Moops
I miss being Moops. I liked Moops. Resisted a little back at the Academy when I first got the name, but it grew in me at my last squadron. Sigh. But you can't sell your own nickname in the Air Force, or even bring one with you. Instead my commander calls me "Rich" because "Casey" and "Cassie" sound too much alike. He says Rich and I honestly look around wondering who the hell he was talking to, even if it's just the two of us. Not disrespectfully, it seriously takes me several seconds to realize that by Rich he means me. This whole problem would be alleviated if only I could still be Moops. I'm not getting too old to be Moops, am I? Here I am, already thinking of the good old days...