[familyop]

"Crap...don't tell him what mail buoys are."

As a former combat engineer (cbt. type--not constr.), I have no clue, but "mail buoys" doesn't sound like a good thing. LOL!

"And I'm over six feet tall so it was the Coast Guard (real sailors) not the Navy and their floating cities."

Wow! I'd assumed you were prior Army. ...no wonder you don't take to being called "Chief" (slang for CWOs in the Army).

[CWOJackson]

I was originally in the Army (11D, 1969-1974...combat engineers are almost as crazy as EOD) and I don't mind being called Chief at all. I know where it comes from with Army folk.

The wife and I do volunteer work up at Ft. Lewis with the families of people deploying/deployed. Damned silly name tag has my rank. I'm called Chief all the time and love it!

[philman_36]

Wow! I'd assumed you were prior Army. ...no wonder you don't take to being called "Chief" (slang for CWOs in the Army).
Surprise, surprise! They're called Chief Warrant Officer in the Navy and in the Coast Guard.
He must only want to be called "Sir".

[philman_36]

I have no clue, but "mail buoys" doesn't sound like a good thing...
"Mail buoy" was a prank pulled on newbies. They would get assigned "mail buoy watch" and then get dunked over the side in a bosun's chair when "retreiving" the buoy.