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Definition of short-timer in English: short-timernoun US military slang A person nearing the end of their period of military service. Example sentencesExamples - If you're among the short-timers, it's time to get a grip on what you'll spend in retirement.
- Their army being what it is, there aren't enough tan desert combat fatigues to go around, so short-timers who are counting the remainder of their tours in days and not weeks have to turn theirs in and resort to relish greens.
- Instead, he took a demoralized company of short-timers at Fort Knox who were suffering from a Vietnam hangover and made them the best on post - a major challenge in 1970 when our Army was teetering on the edge of anarchy.
Definition of short-timer in US English: short-timernounˌSHôrtˈtīmər US military slang A person nearing the end of their period of military service. Example sentencesExamples - Their army being what it is, there aren't enough tan desert combat fatigues to go around, so short-timers who are counting the remainder of their tours in days and not weeks have to turn theirs in and resort to relish greens.
- If you're among the short-timers, it's time to get a grip on what you'll spend in retirement.
- Instead, he took a demoralized company of short-timers at Fort Knox who were suffering from a Vietnam hangover and made them the best on post - a major challenge in 1970 when our Army was teetering on the edge of anarchy.
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