Humor in Uniform 5/16/2011

[R J]

5/16/2011
While visiting my son on his Army base, I chatted with a colleague of his.  “What rank are you?”  I asked.  “I’m relieved to say that I’ve just been promoted from a captain to major.”  “Relieved?  Why?” 

“Because,” he replied, “My last name is Hook.”     

Barbara Blackburn

[Sludge]

LOL that reminds me of a friend I had.  He passed awa a couple of years ago.  At any rate, he was an enlisted Marine that went through WW2, Korea, and Nam.  He retired as a command Sergeant Major.  His given name was Colonel Dwight Blackburn.  Now, you can imagine the trouble that he could cause with that name

He had a few stories of ordering jeeps, or supplies using his given name over the telephone etc.  He had fun with it. 

[R J]

That would be fun with some of those firkin Supply Sergeants.

Couple of outfits I was in they thought they owned all the supplies.

[HayHauler]

Thanks RJ.  I never thought of that, but I see someone did.

Hay 
Jimmyt

[old2soon]

Trust me r j -supply situation wasn't any better in the aviation side of uncle sugars canoe club. More than once at the supply cage could see exactly what i needed-only to be told they were out. Go figure. RIDE SAFE.

[Jess from VA]

I also knew a Major Major.

Running down from March AFB (USAF) to Camp Pendleton (USMC) for weekends at their nice beach, I would reserve a room at the BOQ for my wife and I.  Giving my correct rank as Captain, I twice found I had been mistaken for a Navy Captain (06), and those Q rooms were far superior to company grade quarters.  I never told, but when going to the office for keys (in civies), I drew looks as a mighty young looking 06.

Really nice beach.

[BigAlOfMD]

I met a USAF E-4 named John Outhouse

[czuch]

My favorite was and, frankley still is to callem Lieutenent.
Sorry sir, I was Navy. Captains had birds.

[bigguy]

Not a rank issue,  but still military and name related.
My dad's name was G B Wheatley. That's it. It didn't stand for something. That was his name and it was spelled G B.
His was getting new ID card while we were over seas and the guy working the desk was having a hard time with only two initials. He tried Gee Bee and a couple of other things, but dad wasn't having any of it. He'd been in almost 20 years at that point and was a Vet of three wars. His name was G B and that was what was going on his ID card.
Finally the guy relented, sort of. He wanted to emphasize that the name had no other elements to it. He placed the word 'ONLY' behind each initial to clarify the point.
The first time dad presented his ID, the guard took a look and asked, "Sargent, just what the h@ll kind of name is Gonly Bonly?
That's what his buds called him the rest of his life.

[ArmyValker]

I knew a guy who's last name was Major. He was glad to make Sergeant.

[R J]

My mom and dad thought it would be rather nice to name me R J.   Everything was fine until I went in the service, then the sheet hit the fan.   Every time I turned around  it was the (ONLY) sheet and they had it added.

I got my 1st Purple Heart, and when it was presented to me, the officer replied.

Sgt. Ronly J Bullard, I present  this blah blah blah.

Then he asked how I got the name Ronly.    Told him it was because of the Marine Corps would not accept Initials for a name.   Well he went into la-la land over it, and it pissed me off.   Being a cocky Buck Sgt, laying in a Hospital bed, I lit into the Colonel, almost cost me a stripe, but he reconsidered.    Later I served under him and we became fairly good friends.    I saw him twice in Texas, where he retired to before he passed away.   Even attended his funeral.  Good man.   RIP Colonel Larry J. Thompson.

While I was home on convalescent leave, mom & I changed my name legally to Russell J****r, but I still go by RJ.  I still sign my legal documents as RJ, and low and behold I have never been bothered about an initial since.   Take that back, when I bought my front rotors from across the pond they didn't like the R J so I put in Russ and it went through.