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Navy Chief

Navy Chief

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Those from my generation and older will know right away.

The sailors who worked for me in VQ-1 Line Division gave me this nickname, because after a few cups of coffee, the result would mean me finding tasks for them to do...... "Ping, ping, pinnnnnnnggg........"

NC
 
That would be none other than Ricochet Rabbit! Used to watch that cartoon as a kid.

OBIO
 
Well that was fast!

Somewhere in my computer room's mess, I still have my flight deck helmet (NOT the one pictured), that those sailors put the nickname "Ricochet" in large letters across the front.

NC
 
The Engineering dept Master Chief on my last ship was called "Ping Ping" because he was always going from one thing to the next pretty fast.
 
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Once out of basic training in the early 70s, we would get called "Ping" by lots of other airmen, usually in a musical, high voice.
Finally was let in on the joke: it was supposedly the sound our hair was making as it was growing back, poking out again!
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Am a mite old for Ricochet Rabbit. Was more into Rocky & Bullwinkle.
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Cool avatar, though.
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denisch said:
Hey Navychief,
Did they ever tell ya why they gave you that nickname?
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Hey Densich, this is from my first post: "The sailors who worked for me in VQ-1 Line Division gave me this nickname, because after a few cups of coffee, the result would mean me finding tasks for them to do...... "Ping, ping, pinnnnnnnggg........"
 
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