in the suck

[Paul Frank]

"All we have to do is look at the words of junior leaders who are in
the suck or who have returned from it."
<http://billandbobsadventure.blogspot.com/>

Urban Dictionary: "Unofficial slang term used by the Marine Corps.
Defines any situation in and around a war time conflict where
conditions are undesirable. Also known as 'The Shit.' "

The term crops up in the movie Jarhead.

I don't see it in the online OED.

Paul

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