Look, zoomie, we're squids. Got it? :1

Not swab jockies? Geeze, make up your minds

'swabs' was for the guys just out of boot camp - once we got out to sea,
'squid' seemed to stick. most of the other nicknames seemed to fade, but
occasionally, I still get called a squid by an old friend, or by my sister, the
retired AF officer that uses any excuse to barbeque me over my choice of
service. She wintered over in Misawa for three years, while I griddle-tanned
on Dodge, working one day in five. _Who_ chose poorly? )

Granted, she had her own kind of adventure, but I think I was suited for the
role I played and I doubt I would have done as well in the USAF - not through
any fault of theirs, just a bit of a personality conflict. My favorite word
has always been "autonomous", applied to H-2 operations or as a Naval courier -
the Air Force would have hung me for some of the stunts I was in on!

v/r
Gordon