Actually I think he got his in the USAF flying 106's and F-4's.
I don't know much about ATC chatter so I can't comment as to that.
IOE is airline-, seat-, and type-specific.
Rhino driver. Nice. Gotta' love old Double Ugly.
Spend a few hours listening in on the scanner or an archive online. Self-evident truths there, even for a non-pilot...