What's in a name

[avionix]

LTARazor

Held a contest within the squad.  Someone suggested this and I thought it had a certain edge to it.

[Wolfala]

Oddly, it was a nickname from the 7th grade which morphed into an AOL screen name and several email address's and BB handles later. Funny what happens in 15 years.

[texasmom]

I started out as texasmom, but changed it when it seemed like such a long thing to say if someone was talking to me. 

So I switched it to TMom, which is much shorter to have to speak.

Then I decided I was DONE with AH, and quit FOR GOOD!!!!!







About two weeks later I started another account: txmom

Since the new name change policy, which allows you to switch every 30 days, I gave GhngsMom (GhengisMom) a run, but switched back after the 30 days, since I think nobody even got it, which defeated the whole purpose of having a completely mean name.

Next will be Momzilla (for probably only 30 days also).
After that maybe lazyeye (It sounds much meaner than any Mom-variation).


I would love to have "wrong-way-Christi," but sadly, it's too long. (no, my name isn't Christi... but there's a funny story behind it which I won't bore you with).

[Shifty]

Shifty was the callsign for the A-10 I was crew chief on back in the late 80s.

[G0ALY]

Way back when I first started playing Air Warrior, I was also a goaltender on the local ice hockey league.  In addition to playing full time on one team, I subbed for any other team that needed a goaltender. Not being a regular, they didn’t know my name and I was universally referred to just as, “Goalie”.

You could only have five letters in your Air Warrior ID, so it was shortened to “goaly”… Been that way ever since.

[eagl]

I picked my name "eagl" after I learned I would be flying the F-15E after pilot training.  Before then, my game id was "suck".

I've successfully dueled for the game ident twice, the last time with a guy who was using "eag1", which due to the in-game font looked identical to my id.  He was a great sport about it and changed his id after he lost.

[CAP1]

1LTCAP

1LT= 1st leiutenant
CAP= Civil Air Patrol

i've had people ingame yell check six's at me calling me leiutenant captain, but never said anyting as i appreciated the warnings...and it was funny to boot. 

[Coach]

Many years ago, a friend of mine went through TopGun at Mirimar.  I had just gotten my pilots license and thought it would be fun to spend a couple of days in the San Diego sunshine while he was in school.  After their training, his squad would meet for dinner and drinks and naturally I would tag along to listen to the days events... it was fascinating to say the least.  Of course all of them had callsigns and one asked me what mine was. I replied with the lame callsign I had at the time in AW (forgot what it was).  They said that in the Navy, your squad gives you your name.  Well, after a bit of discussion on their end I was given the name of 'Coach' because of my real name and the TV show (Hayden).  Interesting note.  My friend who I went to see then just became the CO of TopGun last August.  Many probably know that it has now moved to NV.

$0.02 cents

Coach

[BigPlay]

1LTCAP

1LT= 1st leiutenant
CAP= Civil Air Patrol

i've had people ingame yell check six's at me calling me leiutenant captain, but never said anyting as i appreciated the warnings...and it was funny to boot. 

1st LT of the civil Air Patrol is kinda like calling a chiropractor an MD  Just joking Cap

[CAP1]

1st LT of the civil Air Patrol is kinda like calling a chiropractor an MD  Just joking Cap

lololol

 bear in mind, we are the civilain auxiliary top the Air Force. our equipment comes from them. our SAR calls are dispatched from the Air Force Rescue and Coordination Center.
 we're also the best in the country for SAR. we also have the largest single engine aircraft fleet in the country, and we have the best safety record too.


personally, i don't care about rank. i only really care about getting my job done. i've got time in grade to make captain, but need to complete one 3 week class, and test to make it. there's 3 colonels that've been after me to do it. i figure it won't improve my ability to do my job any, so i keep sandbagging em..........

all i care about is making sure our cadets re furnished with what they need to learn, our pile-its are furnished with safe and reliable equipment, so they can perform their jobs with their normal excellence, and that our ground fleet is maintained in top condition.