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battle buddy en · NOUN
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(US) Another servicemember assigned to mutually help another under the battle buddy system, and by extension any comrade.
In fact, the system works so well that the Army has expanded the battle buddy system to units other than basic training
2011, Rod Powers, Basic Training for Dummies, page 172To teach you this lesson, your Drill Sergeants will assign you a battle buddy.
2011, Michael Craig Volkin, The ultimate basic training guidebook: tips, tricks, and tactics, age 41You don't do anything without your battle buddy. If your battle buddy does something stupid, you pay for it.
2011, Robert Brock, Turkey Mountain Boys: My Brother's Keeper, page 73I didn't know why, but I cut through and took a shorter route and I happened to bump into my battle buddy (SSG). As I piece everything together, I remembered my battle buddy telling me that I was scaring him, because I had “that look”
2011, Yolanda Jones, Scarred, But Not Broken: My Personal Experience as a Single Mom, page 75
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blue falcon · brother-in-arms · battle · comrade