But those aren’t the rules and I’m not a female so this hypothetical thought will be placed up on the shelf right next to Superpowers I wish I had and wild animals I’d have in my wolfpack. Personally if I was a female pilot I’d want to be called “Mother of God”. HOWEVER, there are outliers in this opinion because a badass female AC-130 Spectre Gunship pilot earned the callsign “The Angel of Death”, when she supported Army Special Forces ODA’s in Afghanistan months after 9/11. After you’ve earned the respect from your buddies, you’ll get a more ‘heroic’ callsign.”Ī Navy SEAL buddy of mine told me that if a pilot has the callsign of something like “Ghost” or “Night Stalker” or something that sounds kind of cheesy or badass, they likely are new or haven’t done much to begin with. Sometimes it’s based on physical appearance thing like ‘Carrot’. Obvious examples, ‘Crash’ or LT ‘Cheese’ Kraft. “Do something stupid or have it fit in with your last name. The site’s author expands on the criteria for getting a callsign: you’ll get a new nickname you’ll like even less. If you complain and moan too much about 1. If you don’t already have one, you’ll be assigned one from your “buddies”.It’s for both operational security (military) and identifying the aircraft/pilot.Īccording to The Ultimate F-16 Site, there are three rules in coming up with a callsign: What is a callsign? It’s the name a pilot or crew member is called so they don’t have to use their real name when talking through communications equipment. For whatever the reason may be, they all have one thing in common: ridiculous, outrageous, funny and badass nicknames (callsigns). Others had grandfathers fly during WWII and wanted to follow in their footsteps. Some people were even inspired enough to join the Navy and Air Force to become like their egoistical idol Maverick. And I haven’t even thought about including Fictional Heroes like Indiana Jones and Spider-Man.Įverybody in the US has seen the film Top Gun starring Tom Cruise. I’m actually surprised I only have one Astronaut and one Pilot inducted into THE Human Hall OF Fame at the moment. I have an undying fascination with military history, incredible feats of humanity, and a flat out obsession with really awesome stories and experiences people embark on every day. Just like I mentioned in The Iditarod post where I crowned the race the epitome of badass, I am lumping pilots into the epitome of preposterous.
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