Military jargon

[Duane Campbell]

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 08:46:19 -0400 Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM>
writes:

> Q. I'm selling [willing to pay you to work] my burn-bag detail. Want
> it?
> A. Yeah. I'll buy it from you for [do it for you if you pay me] ten
> dollars.
>
> I assume that paying someone else to do your work was an Army-wide
> custom. But was this particular style of language in common use?

My daughter and son-in-law (Army Captain and Major) are here at the
moment. They say the practice still exists, but there is no particular
jargon for the practice.

D

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