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Cack
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I was an angry man as an A1C and my counterpart had the name "Balls" so I became Cack because you can't say C@ck in todays Air Force
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Calvin
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Capt. Mark Cline
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Camel
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My last name is Teo.... and is always mispronounced as toe on the schedule. U guys figure out the rest.
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Carnie
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Came from carnivals having different freaks that do crazy and weird stuff. He fits that mold and being one of the hairiest people most folks ever have seen makes the name stick.
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Carrot
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a redhead
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Casper
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Hired by the Syracuse Guard unit and United Airlines the same month. Went to airline training and didn't show up at the Guard unit for two months..as in "The Ghost".
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Caveman
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During CAF survival training, guy enjoyed the worst of weather. After sleeping outside in the spilling rain and freezing cold, he woke quite rested. Instructor said "He's a F#@$ing Caveman"
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Challenger
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Challenger is my unicorn ! thus my friends call me Challenger.
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Chaos
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Erratic, but semi-predictable behavior.
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Chatty
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Kathy McDonald: It was bestowed upon me because 1) there used to be a famous Chatty Kathy doll in the USA, and 2) I sometimes tend to use a few too many words to convey info…
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Chemo
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Schlonger, evidently was not PC.
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Cherry
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First Name: Buster (no lie!)
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Chevy
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Capt. Vervolet
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Chief
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Natural Leader
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Chiefmac
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Love of Big Macs and always saying too many chiefs and not enough indians.
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Chum
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A little to much to drink at the O'club. Gave a little back in the O'club pool. Like the bait you put out for sharks, hence Chum!
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Clang
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CLueless Arrogant New Guy.
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Cleet
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Last name Torris. 'nuf said.
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Cleetus
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'Maj. Scott 'Cleetus' Bridgers of the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Air National Guard Station likes to have fun with his call sign. In flight school, aviators ribbed Bridgers about his thick Southern drawl. So they named him 'Cletus' after one of the bumpkin characters on the 'Dukes of Hazzard' TV show. Bridgers, though, took the joke further. He added an 'e' and when he writes his call sign, he turns the 'e's' around because 'I'm a backward country boy.''
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Coma
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A very slow talking Southern guy.
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Comadreja
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The Comadreja ususally hunts at night. It kills its prey by biting it at the back of the neck. Be carefull and watch your six!!!
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Congo
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I'm an African American pilot (414th). When I would go to the gym and play basketball with a few of my buddies we would always make bets who could get closest to a successful dunk. I always would win. My best bud one day joked that I could leap like a monkey.... lol. Then congo stuck somehow. Ive known these guys for quite some time so of course i take no offense to it.
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Cooler
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I had an instructor in T-38's who said that while preparing to cross the pond the flight doc gave the pilots immodium AD. Well after taking the pills the flight got cancelled due to Wx. well, next evening ready for the hop he couldn't s$%t and he couldn't take another set of pills. So, long story short, halfway across the pond he used his cooler to hold the waste.
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Corny
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Maj. Erik "Corny" Cornelisse. My callsign was given to me at ENJJPT during pilot training. Cornelisse was much too difficult to pronounce. My trigram was COR (from Cornelisse) and this quickly became "Corny". In "Duffies", the bar at the O'Club the girls changed it to "Horny Corny". Later, back in The Nethelands, it changed back to "Corny". Although I might have told a bad joke here or there, the callsign "Corny" does not come from the word corny......
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Crapper
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I knew a guy who checked into my HSL squadron - called himself "Scrapper" for his basketball skills. It didn't take long for everyone to realize that this guys real callsign should be "Crapper." Rule #1 - don't give yourself a callsign. Rule #2 - never question or oppose a callsign given to you by your wardroom.
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Crispy
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Given the name by the WEPTAC folks at Nellis AFB. My name is Chris P...
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Crow
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Cromartie
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Crowebar
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My name is Bill Crowe. For the last 20 odd years I have been called crowebar by my work mates because I am quite strong and can usually force most things open, or undo most tight nuts, screws etc. So if they can't get something open / undone they get the crowebar out!
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Crypy
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Sgt. F Folsom was good at decripting code in a snap!
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Cunny
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Lt. "Cunny" Linggi
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Cunny Hunter
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Cunny changed to "Cunny Hunter" by Cunny's favorite Hornet pilot because they enjoyed great deer hunting over the skies of Ramadi.
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Curly
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Act like a dork or a stooge and this is what you get. Nobody appreciates slapstick comedy anymore. Geez.
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Cypher
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Broke through radio interference on a training flight.
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Other callsigns
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Cajon,
Cajun,
Camera Guy,
Cecil,
Charlie,
Chaz,
Checkey,
Cheeze,
Chewy,
Chico,
Chithead,
Chopstick,
Clam,
Clapper,
Clips,
Clit,
Cobber,
Cobra,
Coke,
Color,
Combat,
Conan,
Conk,
Conman,
Corny,
Cos,
Cougar,
Crash,
Crisco,
Critter,
Cruiser,
Cujo,
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