“Rick and Morty”-Inspired Call Sign Used By United States Air Force During Mission

I’m a huge supporter for all of our US Armed Forces that are constantly working day and night to keep us safe from whatever threats are out there so any chance I can get to write about them I will.

In this case, this mission involved a KC-10A re-fueling plane using the call sign “PIKLRICK” whilst flying over the Gulf of Oman via Al-Dhafra Air Base. The call sign is an obvious homage to the infamous Rick and Morty Emmy-winning episode “Pickle Rick” that sees Rick turn himself into a pickle in an attempt to avoid therapy with his family. His adventure continues down the sewer and into some sort of compound where all chaos continues to ensue not unlike a Die-Hard inspired effort complete with the overly dramatic climax.

Reps for the US Air-Force note that the call sign is just a sign of morale for the troops and that feedback has been given. Having said all this, I spoke with a few of my pals who recently served and they tell they used to use silly call signs all of the time, so this appears to be a common occurrence.

A new season of Rick and Morty kicks of June 20th @ 11 pm ET/PT, only on Adult Swim. Perhaps more call signs will derive from the upcoming season.

[Source: AP]