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To: SuziQ; Ramius
West Point grads are "ring-knockers," Air Force Academy grads are "zoomies," and I never met a Navy Academy grad, or I'd know what they call 'em.

Master Sea-Man, what are Coast Guard Academy grads called?

2,238 posted on 06/06/2004 10:50:03 PM PDT by Rose in RoseBear (HHD[ .. boats??? Eeeek!!! ...])
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To: Rose in RoseBear
what are Coast Guard Academy grads called?

"Generally Worthless"... "Shark Bait"... hmmm... I'm thinkin' on it...

Actually, I can't recall a particular name for them, though, like most junior officers they are generally regarded with disdain and wariness by experienced enlisted folk. It sometimes takes years to train up a J.O. properly once they get out of the academy. It was, as a matter of fact, one of my favorite pastimes on the bridge.

There were even a couple of them that I remember that ended up being pretty good officers after we got finished with them.

2,239 posted on 06/06/2004 11:06:42 PM PDT by Ramius (We come to it at last. The great battle of our time.)
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To: Rose in RoseBear

Actually... pretty much all of the Air Force are known as "zoomies". Not just officers.

Just as Navy are "Squids", Army are "grunts", Marines are "Jar-Heads" and such.

Coasties are, well, just pretty much "Coasties". The Navy called us "shallow water navy". The Army called us... well, they never called us 'cuz we didn't give them the number. The Marines... they just called us when they wanted to get a ride to a beach somewhere. :-)


2,240 posted on 06/06/2004 11:12:30 PM PDT by Ramius (We come to it at last. The great battle of our time.)
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To: Rose in RoseBear
Air Force Academy grads are "zoomies"

LOL! My brother, Gerry, is an AF Acadmeny grad. He called it "The Zoo".

2,267 posted on 06/07/2004 7:44:01 AM PDT by SuziQ
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