Well, the full nickname was Tubbalicious...

Sorry. I didn't mean to get you in trouble. :o

S'ok...
I do it to myself mostly. As you can tell by the hat thing I have a way with putting my foot in my mouth. I'm working on it though. I've found the best way to fix that is to just keep it shut unless its chow time.

that's a start...

I was joking about the hey dude.
If you don't mind my asking what are the QP or GM approaches...
Or am I just missing an inside joke. Or stupid... I'm not ot proud to admit it when I'm dumb. I did join the Corps after all.

Lurk, learn, use the "Search" button, follow instructions, that sort of thing.

Try to fit in and not stand out in the crowd. When you find yourself in a new or potentially unfavorable position, don't draw attention to yourself.

The sort of thing you would do if you were on a mission with a small unit in bad guy country, or trying to keep a quiet, professional appearance and a low profile.

TR

That's a solid copy sir.

LOL! Now I don't think I have ever been called "dude"! Been called a lot of other things and have had my share of troop given nick names but I am absolutely positive that "dude" would not have been one of them. I have even been mistaken for a "Marine" ,which I took as a compliment. Young Leatherneck, you can call me whatever you like.


Jack Moroney-been a Merchant Marine midshipmen but never a Marine-although I have stayed in "a Holiday Inn Express"

Update on SF goal
 

Just wanted to put up a quick update. If this post needs to be moved to another thread, I understand. I had put up a post a few weeks ago about why I wanted to go SF and gave an extended timeline of later this year/early next year. Well, I changed my mind after talking to a few people and last Thursday I drove up from Raleigh, NC to Camp Dawson, WV and on Friday, May 20th, 2005 I signed on as an NQP with the 2/19th SFG West Virginia National Guard. I'll look to be going to selection end of this year/first of next year. I am so excited I can barely stand it!! I got to meet some great folks up there. First drill is next week. The ball is in motion and now the work can begin in ernest. Again, back to lurking and lots and lots of PTing :D

Todd

WTG Todd and the best of luck to you.

Tubbs: Perhaps I misunderstood your original. I thought you were asking what to call Special Forces Soldiers in general. The answer is just what I said, Special Forces or SF. I don't take offense in being called a Green Beret, that is trhe term that most of the public know us by. We just like to be specific in that we are not hats. Hell, it beats the shit out of Green Beanie, Green Weeny, Special Farces and a plethora of other terms I have heard over a 40 year span. "Snake Eater" and "Sneaky Pete" weren't bad, in fact we had our own "Sneaky Pete Air Force" (SPAf) in SOG in 1968.

As to what to call individuals, observation is the best bet. The screen name is always acceptable. :lifter You can call me Terry, you can call me Ray, you can call me di-da-snookems but don't call me Gay. :D :lifter
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QP abd Gray Profile are ways of saying to be low profile, under the wire, non-descript, blend with the background, etc. Things which are totally foreign to a gung-ho jarhead. :D

Semper Fi sir.

In response to QRQ 30, I'll try to flush the "gung ho" out of my system. Perhaps not the best mind set to have when trying to transition into the world of quiet professionalilsm.

don't flush it...redirect it...quiet professionalism is not the enemy of bearing and discipline...it is the epitomy of it...

Here-Here !! Well said !!!

Having come into SF, as an NCO, after a "Cadet" stint up on the Hudson, redirection is well in ORDER !!!

Even had an EX-Upper classman as an XO in Recon Company (CO was none other than the then Capt. Bob !!) Very interesting to say the least when the "Newbie XO" realized who I was !!! :D

I feel that I have way to much learing and growth to achieve before I am deserving of the opportunity to become a member of the SF community. That 's why I haven't jumped into it yet. Hopefully I can glean some of that from all of you. Thank you for your patience and your wisdom.

You're getting into a good unit, my man. I've got friends in 2/19. However, If you live in Raleigh, you should know that B/3/20 is 45 minutes away in Roanoke Rapids, rather than a 6 hour drive through the mountains. Anyway- when you get to drill ask the guys to tell you stories about "The Social Claymore". He's a good friend of mine