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Over the last couple of weeks, I have noticed a slight trend, and wanted to check with some of my colleagues here to see if the trend has been seen anywhere else. Over the last two weeks, I have heard the term "sarge" at least 5 times by younger troops (usually in the E2-E4) range. Has anyone else seen/heard this?
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Not in the Army, at least anywhere I've been in around Junior Enlisted and NCOs in the past several months. I do not believe our NCO corps would tolerate the use of this term cheerfully.
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I heard it a lot while in Afghanistan (May 13-Nov 14). Most often it came from older civilian employees who are vets from a previous era of service. I'm and E7, so that typically qualifies as "Big Sarge." As a female, I certainly don't like to be called Big, no female like to hear that, even though there's no malice intended.
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SSG Roger Ayscue
I just sprayed Doctor Pepper out of my nose. Thank You Sergeant, I needed a good chuckle.
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