I have a pen pal and want a cute nickname to call him. He's in the Honor guard btw. Any advice.
2007-12-18 00:30:12 · 18 answers · asked by JT 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Okay, you're a civilian... maybe some of the others don't get it here on YA! but the following terms for Airmen are taboo (against culture) for use by civilians. Call him one of these and you're likely to piss your penpal off:
NO:
Flyboy
zoomie
wingnut
chairforce
anything to do with piloting (we're not all fliers, you know)
As to the answers above, Airman is what he IS, not so much a nickname. Maverick would be hilarious for the following reasons: 1) it's a pilot name, but you're not calling him a fighter jock directly and 2) it's navy, so it's a subtle jibe while being a well known name at the same time... plus it shortens to "Mav"
2007-12-18 04:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by promethius9594 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in Florida and I heard the people(mostly men)in the Air Force called "Fly boys".
2007-12-18 08:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Wingnut
2007-12-18 08:44:39 · answer #3 · answered by dwjohn15765 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Zoomie
2007-12-18 08:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Airhead!
2007-12-18 08:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Blue Union...
2007-12-18 08:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
By whatever rank he has, but never airman.
You could call him Buzz!
2007-12-18 08:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Airman.
2007-12-18 08:32:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Wing Nut has a nice ring to it.
2007-12-18 08:45:43 · answer #9 · answered by canfield205 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Jet jock.
2007-12-18 08:58:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋