government issue

Japanese: government issue(英語表記)governmentissue
government issue

...A word derived from government issue. It was widely used in the United States during and after World War II as a nickname (and sometimes a derogatory term) for soldiers of the rank of NCO or lower in the Army.

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "government issue" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…官給品government issueからきた言葉。第2次大戦中と戦後のアメリカで,主として陸軍の下士官以下の〈兵隊さん〉の愛称(ときに卑称)として一般に広く使われた。…

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