What's The Story/Reason Behind Your Screen Name?

Well awright... I got lucky - my first name wasn't taken yet, so Paweł it is! Boring... Wonder how long this thread is going to live? Anyhow, have a nice day, everybody!

Paweł

Anyone know how I can change my screen name?

Mine's phonetic because I'm too old and dim to create anything else. And I use it on all the forums (there aren't that many) I post on.

heh, mine came after watching Top Gun for the first time. I wanted to have an awesome call sign too, so I found an on-line call sign generator, and got "owl". I liked the ring of "call sign owl" and decided to keep it. Now its my screen name for all of my online stuff (which isn't much, but still)

Mine's pretty obvious...

It was a nickname when i was a teenager. Not original granted but my other nickname "boy mountain" seemed awkward as a screen name. ;)

Bought a plastic model of the Hughes HK-1 Hercules the day I signed up on FSM

Way back when I registered,I thought I was just creating a user name for customer service,hence the very bland anthony2779.I didnt know I had actually signed up for the forum.So I was stuck with what I had.In fact I didnt start posting until 2006,even though I had registered back in 2003.

So I just kept what I had

Electric Blues

Anyone know how I can change my screen name?

Electric Blues

Anyone know how I can change my screen name?

Not sure that you could,but if you can change without loosing your posts,and history,I would.

I created mine back when I was jumping out of perfectly good airplanes in flight for Uncle Sam. A group of jumpers is called a stick. The last man out the door who "pushes" all the other jumpers out ahead of him is called the "stick pusher". In my LRS unit I was usually assigned as the stick pusher for my team on drops. When I first came online and needed a screen name I dropped the "c" and started using it on the various sites and email which I used, including here, that needed a screen name. I had also tried a variation of"wind dummy" (not here), the first guy out the door who is used to check wind directions, but didnt keep that one... Since I rarely had lead man door position.

anthony2779

Electric Blues:

Anyone know how I can change my screen name?

 

Electric Blues:

Anyone know how I can change my screen name?

 

Not sure that you could,but if you can change without loosing your posts,and history,I would.

To change mine I PMd Aarron. He made the change for me.

Tried Tailspin, taken: Tried Firebird, taken: Tried Old Fart and here I am.

stikpusher

I created mine back when I was jumping out of perfectly good airplanes in flight for Uncle Sam. A group of jumpers is called a stick. The last man out the door who "pushes" all the other jumpers out ahead of him is called the "stick pusher". In my LRS unit I was usually assigned as the stick pusher for my team on drops. When I first came online and needed a screen name I dropped the "c" and started using it on the various sites and email which I used, including here, that needed a screen name. I had also tried a variation of"wind dummy" (not here), the first guy out the door who is used to check wind directions, but didnt keep that one... Since I rarely had lead man door position.

This is why I posted this question - the stuff you can learn! I did not know that about paratroopers. Pretty cool! By the way, who pushes the stickpusher if he chickens out? I'm sure that's happened once or twice in the history of parachuting.......  

The Jumpmaster puts a boot in your fourth point of contact my amphibious friend

Hahhahhah! That's funny! I know it's gotta be true, but it's still funny, all the same. I guess that's why he's called the jumpmaster, huh? Ever see that happen in reality?

My oldest son did a tandem jump back in 2006 in Indiana. Gotta admit, he's braver than me. That's probably the only thing in the world that I won't do - jump out of perfectly good ariplanes while they're flying at 11,000 feet. I did get to sit in the copilot's seat and follow him down in a spiral, though, thanks to the good graces of the pilot after I hinted to her that I would love to go up and watch him jump. Of course, she didn't tell me what was gonna happen after they jumped, though. She just said (after they jumped)," Hold on to the coaming." I said, "Ok", and as soon as I grabbed it, we were immediately at 45 degrees nose-down, spiraling my son and his instructor as they fell. We were in a Cessna Caravan following them down. That was, and still is, the best damned ride I've ever had. Better than ANY amusement park ride!! I will definitely do that again! No parachuting for me, though. 

Yeah the JM is usually a guy you do not mess with. I have never seen ajump refusal, but I have seen some pretty scared guys going out the door I have ahd a similar "E-Ticket Ride" in  the observer seat of an OH-58...  no jumpers in the air nearby though. Just canyon walls nearby. Here is a little comic strip by a guy who has been there/done that probably around the same era you and I were in, to expalin the finer points of military parachuting with a sense of humor...

What it takes to win

My name? Its from an znime series "Zoids"

see sig below

stikpusher

Yeah the JM is usually a guy you do not mess with. I have never seen ajump refusal, but I have seen some pretty scared guys going out the door I have ahd a similar "E-Ticket Ride" in  the observer seat of an OH-58...  no jumpers in the air nearby though. Just canyon walls nearby. Here is a little comic strip by a guy who has been there/done that probably around the same era you and I were in, to expalin the finer points of military parachuting with a sense of humor...

 

Oh, man! That IS funny! I've got a good friend who was an SF paratrooper who would love that cartoon, although he has probably seen it by now. He was even an instructor for awhile. Goes by the name of SFC Lyle, David. Nickname of "Smurf". Maybe you know him?

Anyways, I was in the Corps from Feb 1984 to July 1995. What time frame did you serve?

I was Regular Army from Nov 83 to Nov 87. I joined the Guard in Feb 88 and retired from there in Feb 07. Cant say that I ever ran into your friend, although there were plenty of former Marines in the Guard in the various units that I served in.

Echo139er

To change mine I PMd Aarron. He made the change for me.

Did it keep your post history?

The site said my first 2 choices were taken. I use "CSMO" and "The Artilleryman" on the various other sites I participate in. Unkie is what my nieces call me. Jenna Marie said:"anybody can be an uncle' but you gotta be special to be an UNKIE. 637 refers to the Field Artillery battalion I served in in the Republic of Korea in 1973-74. I was the 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery. Have a great day, everybody. Adios, Larry.

Welcome to the site,you will have to meet the other two artillery men I know on the forum ,Redleg12 (Mike)and HeavyArty(Gino)

stikpusher

I was Regular Army from Nov 83 to Nov 87. I joined the Guard in Feb 88 and retired from there in Feb 07. Cant say that I ever ran into your friend, although there were plenty of former Marines in the Guard in the various units that I served in.

I don't think David went SF until around 1988 or so. He went in the Army around 1983, and was Army all the way, never a Marine. He just retired back in 2008, forced out due to medical problems from jumping way too many times. He eventually helped to rewrite the Army jump manual (I actually saw his name as the author of it!), and received the Bronze Star for some of his exploits over in Bosnia and Afghanistan. He should've been a Marine. He sure acts like one (that's a good thing!).

Whatcha got working on the bench now?

Mine's pretty simple.

Doogs is a nickname I've had for years. Play on my last name. I've had bosses and even a few clients call me by it more or less exclusively. And it's rarely taken.

ATX = Austin, Texas.

It's a reference to my favorite album of all time: Rush's Exit: Stage Left.

I was in SF from 90-92, but was never on a Team or Tabbed. I did intel there/then, but beleive you me, we had to do lots of ruckin' to be ready to deploy with the the ODAs as needed. I am curious what changes he may have had with the jump manual. I do recall some change in exit techniques during my time on jump status and then we got a new style reserve chute that required a modified technique for emergency deployment. Not that I would trade my Army expereinces for anything, but sometimesI do think it would have been cool to be able to have spent some time in the other services as well to do some of the stuff that they do and the Army does not.

As far as kits go for me, my prime focus right now is to finish up a Tamiya 1/35 UE Carrier and Monogram 1/48 F9F-5. But I also have another 2 dozen or so kits in various stages of build from barely started to just about done... How bout yourself?

My last name is Bishop, and so my knick name has always been Bish. Everyone users that, guys at work my partner, her kids. The only person who doesn't is my mum. So when i started useing the internet, it just made sense to stick to that as a user name.

Ahhhh.. well maybe this Sci Fi avatar would fit you