Hey! You! Yes, You... the Squid!

[macwilkin]

It's the same kind of nickname for a sailor that "jarhead" is for a Marine, or "grunt" for a soldier. (I can't think of one for the Air Force... someone want to share?) It ain't kind from a stranger, but we'll take it from each other.

During WWII one term was "junior birdman", from this little ditty:

Into the air, junior birdmen
Into the air, upside down;
Into the air, junior birdmen
Keep your nose up in the brown;
And when you see all those birdmen
With their shiny wings of tin
Then you will know the junior birdmen
Have sent their boxtops in!

A variant of this song is sung in To Hell and Back, the story of Audie Murphy.

Todd

[RockyR]

I'll post a poll on this in the USA Kilts section...

[JamesA]

I can't think of one for the Air Force... someone want to share?

I believe one of the current faovouites is Zoomie.

James

[Mr. MacDougall]

Two things... first, if you haven't already, please vote in Rocky's poll. It'll be a better counter for him than this thread, as to who wants the tartan woven, who'll put money down, and so on. Plus? He's given it a more obvious name than I did. Bad me.

Second:

Wanna provoke a hotheaded Airman? Tell him "Hoorah Chair Force!"

I had a friend in AFROTC that I used to tease about the "Air Farce." At the U of Az, on uniform day, you'll see the Navy and Marine cadets going about dressed all in the same uniform... but the Air Force kids will be wearing half a dozen different ones. It just made me laugh.

[ChromeScholar]

The Air Force. The only armed service who's dress uniform is a dinner tux...

[Tattoo Bradley]

The Air Force. The only armed service who's dress uniform is a dinner tux...

Not sure I get this one. Care to elaborate?

[ChromeScholar]

Find a picture of the air force dress uniform. Compare it to other services dress uniforms. The other services uniforms look like uniforms. The Air Force dress uniform looks like a tuxedo.