In THE OLDEN DAYS… The other branches called us, generically, Squids – But I recall terms we used in The Navy to refer to our fellow sailors. NOT PC.<\/p>\n
I’m gonna share the ones I can remember:<\/p>\n
Airdale: Someone who plays with aircraft and inhales jet exhaust with a smile.<\/p>\n
Bubblehead: A submariner – NEVER a sub mariner.<\/p>\n
Radarman: Scope dope.<\/p>\n
Gunners Mate: Gun Bunny.<\/p>\n
Them that kept us moving and kept the lights on, etc.: Snipes.<\/p>\n
Pond Scum: Surface sailors collectively – according to the Bubbleheads.<\/p>\n
Kinda wonder how the other branches referred to themselves.<\/p>\n
So with no acronyms and\/or numbers, please, offer the friendly terms you all used to refer to your fellow service members. Keep in mind that I’m including The Navy here. I certainly don’t remember them all… anyway the ones I DO remember are from near 50 years ago.<\/p>\n
The Marines and Army types were collectively “Grunts” to most of us, as I recall, so now you can set the record straight.<\/p>\n
One I DO recall is “Redlegs” for artillery – There is some historical basis for that one.<\/p>\n
Anyway, fill in the blanks…<\/p>\n
Quick update: Thanks I did forget deck apes and pecker-checkers, and The Shoes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"