champagne unit
n.— «Now the Texas Guard is mostly men and women like Garces who come from families of modest means. They are certainly not the sons of Texas powerbrokers who comprised the “champagne unit” of Bush’s 147th Air Guard in Houston. » —“Remembering Spc. Tomas Garces” by Amy Smith Salon Oct. 30, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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