A fed pal of mine informed me that a letter had been circulated throughout his agency instructing their agents who were about to attend advanced firearms training at the FLETEC center in Georgia to please not refer to any BATFE students they might encounter as *BATFECES*, at least not to their faces.
It seems they don't like the mame the other feds now call them.... I'm going to try to get him to fax or text me a copy of the letter, which I'll helpfully post after removing any identifying names or numbers.
Please do - I have a friend who is a retired federal LEO (different department & different agency) who would very definitely appreciate it. Although, from what I hear, the Treasury explosives folks are 100% world-class (so it's a shame they have to put up with the jokes generated by the 'ill-advised' actions of some of the firearms guys)...