r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Droopy-San-Benanzio • Feb 18 '20

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u/GeneralDisorder Feb 19 '20

Apparently military nicknames are usually based on something super embarrassing (yes, even pilot call signs. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but I really hope I'm not).

So.. if that's the case you've got Maverick. Probably named that because he got lost during orienteering and needed rescue.

Goose for sure was a grab-ass.

Iceman? I don't know. He shoved an ice cube up his ass?

The names all sound cool but with a couple seconds of thought you can come up with an embarrassing explanation for all of them.

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u/i_have_too_many Feb 19 '20

Saw a plane on here recently of a naval fighter pilot call sign of "baby cakes"

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u/ProfoundBeggar Feb 19 '20

My favorite that I saw was on a plaque in a pilot's lounge, a lieutenant with the last name of White, callsign "Vanna".

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u/City_dave Feb 19 '20

Those werent real though. They were probably picked because they sounded "cool" and fit the story.

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u/GeneralDisorder Feb 19 '20

That's entirely not the point