first shirt
n.— «The distribution, largely ramrodded by various squadron first sergeants—first shirts in Air Force parlance—has been a Barksdale tradition since the early 1980s and probably dates even earlier.» —“Barksdale continues holiday cookie caper tradition” by John Andrew Prime Shreveport Times (La.) Dec. 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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