A great story from Slate:

"When he was out on the pile a year ago, trying to pull Officer Jimeno free, Strauss shouted orders to his volunteer helpers—'Medic, I need air,' or 'Marine, get me some water.' ...Strauss, asked if he could call them by their names to facilitate the process. The medic said he was 'Chuck.' Karnes said: 'You can call me 'staff sergeant.' 'That's three syllables!' said Strauss... 'Isn't there something shorter?' ...'You can call me 'staff sergeant.'"

On that note, I am closing the AIM profile....from now on just check the blog.

(Where did you expect the link to go?)