Appointment Titles

[Frank Misztal]

For those who always wanted to know what they were:

SUNRAY ------- Commander
MOONBEAM ---- Chief of Staff
SEAGULL ------ Operations / Adjutant
BOXWOOD ---- General Staff (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical)
ACORN -------- Intelligence Rep
MANHOLE ----- Administrative Staff
MOLAR -------- Logistics Staff / Quartermaster
NUTSHELL ----- Q Staff / Equipment Rep
CONROD ------- Air Defence Rep
SPYGLASS ----- Air Reconnaissance Rep
BASEBALL ------ Air Traffic Controller
ATOLL --------- Air Transport Support Operations Rep
HAWKEYE ------- Land Air Rep
IRONSIDE ------- Armour Rep
SHOTGUN ------- Armament Officer
SHELDRAKE ----- Artillery Rep
CRACKER -------- Locating Battery / Arty Intelligence Rep
HOLDFAST ------ Engineer / Airfield Construction Rep
FORTUNE -------- Forward Air Controller
GLOWWORM ----- Ground Liaison Officer
FOXHOUND ------ Infantry Rep
STARLIGHT ------ Medical Rep
CONTRACTOR ---- Movements Staff
RICKSHAW ------- Ordinance Rep
WATCHDOG ------ Provost Rep
BLUEBELL -------- Electrical / Mechanical Engineering Rep
PRONTO --------- Signals Rep
PLAYTIME ------- Supply and Transport Rep
METEOR --------- Meteorological Rep

Thanks Frank ...

likes references like these Of course my memory is unpredictable so it's nice to have this here.

It's also good to finally know what SUNRAY refers to. COMMANDER huh? (depends on who he's talkin' to? Yes? )

[Jon Skagfeld]

Hmmm...beat me to it,eh?

OK, so you're one up.

Velox...Versutus...Vigilans

Originally posted by Jon Skagfeld
Hmmm...beat me to it,eh?

OK, so you're one up.

Velox...Versutus...Vigilans

YESSSSS, yet another victory for woman-kind!
Dammit I'm good

[Frank Misztal]

Originally posted by Jon Skagfeld
Hmmm...beat me to it,eh?

OK, so you're one up.

Velox...Versutus...Vigilans

Velox

Perhaps I should be PRONTO.

[Frank Misztal]

Originally posted by Vets Dottir
YESSSSS, yet another victory for woman-kind!
Dammit I'm good

hmmmm... Don't be so joyful there, Missy. Jon was refering to my original post.

You see, one of us was going to post the appointment titles but I have super high speed Internet, so I beat him to it.

So there... you're not that good.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

"Missy"??!! Ohboy, I hope you like wearing cast-iron frying pans...

Originally posted by Frank Misztal
hmmmm... Don't be so joyful there, Missy. Jon was refering to my original post.

You see, one of us was going to post the appointment titles but I have super high speed Internet, so I beat him to it.

So there... you're not that good.

Yeah? That right, eh?
Well you ain't so poop-hot yoreself there, bud Talk ta tha hand,man
(couldn't resist that Oh Master Frank so zealously quick with a pin to gleefully burst a 's bubble)

[Jon Skagfeld]

Careful, Frank...there be dragons in the algae covered swamps where the yappy missy lurks. For her, frying pans are but sinkers on her 100# test line.

Shades of "Creature from the Black Lagoon"!...I didn't know that the creature was a PMS type female

Shades of "Creature from the Black Lagoon"!...I didn't know that the creature was a PMS type female

SO.... Now yah know

and ... by the by ... LMY has long past the ebbs and flows of PMS temperamentalism ...am there always ... MENOPAUSED AND HOLDING FOREVERMORE with my EVERREADY CAST-IRON SKILLET

Gawd it feels good

[Keith Webb]

With my aviation interests, perhaps I should be CONROD.
I thought of SHELDRAKE with my arty tractor, but there are several of us in that category... Hmmmm... or perhaps it's just for you genuine ex-service people...

VEGEMITE SENDS

[Jon Skagfeld]

SUNRAY...Shall Keefy be now known as CONRAD?...Seems appropriate.

[barriefield-brian]

I did some research on my grandfathers regiment (8th Recce). Reading the war diaries I got used to seeing Sunray and Sheldrake, likely others as well that I didnt recognize at the time. Remember one said the really big Sunray was coming to visit but dont know who they refered to. Very interesting reading. Brian

[Keith Webb]

And I'd always thought it referred to your bright countenance!

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi All
Don't forget that the 2IC (second-in-command Kartmann) is qualified by the term "minor". so where Sunray is the big chief, Sunray Minor is the 2IC. I was a Pronto Minor.
Bob

Ah, but alas oh Master Salesman Bob, there already exists a SUNRAY MINOR ... and it is
NOT moi.

is appropriately descriptive is it not?
You all call me all sorts of things anyways But I kinda like the variety myself of all sorts of things myself ...

The handle VETS DOTTIR is the permanant one I don't want to lose in here, in honour of my Dad and his memory, and my "military research" point of being here to begin with. Funny ... I joined here regards my Uncle and almost used the handle VETS_NEICE ... but my Dad needs my honour and respect too.

SENDS

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Kartmann
The term "minor" is applicable to each Appointment Title. Using Sunray as an example, the MLU Sunray is Geoffaloff Billington Spin Ball ergo the Boss. His second-in-command, ergo Sunray Minor is ????. All the Appointmant titles are designated to the various Corps, eg. Shelldrake is Artillery, Pronto is Signals. In the military I was Pronto Minor, in other words I was the Infantry Battalion Radio Sergeant.
Bob

Thanks for the explanation Bob

I kinda like FOXHOUND if I had to choose one ... I sort of "represent" RIFLEMAN EDWARD SMITH in here "FOXHOUND ------ Infantry Rep" but as a civi, I haven't "earned" any of those military handles.

FOXHOUND SENDS

(just trying it on for size)

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Kartmann
Go for a variation on the theme, become "BLOODHOUND".
Attributes according to the dictionary "prized for its keen scent and perseverance, now specially trained for tracking human beings".
The first part is applicable to your family research, with the second part applicable to those who give you a hard time (if in fact you consider them to be "human beings").
Bob

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi again Kartmann

When we had recruits out in the bush for the first time we used to tell them to beware of "Woffle Worms, Drop Bears and the most dangerous of all, the SWAMPDOG". These of course are all ficticious Oz animals but the recruits were convinced and used to spend some nights without sleep.

I think SWAMPDOG is most appropriate for you as your description of your residence reminds me of the Swamp in M.A.S.H. and Dog is synonymous with hound. The Swampdog has all the attributes of a Bloodhound but the name is far less boring.

So therefore dear Kartmann I dub thee "SWAMPDOG".

I'm sure other Ozzie members will contribute to the definitions of this name.

Bob

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally posted by Bob Moseley
Hi again Kartmann

When we had recruits out in the bush for the first time we used to tell them to beware of "Woffle Worms, Drop Bears and the most dangerous of all, the SWAMPDOG". These of course are all ficticious Oz animals but the recruits were convinced and used to spend some nights without sleep.

I think SWAMPDOG is most appropriate for you as your description of your residence reminds me of the Swamp in M.A.S.H. and Dog is synonymous with hound. The Swampdog has all the attributes of a Bloodhound but the name is far less boring.

So therefore dear Kartmann I dub thee "SWAMPDOG".

I'm sure other Ozzie members will contribute to the definitions of this name.

Bob

In the Canadian Forces, we had a similar ficticious animal which manifested itself as the "snow snake", found mostly where one found yellow snow. This beastie could terrify a recruit since, as they were told, the animal only struck whilst one piddled in the snow.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Jon Skagfeld
In the Canadian Forces, we had a similar ficticious animal which manifested itself as the "snow snake", found mostly where one found yellow snow. This beastie could terrify a recruit since, as they were told, the animal only struck whilst one piddled in the snow.

What was legendary was the reaction of U.S. Marines who came up to winter-train with us and swallowed the snow snake story hook, line and sinker...

[Frank Misztal]

Originally posted by Jon Skagfeld
In the Canadian Forces, we had a similar ficticious animal which manifested itself as the "snow snake", found mostly where one found yellow snow. This beastie could terrify a recruit since, as they were told, the animal only struck whilst one piddled in the snow.

Yeah, those snowsnakes were usually found near smoking trees/bushes.

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Frank Misztal
Yeah, those snowsnakes were usually found near smoking trees/bushes.

they were known to slip into sleeping bags in the dead of night and to lurk around the cookset due to the heat, especially when a "Young Lad" was on stove watch and to fall on their prey from tree branches............I can remember many a pale looking "Young Lad" and some sleeping bags getting the crap beat out of them........

no like SWAMPDOG ....

makes me sound like sum kinda barroom b@tch (M.A.S.H SWAMP and DOG) Might be appropriate for someone with a handle like V_D but appropriate for NOT Little Miss Yappy Pixie Witch VETS DOTTIR
or FRYING PAN MENO-MAMA-PAUSED

Sorry Bob ... I REJECT

BTW I've ALWAYS loved M.A.S.H

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Wuzzamattawith simply "PIXIE"... fits, don' it?

[Mark W. Tonner]

Hello One and All;

Me thinks that the appropriate appointment title for Karmen is:

YAPPY!

end of discussion.

Oh look!, a whole hockey sock full of em.............

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Wuzzamattawith simply "PIXIE"... fits, don' it?

Hey... wuzzupmy Bro ...

You just reminded me of a silly something I wrote once when people were on about co-dependence ... LISSSSTEN up my Bro's ... you musical types strum, play, beat, hum a few chords ...

Ima co dependent
Yeah
Ima co dependent
Yeah
I'll be what you want me to be
Yeah
I'll be your fantasy
A creation of your twisted unmet needs
YEAH
Ima co dependent
Ima co dependent
YEAH
Ima co dependent
YEAH YEAH YEAH
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PIXIE YAPPY????????????
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