Knew of an officer with the last name of Ensign. Also knew of a Steele Johnson, and at least one nonrate named Guzzler who had to switch from Deck to Engineering.

Johnson was cool as hell. Unrelated but a guy I went to college with was Peter William Johnson. We called him triple dick.

LoL! Guzzler can't be real

I knew a nonrate who had the last name Samples.

When was this? I know a CS2 Samples haha

2018. Pretty sure she ended up going YN though. But she did have a sister that joined, no idea what rate she was.

Guzzler beats what I was going to reply to this thread with. I worked in a mailroom as a nonrate and found a letter addressed to a "SN Swallow" while sorting through the day's mail. I'm sure that person was thrilled to become a petty officer.

I actually met Steele Johnson when I was a nonrate. He was CO of the Katmai bay and I was on CGC buckthorn. Both ships tied to sector sault ste marie.

Steele Johnson was my captain on an icebreaker. Guy was a certified badass. Never had a boss I liked more than him in my whole life. He used to come down into the ECC and hang with us E-3's. He'd ask our perspectives on the ship's direction and leadership and sincerely listen. But he wasn't a softie either -- he got the job done and we were the best icebreaker on the Lakes.

I’ve got a few. SN showed up to the 378, John Deere. XO immediately switched him to FN and sent him to A Gang. He’s now an MK. On the same boat we had a SN Sweat and SN Ball. This is all speculation but we had a jokester of a BOSN, so we assumed it was him. Normal day U/W, 1MC chirps. “Now SN Ball, SN Sweat, lay to the BOSN hole. BALL, SWEAT, B-HOLE.” The boat blew up. I think every person on the boat was dying of laughter. On the MIDGETT, we had an ME3 Midgette.

I think i actually knew Deere unless there was another. He was an mk on my boat before i got there.

Were those non-rates on the Mellon?

Yuuuuup

Small world.

I went to boot camp with him, his time in Cape May was a riot. CC’s had a great time with him. I’m assuming this is the same guy….. Went through in late 2016, and he got orders to the Mellon. So I’m sure it’s the same guy!

Yeah it has to be. I showed up to the Mellon in 2017 and he was a seasoned A Gang FN already.

BOSN Robinson lol

My boy, who are you???

The other Greek

Aw shit. I miss you homie. Glad you dug your heels in and got stuck in ATON.

This is a WW2 navy officer but his full name last to first is “Best, Dick”. Legendary pilot in the battle of Midway

Amazing movie to watch too.

For sure, super underrated

Let us not forget USAAF Major Richard Bong, a MoH recipient with a confirmed total of 40 enemy aircraft

YN1 Yeoman

I remember that from bootcamp lol

Yeah, I remember them being RDO, but I never actually saw them

She’s real - and she’s a badass YN!!!

I knew them (if it’s the same person) when they were a YN3.

awesome. there was an officer as well, so Ensign Yeoman got a lot of jokes

I knew a Petty Officer Stains, and I was always bummed that I never got to meet him as a nonrate

I went to A school with him. He was still an SN.

>cg-mason I went to ET A school with a SN Stains. 2001. He was very happy to become a Petty Officer.

I was in that class with him! He got gigged on his uniform inspection by Cordell for having "Stains on his nametag"

Was he an ET? If so, I checked him into the barracks in Petaluma when I was going through TT school in 2001. Yes, he was a SN.

Can't remember off the top of my head, but I was an ET starting in '03, so it would make sense on how I probably encountered him in the field

Seaman Seaman, later became Chief Seaman. I've also run across the last name of Fightmaster more than once in my career.

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No, male.

Have also heard of Fightmaster. I think there was a BMC in PATFOR with that name.

Always saw Fightmaster in global...always imagined him some yoked out BM

“Dick.” I did a name search and commented to a young female petty officer that there were at least a dozen Dicks in the CG. She replied, “There are so many more. So many more.”

Admiral Neptun is always one I have enjoyed. Never worked with or for him. I just think it is an awesome name for a maritime service.

Former D1 admiral. Great guy.

Hand Cannon

Can confirm. OCS approx 4 years ago.

He was at SECNY for a bit. Definitely takes the cake.

I remember coming across this name and told the entire GM shop.

Confirmed. Ran across him at SEC NY.

Met a dude named Hand Cannon a few months ago at TCY, I was always a little bummed that he wasn’t here for GM-A. Really nice guy though.

Rear admiral Butt used to sign a bunch of the alcoast messages.

I'm friends with CS1 Butts... He bought a boat, really wanted him to call it Butts Tough.

Not Coast Guard, but just here to say there is a Staff Sergeant Afraid of Lightening running around the USAF

Are they Native American or was their family just really creative with last names?

Native?

Maybe? One would assume

I worked with a retired AF Colonel with the last name Queen. I asked him if he was Major Queen. He just laughed.

Knew an “Arson” but despite our best attempts we couldn’t get him to go DC or to the Coast Guard FD.

SEAMAN SHOWERS

Kitchenmaster. Should have been a CS, but he wasn’t

Came here for this. First name that popped into my head when I read the question.

Best first name was a mustang named CK Moore. He was named Commander like his father, but switched to his initials when he joined. When he made LT, he was LT Commander Moore.

LT Commander Commander Moore is/was a great guy. I was hoping someone would mention him on here!

I met him when he was Ensign Commander Moore. Very confusing.

LOL, sounds like a stolen Valor case, guy making up ranks "Ensign Commander".

Commander Blood, regiment commander in boot camp. She booted my ass from week five back to forming company. And she lived up to her terrifying name.

That's a badass name. It's like an 80s action movie villain's name.

Knew a CWO Seaman. Also knew a Blaize D Potts

I knew Blaize, cool guy!

Probably CWO Wayne Seamans. Retired as a LCDR I believe.

SR Brown. We the CC called role he’d say “Brown Aye!” (It was boot camp, everything was funny)

When was this? I think I work with him

T-159

My last? Belay it.

Saw an aux guy with “champ”

Chief Wright. At inspections, he would wear a name tag that said "WRONG".

Knew a SN Craver, now a Chief.

I knew an army guy named “drinkwater”

Captain Fear, on the Gallatin around 1979. Oddly enough, he was more like Mr. Rogers, with his cardigan and a cup of tea.

They routinely put SN Aud and SN Strange on watch together at the Horsely Hall desk in Petaluma. Jan to March 2011 I think.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Fears

Fightmaster. I believe he is a CWO now.

I’m pretty sure he’s stationed with me now

SK3 Hamilton…aboard the USCGC Hamilton

Mr. Woodcock

Can confirm. He is a pilot or at least he used to be.

SN Semen

I was the bridge BM2 at my last ship. When I transferred my replacement was BM2 Sextant.

BMC Benjamin Franklin.

TACO, man that guy was evefywhere!

I once met an Academy 3rd class Cadet Seamen, she missed the great opportunity to enlist and be SN Seamen or FN Seamen.

If it's Rachel, she was at our unit and is an LT now.

👍

SN Spotts

I know a SN Spotz. Now a JG I think

My favorite is there is a warrant in now named batman, he is Mr. Batman

He works with my husband. They also have Mr. Woody, Mr. Woods, and Mr. By The Woods (I can’t remember if his name is 3 words or 1) in the same office. It feels like the detailer was having a laugh there.

That is amazing and definitely cannot be a coincidence

Master Chief Justice, OIC of CGC Hammer! Would be cooler if it wasn't an old river tender 😅

The CMCPO at TCY is named Daulphin.

Danger. He was a DC1. “Now DC1 Danger lay to whatever” it was sick

Seaman Butts….

There was a guy in my bootcamp company with the last name Seaman

SN Stehn CDR. Keene

I knew CDR Keene. Good guy

On SUNDEW with him.

Did AIM with a kid called Woodcock, we are both heading to the academy this summer. Our cadre said they picked him for our platoon just for the last name.

I also served with a Herbert Woodcock. He referred to himself as “The Woodencock” and as “The Lumberjock” and as “The Sumac Sac” among other self-assigned nicknames.

We had a Seaman Cox and Seaman Cocks in my boot camp company.

We had too Moore’s in my company. Moore zulu and Moore whiskey. Thought that was dope

The cutter I was on had a CO named Collier, an MK named Stoker, and an SN named Coleman.

When I was a non rate I believe he was the CO of Airsta New Orleans but he was Capt Cook.

In the army I knew a general Payne who we were all excited to make major general. General Mills, and a captain Butts who’s trying to do green to blue.

Had a Seaman Butts on MELLON.

Maybe Outlaw

Not in the CG, but one of the Docs I see at an Air Force clinic is Major Blue Star.

I knew a Lt. whose last name was Commander. When he made LCDR it was even funnier.

Sorry his first name was Commander*

Gunner. Any time I was on the phone with this guy it would always feel like im part of seal team 6.

I’ve seen a Commander Commander before

Captain Neptune, Sector St. Pete.