Squid Re: Toys from Jane's...

> >ex-squid

I must confess my ignorance in this area, even though this mundane's main
interest in military history has always been naval, I thought 'squid' referred
to sub guys, though I've heard plenty of other nicks for them.
Several are un-repeatable here.

On the other hand, I guess serving on the Pegasus is about as close to
being a flyboy without actually being an aviator. ;->=

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> On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 devans@uneb.edu wrote:

> > >ex-squid

Pegasus? As in the hydrofoil Fast Patrol Boat? I can see your point, indeed:)

Cheers,

In a message dated 4/11/01 9:26:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
devans@uneb.edu writes:

> > >ex-squid

Squid = Any sailor as opposed to another service Bubblehead = Submariner
(because submarines are just steel bubbles) Airdale = Navy flyers (dogs with
the word air in it) Skimmer = Surface ship or sailor (they skim on the
surface) God = hydrofoil sailor, of course.

We will be having a test later in the course.  :-)

John Rebori ETN2 (Discharged)
USN 1976 - 1982
ex-USS Pegasus PHM-1

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I must confess my ignorance in this area, even though this mundane's main
interest in military history has always been naval, I thought 'squid' referred
to sub guys, though I've heard plenty of other nicks for them.
***

Ok, I should have said 'I HAD thought 'squid'...' I'd already got the message,
guys.

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Airdale = Navy flyers (dogs with the word air in it)
***

Natch, another place I'd gone awry. I HAD thought this referred to the deck
crew.

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God = hydrofoil sailor, of course.
***

Oh, puleeease! ;->=

> On 12-Apr-01 at 06:24, devans@uneb.edu (devans@uneb.edu) wrote:

> ***

Actually... I have never heard pilots referred to as airdales, only the
enlisted flight deck crews or those enlisted who went up for the ride.

> God = hydrofoil sailor, of course.

Plane wanna-be.  :)

In the Coast Guard the black shoes (surface) call us aviators Airedales as
well.

Bob Makowsky USCG SAR

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In a message dated 4/12/01 8:47:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> books@mail.state.fl.us writes:

> Actually... I have never heard pilots referred to as airdales, only

Might have just been me. My rule of thumb was if they wore wings, they were
Airedales. however on a birdfarm, you guys may have been more specific.

John Rebori ETN2 (Discharged)
USN 1976 - 1982
ex-USS Pegasus PHM-1

In a message dated 4/12/01 9:42:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
rmako@coqui.net writes:

> In the Coast Guard the black shoes (surface) call us aviators

Navy canned the brown shoes back in the late seventies, about the time I

enlisted. More then a few old brown shoes got fired off of carrier catapults.
My last home port was in Key West, across from the Coast Guard base. Those
guys did a lot of good hard and dangerous work.

John Rebori ETN2 (Discharged)
USN 1976 - 1982
ex-USS Pegasus PHM-1