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What Do You Call It?

Did you refer to the Standard Form 65-C (Large) as a Shotgun Envelope or Holey Joe?

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19 Responses to “What Do You Call It?”

  1. FormerDirtDart says:
    June 12, 2021 at 17:21

    Shotgun envelope

  2. SPEC9 says:
    June 12, 2021 at 18:36

    I’ve always called it a shotgun envelope but, the civilians I work with refer to it as a Cheesy.

  3. Chairforceone says:
    June 12, 2021 at 21:17

    USAF (ret) here, always called/heard it called a holey joe.

  4. TKS says:
    June 12, 2021 at 23:44

    Retired USN. Always heard and called it “Guard Mail”

  5. EricB says:
    June 13, 2021 at 00:01

    For over 30 years in the Bureau it’s a “Cheesy.”

  6. Captain Canuck says:
    June 13, 2021 at 02:42

    In Canada it is called “Thousand Miler!”

    • Flight-ER-Doc says:
      June 13, 2021 at 02:47

      My wife was Canadian Forces, and she had never heard the term. Thats what I called them in the USAF.

  7. Doc Ras says:
    June 13, 2021 at 02:44

    Shotgun

  8. EdEx says:
    June 13, 2021 at 12:07

    Theres a blast from the past! Definitely used these in USNR, circa 90’s. Can’t remember our nick-name……Lol

  9. Ray Forest says:
    June 13, 2021 at 13:25

    We called them inter office envelope. Not as exciting.

  10. PepperPhD says:
    June 13, 2021 at 13:32

    Shotgun

  11. Chris says:
    June 13, 2021 at 22:21

    It’s a “cheesy”.

  12. Joe Schowalter says:
    June 14, 2021 at 14:18

    Holey Joe or Guard Mail envelope.

  13. Curt says:
    June 15, 2021 at 18:56

    Holey Joe

  14. Pete says:
    June 16, 2021 at 06:17

    Holy Joe