In the film "An Officer and a Gentleman", what was Sergeant Foley's nickname for Richard Gere's character?

An officer candidate recruit named Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) is given the nickname "Mayonnaise" by his DI (Drill Instructor). Louis Gossett Jr.’s is Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley, USMC, a no-nonsense DI in the 1982 film "An Officer and a Gentleman". Gossett earned himself an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The character is crude and tough on the group of would-be pilots attending a 13-week US Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School; he serves as the primary instructor.

Some of the best and most memorable lines of the film come in the early scenes when new recruits line up to hear Sergeant Foley talk about what they should expect in the next 13 weeks of training. Foley knocks each person down a couple of pegs by making them understand they are not special.

Although Mayo has all the skills and physical traits to pass the course, Foley consistently questions Mayo’s strength of character. Mayo is an arrogant and self-centered individual only looking out for himself. He’s a hustler, selling inspection-ready boots and belt buckles to his fellow recruits to make a quick buck.

After discovering Mayo’s little racket, Foley gives him a chance to straighten up. Foley breaks Mayo down physically and emotionally. It’s during this sequence that the audience is treated to the film’s famous scene in which Gere’s character screams, “I got nowhere else to go!” This is the turning point. From here on out, there is a change in Mayo’s ("Mayonnaise") character and attitude.