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Section 22: Military Topics Subject: Soldier Msg# 1076843
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That is - or was back in Elmer's and my day - an acronym denoting a properly set up, combat ready unit or soldier. Here's an Urban Dictionary definition:
A 1970's era US military acronym, meaning: Strategic, Tough, and Ready Around the Clock. To be labeled "strac" was considered high praise. "He was a strac trooper." I'm not sure this is a valid definition, partly because it attributes it to a time period 10-15 years later than we used it. It also - the internet tells me - is an acronym for a number of other military organizational usages, all falling somewhat in line with the definitions above. I think they may have taken the earlier slang usage and formalized it to suit other purposes - look it up. Stu |
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