What's in a name?

 

Seriously, think about it, names, I am talking people's names. This came from a discussion of last names and the jobs these people had while in the Navy. Some combinations are rather humorous. The people who listed these do so under the rule of sea stories, these are all no shitters!

First, the Navy is divided into different groups, Seaman, Fireman, and Airmen. Seamen take care of the ship in general and do the driving. Firemen are the engineers. You guessed it Airmen take care of the aircraft. So, that will help out a little with the names.

Seman Cup and Seman Coffee

Seaman Samples – Several of these both men and women. A side story from camp on that one.

"My best Bootcamp story was with a nuke named samples. At medical, we are all lined up, getting called into medical by rank and name. A young female HM yells out at the top of her voice. I need a seaman sample, I need a seaman samples. Halfway thru yelling out his name, it dawned on her. She turned red & ran in the back. Our CC's Kemper & Greenly ran out the door, so we wouldn't see them laughing. Kemper tried to come back in to yell at us but gave up and left. He cycled the shit out of us for our military bearing later, told us also it was one of his funniest Navy moments."

Seaman Seaman – Later to become, Petty Officer Seaman

Airman Seaman

his one is not strange until it was time to work in the Galley for mess cranking duty, Seaman Cook.

A recruit named, Hurlbut, nicknamed Throw Ass.

Another bad combo, Seaman Staines – Again both men and women

Or this misfortunate IC2 Balls, or IC1 Ball. (IC=Interior Comminucationman)

There were various people with the last name Major, Lt. Major, Petty Officer Major.

Ensign Benson

Seman Butts, who was trying to strike the IC rating, so who became IC Butts.

Chief Dick, who was reported to be a very laid back type of guy.

And then the ever-popular young lady Seman Swallow. Yes, that is correct.

Seaman Recruit Hair, who failed an inspection because of his hair.

Back to another IC joke, IC3 Peters.

Petty Officer Officer, no, I did not stutter.

Captain Seman, I bet he did not like his family.

Seman Ondick, that was probably brutal in Bootcamp.

An instructor Petty Officer Vulva.

This young lady should have gone in as either Fireman or Airman, Seman Guzzler.

A confused sailor, Fireman Seaman.

Seman Fagg and Seman Seargent.

A sailor who was happy to make Petty Officer, Seaman Liss.

Seaman Trapp

A young lady with the maiden name of Boner, Seaman Boner.

A Naval Doctor, Dr. Clapp, who was a woman.

A Naval Dentist, Dr. Fingers.

An unfortunate set of watchstanders, Seaman Gay, and Seaman Small.

Petty Officer Petty and Petty Officer Sailor

Seaman Foureaux, which all sailors want to be 4-0(perfect)

Seman Siemen (the German spelling)

Petty officer Namer, with a nice story to add from that person, "At my second duty station, I had gotten married, and my last name became NAMER. I was a third-class and had been tasked with cleaning a passageway. As I was working, a Chief walked past me and turned to me and asked if I was a smartass. Totally stunned, I looked at him to see why he had asked me that. Well, guess there was a fold in my shirt, and all he could see was NAME on my stenciled shirt. And he said, "You are supposed to stencil your name on your shirt, not the word NAME." I looked down at my shirt, pulled the fold-out so he could see the "R" (LOL). He just grunted and walked on. (Geez.)

Just a few of the many names that in certain circumstances really have an impact. I know there are plenty more out there just waiting to be discovered.