Many people would know call signs from the blockbuster Top Gun movies, in which Tom Cruise's character is nicknamed 'Maverick.'
While call signs can spring up organically like any other nickname, call sign review boards like the one under investigation are a key way that they are assigned.
"Often these stories recount a challenge, instance or success particular to a member. These stories inspire an individual's call sign. Possible call signs are suggested by peers and are voted on by the group." This profile picture for the @RCAF_Comd Twitter account when Yvan Blondin was commander shows his call sign on his helmet.
"When we talk about a process, there's nothing formal, there's nothing in the books, there's nothing in our procedures, that says this is the process as a requirement for call signs," Blondin said. "It doesn't exist." Lori Buchart, co-chair of It's Not Just 20K, a support and advocacy group created by victims of military sexual misconduct, said it is important for the Canadian Armed Forces have rituals and traditions to build a sense of identity and boost spirits.
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