dilloduck
Diamond Member
CSM said:Back in the "old days", and by that I mean in the late 60's, there was a draft and there were those trainees that just couldn't or wouldn't do what they were supposed to. A normal training battalion had four companies of four platoons each (composed of four squads). Each battalion had a fifth platoon called the "goon platoon" composed of the aforementioned individuals. I propose we call the branch you mentioned the GOONS:
G = General
O = Office
O = Organizing
NS = Non-Selectees
Said branch would be responsible for finding useful work in support of the military such as painting rocks, mowing lawns, picking up trash and cleaning latrines.
In less PC times that branch would be called "cannon fodder".