shirt

shirt
 n.— «Basically, my job is people. I dedicate my time and energy to their needs: health, morale, training, welfare, discipline. My commander and I handle personnel issues.…he common phrase where we’re going is “See your shirt,” a military term for a first sergeant.» —“Chatham official to deploy with 183rd” by Debra Landis State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois) May 1, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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