.
My father (B-17s) told me that at an air show, the kids thought the relief tubes were intercoms and pretended to use them--"pilot to co-pilot" kind of stuff into the pee funnel!
LOL, I had a co-pilot (Marine type & I was Navy) I was flying with at the airlines relate a awesome naming ceremony where an AF pilot checked into a Navy SQD (obviously an exchange assignment). It was a Training SQD and our intrepid AF pilot checked in with the Marine OPS Officer and announced his cool sounding call sign. The Marine OPS Officer looks up and nonchalantly says from now on your call sign is "Dick Weed". Well that was a bit much so for his tour with the Navy our AF pilot went by "Weed". That was about as much ceremony you would get in the Marines or Navy.
Ahh... MOOOO-ver. Definitely NOT what I expected to hear. But that’s likely true of most stories on how someone got their call sign. 😂 Excellent story & greatly appreciated, Mover. Stay frosty. 🇺🇸
I have never flown fighters, or flown in the military for that matter. But I started my airline career on a Beech 1900 with no lavatory. We would sometimes do up to three hour sectors on these flights. There were a few times were I was in a lot of pain by the time we landed. At our airline, the FO would stand up and welcome the pax to the destination, then open the door and stand at the bottom of the stairs as they got off. I landed in Albany, NY one time, in so much pain that I could not even stand upright. I got out of my seat, gave a pained expression to the passengers, opened the door, and ran across the ramp and into the terminal. We had one pilot who had a case of explosive diarrhea that caught him off guard. He ended up having to walk through the terminal in shit stained pants. Not much fun. Quite a different working environment than what I have now on the 787.
Martin R. If I may add to your input...shot by a Marine, in a bar if I recall, and the Marine exercised his right to be stupid by showing off with his loaded weapon. For anyone who hasn't seen Speed & Angels, it is worthwhile watching. I lucked up and recorded when it aired in 2008(?), on my dvd recorder. It's hasn't been replayed since and has been hard to find. I came across the complete movie on Amazon Prime...free viewing for subscribers.
We had a period at the 62nd sometime between 2010 and maybe 2011 where we didnt have any classes for the B course so we were supporting the 5th gen mission at Eglin. I remember this one dude came through, memory is foggy but I remember he was a student and needed some flights in a real jet before he went to the F-22. Needless to say this dude was overly dude broish and cocky, more than us crew chiefs were used to. Well this dude had a rough flight and was yelling for the crew chiefs to leave the spot when he was exiting the jet. Ofcourse we knew something was up and stood there with smirks on our faces which quickly turned to horror and intense laughter. As this intrepid young man climbed onto the ladder we noticed a rather defined doo doo stain running down the back of his flight suit. We laughed, the flight lead laughed, even my apg box laughed! This event humbled the supreme aviator and once cleaned he came out and helped egress R2 the seat cushion. From that point on the crew chiefs called him sharts, dont know if that stuck with him though.
Great video thanks. My uncle flew in the french navy, his name was Michel Robin, so his callsign was "Binoude" for "Robin Hood". Made me laugh when i heard that story but but I guess its different in the French navy since apparently he chose it himself ^^
Had a dispatcher who had been ATC in the marines, got his call sign during training. Running late into the office trailers set up side by side with holes in the common walls, forgot to duck, knocked himself out and cut his forehead open. When he got back from getting stitches there was a post-it on his radar screen that just said "crease"
You and Matt from Obsessed Garage sound so alike, characteristics too of speech. It’s very calming and soothing haha could listen to you both talk for hours.
This is common trait with fighter pilot...they are more meticulous and analytical that anything else. Most of all, they are smart. I think Mover is proving how analytical they are in ALL of his videos. You'll find that fighter pilots are MUCH less like a hollywood movie type, and more like your accountant. Mover, correct me if I am wrong.
So, I asked a navy buddy basically the same thing, call signs, and he pretty much answered both of these questions. He said there was a keeper of the names and of you didn't like it, it would become all but permanent. They were mostly because of a screw up or a play on your name. He drove A-6 intruders. His Weapons Officer (WO) had to go #2 after awhile on this long mission. On A-6's they had a vacuum apparatus for #1's but nothing for #2. So they find a bag and he takes a Duke in it. So I guess it smells and they decide to toss out the window. The canopy in an A-6 slides back and can legally be opened in flight. So, they slow down, extend flaps and chuck it out of the the cockpit. All good, finish mission, RTB. So they land on the carrier and everything is taped when they land. And when you land on a carrier, there is the arresting cable and there is a sudden stop. When they stop, something is shot across the deck. They look at the video, what was that? They find the bag and the deposit. "Can you explain to us what this is?" The pilot points at the WO. He's like, "Well..." Callsign: Bag
17:09. Humble, Credable, Approachable. These are great attributes of Anyone who wants to get ahead. I especially lived this my entire Naval career and it’s probably how I became not just a Chief, but one that shipmates still comes to for advice and questions years after retirement. I think this is probably your greatest comment for those wanting to advance since I have had many ask me directly for answers that I researched and found myself. I always ask if they really want the answer or the satisfaction of finding it themselves. This shows me and others how prepared you are to move ahead. Thanks for the very interesting, educational and entertaining channel. I just stumbled on it a short time ago and am intrigued. More to come. Z-Force LSC Retired
Really cool to see the comments with lots of military guys and pilots. Grew up wanting to be a pilot, but those dreams were destroyed when I went on my first roller coaster and realized I have really bad motion sickness and later on when my eyesight was found to be bad. But it's cool to see others who did have that dream and accomplished it.
I got my nickname in the Army, 15six, because of doing some crazy shit in OIF 05-07. A 15-6 investigation is one in which the DoD tries to see if you broke any ROE (and other stupidity). I was exonerated every time. So people started calling me 15six, or just Six. I still use the name to this day.
Alternative call signs based on your story: Beefeater, Big Mac, Well done, where’s the beef?!, T-bone, Rib Eye, Veal, Cow-killer, Herder, Milk, Udder, Longhorn, Bull.....just off the top of my head😝
Email from second person: "I know you get a lot of questions, so I wanted to ask one nobody has asked..." Mover: "Here is where I answered that question on my first Q&A video."
Member of my unit had a full mission of F4 simulated emergency procedures. Upon RTB he executed a perfect wheels up landing. From then on he was known as "Sparky".
I flew the F-4 in the USAF 1971 - 1976 including combat missions in SEA. During my six years in the USAF F-4 jocks I flew with did not have call signs aka nicknames.
Mover still sounds pretty cool. Could have been something like "Cowbells" or "Bovine", maybe "Bevo" if they're been a UT fan in the room at the naming cermony.
We had a young aviator in VFA-146 with the surname "Purdy" and his call sign "mouth" came from the movie Deliverance: "He got a real purdy mouth ain't he?" LOL. "MOUTH" it was.
Was USN a long time ago. Served on an aircraft carrier, of somewhat famous name, 2nd gen Enterprise we had a skipper with the callsign Rocky. He made us play eye of the tiger entering every liberty port. But given his somewhat diminutive size I'd wager his callsign had more to do with a flying squirrel than a Stallone movie!! 😂😂
Earned mine at TBS. I purchased a 92f prior to OCS to practice with and was way ahead of my class. Instructor screamed something in my ear which I interpreted as “where are you from” and I replied Baltimore. He yelled back “been doing drive bys”. Again I couldn’t hear with my earpro and others shooting. My classmates started calling “drive by”. I was 0302 and couldn’t be luckier with that one.
I was Ground Trans USAF. Mine is the same as my YT tag: "Crimedog" Story behind it: Last name is Griffin. Somehow that adapted from Griff to McGruff to Crimedog. Also: What cemented it: My very first night at my first base.. I was 20.. Met up with my childhood best friend who just happened to be in the navy at the time and stationed 20miles away. Long story short.. We drank. ALOT. And I met my 1st SGT when he had to get me out of the drunk tank on base at 230am. Never got in any mischief/trouble again. LESSON LEARNED👍👌
Lmao, in a A6 they have RELIEF tubes that vents it out the bottom of the aircraft, as for #2, sol, I was a jet mechanic/ troubleshooter/ reclamation team squad leader/ flightdeck safety officer as enlisted, now a disabled vet, navy
In the olden days (1960s, F-84) we had 'relief tubes'. Funnel and hose. Urine vaporized. No harm, no foul (pun intended). I used it a few time when buddy tankering (KC-130s) on the way to and from Puerto Rico for Clove Hitch something or other. Joint services exercise. I think Ramey AFB has been decommissioned. I'm a geezer.
The Butcher of Avon Park!! Takes the "20 mils turn everything they hit into Hamburger" to a whole new and quite REAL level LOL You weren't somewhat responsible for a rash of reported "Cattle Mutilations" were you? Best story I have heard all week...I needed that laugh! Thanks for sharing! Yes...this means I will finally buy your books! Not sure why I have put it off actually? So PLEASE dont shoot my cow 😆
"So I went through all the progression of, you know, to the point of I'm gonna pull the handle and jump out and pee on a cactus out here..." Haha! Excellent! :-D
From an internet forum, I know "Pig" (Navy), "Murph" and "Waco" (the Texas city, not the old aircraft). "Pig", in a moment of weakness, told his naming story.
I read Chuck Yeager's biography a while back, back in WW2 they came across some cow's. They made a pass with their P51s - had steak that night. Funny story, but that was another time!
When I was thinking fighter jock and callsign "Mover"....I was thinking- FAST Mover. As in....jets. I wasn't thinking a bovine mass murderer. But it is a great story!
