Petty Arguments

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Traitor

Ghost and Oswald: *sipping tea in kitchen while chatting*

Soap: *walking in half asleep* Mornin-

Soap: *Looks up and sees Oswald drinking tea and gasping* YE TRAITOR

Oswald: Traitor?!

Soap: *pointing at Ghost dramatically* How could ye! Ye plagued her mind with ye britishness!

Ghost: *shrugs* Its not my fault I can brew a good cup

Soap: Ye plauged my coffee buddy!

Oswald: I still like coffe-

Soap: NOW LOOK AT HER! I can already hear the British accent forming in her vocabulary!

Oswald: Its really not like tha-

Soap: *sulking* My coffee buddy has conformed to a Brit...

Ghost: *passing a cup to Soap* here

Soap: *grabs the cup, still sulking*

Oswald: *Sips tea*

American Snacks

Price, Ghost, Soap, and Gaz: *Trying a Hershey bar*

Gaz: *Spits it out* This tastes like vomit!

Alex and Oswald: Vomit?!

Ghost: *Shrugs* it tastes like cheap chocolate

Oswald: Cheap?!

Price: *Swooshing his mouth with tea to rid the taste* I agree. This is probably the worst chocolate I have ever put in my mouth

Soap: *Eats the rest of the bar* I donnae what ye all mean. Chocolates, chocolate

Oswald: *Looks at soap* Thank you! You all are so dramatic, I swear

Alex: Alright, alright. Lets move on...how about root beer float? *pours a glass over icecream*

Ghost: No wonder Americans are fat...

Gaz: *Takes a bite* Mouthwash?!

Price: You feeding us mouthwash, Alex?

Oswald: It may taste like mouthwash, but its frickin delicious mouthwash-as long as its with icecream

Soap: Bonnie...If I wanted to brush my teeth I would've done it, not let the dessert do it

Alex: ...

Ghost: Soaps right. Its like if a dentist became a chef

Oswald: I hate you all

Alex: *Sighing to himself* Maybe we should've picked different snack choices...

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CoD incorrect quotes

[TF141 x F-0-Z]

Mana: I was arrested at 17 for being too cool

Dice: The charges were dropped due to a lack of supporting evidence

Gaz: *Texting Laswell* I don't think I wanna play Pictionary with them anymore

Laswell: Why?

Gaz: Ghost keeps drawing himself murdering Graves, Soap takes forever to "perfect" his drawings, and Price can hardly draw a circle

Gaz: I want the Uno cards back

Laswell: You should've thought about that before you all started a brawl during your last Uno game

Gaz: You're smiling, whats got you in high spirits?

Oswald: I can't smile just because I want to?

Price: Soap tripped and fell again during physicals

Smokes: Dogs are sacred creatures made by God to protect their owners. Their purity and love in unmatched. They're such good boys

Soap: *Screaming in the background as Foz attacks him*

-Family Portrait-

(Photo taken of Captain Willow "Oswald" Pelekai and her family after her promotion to Captain of the S.I.A.D.F-0-Z)

Contents of photo:

• Willow Kimiko Ailana Pelekai

• Kaleo Keahilanakila Akira Pelekai(Older brother; Left)

• Mikey Ikaika Kousuke Pelekai(Younger brother; Right)

• Nathan Kawehi Kota Pelekai(Nephew)

• Ohia Airi Elise Pelekai(Neice)

So dumb question time again. I saw where you reblogged the callsign post. But you said y’all just call them nicknames.

When I did the barest do research, I know should’ve looked harder, the only place I really found that used the term callsign were pilots.

(Also I forgot the word pilot and almost just wrote flier but had enough sense to google what are people that fly planes called)

In the COD wikis I’ve read they use the word Alias(es) and not callsign.

Is callsign just a pilot term? Or is it also used throughout the military?

I know I could probably google it more but honestly your lived experiences and even opinions give an interesting perspective on it all.

Sorry your tags got me thinking about where the term that is used so heavily in the fanfic side of the fandom came from and why we use it.

You mean this post?

Ok. Here's where the fandom rage quits my blog:

The term "callsign" is used incorrectly in roughly 99% of military-themed fanfiction.

In the army, a callsign (or call sign) is specifically used in radio communications, not as a moniker or nickname to be used in in-person communications.

More precisely, a callsign is a combination of alpha and numeric characters, like Echo 3-1, Bravo-6, or Watcher-1. Callsigns are also used to ID listening posts, HQs, and permanent telecom installations, such as 620-Kilo in Cold War West Berlin. The radio operator on site would ID as 620-Kilo rather than an individual callsign, and when their shift is over, the next operator ID as 620-Kilo also.

Only field operators use individually designated callsigns, unless the callsign ID the vehicle (like a tank or armored-heavy), which means anyone using the radio for the vehicle ID as the vehicle callsign.

A callword (or call word) is the name of a receiver or station using letters/words but no numbers, like Actual, Cloud Castle, or Whiskey Foxtrot.

U.S. pilots (navy/air force/army air cavalry) are different from most of the military. Pilots get permanent callsigns (not always with numbers) during training and it follows them during their career. To be fair, they spend a lot of time on the radio, so having a permanent callsign makes sense.

The Call of Duty fandom fell in love with using the term callsign because it sounds more "military" to their ears than alias or nickname.

Names like Ghost, Soap, and Gaz are aliases or nicknames. They're not actually callsigns.

In my writing, I avoid using the term callsign because it's usually not the proper word to use in a given scene. To be fair, I have yet to write a pilot fic or one where there's extended training discussion about the proper use of radio-telephone operation in field ops.

My husband was an airborne RATELO (radio-telephone operator) and had a callsign for several years, but no one ever used his callsign unless literally talking over the SINCGARS system with him. I operated a radio for a week and I don't even remember what my callsign was. It was something forgettable from the NATO alphabet* with a number after it.

In the army, in person you're either your last name or your nickname.

SpecOps often call each other by their first names ("what's up, Dave?" LOL), their last name, or a nickname.

CIA & CID use aliases. They call those guys spooks for a reason. You never know who you're actually taking to since they never use their real name.

In the context of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, I still maintain that Alex Keller isn't Echo-1's government name. He's CIA. That was never his name. And he was never here. :)

*The NATO Phonetic Alphabet, for reference:

MASTERLIST

Hypnotic Sorceress

Package secured

Ghost, Oz, Mana, and Smokes out on the field:

Ghost: *On coms* Oi, how's the situation down there?

Mana: No good, L.T. Da bugga stay stuck inside da kine

Ghost:

Oswald: *Translating* He's stuck inside the truck

Smokes: I'll have Foz take a look

Ghost: Roger. Be careful down there, he may have a weapon

Fozzie: *Runs inside the toppled truck and starts barking*

Smokes: *Smirks* Think we got'em

Mana: *Looks to Smokes* You sure about this L.T?

Smokes: *Chuckles* Eh

Fozzie: *Drags out a terrified Soap from the recked car*

Soap: *Lashing out* Get ye devil dog away from me, Liam!

Mana: *Radios Ghost and Oz* Package secured

Oswald: *Laughing hysterically* Rogah. Advancing to your location now

Soap: I hate all of ye...

Welcome to the F-0-Z!

Name: Ethan Uehara

Callsign: DICE

Other Aliases: Victor 7-7

Rank: Sargent

Nationality: Japanese, American

Birthdate: 8/4

Gender: Male

Status: Alive

Physical Appearance:

Height: 6'3

Eyes: Gray

Hair: Black

Markings: Neck tattoo; Back tattoo; Right wrist tattoo; Scarring from left face to left shoulder

Attached Photo:

Background: Dice grew up in the poor streets of L.A. His abusive father left at the age of 7, leaving him with his mother. Since money was tight, Dice did anything to gain money. No matter how dirty it made him. He soon took up gambling after his friend took him to an underground Cartel ran casino. This started a downward spiral of adiction when Dice was 15. Though Dice did make money the first few times, he wounded up accumulating thousands of dollars of debt as the cycle continued. When his mother found out, she offered to work for the casino to pay off her sons debts. When Dice found out, he couldn't contain his anger. He decided to make his biggest gammble yet. His life. He killed everyone working in the casino. Till eventually, he was found by SWAT officers during the casinos raid.

Life before and during the F-0-Z: He was a recommended candidate from Oswald as she was the leading SWAT officer during the casino raid. After his name was cleared and he joined the Army to get his life on track, he quickly rose in recognition.

Though Dice wasn't introduced to the F-0-Z till after Capt. Oscar Watts had been K.I.A, he still developed a great relationship with his team. Though it was rocky at first.

Thoughts on Capt. Oswald: At first he didn't believe she was his captain. It wasnt until their first real mission did he understand why. She was quick and thorough when clearing buildings; she made one heck of a good sniper; and was able to think on her feet and lead her team during stress. Though, he noticed her sleep patterns were erratic, causing her to completely shut down for hours after missions.

Thoughts on L.T Smokes: The sneakiest guy you'll ever meet. During deployment one night, Smokes started up a conversation with Dice. Dice thought it was random but went with it, taking out his cig from his right vest pocket. It wasnt until morning when he realized his cigarette pack was missing.

Thoughts of Kate Laswell: Once, Dice called her "mom." Not his proudest moment. But he does see her as such. She kept the team alive and, unlike the shadier higher-ups, Laswell was open. She never hid anything detrimental to the team. He appreciated that from her.

FunFacts:

- DICE hates gambling. But his addiction is still prominent. During games of poker on base, DICE never misses an opportunity to join in, even though he leaves broke. Its not something he's proud of.

- He's the tank of the team. During building clearings, he does most of the heavy lifting due to Oswalds stature and Smokes is mainly the teams snipper.

- Is weirdly enough, not a heavy drinker. DICE cant hold down liquor at all and usually passes out a drunken mess.