Pretty much. If it fits in two syllables, it's an easy enough snippet to work with.  It's why "Thunder God" got shortened to "Thunder".  By all means the good Captain isn't all that secure in her post.  She's commanding pilots with more logged sim time, patrol experience, and possibly even combat experience. It's the fifth time she's even been in the thing, and she's a combat rookie.  She's bound to make mistakes :)