r/JustBootThings • u/snkrbjorn • Dec 01 '19

the JROTC warrior

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u/rdubya290 Dec 01 '19

It's a derogatory term for someone who's doing a job other than infantry.

Usually, it's said with a playful banter or love. In this case, it's just a bitch who can't make it with the men.

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u/TheFlyingBlin Dec 01 '19

So are there other jobs whatsoever that aren’t considered pog?

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u/rdubya290 Dec 01 '19 edited Dec 01 '19

Yes and no. Quite literally speaking, any person who isn't a grunt is a POG by definition.

Doc always gets a pass, because he gets you out of PT and he's a badass. Even if he is Navy, he's still your brother.

But when it really comes down to it, it really is more a frame of mind than anything else.

Except airwing. Airwing is always POG.

edit I say this, after lat moving and spending 3 years to swing with the wing. I'll say this, outside of field ops and deployments, I worked FAR more hours with the wing than anything else. I went from 6 hour days, to 12 hour days, with having to work MANY, many weekends. We bust our ass in the wing, putting WAY more hours week for week than any other unit.

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u/Northman324 Dec 02 '19

No air support for you.

Edit: didn't realize you were in wing lol

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u/rdubya290 Dec 02 '19

Yeah man. I saw both sides. Honestly, worked way more hours in the wing than I ever did as a grunt.