The junior officer who was given the not-so-flattering call sign of “Romo’s Bitch” by his is squadron mates is now looking for an apology from his chain of command. Lt. j.g. Steve Crowston, the Dallas Cowboy fan who said he was the subject of anti-gay harassment in his squadron, has requested an admiral’s mast with Adm. John Harvey, commander of Fleet Forces Command. “There’s nothing that says an apology can’t happen,” Crowston told Navy Times reporter Bill McMichael. “I think someone in this Navy chain of command does owe me an apology.” Beyond the apology, Crowston is also looking for…
Browsing: Romo’s Bitch
The story about a Naval ensign receiving the call sign “Romo’s Bitch” took a violent turn last week. It was hard for Washington Redskins or Philadelphia Eagles fans not to make jokes, but any laughing stopped last week when Ensign Steve Crowston reported receiving an online threat on an unofficial naval aviation blog, airwarriors.com. A photo of a near-naked man tied to a “Tree of Woe” with the caption, “Send the Fagmiester back to the Goatlocker. We’ll take care of him/her/it …” was posted on the blog, which has since been taken down. Naval Criminal Investigative Services told Navy Times…
UPDATED: Crowston is not a pilot. After Action regrets the error. The copy in this post has been changed to reflect that. Not everyone ends up with a sexy Hollywood call sign like Maverick or Goose. Ensign Steve “Romo’s Bitch” Crowston is one of those Navy officers. Sailors in Strike Fighter Squadron 136 first suggested “Fagmeister” and “Gay Boy” as potential call signs for Crowston, who was clearly not well-liked within the squadron. Worried those call signs might be too offensive (you think?) they settled on “Romo’s Bitch,” referring to Tony Romo, the quarterback of Crowston’s favorite NFL team, the…
