Greeting
From USAFA Folklore
Fourth class cadets are required to extend a greeting to all upper class cadets and officers upon passing them. The typical greeting begins "Good morning/afternoon/evening, sir/ma'am/Cadet ___", followed by some specialized greeting. Depending on the location of the encounter and the time of the year, the specialized greeting will either be squadron-specific, class-specific, or a special greeting in the case of a special event like Army Week or Navy Week. If upper class cadets do not want to be greeted, they will post the smack. Greeting is normally done quietly or restricted altogether during Academic Call to Quarters.
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[edit] Squadron greetings
Squadron greetings are normally extended to all upper class cadets and officers within the fourth class cadet's squadron and to upperclassmen from the fourth class cadet's squadron when they are encountered on the Terrazzo.
[edit] Academic Year Squadrons
| Squadron | Greetings |
|---|---|
| Cadet Squadron 1 | "Mighty Mach One" |
| Cadet Squadron 2 | "Delta Tau Deuce" |
| Cadet Squadron 3 | "Mighty Mad Dogs" "Proud Cerberus Three" "Dogs of War" |
| Cadet Squadron 4 | "Fighting Fourth" |
| Cadet Squadron 5 | "Wolfpaaack" "Wolfpack on the Prowl" |
| Cadet Squadron 6 | "Ragin' Bull Six" |
| Cadet Squadron 7 | "Slammin' Seagram's Seven" "Shadow Seven" "Samurai Seven" "Death From Above" |
| Cadet Squadron 8 | "Great Eagle Eight" |
| Cadet Squadron 9 | "Valhalla" |
| Cadet Squadron 10 | "Tiger Ten, Huzzaaaaah" |
| Cadet Squadron 11 | "Rebeleven" "Rowdy Rebels" |
| Cadet Squadron 12 | "Dirty Dozen" |
| Cadet Squadron 13 | "Fighting Bulldawgs" |
| Cadet Squadron 14 | "Killer Cobras" |
| Cadet Squadron 15 | "Mighty War Eagles" |
| Cadet Squadron 16 | "Proud Chickenhawks" |
| Cadet Squadron 17 | "Mean Seventeen" |
| Cadet Squadron 18 | "Wild Stallions" "Horny 18" |
| Cadet Squadron 19 | "Rip and Tear" |
| Cadet Squadron 20 | "Tough Twenty Trolls" |
| Cadet Squadron 21 | "Double Down" |
| Cadet Squadron 22 | "First Look, First Kill" |
| Cadet Squadron 23 | "Barnstormin' Two-Three" |
| Cadet Squadron 24 | "Hardcore Two-Four" |
| Cadet Squadron 25 | "Rock-Hard Redeye" "Two Five Redeye" |
| Cadet Squadron 26 | "Mighty Barons" |
| Cadet Squadron 27 | "Fabulous Thunderbirds" |
| Cadet Squadron 28 | "Badass Blackbirds" |
| Cadet Squadron 29 | "Too Fine Two-Nine" |
| Cadet Squadron 30 | "Knights of Honor" |
| Cadet Squadron 31 | "Fear the Reaper" |
| Cadet Squadron 32 | "Catch us if you can" "Proud Roadrunners" |
| Cadet Squadron 33 | "Rrrrratz" |
| Cadet Squadron 34 | "Loose Hawgs" |
| Cadet Squadron 35 | "Huuuuuuge Wiiiiiild Weeeaaasssselllllls" |
| Cadet Squadron 36 | "Proud Pink Panthers" |
| Cadet Squadron 37 | "Animalistic Skyraiders" |
| Cadet Squadron 38 | "Almighty All-Stars" |
| Cadet Squadron 39 | "Cool Campus Rads" "Nuke 'em" |
| Cadet Squadron 40 | "High Flyin' P-40 Warhawks" "Closing for the kill" |
[edit] Basic Cadet Training Squadrons
| BCT Squadron | Greeting |
|---|---|
| Aggressors Squadron | "Annihilators" "All American Ass Kickers" "Aggressors Lead the Way" |
| Barbarians Squadron | "Big Bad Barbarians" |
| Cobras Squadron | "Hot And Slimy In The Bush" "Cobras Strike First" |
| Demons Squadron | "Dirty Demons" "Screamin' Demons" |
| Executioners Squadron | "Heads Will Roll" |
| Flying Tigers Squadron | "Proud Flying Tigers" "High Flying Tigers" |
| Guts Squadron | "Gutz" "No Guts, No Glory" |
| Hellcats Squadron | "Hellacious Hellcats" |
| Interceptors Squadron | "Check Your Six" |
| Jaguars Squadron | "Jaguars on the Prowl" |
[edit] Class Greetings
Class greetings are normally extended to all unknown officers and upper class cadets encountered on the Terrazzo.
| Class | Greetings |
|---|---|
| Class of 1959 | |
| Class of 1960 | |
| Class of 1961 | |
| Class of 1962 | |
| Class of 1963 | |
| Class of 1964 | |
| Class of 1965 | "Best Alive!" |
| Class of 1966 | "Blood that Sticks" |
| Class of 1967 | |
| Class of 1968 | |
| Class of 1969 | |
| Class of 1970 | |
| Class of 1971 | |
| Class of 1972 | "Better than You" |
| Class of 1973 | "Better than Thee" |
| Class of 1974 | "Forever More" |
| Class of 1975 | "75 Best Alive" |
| Class of 1976 | "Spirit of 76" |
| Class of 1977 | "Pride Rides" |
| Class of 1978 | "Great 78" |
| Class of 1979 | "Mighty Fine" |
| Class of 1980 | "80 Proof" |
| Class of 1981 | "Second to None" |
| Class of 1982 | "Best in Blue" |
| Class of 1983 | "Best to Be" |
| Class of 1984 | "Wings to Soar" |
| Class of 1985 | "Dead or Alive" |
| Class of 1986 | "Pride That Sticks" |
| Class of 1987 | "Wings From Heaven" |
| Class of 1988 | "Best to Date" |
| Class of 1989 | "Mighty Fine" |
| Class of 1990 | "Mighty 90" |
| Class of 1991 | "Bold Gold" (unofficial: "Mellow Yellow") |
| Class of 1992 | "True Blue 92" |
| Class of 1993 | "Proud to be 93" |
| Class of 1994 | "Red Hot" |
| Class of 1995 | "Keep the Pride" |
| Class of 1996 | "Tough as Bricks" |
| Class of 1997 | "Keep it Revvin'" |
| Class of 1998 | "98 Dominates" |
| Class of 1999 | "Gold Will Shine" |
| Class of 2000 | "United We Stand" (unofficial: "BALLS!") |
| Class of 2001 | "Fire it Up" |
| Class of 2002 | "No Limits" (unofficial: "Take the Pain") |
| Class of 2003 | "Strong and Mighty" (unofficial: "BONG!") |
| Class of 2004 | "Ready for War" |
| Class of 2005 | "Full of Pride" (unofficial: "STRIVE!") |
| Class of 2006 | "Feel the Fire" |
| Class of 2007 | "License to kill" |
| Class of 2008 | "Choose Your Fate" |
| Class of 2009 | "Our Time" |
| Class of 2010 | "Strength Within" |
| Class of 2011 | "Endless Horizons" |
| Class of 2012 | "Never falter, never fail" |
[edit] Special greetings
| Occasion | Greeting |
|---|---|
| Army Week | "Beat Army" |
| Navy Week | "Sink Navy", "Sink the Squids", "Shoot the Seamen", "Scrote the Goats" |
| Finals Week | "Beat the Dean" |
