Regimental Nicknames

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by V_D
...oooooh nooooooooo ... I think I'm kinda sorry I started this thread now ... I'll be banned for sure. Ah well ... I need to catch up on sleep anyhoo.

REGIMENT? Royal Canadian Regiment:

Yappy

Oh Little Miss Confused One : ...now you got it , anyhow, here's some more, although not all Regimental, but anyways:

- the Infantry - 'Ground-Pounders' or 'Grunts'
- the Airborne - 'Lawn-Darts'
- the Armoured - 'Zipper-Heads'
- the Artillery - 'Herbies'
- the Combat Engineers - 'Thumpers'
- the Military Police - 'Meatheads'
- Supply Technicians - 'Rag-Pickers'
- Signals - 'Jimmies'
- Fighter Pilots - 'Zoomies'
- Mobile Support Equipment Operators or the Service Battalion in general - 'Truckers'
- Medical Services personnel - 'Doc'

- The RCR - 'Rocking Chair Rangers' or 'Run Chicken Run'
- P.P.C.L.I. - 'Princess Patricia's Canadian Little Indians' or 'the Pats'
- the Royal 22e Regiment - 'Vandoos'
- the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment - 'Hasty P's' or 'Plough Jockeys'
- the Lincoln and Welland Regiment - 'Links and Dinks'
- the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry - 'Rileys'
- the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada - 'Ash Cans'
- the Grey and Simcoe Foresters - 'Grey and Slimey Fores**ns' (censored)
- the Ontario Regiment - 'Ontires'
- the Toronto Scottish Regiment - 'Tora Scots'
- the Royal Regiment of Canada - 'the Royals'
- the Prince of Wales' Own Regiment - 'the Pee Dubs'

and on and on and on........