Personal Callsigns

[sigmet77]

I've had a tonne and they were all given to me, not picked by me. Ruby, Sigment, Radar, Oreo, Horse, Shithead #2, and Brettsky.

[fleet16b]

airplane

I am one of the most modest airshow pilots you will ever
meet. Stop laughing. Rather than put my name of the side
of the Pitts that I fly - which every other airshow pilot in
the world does - I am humble enough to put the airplane's
name on the side of it:

http://www.pittspecials.com/images/eric.jpg

"Pale Horse" - you can figure out what that means, all by
yourself. ,

From the bible Goes something like this

"Behold the Pale Horse , for the rider is death and hell rides with him"

[sigmet77]

Or

[pelmet]

Anybody know the fighter pilot name that was used in the RCAF that was in the news today.

[kbanner]

I hope they are not spending a shit load of my tax dollars
dealing with this NON EVENT

[pelmet]

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/s ... 7d6677e4a3

Might ruin careers.

[Inverted2]

The only acceptable call signs will be “Rainbow” or “Cupcake” now. Back in WWII they painted naked ladies on the nose. Wokeism has infected everything. Military is no exception.

[Bede]

The woke brigade seems to forget that the military's primary role is to kill people when needed. As long as they're being PC while doing it U guess....

[mijbil]

Anybody know the fighter pilot name that was used in the RCAF that was in the news today.

FAWG = Fucked A Woman Gay.

Some of my other favourites were
"Custer" - = lost a bar fight to some Indians in Cold Lake
"BUG" = he had a really really ugly girlfriend. She had a Bent Up Grill.
"Guns" = she had no tits.

The others tend to be tamer.

[DanWEC]

FAWG = Fucked A Woman Gay.

Some of my other favourites were
"Custer" - = lost a bar fight to some Indians in Cold Lake
"BUG" = he had a really really ugly girlfriend. She had a Bent Up Grill.
"Guns" = she had no tits.

The others tend to be tamer.

Your callsign is something embarassing and sticks. It's tradition.
However, what I was told first hand was it was something about piss and that's was all, nothing about gender.

Either way, it's just terrific that our military officers can be defeated by feelings. They're supposed to be a special type of person that can do a job not many people can, in an regime that involves a unique skillset in order to keep the rest of us protected. The things that apply to your average citizen aren't supposed to apply to the military. That's the entire point. If they do, it doesn't work. Can't call HR because you're being shot at.

[Liftdump]

FLAPS

[digits_]

FAWG = Fucked A Woman Gay.

Some of my other favourites were
"Custer" - = lost a bar fight to some Indians in Cold Lake
"BUG" = he had a really really ugly girlfriend. She had a Bent Up Grill.
"Guns" = she had no tits.

The others tend to be tamer.

Your callsign is something embarassing and sticks. It's tradition.
However, what I was told first hand was it was something about piss and that's was all, nothing about gender.

Either way, it's just terrific that our military officers can be defeated by feelings. They're supposed to be a special type of person that can do a job not many people can, in an regime that involves a unique skillset in order to keep the rest of us protected. The things that apply to your average citizen aren't supposed to apply to the military. That's the entire point. If they do, it doesn't work. Can't call HR because you're being shot at.

Right. Because the military does not care about public appearances or public opinion, nor about the current political climate...

Nor do they have set of rigid rules governing appearances such as uniforms....

PR and propaganda is getting more and more important in a Twitter and Facebook society. A story about how commander Pisspot receives a medal for saving the lives of pilots Hitler and BJ69 just doesn't generate the desired PR. It would look great on some honorary plaque or embroidered piece of textile though!

[DanWEC]

FLAPS

FLAPS... that was it.

[Liftdump]

Right?

[complexintentions]

or...

apocalyspehorseman.jpg (296.07 KiB) Viewed 973 times

[photofly]

The woke brigade seems to forget that the military's primary role is to kill people when needed. As long as they're being PC while doing it U guess....

To be fair, the Canadian military is more likely to be peace-keeping than fighting, but if you can establish that it makes you more likely to shoot down enemy airplanes if you have an offensive name, have at it.

[Bede]

To be fair, the Canadian military is more likely to be peace-keeping than fighting...

Maybe a few decades ago, but we've dropped bombs in Afghanistan & Libya, done covert missions in Iraq and are likely training Ukrainian troops in Ukraine or a neighbouring country.

...but if you can establish that it makes you more likely to shoot down enemy airplanes if you have an offensive name, have at it.

Offensive to whom? Why should anyone outside their squadron get a say? If it's not offensive to the subject, who are we to judge?
This guy: https://skiesmag.com/news/meet-jameel-j ... est-pilot/ callsign was Chocolate. He's one of North America's most decorated test pilots. Does the public at large get to tell him that he should find his own call sign offensive?
As an aside, I find the doctrine of collateral damage far more offensive than even the most vulgar of slurs. Why are our most fiercely contested battles over language?

[digits_]

Does the public at large get to tell him that he should find his own call sign offensive?

The article states that the military police intervened, and that the hearing won't be open to the public.

So why are you assuming the public cared?

Offensive to whom? Why should anyone outside their squadron get a say? If it's not offensive to the subject, who are we to judge?

What if the squadron decides they all want to wear sweatpants and Hawaiian t-shirts instead of uniforms? If it's not offensive to them, who are we to judge?


It's not about what the public thinks, it's about what the higher-ups will think the public will think.

[photofly]

To be fair, the Canadian military is more likely to be peace-keeping than fighting...

Maybe a few decades ago, but we've dropped bombs in Afghanistan & Libya, done covert missions in Iraq and are likely training Ukrainian troops in Ukraine or a neighbouring country.

...but if you can establish that it makes you more likely to shoot down enemy airplanes if you have an offensive name, have at it.

Offensive to whom?

The “how will it look when presented in the worst possible light in the press” test is quite a helpful gauge. Some controversial things are worth the energy you’d have to expend defending them. Some aren’t. In which category does having your colleagues call you “Asswipe” over the radio fall? Is this a hill to die on? (No pun intended.) Does it help you shoot down more planes? I’m willing to be schooled that it does, but if so, please make a case. The connection doesn’t seem obvious, to me.

Why are our most fiercely contested battles over language?

Because we’re blessed by having nothing else to fight over. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth thinking about.

Here’s another uniformed service with problems about “light banter”:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... re-brigade

[Bede]

Fair argument.