What's in A (User) Name?

**Dutch** · 11 March 2010, 21:12

Def3,

Yes you and I have meet before, been along time. I just retired as a CATM last year.

Welcome aboard you'll like this place.

By the way what happened to the M-60 gunner

**Stickman** · 11 March 2010, 23:43

Originally Posted by Defender3

Air Force call sign.

Welcome home. Hopefully things are going well for you, its been awhile since we've talked.

**Army Chief** · 12 March 2010, 03:46

Originally Posted by Defender3

I retired off the General Staff in 2003 as the Careerfield Manager ...

Different service and different population band, but I'm definitely feeling that particular pain right now.

AC

**Defender3** · 12 March 2010, 04:50

Def3,

Yes you and I have meet before, been a long time. I just retired as a CATM last year.

Welcome aboard you'll like this place.

By the way what happened to the M-60 gunner

CATM? No such thing! Ha, ha, we could debate that one to death, eh? If you’re referring to the rocket scientists who decided to take their hummer into the WRM lot for a quick nap, they were 15’d, reduced and discharged. For the membership, I was at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a year. We had one of the largest open air conventional storage sites in the world. One of the patrols, a two-person mobile patrol with mounted M-60 (yes, we were still using 60’s in 1997) decided they were tired and needed a nap (they even brought blankies with them). The brainiacs pulled their 60 from the mount and backed their hummer into a slot within the War Readiness materials motor pool lot where there were hundreds of hummers parked. Wasn’t too hard to find them though since they left the pintle mount on top of the vehicle – stuck out like a sore thumb. Hopefully that’s what you were referring too, if not, a free war story!

Welcome home. Hopefully things are going well for you, it’s been awhile since we've talked.

Drop me an IM so we can connect again. BTW – I wish I had your photo skills, not all of them, just the ones in your little finger.

Different service and different population band, but I'm definitely feeling that particular pain right now.

It was a great job, but it was a tough one. No luv from the field for sure……

I appreciate all the response and thanks for the warm welcome!

**rgrprib** · 12 March 2010, 10:32

I'm a Ranger from 2nd Batt, Ft.Lewis

rgrprib

**modmycara4** · 12 March 2010, 16:49

Originally Posted by rgrprib

I'm a Ranger from 2nd Batt, Ft.Lewis

rgrprib

right on.. Im at Lewis myself.. though I'm pog'n it over on north fort

**Stickman** · 15 March 2010, 11:38

Originally Posted by rgrprib

I'm a Ranger from 2nd Batt, Ft.Lewis

rgrprib

Just talking to one of your guys yesterday, he is getting ready to retire soon. I'm surprised he can walk with his knees as blown out as they are. I hope he is treated decently by the VA. I'm pretty sure he owes me beer now that I think about it.....

Welcome to the board, good to have you over here.

**cebuboy** · 18 March 2010, 07:08

Just a gun nut in sunny Cebu, hence Cebuboy.

**GearHead_1** · 24 March 2010, 09:51

GearHead_1, pretty much what comes to most peoples minds. Builder, owner, enthusiast of cars, engines, transmissions, rear ends and many other things mechanical.

**2ATA** · 24 March 2010, 10:40

2ATA = 2 Atmospheres Absolute

I run the Hyperbaric chambers at a hospital. The largest majority of the treatments that I do are run at 2ATA or 29.4PSIG.

**Stickman** · 24 March 2010, 10:50

Originally Posted by 2ATA

2ATA = 2 Atmospheres Absolute

I run the Hyperbaric chambers at a hospital. The largest majority of the treatments that I do are run at 2ATA or 29.4PSIG.

Excellent!!

**Ranger325** · 25 March 2010, 11:39

Howdy - another retired soldier here.

Ranger + 325 (my former Regiment in the 82d) = Ranger325

Regards,

**chazthebiker** · 22 May 2010, 23:29

Not an outlaw biker. I used to mountain bike a whole lot and have used that handle for many years.

**Timberwolf** · 23 May 2010, 03:57

After my PGWDTI Timberwolf in .338LM.

**TripleBravo** · 23 May 2010, 11:04

Well… it’s kind of a long explanation, but… “Triple Bravo” is phonetic for “Triple B”. As a police officer, my well known nickname is “Triple B” but few know why.

The truth is that a close knit plain clothes unit I worked with for years thought that I closely resembled the Bob’s Big Boy restaurant icon. They boiled Bob’s Big Boy down to BBB or Triple B. The B to the third power became a short hand way to write my nickname while taking notes during surveillances.

When it came time to pick a trade name for my new business, Triple Bravo was the obvious choice.

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